WSR 98-18-035

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS

DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY

[Memorandum--August 26, 1998]

cargo and passenger vessel inspection advisory council

spill prevention, preparedness, and response program

The Department of Ecology announces the regular biennial meeting of the Cargo and Passenger Vessel Inspection Advisory Council established by WAC 317-31-220. Meeting date, time, and location:

October 5, 1998

8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Attorney General Training Room, Room 2400

Bank of California Building

900 4th Avenue

Seattle, WA

The mission of the council is [to] make recommendations to the Department of Ecology concerning accepted industry standards for cargo and passenger vessels. The standards cover operating procedures, personnel policies, and management practices. They are used to help the department identify vessels that pose a substantial risk of spilling oil in Washington waters.

The meeting will be open to the public and a public comment period is included in the meeting agenda.

The organizations and interests represented on the council are classification societies, environmental organizations, maritime trade associations, native American tribes, cargo vessel operators, cruise ship operators, Washington Department of Ecology, Oregon state pilots, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the public at large, commercial fishing vessels, maritime labor organizations, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, cargo vessel owners, cruise ship owners, Washington state ferry system, Washington state pilots, Washington state public ports, and marine education and training.