Notice of Public Meeting
Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 233 (Tuesday, December 4, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 4, 2018)
Notices
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2018-26336
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Public Notice: 10622
Notice of Public Meeting
The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, in Room 5J16-15 of the Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building at St. Elizabeth's, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20593. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the sixth session of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction to be held at the IMO headquarters, London, United Kingdom, February 4-8, 2019.
The agenda items to be considered include:
--Adoption of the agenda
--Decisions of other bodies
--Revised SOLAS regulation II-1/3-8 and associated guidelines (MSC.1/
Circ.1175) and new guidelines for safe mooring operations for all ships
--Review SOLAS chapter II-1, parts B-2 to B-4, to ensure consistency with parts B and B-1 with regard to watertight integrity
--Finalization of second generation intact stability criteria
--Mandatory instrument and/or provisions addressing safety standards for the carriage of more than 12 industrial personnel on board vessels engaged on international voyages
--Amendments to the 2011 ESP Code
--Safety measures for non-SOLAS ships operating in polar waters
--Unified interpretation to provisions of IMO safety, security, and environment-related Conventions
--Biennial status report and provisional agenda for SDC 6
--Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2019
--Any other business
--Report to the Maritime Safety Committee
Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating capacity of the room. Upon request to the meeting coordinator, members of the public may also participate via teleconference, up to the capacity of the teleconference phone line. To access the teleconference line, participants should call (202) 475-4000 and use Participant Code: 887 809 72. To facilitate the building security process, and to request reasonable accommodation, those who plan to attend should contact the meeting coordinator, LT Jonathan Duffett, by email at email protected, or by phone at (202) 372-1022, or in writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington DC 20593-7509 not later than January 9, 2019, seven days prior to the meeting. Requests made after January 9, 2019 might not be able to be accommodated. Please note that due to security considerations, two valid, government issued photo identifications must be presented to gain entrance to the Coast Guard Headquarters building. The building is accessible by taxi, public transportation, and privately owned conveyance (upon request). In the case of inclement weather where the U.S. Government is closed or delayed, a public meeting may be conducted virtually by calling (202) 475-4000 or 1-855-475-2447, Participant code: 887 809 72. The meeting coordinator will confirm whether the virtual public meeting will be utilized. Members of the public can find out whether the U.S. Government is delayed or closed by visiting www.opm.gov/status/.
Joel C. Coito,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, Department of State.
FR Doc. 2018-26336 Filed 12-3-18; 8:45 am
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