[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 234 (Monday, December 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76057-76058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30774]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 9370]
Notice of Public Meeting
The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 9:30 a.m.
on Tuesday January 26, 2016, in Room 5 of the DOT Conference Center,
1200 New Jersey Ave, SE., Washington, DC 20590. The primary purpose of
the meeting is to prepare for the third Session of the International
Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training
and Watchkeeping (HTW) to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United
Kingdom, on February 1-5, 2016.
The agenda items to be considered include:
--Decisions of other IMO bodies
--Validated model training courses
--Reports on unlawful practices associated with certificates of
competency
--Guidance for the implementation of the 2010 Manila Amendments
--Comprehensive review of the 1995 STCW-F Convention
--Role of the human element
--Revision of the Guidelines on Fatigue
--Revised Guidelines on the Implementation of the ISM Code by
Administrations (resolution A.1071(28)) on training audits
--Review of STCW passenger ship-specific safety training
--Amendments to SOLAS chapter II-1 and associated guidelines on damage
control drills for passenger ships
--Completion of the detailed review of the Global Maritime Distress and
Safety System (GMDSS)
--Revision of requirements for escape route signs and equipment
location markings in SOLAS and related instruments
--Amendments to the IGF Code and development of guidelines for low-
flashpoint fuels
--Review MODU Code, LSA Code and MSC.1/Circ.1206/Rev.1
Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating
capacity of the room. Upon request, members of
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the public may also participate via teleconference, up to the capacity
of the teleconference phone line. The access number for this
teleconference line will be posted online at http://www.uscg.mil/imo/htw/default.asp at least 5 working days in advance. For physical access
to the meeting, reasonable accommodation or participation via the
teleconference line, all attendees should respond to the meeting
coordinator, Mr. E.J. Terminella, by email at
[email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1239, by fax at
(202) 372-8283, or in writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE.
Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509, not later than January 15, 2016.
Requests made after January 15, 2016 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 DOT Conference Center. The DOT Conference Center
is accessible by taxi, privately owned conveyance and public
transportation. However, parking in the vicinity of the building is
limited. Additional information regarding this and other IMO public
meetings may be found at: http://www.uscg.mil/imo.
Dated: November 23, 2015.
Jonathan Burby,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2015-30774 Filed 12-4-15; 8:45 am]
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