[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29943]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9816]
Notice of Public Meeting
The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 9:00am on
Thursday, January 19, 2017, in room 7M15-01 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 Fourth 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 13-17, 2017.
The agenda items to be considered include:
--Adoption of the agenda
--Decisions of other bodies
--Amendments to SOLAS regulations II-1/6 and II-1/8-1 (5.2.1.13)
--Computerized stability support for the master in case of flooding for
existing passenger ships (5.2.1.7)
--Finalization of second generation intact stability criteria
(5.2.1.12)
--Amendments to SOLAS and FSS Code to make evacuation analysis
mandatory for new passenger ships and review of the Recommendation on
evacuation analysis for new and existing passenger ships (5.1.1.3)
--Revision of section 3 of the Guidelines for damage control plans and
information to the master (MSC.1/Circ.1245) for passenger ships
(5.2.1.6)
--Mandatory instrument and/or provisions addressing safety standards
for the carriage of more than 12 industrial personnel on board vessels
engaged on international voyages (5.2.1.4)
--Amendments to the 2011 ESP Code (2.0.1.1)
--Unified interpretation to provisions of IMO safety, security, and
environment-related Conventions (1.1.2.3)
--Revised SOLAS regulation II-1/3-8 and associated guidelines (MSC.1/
Circ.1175) and new guidelines for safe mooring operations for all ships
(5.2.1.1)
--Guidelines for use of Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) within ship
structures (5.2.1.21)
--Biennial status report and provisional agenda for SDC 5
--Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2018
--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. To facilitate
the building security process, and to request reasonable accommodation,
those who plan to attend should contact the meeting coordinator, LT
Joshua Kapusta, by email at [email protected], or by phone at
(202) 372-1428, or in writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE.,
Stop 7509, Washington DC 20593-7509 not later than January 12, 2017.
Requests made after January 12, 2017 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 Federal 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 by posting an announcement at: www.uscg.mil/imo.
Members of the public can find out whether the Federal Government is
delayed or closed by visiting www.opm.gov/status/. Additional
information regarding this and other IMO public meetings may be found
at: www.uscg.mil/imo.
Dated: December 7, 2016.
Jonathan W. Burby,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-29943 Filed 12-13-16; 8:45 am]
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