[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 60268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27253]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 10234]
Notice of Public Meeting
The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 9:00 a.m.
on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, in room 6K15-15 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 Fifth 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, January 22-26, 2018.
The agenda items to be considered include:
--Adoption of the agenda
--Decisions of other bodies
--Amendments to SOLAS regulations II-1/8-1 on the availability of
passenger ships' electrical power supply in cases of flooding from side
raking damage (5.2.1.13)
--Computerized stability support for the master in case of flooding for
existing passenger ships (5.2.1.7)
--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
(5.2.1.12)
--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 wing-in-ground craft (5.2.1.23)
--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. 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 3,
2018, seven days prior to the meeting. Requests made after January 3,
2018 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/.
Additional information regarding this and other IMO public meetings may
be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo.
Joel C. Coito,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-27253 Filed 12-18-17; 8:45 am]
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