[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 30542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12457]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2012-0460]


Notice of a Public Meeting To Prepare for the Twenty-Second 
Session of the Assembly of the International Mobile Satellite 
Organization (IMSO)

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard will hold a public meeting on subject 
matters that will be addressed at the Twenty-Second Session of the 
Assembly of the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO).

DATES: A public meeting will be held on Thursday, May 31st, 2012, from 
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 
Second Street SW., Washington, DC, Room 1200.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Commander Matthew Frazee at 
(202) 372-1376 or by email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this public meeting is to 
prepare for the Twenty-Second Session of the International Mobile 
Satellite Organization (IMSO) Assembly to be held June 25-28, 2012 in 
London, United Kingdom. The primary topics that will be considered at 
the public meeting include:
     Oversight and performance of the Global Maritime Distress 
and Safety System (GMDSS);
     Oversight, performance, audits, charging formulas and 
proposals for the Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) System;
     Directorate matters, including succession planning and the 
term of the current Director General;
     Financial matters, including arrangements for the 
development, endorsement and agreement of the IMSO budget.
    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. To facilitate the security process related to 
building access, or to request reasonable accommodation, those who plan 
to attend should contact the meeting coordinator, LCDR Matthew Frazee, 
by email at [email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1376, or in writing at 
Commandant (CG-52), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd Street SW., Stop 7126, 
Washington, DC 20593-7126, not later than May 24th, 2012. Requests made 
after May 24, 2012, may not be able to be accommodated. Please note 
that due to building security requirements, each visitor must present 
two valid, government-issued photo identifications in order to gain 
entrance to the Coast Guard Headquarters building. The Coast Guard 
Headquarters building is accessible by taxi and privately owned 
conveyance (public transportation is not generally available). However, 
public parking in the vicinity of the building is extremely limited.
    Members of the public are encouraged to participate and join in 
discussions, subject to the discretion of the moderator. Persons 
wishing to make formal presentations should provide advance notice to 
Lieutenant Commander Matthew Frazee at (202) 372-1376 or by email at 
[email protected] as soon as possible.

    Dated: May 17, 2012.
F.J. Sturm,
Acting Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast 
Guard.
[FR Doc. 2012-12457 Filed 5-22-12; 8:45 am]
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