[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 238 (Friday, December 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77075-77076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31269]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9375]


 Notice of Public Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 9:00 a.m. 
on Wednesday, 6 January 2016, in Conference Room 4 of the Department of 
Transportation Headquarters Conference Center, West Building, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue 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 Ship Design and 
Construction to be held at the IMO headquarters, London, United 
Kingdom, January 18-22, 2016.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Amendments to SOLAS regulations II-1/6 and II-1/8-1
--Computerized stability support for the master in case of flooding for 
existing passenger ships
--Guidelines on safe return to port for passenger ships

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--Finalization of second-generation intact stability criteria
--Amendments to part B of the 2008 IS Code on towing, lifting and 
anchor handling operations
--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
--Amendments to SOLAS chapter II-1 and associated guidelines on damage 
control drills for passenger ships
--Revision of section 3 of the Guidelines for damage control plans and 
information to the master (MSC.1/Circ.1245) for passenger ships
--Classification of offshore industry vessels and a review of the need 
for a non-mandatory code for offshore construction support vessels
--Guidelines for wing-in-ground craft
--Amendments to the 2011 ESP Code
--Unified interpretation to provisions of IMO safety, security, and 
environment-related Conventions
--Revised SOLAS regulation II-1/3-8 and associated guidelines (MSC.1/
Circ.1175) and new guidelines for safe mooring operations for all ships
--Mandatory Instrument and/or provisions addressing safety standards 
for the carriage of more than 12 industrial personnel on board vessels 
engaged on international voyages
--Guidelines for use of Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) within ship 
structures

    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. 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], by phone at (202) 372-1428, by fax at (202) 
372-1925, or in writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., Stop 
7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509 not later than Wednesday, 30 December 
2015, 7 days prior to the meeting. A call-in number option will be 
available upon RSVP. Requests made after 30 December 2015, 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 Department of Transportation 
Headquarters. This location is accessible by taxi, privately owned 
conveyance, and public transportation (located near the Navy Yard Metro 
Station). Additional information regarding this and other IMO public 
meetings may be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo.

    Dated: November 12, 2015.
Jonathan W. Burby,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2015-31269 Filed 12-10-15; 8:45 am]
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