[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 37 (Thursday, February 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9575-9576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04048]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9454]


Notice of a Public Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 10:30 a.m. 
on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at the headquarters of the Radio Technical 
Commission for Maritime Service (RTCM) in Suite 605, 1611 N. Kent 
Street, Arlington, Virginia 22209. The primary purpose of the meeting 
is to

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prepare for the fortieth session of the International Maritime 
Organization's (IMO) Facilitation Committee to be held at the IMO 
Headquarters, United Kingdom, April 4-8, 2016.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Adoption of the agenda; report on credentials
--Decisions of other IMO bodies
--Consideration and adoption of proposed amendments to the Convention
--Comprehensive review of the FAL Convention
--Application of single-window concept
--Requirements for access to, or electronic versions of, certificates 
and documents, including record books required to be carried on ships
--Measures to protect the safety of persons rescued at sea
--Consideration and analysis of reports and information on persons 
rescued at sea and stowaways
--Guidelines on the facilitation aspects of protecting the maritime 
transport network from cyberthreats
--Guidelines on minimum training and education for mooring personnel
--Review of the ICAO/IMO publication on International signs to provide 
guidance to persons at airports and marine terminals
--Technical cooperation activities related to facilitation of maritime 
traffic
--Relations with other organizations
--Application of the Committee's Guidelines
--Work programme
--Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2017
--Any other business
--Consideration of the report of the Committee on its fortieth session

    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, Mr. David Du Pont, by email at 
[email protected], or by phone at (202) 372-1497, not later than 
March 15, 2016. Requests made after March 15, 2016 might not be able to 
be accommodated. In the case of inclement weather where the U.S. 
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. Additional 
information regarding this and other public meetings related to the IMO 
may be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo.

    Dated: February 12, 2016.
Jonathan Burby,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State .
[FR Doc. 2016-04048 Filed 2-24-16; 8:45 am]
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