[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 151 (Friday, August 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 51959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18379]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9659]


Notice of Public Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 9:00 a.m. 
on Monday, August 22, 2016, in room 7P15-01 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 third session of the International 
Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and 
Containers (CCC 3) to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, 
on September 5-9, 2016.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Decisions of other IMO bodies
--Amendments to the IGF Code and development of guidelines for low-
flashpoint fuels
--Safety requirements for carriage of liquefied hydrogen in bulk
--Amendments to the IMSBC Code and supplements
--Amendments to the IMDG Code and supplements
--Amendments to SOLAS regulations II-2/20.2 and II-2/20-1 to clarify 
the fire safety requirements for cargo spaces containing vehicles with 
fuel in their tanks for their own propulsion
--Suitability of high manganese austenitic steel for cryogenic service 
and development of any necessary amendments to the IGC Code and IGF 
Code
--Mandatory requirements for classification and declaration of solid 
bulk cargoes as harmful to the marine environment
--Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO safety, security and 
environment-related conventions
--Consideration of reports of incidents involving dangerous goods or 
marine pollutants in packaged form on board ships or in port areas

    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, Ms. 
Amy Parker, by email at [email protected], by phone at (202) 372-
1423, or in writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., Stop 7509, 
Washington, DC 20593-7509, not later than August 15, 2016. Requests 
made after August 15, 2016 might not be able to be accommodated. The 
building is accessible by taxi, public transportation, and privately 
owned conveyance (upon request). 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. 
It is recommended that attendees arrive no later than 30 minutes ahead 
of the scheduled meeting for the security screening process.
    Additional information regarding this and other IMO public meetings 
may be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo.

    Dated: July 26, 2016.
Jonathan W. Burby,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-18379 Filed 8-4-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4710-09-P