[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 26 (Thursday, February 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 10175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02601]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 9877]


 Notice of Public Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 10:00 a.m. 
on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at the offices of the Radio Technical 
Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM), 1611 N. Kent Street Suite 605, 
Arlington, VA 22209. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare 
for the fourth session of the International Maritime Organization's 
(IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment to be held at the IMO 
Headquarters, United Kingdom, March 20-24, 2017.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Adoption of the agenda
--Decisions of other IMO bodies
--Safety objectives and functional requirements of the Guidelines on 
alternative design and arrangements for SOLAS chapters II-1 and III
--Making the provisions of MSC.1/Circ.1206/Rev.1 mandatory
--Uniform implementation of paragraph 6.1.1.3 of the LSA Code
--Review the MODU Code, LSA Code and MSC.1/Circ.1206/Rev.1
--Amendments to the FSS Code for CO2 pipelines in under-deck 
passageways
--Requirements for on-board lifting appliances and winches
--Amendments to the Guidelines for vessels with dynamic positioning 
(DP) systems (MSC/Circ.645)
--Revision of requirements for escape route signs and equipment 
location markings in SOLAS and related instruments
--Revised SOLAS regulations II-1/13 and II-1/13-1 and other related 
regulations for new ships
--Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO safety, security, and 
environment related conventions
--Review SOLAS chapter II-2 and associated codes to minimize the 
incidence and consequences of fires on ro-ro spaces and special 
category spaces of new and existing ro-ro passenger ships
--Develop new requirements for ventilation of survival crafts
--Consequential work related to the new Polar Code
--Biennial status report and provisional agenda for SSE 5
--Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2018
--Any other business

    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, up to the 
capacity of the teleconference phone line. To access the teleconference 
line, participants should call (202) 475-4000 and use Participant Code: 
887 809 72. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for the full 
number of meeting participants, those who plan to attend should contact 
the meeting coordinator, LT Chris Briggs, by email at 
[email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1393, or in 
writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., Stop 7509, Washington 
DC 20593-7509 not later than February 23, 2017. Requests made after 
February 23, 2017 might not be able to be accommodated. RTCM 
Headquarters is located adjacent to the Rosslyn Metro station and is 
accessible by taxi and privately owned conveyance.
    In the case of inclement weather where the 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 at: www.uscg.mil/imo. Members of the public 
can find out whether the Federal 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.

Jonathan W. Burby,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-02601 Filed 2-8-17; 8:45 am]
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