[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 17717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07340]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9958]


Notice of Public Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 10:00 a.m. 
on Monday, April 17th, 2017, in Room 2E16-06, United States Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2703 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave. SE., Washington, DC 
20593-7213. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the 
104th session of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Legal 
Committee to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, April 26-
28, 2017.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Facilitation of the entry into force and harmonized interpretation of 
the 2010 HNS Protocol
--Fair treatment of seafarers in the event of a maritime accident
--Advice and guidance in connection with the implementation of IMO 
instruments
--Piracy
--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. To facilitate the building security process, and to request 
reasonable accommodation, those who plan to attend should contact the 
meeting coordinator, Ms. Bronwyn Douglass, by email at 
[email protected], by phone at (202) 372-3793, or in writing at 
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-
7509 not later than April 14, 2017. Requests made after April 14, 2017 
might not be able to be accommodated, and same day requests will not be 
accommodated due to the building's security process.
    Please note that due to security considerations, two valid, 
government issued photo identifications must be presented to gain 
entrance to Coast Guard Headquarters. Coast Guard Headquarters is 
accessible by taxi, public transportation, and privately owned 
conveyance (upon request). 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. 2017-07340 Filed 4-11-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4710-09-P