[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 37283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16768]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10080]


 Notice of Public Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 10:30 a.m. 
on Thursday, September 14, 2017, in U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2703 
Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509, 
Room 5Y23-21. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the 
fourth Session of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-
Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III 4) to be held at 
the IMO Headquarters, London, United Kingdom, on September 25-29, 2017.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Decisions of other IMO bodies;
--Consideration and analysis of reports on alleged inadequacy of port 
reception facilities;
--Lessons learned and safety issues identified from the analysis of 
marine safety investigation reports;
--Measures to harmonize port state control (PSC) activities and 
procedures worldwide;
--Identified issues related to the implementation of IMO instruments 
from the analysis of PSC data;
--Analysis of consolidated audit summary reports;
--Updated survey guidelines under the Harmonized System of Survey and 
Certification (HSSC);
--Non-exhaustive list of obligations under the instruments relevant to 
the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code);
--Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO safety, security, and 
environment related conventions; and
--Review the Model Agreement for the authorization of recognized 
organizations acting on behalf of the Administration.

    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. Please contact the meeting 
coordinator for additional details if you plan to participate by phone. 
In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for the full number of 
meeting participants, those who plan to attend should contact the 
meeting coordinator, Mr. Chris Gagnon, by email at 
[email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1231, or in 
writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE. , Stop 7509, 
Washington, DC 20593-7509 not later than September 8, 2017. Requests 
made after September 8, 2017 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 
Coast Guard Headquarters building. It is recommended that attendees 
arrive to the Headquarters building no later than 30 minutes ahead of 
the scheduled meeting for the security screening process.
    The Headquarters building is accessible by taxi and public 
transportation. Parking in the vicinity of the building is extremely 
limited and not guaranteed.

 Joel C. Coito,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-16768 Filed 8-8-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4710-09-P