[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 9882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04686]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10347]


Notice of a Shipping Coordination Committee Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 9 a.m. on 
April 2, 2018, in room 6i10-01-b of the Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard 
Headquarters Building at St. Elizabeth's, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20593-7509. The primary purpose of the 
meeting is to prepare for the 72nd session of the International 
Maritime Organization's (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee 
to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, April 9-13, 2018.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Adoption of the agenda
--Decisions of other bodies
--Consideration and adoption of amendments to mandatory instruments
--Harmful aquatic organisms in ballast water
--Air pollution and energy efficiency
--Further technical and operational measures for enhancing the energy 
efficiency of international shipping
--Reduction of GHG emissions from ships
--Identification and protection of Special Areas, ECAs and PSSAs
--Pollution prevention and response (Urgent matters emanating from the 
fifth session of the Sub-Committee)
--Reports of other sub-committees
--Development of measures to reduce risks of use and carriage of heavy 
fuel oil as fuel by ships in Arctic waters
--Technical cooperation activities for the protection of the marine 
environment
--Capacity building for the implementation of new measures
--Application of the Committees' method of work
--Work program of the Committee and subsidiary bodies
--Any other business
--Consideration of the report of the Committee

    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, LCDR Staci Weist, by email at 
[email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1372, or in writing at 
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-
7509, not later than March 27, 2018, 7 days prior to the meeting. 
Requests made after March 27, 2018 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 Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters 
Building. The Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building is 
accessible by taxi, public transportation, and privately owned 
conveyance (upon request).

Joel C. Coito,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Coast Guard 
Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2018-04686 Filed 3-7-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4710-09-P