[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 159 (Thursday, August 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 40821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17701]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 10506]


 Notice of Public Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 10:30 a.m. 
on Friday, September 14, 2018, in Room 5Y23-21 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 fifth Session of the International 
Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO 
Instruments (III 5) to be held at the IMO headquarters, London, United 
Kingdom, on September 24-28, 2018.
    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); and
--Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO safety, security, and 
environment related conventions.
--Review the Model Agreement for the authorization of recognized 
organizations acting on behalf of the Administration.

    The public meeting will focus on answering any questions from the 
public that are directly related to the meeting documents submitted for 
this meeting. The public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. However, due to the size of the room and security 
protocols at Coast Guard Headquarters, members of the public are 
encouraged to participate via teleconference. To access the 
teleconference line or request physical access to the meeting, 
participants should contact the meeting coordinator, Mr. Christopher 
Gagnon, by email at [email protected] or by phone at (202) 
372-1231. Physical access to the meeting requires that all attendees 
respond to the meeting coordinator not later than September 5, 2018, 
seven working days prior to the meeting. Responses made after September 
5, 2018 might result in not being able to participate in person at the 
meeting. 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. The building is 
accessible by public transportation or taxi.

Joel C. Coito,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2018-17701 Filed 8-15-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4710-09-P