[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 62656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26336]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10622]


Notice of Public Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 1:00 p.m. 
on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, in Room 5J16-15 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 sixth session of the International 
Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship Design and 
Construction to be held at the IMO headquarters, London, United 
Kingdom, February 4-8, 2019.
    The agenda items to be considered include:
--Adoption of the agenda
--Decisions of other bodies
--Revised SOLAS regulation II-1/3-8 and associated guidelines (MSC.1/
Circ.1175) and new guidelines for safe mooring operations for all ships
--Review SOLAS chapter II-1, parts B-2 to B-4, to ensure consistency 
with parts B and B-1 with regard to watertight integrity
--Finalization of second generation intact stability criteria
--Mandatory instrument and/or provisions addressing safety standards 
for the carriage of more than 12 industrial personnel on board vessels 
engaged on international voyages
--Amendments to the 2011 ESP Code
--Safety measures for non-SOLAS ships operating in polar waters
--Unified interpretation to provisions of IMO safety, security, and 
environment-related Conventions
--Biennial status report and provisional agenda for SDC 6
--Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2019
--Any other business
--Report to the Maritime Safety 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, LT Jonathan Duffett, by email at 
[email protected], or by phone at (202) 372-1022, or in 
writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington 
DC 20593-7509 not later than January 9, 2019, seven days prior to the 
meeting. Requests made after January 9, 2019 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. The building is 
accessible by taxi, public transportation, and privately owned 
conveyance (upon request). In the case of inclement weather where the 
U.S. 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. Members of the public can find 
out whether the U.S. Government is delayed or closed by visiting 
www.opm.gov/status/.

Joel C. Coito,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2018-26336 Filed 12-3-18; 8:45 am]
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