[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2294-2295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01292]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10668]


Notice of Public Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 10:00 a.m. 
on February 21, 2019, in room 6K15-15 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 Systems and Equipment to be 
held at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, March 4-8, 2019.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Adoption of the Agenda
--Decisions of other IMO bodies
--Safety objectives and functional requirements of the Guidelines on 
alternative design and arrangements for SOLAS chapters II-1 and III
--Develop new requirements for ventilation of survival craft
--Consequential work related to the new Code for ships operating in 
polar waters
--Review SOLAS chapter II-2 and associated codes to minimize the 
incidence and consequences of fires on ro-ro spaces and special 
category spaces of new and existing ro-ro passenger ships
--Amendments to MSC.1/Circ.1315
--Amendments to chapter 9 of the FSS Code for fault isolation 
requirements for cargo ships and passenger ship cabin balconies fitted 
with individually identifiable fire detector systems
--Requirements for onboard lifting appliances and anchor handling 
winches
--Revised SOLAS regulations II-1/13 and II-1/13-1 and other related 
regulations for new ships
--Development of guidelines for cold ironing of ships and consideration 
of amendments to SOLAS chapters II-1 and II-2
--Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO safety, security and 
environment-related conventions
--Amendments to paragraph 4.4.7.6.17 of the LSA Code concerning single 
fall and hook systems with on-load release capability
--Revision of the Standardized Life-Saving Appliance Evaluation and 
Test Report Forms (MSC/Circ.980 and addenda)
--Biennial status report and provisional agenda for SSE 7
--Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2020
--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: 
796 771 84. To facilitate the building security process, and to request 
reasonable accommodation, those who plan to attend should contact the 
meeting coordinator, LT Alexandra Miller, by email at 
[email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1356, or in writing 
at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 
20593-7509 not later than February 14, 2019, 7 days prior to the 
meeting. Requests made after February 14, 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. It is 
recommended that attendees arrive no later than 30 minutes ahead of the 
scheduled meeting for the security screening process. The Headquarters 
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: 796 771 84. The meeting coordinator will confirm 
whether the virtual public meeting will be utilized. Members of the 
public can find out whether the U.S.

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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. 2019-01292 Filed 2-5-19; 8:45 am]
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