[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 5179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02822]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10680]


Notice of Public Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 11:00 a.m. 
on Wednesday, March 20, in Room 7M15-01, United States Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Washington, DC 
20593-7213. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the 
106th session of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Legal 
Committee to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, March 27-
29, 2019.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Facilitation of the entry into force and harmonized interpretation of 
the 2010 HNS Protocol
--Provision of financial security in case of abandonment of seafarers
--Fair treatment of seafarers in the event of a maritime accident
--Measures to prevent unlawful practices associated with the fraudulent 
registration and fraudulent registries of ships
--Regulatory scoping exercise and gap analysis of conventions emanating 
from the Legal Committee with respect to Maritime Autonomous Surface 
Ships (MASS)
--Advice and guidance in connection with the implementation of IMO 
instruments
--Piracy
--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, Stephen Hubchen, by email at 
[email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1198, or in writing 
at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 
20593-7509 not later than March 14, 2019, four business days prior to 
the meeting. Requests made after March 14, 2019 might not be able to be 
accommodated, and same day requests will not be accommodated due to the 
building's security process. Please note that due to security 
considerations, two valid, government issued photo identifications must 
be presented to gain entrance to the Coast Guard Headquarters. Coast 
Guard Headquarters 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, 
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. government is delayed or closed by 
visiting www.opm.gov/status/. Additional information regarding this and 
other IMO public meetings may be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo.

Joel C. Coito,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2019-02822 Filed 2-19-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4710-09-P