[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 24589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11046]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 10776]
Notice of Public Meeting
The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 1:30 p.m.
on Thursday, June 20, 2019, 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 sixth session of the International
Maritime Organizations (IMO) Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO
Instruments (III 6) to be held at the IMO headquarters, London, United
Kingdom, on July 01-05, 2019.
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.
--Finalization of a non-mandatory instrument on regulations for non-
convention ships.
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 or
reasonable accommodation, 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 June 13, 2019, five working days
prior to the meeting. Responses made after June 13, 2019 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. 2019-11046 Filed 5-24-19; 8:45 am]
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