[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 41803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17544]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10850]


Notice of Public Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 1:00 p.m. 
on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, in room 7M15-01 of the Douglas A. Munroe 
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 Carriage of Cargoes and 
Containers to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, 
September 9-13, 2019.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Adoption of the agenda
--Decisions of other IMO bodies
--Amendments to the IGF Code and development of guidelines for low-
flashpoint fuels
--Amendments to the IGC and IGF Codes to include high manganese 
austenitic steel and related guidance for approving alternative 
metallic material for cryogenic service
--Amendments to the IMSBC Code and supplements
--Amendments to the IMDG Code and supplements
--Amendments to the CSS Code with regard to weather-dependent lashing
--Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO safety, security, and 
environment-related conventions
--Consideration of reports of incidents involving dangerous goods or 
marine pollutants in packaged form on board ships or in port areas
--Revision of the Inspection programmes for cargo transport units 
carrying dangerous goods (MSC.1/Circ.1442, as amended by MSC.1/
Circ.1521)
--Biennial status report and provisional agenda for CCC 7
--Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2020
--Any other business
--Report to the Committees

    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 facilitate the building 
security process, and to request reasonable accommodation, those who 
plan to attend should contact the meeting coordinator, Dr. Amy Parker, 
by email at [email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1423, or in 
writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington 
DC 20593-7509 not later than August 22, 2019, six days prior to the 
meeting. Requests made after August 22, 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. USCG 
Headquarters is accessible by taxi, public transportation, and 
privately owned conveyance (upon request).

Jeremy M. Greenwood,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, U.S. 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2019-17544 Filed 8-14-19; 8:45 am]
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