[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 65451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25787]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 10964]


Notice of a Public Meeting, in Preparation for an International 
Maritime Organization Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 1:00 p.m. 
on 21 January 2020, 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 seventh 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 3-7, 
2020.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Adoption of the agenda
--Decisions of other bodies
--Amendments to the explanatory notes to SOLAS chapter II-1, 
subdivision and damage stability regulations (resolution MSC.429(98))
--Safety measures for non-SOLAS ships operating in polar waters
--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
--Development of amendments to SOLAS chapter II-1 to include 
requirements for water level detectors on non-bulk carrier cargo ships 
with multiple cargo holds
--Mandatory application of the Performance standard for protective 
coatings for void spaces on bulk carriers and oil tankers
--Performance standards for protective coatings for void spaces on all 
types of ships
--Amendments to the 2011 ESP Code
--Unified interpretations to provisions of IMO safety, security and 
environment-related conventions
--Review of mandatory requirements in SOLAS, MARPOL, and Load Line 
Conventions and the IBC and IGC Codes regarding watertight doors on 
cargo ships
--Biennial status report and provisional agenda for SDC 8
--Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2021
--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 facilitate the building 
security process, and to request reasonable accommodation, those who 
plan to attend should contact the meeting coordinator, LT Dimitrios 
Wiener, by email at [email protected], or by phone at (202) 
372-1414, or in writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 
7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509 not later than January 14, 2019, seven 
days prior to the meeting. Requests made after January 14, 2020 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 utilizing the teleconference phone 
line. For those who RSVP, 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/.

Jeremy M. Greenwood,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2019-25787 Filed 11-26-19; 8:45 am]
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