[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 8991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03109]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11032]


Notice of Public Meeting for International Maritime Organization 
Sub-Committee Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 10:00 a.m. 
on February 24, 2020, in Room 7K15-01 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 Systems and Equipment to be 
held at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, March 2-6, 2020.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Adoption of the Agenda
--Decisions of other IMO bodies
--New requirements for ventilation of survival craft
--Consequential work related to the new Code for ships operating in 
polar waters
--Revision of SOLAS chapter III and the LSA Code
--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
--Safety objectives and functional requirements of the Guidelines on 
alternative design and arrangements for SOLAS chapters II-1 and III
--Development of guidelines for cold ironing of ships and consideration 
of amendments to SOLAS chapters II-1 and II-2
--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)
--Revision of the Code of safety for diving systems (resolution 
A.831(19)) and the Guidelines and specifications for hyperbaric 
evacuation systems (resolution A.692(17))
--Amendments to SOLAS chapter III, LSA Code and resolution MSC.81(70) 
to remove the applicability of the requirements to launch free-fall 
lifeboats with the ship making headway at speeds up to 5 knots in calm 
water
--Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO safety, security and 
environment-related conventions
--Revision of the Guidelines for the maintenance and inspections of 
fixed carbon dioxide fire-extinguishing systems (MSC.1/Circ.1318)
--Biennial status report and provisional agenda for SSE 8
--Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2021
--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 facilitate the building 
security process, receive the call-in information, and to request 
reasonable accommodation, those who plan to attend should contact the 
meeting coordinator, LT Brock Hashimoto, by email at 
[email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1426, or in writing 
at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 
20593-7509 not later than February 14, 2020, 7 business days prior to 
the meeting. Requests made after February 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. 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. The meeting coordinator will confirm whether the 
virtual public meeting will be utilized and notify registered guests 
accordingly. 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. 2020-03109 Filed 2-14-20; 8:45 am]
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