[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10807-10808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03682]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 11051]


Notice of Shipping Coordinating Committee Meeting in Preparation 
for International Maritime Organization Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct a meeting of the Shipping 
Coordinating Committee at 12 p.m. on March 23, 2020, in room 6i10-01-c 
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 75th 
session of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Marine 
Environment Protection Committee to be held at IMO Headquarters, United 
Kingdom, March 30 to April 3, 2020.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Adoption of the agenda
--Decisions of other bodies
--Consideration and adoption of amendments to mandatory instruments
--Harmful aquatic organisms in ballast water
--Air pollution prevention
--Energy efficiency of ships
--Reduction of GHG emissions from ships
--Follow-up work emanating from the Action Plan to address marine 
plastic litter from ships
--Identification and protection of Special Areas, ECAs and PSSAs
--Pollution prevention and response
--Reports of other sub-committees
--Technical cooperation activities for the protection of the marine 
environment
--Capacity-building for the implementation of new measures
--Work programme of the Committee and subsidiary bodies
--Application of the Committees' Method of Work
--Any other business
--Consideration of the report of the 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. To facilitate 
the building security process, receive the teleconference number, and 
to request reasonable accommodation, those who plan to attend should 
contact the meeting coordinator, LCDR Staci Weist, by email at 
[email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1376, or in writing at 
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington DC 20593-
7509 not later than March 17, 2020, 5 days prior to the meeting. 
Requests made after March 17, 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 Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters 
Building. The Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard 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. Members of the public can find out whether the U.S. 
Government is delayed

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or closed by visiting www.opm.gov/status/.

Jeremy M. Greenwood,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Office of Ocean 
and Polar Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2020-03682 Filed 2-24-20; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4710-09-P