[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 212 (Monday, November 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 69377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24213]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 11248]


Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for International 
Maritime Organization Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 10 a.m. on 
Thursday, November 19, 2020, by way of teleconference. Members of the 
public may participate up to the capacity of the teleconference phone 
line, which will handle 500 participants. To access the teleconference 
line, participants should call (202) 475-4000 and use Participant Code: 
415 533 25#.
    The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the 107th 
session of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Legal 
Committee to be held remotely, November 27 to December 1, 2020.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Adoption of the agenda
--Report of the Secretary-General on credentials
--Facilitation of the entry into force and harmonized interpretation of 
the 2010 HNS Protocol
--Provision of financial security in case of abandonment of seafarers, 
and shipowners' responsibilities in respect of contractual claims for 
personal injury to, or death of, seafarers in light of the progress of 
amendments to the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
--Fair treatment of seafarers in the event of a maritime accident
--Advice and guidance in connection with the implementation of IMO 
instruments
--Measures to prevent unlawful practices associated with the fraudulent 
registration and fraudulent registries of ships
--Regulatory scoping exercise and gap analysis of conventions emanating 
from the Legal Committee with respect to Maritime Autonomous Surface 
Ships (MASS)
--Unified interpretation on the test for breaking the owner's right to 
limit liability under the IMO conventions
--Matters relating to the work of the legal Committee and the COVID-19 
pandemic
--Piracy
--Work of other IMO bodies
--Technical cooperation activities related to maritime legislation
--Review of the status of conventions and other treaty instruments 
emanating from the Legal Committee
--Work programme
--Election of officers
--Any other business
--Consideration of the report of the Committee on its 107th session

    Please note: IMO's Legal Committee may, on short notice, adjust the 
LEG 107 agenda to accommodate the constraints associated with the 
virtual meeting format. Those who RSVP will be notified of any agenda 
changes that the coordinator is aware of.
    Those who plan to participate may contact the meeting coordinator, 
LT Jessica Anderson, 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.
    Additional information regarding this and other IMO public meetings 
may be found at: https://www.dco.uscg.mil/IMO.

Jeremy M. Greenwood,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2020-24213 Filed 10-30-20; 8:45 am]
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