[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 13785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04982]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11373]


 Notice of Public Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 9:30 a.m. 
on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, 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 (804) 469-0625 and use participant Code 
974556036#.
    The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the 8th 
session of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-
Committee on Navigation, Communication, and Search and Rescue to be 
held remotely, April 19-23, 2021.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Adoption of the agenda
--Decisions of other IMO bodies
--Routing measures and mandatory ship reporting systems
--Recognition of the Japanese regional navigation satellite system 
Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) and development of performance 
standards for shipborne satellite navigation system receiver equipment
--Safety measures for non-SOLAS ships operating in polar waters
--Revision of SOLAS chapters III and IV for Modernization of the GMDSS, 
including related and consequential amendments to other existing 
instruments
--Response to matters related to the ITU-R Study Groups and ITU World 
Radiocommunication Conference
--Revision of the Guidelines on places of refuge for ships in need of 
assistance (resolution A.949(23))
--Developments in GMDSS services, including guidelines on Maritime 
safety information (MSI)
--Development of global maritime SAR services, including harmonization 
of maritime and aeronautical procedures
--Biennial status report and provisional agenda for NCSR 9
--Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2022
--Any other business

    Please note: The Sub-Committee may on short notice, adjust the NCSR 
8 agenda to accommodate the constraints associated with the virtual 
meeting format. Any updates will be provided at the public meeting and 
in advance, if possible, to anyone who RSVPs.
    Those who plan to participate may contact the meeting coordinator, 
George Detweiler, by email at [email protected], by phone at 
(202) 372-1566, or in writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, 
Stop 7418, Washington, DC 20593-7418. A request for reasonable 
accommodation should be made at the time of RSVP, and not later than 
April 30. Requests received after that date will be considered, but 
might not be possible to fulfill.

Jeremy M. Greenwood,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2021-04982 Filed 3-9-21; 8:45 am]
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