[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 107 (Monday, June 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30348-30349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11818]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 11437]


Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for International 
Maritime Organization III 7 Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 11:00 a.m. 
on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, by way of teleconference. The primary 
purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the seventh session of the 
International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on 
Implementation of IMO Instruments (III 7) to be held virtually from 
Monday, July 12, 2021 to Friday, July 16, 2021.
    The agenda items to be considered at the public meeting mirror 
those to be considered at III 7, and include:

--Decisions of other IMO bodies;

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--Consideration and analysis of reports on alleged inadequacy of port 
reception facilities;
--Lessons learned and safety issues identified from the analysis of 
marine safety investigation reports;
--Measures to harmonize port state control (PSC) activities and 
procedures worldwide;
--Identified issues related to the implementation of IMO instruments 
from the analysis of PSC data;
--Analysis of consolidated audit summary reports;
--Updated survey guidelines under the Harmonized System of Survey and 
Certification (HSSC);
--Non-exhaustive list of obligations under the instruments relevant to 
the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code); and
--Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO safety, security, and 
environment related conventions.
--Follow-up work emanating from the Action Plan to address plastic 
litter from ships.
--Review the model agreement for the authorization of recognized 
organizations acting on behalf of the Administration.

    Please note: The IMO may, on short notice, adjust the III 7 agenda 
to accommodate the constraints associated with the virtual meeting 
format. Any changes to the agenda will be reported to those who RSVP 
and those in attendance at the meeting.
    Those who plan to participate may contact the meeting coordinator, 
Mr. Christopher Gagnon, by email at [email protected], by 
phone at (202) 372-1231, or in writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. 
Ave. SE, Stop 7501, Washington DC 20593-7509. Members of the public 
needing reasonable accommodation should advise Mr. Gagnon not later 
than June 23, 2021. Requests made after that date will be considered, 
but might not be possible to fulfill.
    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. 2021-11818 Filed 6-4-21; 8:45 am]
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