[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 244 (Thursday, December 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 73079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27848]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11613]


Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for International 
Maritime Organization SDC 8 Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 1:00 p.m. 
on Thursday, January 13, 2022, by way of teleconference. Members of the 
public may participate up to the capacity of the teleconference phone 
line, which can handle 500 participants. To RSVP, participants should 
contact the meeting coordinator, LCDR Dimitrios Wiener, by email at 
[email protected]. To access the teleconference line, 
participants should call (202) 475-4000 and use Participant Code: 
87723987#.
    The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the eighth 
session of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-
Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC 8) to be held remotely 
from Monday, January 17, 2022 to Friday, January 21, 2022.
    The agenda items to be considered at the public meeting mirror 
those to be considered at SDC 8, and include:

--Adoption of the agenda.
--Decisions of other IMO bodies.
--Safety measures for non-SOLAS ships operating in polar waters.
--Mandatory instrument and/or provisions addressing safety standards 
for the carriage of more than 12 industrial personnel on board vessels 
engaged on international voyages.
--Development of Explanatory Notes to the Interim guidelines on second 
generation intact stability criteria.
--Amendments to the 2011 ESP Code.
--Mandatory application of the Performance standard for protective 
coatings for void spaces on bulk carriers and oil tankers.
--Performance standard for protective coatings for void spaces on all 
types of ships.
--Safety objectives and functional requirements of the Guidelines on 
alternative design and arrangements for SOLAS chapters II-1 and III.
--Unified interpretation to provisions of IMO safety, security, and 
environment-related conventions.
--Revisions of the 1979, 1989 and 2009 MODU Codes and associated MSC 
circulars to prohibit the use of materials containing asbestos, 
including control of the storage of such materials on board.
--Development of amendments to SOLAS regulation II-1/3-4 to apply 
requirements for emergency towing equipment for tankers to other types 
of ships.
--Revision of the Performance standards for water level detectors on 
bulk carriers and single hold cargo ships other than bulk carriers 
(resolution MSC.188(79)).
--Review of the Guidelines for the reduction of underwater noise 
(MEPC.1/Circ.833) and identification of the next steps.
--Biennial status report and provisional agenda for SDC 9.
--Any other business.
--Election of the Chair and Vice-Chair for 2022 and 2023.
--Report to the Maritime Safety Committee.

    Please note: The IMO may, on short notice, adjust the SDC 8 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, 
LCDR Dimitrios Wiener, by email at [email protected], or in 
writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, 
DC 20593-7509. Members of the public needing reasonable accommodation 
should advise LCDR Dimitrios Wiener not later than January 10, 2022. 
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.

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2656 and 5 U.S.C. 552)

Emily A. Rose,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2021-27848 Filed 12-22-21; 8:45 am]
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