[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31924-31925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11199]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11750]


Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for the International 
Maritime Organization NCSR 9 Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 12:00 p.m. 
on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, by way of teleconference. The primary 
purpose of this meeting is to prepare for the ninth session of the 
International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on 
Navigation, Communication, and Search and Rescue (NCSR 9) to be held

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virtually from Tuesday, June 21, 2022 to Thursday, June 30, 2022.
    Members of the public may participate up to the capacity of the 
teleconference phone line, which can handle 500 participants. To access 
the teleconference line, participants should call 202-475-4000 and use 
Participant Code 877 239 87#.
    The agenda items to be considered at this meeting mirror those to 
be considered at NCSR 9 and include:

--Adoption of the agenda
--Decisions of other IMO bodies
--Routeing measures and mandatory ship reporting systems
--Updates to the LRIT system
--Development of generic performance standards for shipborne satellite 
navigation system receiver equipment
--Safety measures for non-SOLAS ships operating in polar waters
--Consideration of descriptions of Maritime Services in the context of 
e-navigation
--Revision of the Guidelines on places of refuge for ships in need of 
assistance (resolution A.949(23))
--Development of revisions and amendments to existing instruments 
relating to the amendments to the 1974 SOLAS Convention for 
modernization of the GMDSS
--Developments in GMDSS services, including guidelines on maritime 
safety information (MSI)
--Revision of the Criteria for the provision of mobile satellite 
communication services in the Global Maritime Distress and Safety 
System (GMDSS) (resolution A.1001(25))
--Response to matters related to the ITU-R Study Groups and ITU World 
Radiocommunication Conference
--Development of global maritime SAR services, including harmonization 
of maritime and aeronautical procedures
--Amendments to the IAMSAR Manual
--Guidance on the training on and operation of emergency personal radio 
devices in multiple casualty situations
--Revision of ECDIS Guidance for good practice (MSC.1/Circ.1503/Rev.1) 
and amendments to ECDIS performance standards (resolution MSC.232(82))
--Development of amendments to VDR performance standards and carriage 
Requirements
--Development of SOLAS amendments for mandatory carriage of electronic 
inclinometers on container ships and bulk carriers
--Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO safety, security, 
environment, facilitation, liability and compensation-related 
conventions
--Validated model training courses
--Biennial status report and provisional agenda for NCSR 10
--Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2023
--Any other business

    Please note: The Sub-Committee may on short notice, adjust the NCSR 
9 agenda to accommodate the constraints associated with the virtual 
meeting format. Any changes to the agenda will be reported to those who 
RSVP.
    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. Members of the public needing 
reasonable accommodation should advise Mr. Detweiler not later than 
June 1, 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.)

Emily A. Rose,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2022-11199 Filed 5-24-22; 8:45 am]
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