[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36198-36199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12876]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 11762]


Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for the International 
Maritime Organization III 8 Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 10:00 a.m. 
on Friday, July 22, 2022, by way of teleconference. The primary purpose 
of the meeting is to prepare for the eighth session of the 
International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on 
Implementation of IMO Instruments (III 8) to be held virtually from 
Monday, July 25, 2022 to Friday, July 29, 2022.
    Members of the public may participate up to the capacity of the 
teleconference phone line, which can handle 500 participants. To attain 
details on the teleconference line, participants should contact the 
meeting coordinator, Mr. Chris Gagnon, by email at 
[email protected].
    The agenda items to be considered at the public meeting mirror 
those to be considered at III 8, and include:

--Decisions of other IMO bodies;
--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;
--Development of an entrant training manual for PSC personnel;
--Identified issues related to the implementation of IMO instruments 
from the analysis of PSC data;
--Analysis of consolidated audit summary reports;
--Development of guidance in relation to IMSAS to assist in the 
implementation of the III Code by Member States;
--Updated survey guidelines under the Harmonized System of Survey and 
Certification (HSSC);
--Non-exhaustive list of obligations under the instruments relevant to 
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IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code);
--Development of guidance on assessments and applications of remote 
surveys, ISM Code audits and ISPS Code verifications;
--Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO safety, security, and 
environment related conventions; and
--Follow-up work emanating from the Action Plan to address plastic 
litter from ships.

    Please note: the IMO may, on short notice, adjust the III 8 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, 
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 July 8, 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. 2022-12876 Filed 6-14-22; 8:45 am]
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