[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 237 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76100-76101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26927]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11935]


Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for International 
Maritime Organization SDC 9 Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 1:00 p.m. 
on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, by way of both in-person at Coast Guard 
Headquarters in Washington, DC and teleconference. The primary purpose 
of the meeting is to prepare for the 9th session of the International 
Maritime Organization's (IMO) Subcommittee on Ship Design and 
Construction (SDC 9)

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to be held at the IMO Headquarters in London, United Kingdom from 
Monday, January 23 to Friday, January 27, 2023.
    Members of the public may participate in-person or up to the 
capacity of the teleconference phone line, which can handle 500 
participants. To RSVP, participants should contact the meeting 
coordinator, LCDR Dimitri Wiener, by email at 
[email protected]. To access the teleconference line, 
participants should call 202-475-4200 and use Participant Access: 
2135102#.
    Participant PIN: 13475355#.
    The agenda items to be considered at this meeting mirror those to 
be considered at SDC 9, and include:

 Adoption of the agenda
 Decisions of other IMO bodies
 Safety measures for non-SOLAS ships operating in polar waters 
(6.38)
 Further development of the IP Code and associated guidance 
(2.4)
 Review of the Guidelines for the reduction of underwater noise 
(MEPC.1/Circ.833) and identification of next steps (1.16)
 Amendments to the 2011 ESP Code (6.22)
 Safety objectives and functional requirements of the 
Guidelines on alternative design and arrangements for SOLAS chapter II-
1 (2.5)
 Revision of the 1979, 1989 and 2009 MODU Codes and associated 
MSC circulars to prohibit the use of materials containing asbestos, 
including control of storage of such materials on board (1.12)
 Development of amendments to SOLAS regulation II-1/3-4 to 
apply requirements for emergency towing equipment for tankers to other 
types of ships (2.20)
 Unified interpretation to provisions of IMO safety, security, 
and environment-related conventions (6.1)
 Revision of the Interim explanatory notes for the assessment 
of passenger ship systems' capabilities after a fire or flooding 
casualty (MSC.1/Circ.1369) and related circulars (7.42)
 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)) (7.38)
 Biennial status report and provisional agenda for SDC 10
 Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024
 Any other business
 Report to the Maritime Safety Committee

    Please note: The IMO may, on short notice, adjust the SDC 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, 
LCDR Dimitri Wiener, by email at [email protected], by phone 
at (202) 372-1414, or in writing at United States Coast Guard (CG-ENG-
2), ATTN: LCDR Dimitri Wiener, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, 
Stop 7509, Washington DC 20593-7509. Members of the public needing 
reasonable accommodation should advise LCDR Dimitri Wiener not later 
than January 6, 2023. 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)

Gregory O'Brien,
Senior Oceans Policy Advisor, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2022-26927 Filed 12-9-22; 8:45 am]
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