[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5954-5955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01732]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11980]


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

    The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 1:00 p.m. 
on Thursday, February 16, 2023, both in-person at Coast Guard 
Headquarters in Washington, DC, and Microsoft Teams meeting, with the 
option for online or phone (audio only) participation. The primary 
purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the 9th session of the 
International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship 
Systems and Equipment (SSE 9) to be held at IMO Headquarters, in 
London, United Kingdom, from February 27 to March 3, 2023.
    Members of the public may participate in-person up to the capacity 
of the room or up to the capacity of the Microsoft Teams meeting, which 
can handle 1,000 participants. To RSVP, participants should contact the 
meeting coordinator, LT Christopher Reimer, by email at 
[email protected]. The meeting location will be the United 
States Coast Guard Headquarters, 4R14-18 Conference Room. LT Reimer 
will provide access information for in-person and Microsoft Teams 
attendance.
    The agenda items to be considered at this meeting mirror those to 
be considered at SSE 9, and include:

 Adoption of the agenda
 Decision of other IMO bodies
 New requirements for ventilation of survival craft
 Development of amendments to the LSA Code to revise the 
lowering speed of survival craft and rescue boats for cargo ships
 Revision of SOLAS chapter III and the LSA Code
 Review of SOLAS chapter II-2 and associated codes to minimize 
the incidence and consequences of fires on ro-ro spaces and special 
category spaces of new and existing ro-ro passenger ships
 Development of amendments to the LSA code for thermal 
performance of immersion suits
 Development of amendments to the LSA code and resolution 
MSC.81(70) to address the in-water performance of SOLAS lifejackets
 Revision of the provisions for helicopter facilities in SOLAS 
and the MODU Code
 Development of amendments to SOLAS chapter II-2 and the FSS 
Code concerning detection and control of fires in cargo holds and on 
the cargo deck of containerships
 Development of amendments to SOLAS chapter II-2 and MSC.1/
Circ. 1456 addressing fire protection of control stations on cargo 
ships
 Revision of the Code of Safety for Diving Systems (resolution 
A.831(19)) and the Guidelines and specifications for hyperbaric 
evacuation systems (resolution A.692(17))
 Validated model training courses
 Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO safety, security 
and environment-related conventions
 Development of provisions to prohibit the use of fire-fighting 
foams containing perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) for fire-fighting 
on board ships
 Amendments to the LSA Code concerning single fall and hook 
systems with on-load release capability
 Biennial status report and provisional agenda for SSE 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 SSE 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, 
LT Christopher Reimer, by email at [email protected], or in 
writing at United States Coast Guard (CG-ENG-4), ATTN: LT Christopher 
Reimer, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE Stop 7509, Washington, DC 
20593-7509. Members of the public needing reasonable accommodation

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should advise LT Reimer not later than February 2, 2023. Requests made 
after that date will be considered but might not be possible to 
fulfill.

(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. 2023-01732 Filed 1-27-23; 8:45 am]
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