[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 8025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02541]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 11987]


Notice of Shipping Coordinating Committee Meeting in Preparation 
for International Maritime Organization LEG 110 Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 1:00 p.m. 
on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, both in-person at Coast Guard Headquarters 
in Washington, DC, and via teleconference. The primary purpose of the 
meeting is to prepare for the 110th session of the International 
Maritime Organization's (IMO) Legal Committee (LEG 110) to be held in 
London, United Kingdom from March 27 to March 31, 2023.
    Members of the public may participate up to the capacity of the 
teleconference phone line, which can handle 500 participants or up to 
the seating capacity of the room if attending in-person. The meeting 
location will be the United States Coast Guard Headquarters, Room 6K15-
15, and the teleconference line will be provided to those who RSVP. To 
RSVP, participants should contact the meeting coordinator, Mr. Stephen 
Hubchen, by email at [email protected].
    Mr. Hubchen will provide access information for in-person and 
virtual attendance. The agenda items to be considered at this meeting 
mirror those to be considered at LEG 110, and include:

 Adoption of the agenda
 Report of the Secretary-General on credentials
 Facilitation of the entry into force and harmonized 
interpretation of the 2010 HNS Protocol
 Fair treatment of seafarers:
    a. Provision of financial security in case of abandonment of 
seafarers, and shipowners' responsibilities in respect of contractual 
claims for personal injury to, or death of, seafarers, in light of the 
progress of amendments to the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
    b. Fair treatment of seafarers in the event of a maritime accident
    c. Fair treatment of seafarers detained on suspicion of committing 
maritime crimes
    d. Guidelines for port State and flag State authorities on how to 
deal with seafarer abandonment cases
 Advice and guidance in connection with the implementation of 
IMO instruments
(a) Impact on shipping and seafarers of the situation in the Black Sea 
and the Sea of Azov
 Measures to prevent unlawful practices associated with the 
fraudulent registration and fraudulent registries of ships
 Measures to assess the need to amend liability limits
 Claims Manual for the International Convention on Civil 
Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001
 Piracy and armed robbery against ships
 Guidance for the proper implementation and application of IMO 
liability and compensation conventions
 Work of other IMO bodies
 Technical cooperation activities related to maritime 
legislation
 Review of the status of conventions and other treaty 
instruments emanating from the Legal Committee
 Work programme
 Election of officers
 Any other business
 Consideration of the report of the Committee on its 110th 
session

    Please note: The IMO may, on short notice, adjust the LEG 110 
agenda to accommodate the constraints associated with the meeting 
format. Any changes to the agenda will be reported to those who RSVP.
    Those who plan to participate should contact the meeting 
coordinator, Mr. Stephen Hubchen, by email at 
[email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1198, or in writing 
at United States Coast Guard (CG-LMI-P), ATTN: Mr. Stephen Hubchen, 
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE Stop 7509, Washington DC 20593-7509 
not later than March 14, 2023. Please note, that due to security 
considerations, two valid, government issued photo identifications must 
be presented to gain entrance to the Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard 
Headquarters Building at St. Elizabeth's. This building is accessible 
by taxi, public transportation, and privately owned conveyance (upon 
request).
    Additionally, members of the public needing reasonable 
accommodation should advise the meeting coordinator not later than 
March 14, 2023. Requests made after that date will be considered but 
might not be able 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. 2023-02541 Filed 2-6-23; 8:45 am]
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