[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15851-15852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05205]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12005]


Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for International 
Maritime Organization PPR 10 Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 1 p.m. on 
Tuesday, April 11, 2023, both in-person at Coast Guard Headquarters in 
Washington, DC, and via Microsoft Teams. The primary purpose of the 
meeting is to prepare for the 10th session of the International 
Maritime Organization's (IMO) Pollution Prevention and Response Sub-
Committee (PPR 10) to be held in London, United Kingdom from April 24 
to 28, 2023.
    Members of the public may participate up to the capacity of the 
Microsoft Teams line or up to the seating capacity of the room if 
attending in-person. The meeting location will be the United States 
Coast Guard Headquarters, Ray Evans Conference Room: 6I10-01-A, and the 
Microsoft Teams information is Conference Call-in number = +1 410-874-
6742; Phone Conference ID = 801252414#. To RSVP, participants should 
contact the meeting coordinator, Ms. Nicole M. Schindler, by email at 
[email protected]. Ms. Schindler 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 PPR 10, and include:

 Adoption of the agenda
 Decisions of other IMO bodies
 Safety and pollution hazards of chemicals and preparation of 
consequential amendments to the IBC Code

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 Development of an operational guide on the response to spills 
of Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS)
 Review of the 2011 Guidelines for the control and management 
of ships' biofouling to minimize the transfer of invasive aquatic 
species (resolution MEPC.207(62))
 Reduction of the impact on the Arctic of Black Carbon 
emissions from international shipping
 Standards for shipboard gasification of waste systems and 
associated amendments to regulation 16 of MARPOL Annex VI
 Development of amendments to MARPOL Annex VI and the 
NOX Technical Code on the use of multiple engine operational 
profiles for a marine diesel engine
 Revision of regulation 13.2.2 of MARPOL Annex VI to clarify 
that a marine diesel engine replacing a boiler shall be considered a 
replacement engine
 Development of measures to reduce risks of use and carriage of 
heavy fuel oil as fuel by ships in Arctic waters
 Review of the IBTS Guidelines and amendments to the IOPP 
Certificate and Oil Record Book
 Revision of MARPOL Annex IV and associated guidelines
 Follow-up work emanating from the Action Plan to address 
marine plastic litter from ships
 Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO environment-
related conventions
 Biennial agenda and provisional agenda for PPR 11
 Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024
 Any other business
 Report to the Marine Environment Protection Committee

    Please note: The IMO may, on short notice, adjust the PPR 10 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, Ms. Nicole M. Schindler, by email at 
[email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1403, or in writing 
at United States Coast Guard (CG-OES), ATTN: Ms. Nicole M. Schindler, 
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-
7509 not later than April 5, 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 
April 5, 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)

Emily A. Rose,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2023-05205 Filed 3-13-23; 8:45 am]
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