[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 111 (Friday, June 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 37914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12353]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12097]


Notice of Public Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 11:00 a.m. 
on Thursday, July 20, 2023, by way of teleconference. The primary 
purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the ninth session of the 
International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on 
Implementation of IMO Instruments (III 9) to be held at the IMO 
Headquarters, London, United Kingdom, from Monday, July 31, 2023, to 
Friday, August 4, 2023.
    Members of the public may participate up to the capacity of the 
teleconference phone line, which can handle 500 participants. To RSVP, 
participants should contact the meeting coordinator, Mr. Christopher 
Gagnon, by email at [email protected]. Mr. Gagnon will 
provide access information for the teleconference line.
    The agenda items to be considered at the public meeting mirror 
those to be considered at III 9, 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;
--Validate model training courses;
--Identified issues relating to the implementation of IMO instruments 
from the analysis of 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 
the 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;
--Follow-up work emanating from the Action Plan to address plastic 
litter from ships; and
--Development of guidance to assist competent authorities in the 
implementation of the Cape Town Agreement of 2012.

    Please note: the IMO may, on short notice, adjust the III 9 agenda 
to accommodate the constraints associated with the meeting format. Any 
changes to the agenda will be reported to those who RSVP and those in 
attendance at the meeting.
    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 14, 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. 2023-12353 Filed 6-8-23; 8:45 am]
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