[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 165 (Monday, August 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 58632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18433]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12161]


Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for International 
Maritime Organization Carriage of Cargoes and Containers Sub-Committee 
Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 10:00 a.m. 
on Tuesday, September 12, 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 9th session of the 
International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Carriage of Cargoes and 
Containers Sub-Committee (CCC 9) to be held at the IMO Headquarters in 
London, United Kingdom from Wednesday, September 20, to Friday, 
September 29, 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, 5Q23-06, and the teleconference line will be provided to 
those who RSVP. To RSVP, participants should contact the meeting 
coordinator, Dr. Amy Parker, by email at [email protected]. Dr. 
Parker 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 CCC 9, and include:

--Adoption of the agenda
--Decisions of other IMO bodies
--Amendments to the IGF Code and development of guidelines for 
alternative fuels and related technologies
--Review of the IGC Code
--Amendments to the IMSBC Code and supplements
--Amendments to the IMDG Code and supplements
--Revision of the Interim recommendations for carriage of liquefied 
hydrogen in bulk
--Revision of resolution A.1050(27) to ensure the safety of personnel 
entering enclosed spaces on board ships
--Consideration of reports of incidents involving dangerous goods or 
marine pollutants in packaged form on board ships or in port areas
--Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO safety, security, and 
environment-related conventions
--Biennial status report and provisional agenda for CCC 10
--Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024
--Any other business
--Report to the Committees

    Please note: The IMO may, on short notice, adjust the CCC 9 agenda 
to accommodate the constraints associated with the virtual 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, 
Dr. Amy Parker, by email at [email protected], by phone at (202) 
372-1423, or in writing at United States Coast Guard (CG-ENG-5), ATTN: 
Dr. Amy Parker, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, 
Washington, DC 20593-7509. Members of the public needing reasonable 
accommodation should advise Dr. Amy Parker no later than August 29, 
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.)

Leslie W. Hunt,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2023-18433 Filed 8-25-23; 8:45 am]
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