[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 13 (Friday, January 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3702-3703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00975]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12304]


Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for the Eleventh Session 
of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on 
Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 11)

    The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 1:00 p.m. 
EST on Tuesday, February 06, 2024, virtually via Microsoft Teams. The 
primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the eleventh session 
of the IMO Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 11) 
to be held at IMO Headquarters in London, United Kingdom from February 
19th to 23rd, 2024.
    Members of the public may participate up to the capacity of the 
Microsoft Teams line. To RSVP, participants should contact the meeting 
coordinator, Ms. Nicole M. Schindler, by email at 
[email protected]. Ms. Schindler will provide access 
information for the virtual attendance.

--The agenda items to be considered at this meeting mirror those to be 
considered at PPR 11, and include:
--Adoption of the agenda;
--Decisions of other IMO bodies;
--Safety and pollution hazards of chemicals and preparation of

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consequential amendments to the IBC Code;
--Amendments to MARPOL Annex II in order to improve the effectiveness 
of cargo tank stripping, tank washing operations and prewash procedures 
for products with a high melting point and/or high viscosity;
--Development of guidance on matters relating to in-water cleaning;
--Reduction of the impact on the Arctic of Black Carbon emissions from 
international shipping;
--Evaluation and harmonization of rules and guidance on the discharge 
of discharge water from EGCS into the aquatic environment, including 
conditions and areas;
--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 test cycles;
--Development of a guide compiling best practices to develop local-
level marine spill contingency plans to aid States, particularly local 
governments and key institutions, in implementing the OPRC Convention 
and OPRC-HNS Protocol;
--Development of measures to reduce risks of use and carriage of heavy 
fuel oil as fuel by ships in Arctic waters (7.11);
--Review of the IBTS Guidelines and amendments to the IOPP Certificate 
and Oil Record Book (2.13);
--Revision of MARPOL Annex IV and associated guidelines (1.26);
--Follow-up work emanating from the Action Plan to address marine 
plastic litter from ships (4.3);
--Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO environment-related 
conventions (7.1);
--Biennial agenda and provisional agenda for PPR 11;
--Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024;
--Any other business; and
--Report to the Marine Environment Protection Committee.

    Please note: The IMO may, on short notice, adjust the PPR 11 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 Thursday, February 1, 2024.
    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. 2024-00975 Filed 1-18-24; 8:45 am]
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