Notice2021-14817
Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for International Maritime Organization Meeting
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July 13, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36861-36862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14817]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11464]
Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for International
Maritime Organization Meeting
The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 10:00 a.m.
on Friday, July 23, 2021, by way of teleconference. Members of the
public may participate up to the capacity of the teleconference phone
line, which will handle 500 participants. To access the teleconference
line, participants should call (202) 475-4000 and use Participant Code:
138 541 34#.
The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the 108th
session of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Legal
Committee (LEG 108) to be held remotely from July 26 to July 30, 2021.
This is not a meeting of the Shipping Coordinating Committee.
The agenda items to be considered at the public meeting mirror
those to be considered at LEG 108, 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
--Advice and guidance in connection with the implementation of IMO
instruments
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--Measures to prevent unlawful practices associated with the fraudulent
registration and fraudulent registries of ships
--Regulatory scoping exercise and gap analysis of conventions emanating
from the Legal Committee with respect to Maritime Autonomous Surface
Ships (MASS)
--Unified Interpretation on the test for breaking the owner's right to
limit liability under the IMO conventions
--Piracy
--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
--Any other business
Please note: IMO's Legal Committee may, on short notice, adjust the
LEG 108 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,
Mr. Stephen Hubchen, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#37644352475f5259197c197f4255545f52597742445450195a5e5b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a9faddccd9c1ccc787e287e1dccbcac1ccc7e9dcdacace87c4c0c5">[email protected]</span></a>, by phone
at (202) 372-1198, or in writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.
SE, Stop 7509, Washington DC 20593-7509. Members of the public needing
reasonable accommodation should advise Mr. Hubchen not later than July
16, 2021. 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: <a href="https://www.dco.uscg.mil/IMO">https://www.dco.uscg.mil/IMO</a>.
Emily A. Rose,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2021-14817 Filed 7-12-21; 8:45 am]
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