Notice2022-03641
Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for the International Maritime Organization PPR 9 Meeting
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February 22, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9783-9784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03641]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11661]
Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for the International
Maritime Organization PPR 9 Meeting
The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 1:00 p.m.
on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 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 Pollution
Prevention and Response (PPR 9) to be held remotely from Monday, April
4, 2022 to Friday, April 8, 2022.
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, LCDR Bryan Watts,
by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2765555e46490970465353546752544440094a4e4b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a0838332b24641d2b3e3e390a3f39292d64272326">[email protected]</span></a>. To access the teleconference line,
participants should call (202) 475-4000 and use Participant Code: 877
239 87#.
The agenda items to be considered at the public meeting mirror
those to be considered at PPR 9 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
--Development of an operational guide on the response to spills of
hazardous and noxious substances (HNS)
--Revised guidance on methodologies that may be used for enumerating
viable organisms
--Revision of guidelines associated with the AFS Convention as a
consequence of the introduction of controls on cybutryne
--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
--Evaluation and harmonization of rules and guidance on the discharge
of discharge water from exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) into the
aquatic environment, including conditions and areas
--Development of amendments to MARPOL Annex VI and the NO<INF>X</INF>
Technical Code on the use of multiple engine operational profiles for a
marine diesel engine
--Development of measures to reduce risks of use and carriage of heavy
fuel oil as fuel by ships in Arctic waters
--Development of necessary amendments to MARPOL Annexes I, II, IV, V,
and VI to allow States with ports in the Arctic region to enter into
regional arrangements for port reception facilities (PRFs)
--Revision of MARPOL Annex IV and associated guidelines to introduce
provisions for record-keeping and measures to confirm the lifetime
performance of sewage treatment plants
--Follow-up work emanating from the Action Plan to Address Marine
Plastic Litter from Ships
--Unified Interpretation to provisions of IMP environment-related
conventions
--Biennial status report and provisional agenda for PPR 10
--Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2023
--Any other business
--Consideration of the report of the Sub-Committee
Please note: The IMO may, on short notice, adjust the PPR 9 agenda
to
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accommodate the constraints associated with the virtual meeting format.
Any changes to the agenda will be reported to those who RSVP.
Those who plan to participate may contact the meeting coordinator,
LCDR Bryan Watts, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f3b1818a929ddda492878780b386809094dd9e9a9f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ffbd8d869e91d1a89e8b8b8cbf8a8c9c98d1929693">[email protected]</span></a>, by phone at (202)
372-1446, or in writing at COMDT (CG-OES-3), ATTN: LCDR Bryan Watts,
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE Stop 7509, Washington DC 20593-
7509. Members of the public needing reasonable accommodation should
advise LCDR Watts not later than March 15, 2022. 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>.
(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. 2022-03641 Filed 2-18-22; 8:45 am]
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