Notice2022-04295
International Seabed Authority
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Published
February 28, 2022
Issuing agencies
State Department
Abstract
The Department of State will hold a public meeting to prepare for the meeting of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council to be held at ISA Headquarters, Kingston, Jamaica, from March 21-April 1, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 11114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04295]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11670]
International Seabed Authority
ACTION: Notice of public meeting
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SUMMARY: The Department of State will hold a public meeting to prepare
for the meeting of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council to
be held at ISA Headquarters, Kingston, Jamaica, from March 21-April 1,
2022.
DATES: The public meeting will be held via WebEx on March 16, 2022, 3
p.m.-4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to participate in
this meeting, please send your (1) name, (2) organization/affiliation,
and (3) email address and phone number, to Greg O'Brien at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f0bfb28299959eb7bab08384918495de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f4bbb6869d919ab3beb48780958091da939b82">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of State will hold a public
meeting at 3 p.m. EST on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, to prepare for the
first part of the twenty-seventh session of the ISA Council. This
public meeting will be held by way of WebEx, with a capacity of up to
1000 members of the public to participate. To RSVP, participants should
contact the meeting coordinator, Greg O'Brien, by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7f8f5c5ded2d9f0fdf7c4c3d6c3d299d0d8c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="38777a4a515d567f72784b4c594c5d165f574e">[email protected]</span></a> for log on and dial-in information, and to request
reasonable accommodation. Requests for reasonable accommodation
received after March 11, 2022, will be considered but might not be
possible to fulfill.
The ISA Council will convene the first part of its twenty-seventh
session on March 21-April 1, 2022, at ISA Headquarters in Kingston,
Jamaica. The agenda for this session includes the Draft regulations on
exploitation of mineral resources in the Area. Additional information
on the ISA is available at <a href="http://www.isa.org">www.isa.org</a>.jm.
We are inviting interested stakeholders to this virtual public
meeting to share views about this session of the ISA Council, in
particular to provide information to assist the U.S. Government in
developing its positions. We will provide a brief overview of the
upcoming session and listen to the viewpoints of U.S. stakeholders.
Comments are particularly welcome on the Facilitator's text on Part IV
and VI of the Draft regulations concerning protection and preservation
of the marine environment and plans for closing a seabed mining area;
the Facilitator's text draws on textual proposals from ISA delegations
and various proposals of the Legal and Technical Commission. The
Facilitator's text is document ISBA/27/C/IWG/ENV/CRP.1 and can be
accessed at: <a href="https://isa.org.jm/node/20859">https://isa.org.jm/node/20859</a>. The information obtained
from this session will help the U.S. observer delegation prepare for
participation in the first part of the twenty-seventh session of the
ISA Council.
Gregory J. O'Brien,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, Department
of State.
[FR Doc. 2022-04295 Filed 2-25-22; 8:45 am]
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