Notice2023-01732
Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for International Maritime Organization SSE 9 Meeting
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January 30, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5954-5955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01732]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11980]
Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for International
Maritime Organization SSE 9 Meeting
The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 1:00 p.m.
on Thursday, February 16, 2023, both in-person at Coast Guard
Headquarters in Washington, DC, and Microsoft Teams meeting, with the
option for online or phone (audio only) participation. The primary
purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the 9th session of the
International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship
Systems and Equipment (SSE 9) to be held at IMO Headquarters, in
London, United Kingdom, from February 27 to March 3, 2023.
Members of the public may participate in-person up to the capacity
of the room or up to the capacity of the Microsoft Teams meeting, which
can handle 1,000 participants. To RSVP, participants should contact the
meeting coordinator, LT Christopher Reimer, by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ffbc978d968c8b908f979a8dd1afd1ad9a96929a8dbf8a8c9c98d1929693"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96d5fee4ffe5e2f9e6fef3e4b8c6b8c4f3fffbf3e4d6e3e5f5f1b8fbfffa">[email protected]</span></a>. The meeting location will be the United
States Coast Guard Headquarters, 4R14-18 Conference Room. LT Reimer
will provide access information for in-person and Microsoft Teams
attendance.
The agenda items to be considered at this meeting mirror those to
be considered at SSE 9, and include:
<bullet> Adoption of the agenda
<bullet> Decision of other IMO bodies
<bullet> New requirements for ventilation of survival craft
<bullet> Development of amendments to the LSA Code to revise the
lowering speed of survival craft and rescue boats for cargo ships
<bullet> Revision of SOLAS chapter III and the LSA Code
<bullet> Review of SOLAS chapter II-2 and associated codes to minimize
the incidence and consequences of fires on ro-ro spaces and special
category spaces of new and existing ro-ro passenger ships
<bullet> Development of amendments to the LSA code for thermal
performance of immersion suits
<bullet> Development of amendments to the LSA code and resolution
MSC.81(70) to address the in-water performance of SOLAS lifejackets
<bullet> Revision of the provisions for helicopter facilities in SOLAS
and the MODU Code
<bullet> Development of amendments to SOLAS chapter II-2 and the FSS
Code concerning detection and control of fires in cargo holds and on
the cargo deck of containerships
<bullet> Development of amendments to SOLAS chapter II-2 and MSC.1/
Circ. 1456 addressing fire protection of control stations on cargo
ships
<bullet> Revision of the Code of Safety for Diving Systems (resolution
A.831(19)) and the Guidelines and specifications for hyperbaric
evacuation systems (resolution A.692(17))
<bullet> Validated model training courses
<bullet> Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO safety, security
and environment-related conventions
<bullet> Development of provisions to prohibit the use of fire-fighting
foams containing perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) for fire-fighting
on board ships
<bullet> Amendments to the LSA Code concerning single fall and hook
systems with on-load release capability
<bullet> Biennial status report and provisional agenda for SSE 10
<bullet> Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024
<bullet> Any other business
<bullet> Report to the Maritime Safety Committee
Please note: The IMO may, on short notice, adjust the SSE 9 agenda
to 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,
LT Christopher Reimer, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f6b59e849f858299869e9384d8a6d8a4939f9b9384b683859591d89b9f9a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="47042f352e343328372f223569176915222e2a22350732342420692a2e2b">[email protected]</span></a>, or in
writing at United States Coast Guard (CG-ENG-4), ATTN: LT Christopher
Reimer, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE Stop 7509, Washington, DC
20593-7509. Members of the public needing reasonable accommodation
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should advise LT Reimer not later than February 2, 2023. Requests made
after that date will be considered but might not be possible to
fulfill.
(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. 2023-01732 Filed 1-27-23; 8:45 am]
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