Notice2023-11325
Notice of Shipping Coordinating Committee Meeting in Preparation for International Maritime Organization MEPC 80 Meeting
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May 26, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 34204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11325]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12088]
Notice of Shipping Coordinating Committee Meeting in Preparation
for International Maritime Organization MEPC 80 Meeting
The Department of State will conduct a public meeting of the
Shipping Coordinating Committee at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 29,
2023, both in-person at Coast Guard Headquarters and via
teleconference. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for
the eightieth session of the International Maritime Organization's
(IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80) to be held at
IMO Headquarters in London, United Kingdom from Monday, July 3, 2023 to
Friday July 7, 2023.
Members of the public may participate up to the capacity of the
teleconference phone line, which can handle 500 participants or up to
the seating capacity of the room if attending in person. The meeting
location will be the United States Coast Guard Headquarters, Ray Evans
Conference Center, and the teleconference line will be provided to
those who RSVP. To RSVP, participants should contact the meeting
coordinator, LT Emily Rowan, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#60250d090c194e2b4e320f17010e20151303074e0d090c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e5b737772673055304c71697f705e6b6d7d7930737772">[email protected]</span></a>. LT
Rowan will provide access information for in-person and virtual
attendance.
The agenda items to be considered by the advisory committee at this
meeting mirror those to be considered at MEPC 80, and include:
<bullet> Opening of the session
<bullet> Adoption of the agenda
<bullet> Decisions of other bodies
<bullet> Consideration and adoption of amendments to mandatory
instruments
<bullet> Harmful aquatic organisms in ballast water
<bullet> Air pollution prevention
<bullet> Energy efficiency of ships
<bullet> Reduction of GHG emissions from ships
<bullet> Follow-up work emanating from the Action Plan to address
marine plastic litter from ships
<bullet> Pollution prevention and response
<bullet> Reports of other sub-committees
<bullet> Identification and protection of Special Areas, ECAs and PSSAs
<bullet> Technical cooperation activities for the protection of the
marine environment
<bullet> Application of the Committee's method of work
<bullet> Work programme of the Committee and subsidiary bodies
<bullet> Election of the Chair and Vice-Chair
<bullet> Any other business
<bullet> Consideration of the report of the Committee
Please note: the IMO may, on short notice, adjust the MEPC 80
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, LT Emily Rowan, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0c49616560752247225e637b6d624c797f6f6b22616560"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="20654d494c590e6b0e724f57414e60555343470e4d494c">[email protected]</span></a>, or in
writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington,
DC 20593-7509, by June 14, 2023. Please note that, due to security
considerations, two valid, government issued photo identifications must
be presented to gain entrance to the Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard
Headquarters Building at St. Elizabeth's. This building is accessible
by taxi, public transportation, and privately owned conveyance (upon
request). Additionally, members of the public needing reasonable
accommodation should advise the meeting coordinator not later than June
14, 2023. 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. 1009.)
Emily A. Rose,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Office of Ocean
and Polar Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2023-11325 Filed 5-25-23; 8:45 am]
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