Notice2024-00084
Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for International Maritime Organization Tenth Session of the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC) Meeting
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January 8, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 5 (Monday, January 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 983-984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00084]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12293]
Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for International
Maritime Organization Tenth Session of the Sub-Committee on Ship Design
and Construction (SDC) Meeting
The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 1 p.m. on
Wednesday, January 17, 2024, both in-person at Coast Guard Headquarters
in Washington, DC, and via teleconference. The primary purpose of the
meeting is to prepare for the 10th session of the International
Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-committee on Ship Design and
Construction (SDC) to be held at IMO Headquarters in London, United
Kingdom from Monday, January 22 to Friday, January 26, 2024.
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, and the
teleconference line will be provided to those who RSVP. To RSVP,
participants should contact the meeting coordinator, LCDR Bryan
Andrews, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#492b3b30282767236728272d3b2c3e3a093c3a2a2e67242025"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="096b7b70686727632768676d7b6c7e7a497c7a6a6e27646065">[email protected]</span></a>. LCDR Andrews will
provide access information for in-person and virtual attendance.
The agenda items to be considered at SDC 10 include:
--Adoption of the agenda
--Decisions of other IMO bodies
--Development of Guidelines for emergency towing arrangements for ships
other than tankers (2.20)
--Further development of the IP Code and associated guidance (2.4)
--Review of the 2014 Guidelines for the reduction of underwater noise
from commercial shipping to address adverse impacts on marine life
(MEPC.1/Circ.833) (2014 Guidelines) and identification of next steps
(1.16)
--Amendments to the 2011 ESP Code (6.22)
--Safety objectives and functional requirements of the Guidelines on
alternative design and arrangements for SOLAS chapter II-1 (2.5)
--Revision of SOLAS chapters II-1 (part C) and V, and related
instruments regarding steering and propulsion requirements, to address
both traditional and non-traditional propulsion and steering systems
--Amendments to the Guidelines for construction, installation,
maintenance and inspection/survey of means of embarkation and
disembarkation (MSC.1/Circ.1331) concerning the rigging of safety
netting on accommodation ladders and gangways
--Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO safety, security, and
environment-related conventions (7.1)
--Amendment to regulation 25 of the of the 1988 Load Line Protocol
regarding the requirement for setting of guard rails on the deck
structure
--Guidelines for use of fibre-reinforced plastics (FRP) within ship
structures
--Revision of the Interim explanatory notes for the assessment of
passenger ship systems' capabilities after a fire or flooding casualty
(MSC.1/Circ.1369) and related circulars (7.42)
--Biennial status report and provisional agenda for SDC 11
--Any other business
--Report to the Maritime Safety Committee
Please note: The IMO may, on short notice, adjust the SDC 10 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, LCDR Bryan Andrews, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#30524249515e1e5a1e515e544255474370454353571e5d595c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6301111a020d4d094d020d071106141023161000044d0e0a0f">[email protected]</span></a>,
or in writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509,
Washington, DC 20593-7509, by January 5, 2024. 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 January 5, 2024. 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>.
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(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2656 and 5 U.S.C. 552)
Leslie W. Hunt,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2024-00084 Filed 1-5-24; 8:45 am]
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