Notice2024-13955

Notice of Public Meeting

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June 26, 2024

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53473-53474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13955]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12433]


Notice of Public Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 11:00 a.m. 
on Thursday, July 18, 2024, by way of teleconference. The primary 
purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the tenth session of the 
International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on 
Implementation of IMO Instruments (III 10) to be held at the IMO 
headquarters, London, United Kingdom, from Monday, July 22, 2024, to 
Friday, July 26, 2023.
    Members of the public may participate up to the capacity of the 
teleconference phone line, which can handle 500 participants. The 
meeting will be held virtually, and the teleconference line will be 
provided to those who RSVP. To RSVP, participants should contact the 
meeting coordinator, Mr. Chris Gagnon, by email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#07646f756e747368776f6275296d296066606968694772746460296a6e6b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ceada6bca7bdbaa1bea6abbce0a4e0a9afa9a0a1a08ebbbdada9e0a3a7a2">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, and Mr. Gagnon will provide access 
information for virtual attendance.
    The agenda items to be considered at the advisory committee mirror 
those to be considered at III 10, and include:

--Decisions of other IMO bodies;
--Consideration and analysis of reports on alleged inadequacy of port 
reception facilities;
--Lessons learned and safety issues identified from the analysis of 
marine safety investigation reports;
--Measures to harmonize port state control (PSC) activities and 
procedures worldwide;
--Validate model training courses;
--Identified issues related to the implementation of IMO instruments 
from the analysis of data;
--Analysis of consolidated audit summary reports;
--Updated survey guidelines under the Harmonized System of Survey and 
Certification (HSSC);
--Non-exhaustive list of obligations under the instruments relevant to 
the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code);
--Development of guidance on assessments and applications of remote 
surveys, ISM Code audits and ISPS Code verifications;
--Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO safety, security, and 
environment related conventions;
--Follow-up work emanating from the Action Plan to address plastic 
litter from ships; and
--Development of guidance to assist competent authorities in the 
implementation of the Cape Town Agreement of 2012.

    Please note: the IMO may, on short notice, adjust the III 10 
agenda to accommodate the constraints associated with the hybrid 
meeting format. Any changes to the agenda will be reported to those 
who RSVP and those in attendance at the meeting.

    Those who plan to participate may contact the meeting coordinator, 
Mr. Christopher Gagnon, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a7c4cfd5ced4d3c8d7cfc2d589cd89c0c6c0c9c8c9e7d2d4c4c089cacecb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d4b7bca6bda7a0bba4bcb1a6fabefab3b5b3babbba94a1a7b7b3fab9bdb8">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, by 
phone at (202) 372-1231, or in writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. 
Ave. SE, Stop 7501, Washington, DC 20593-7509. Members of the public 
needing reasonable accommodation should advise Mr. Gagnon not later 
than July 11, 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

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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. 522)

Leslie W. Hunt,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2024-13955 Filed 6-25-24; 8:45 am]
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