Notice2025-17637

Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for International Maritime Organization MEPC/ES.2

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September 12, 2025

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 175 (Friday, September 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 44282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17637]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12817]


Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for International 
Maritime Organization MEPC/ES.2

    The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 1:00 p.m. 
on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, both in-person at Coast Guard 
Headquarters in Washington, DC, and via teleconference through 
Microsoft Teams. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for 
the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Marine Environment 
Protection Committee's 2nd Extraordinary Session (MEPC/ES.2) to be held 
at IMO Headquarters in London, United Kingdom from Tuesday, October 14, 
2025, to Friday, October 17, 2025.
    Members of the public may participate up to the capacity of the 
teleconference 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 Emily Sysko, 
by email at LCDR <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4b0e26222732651f6518323820240b3e38282c65262227"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e1a48c888d98cfb5cfb298928a8ea194928286cf8c888d">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. LCDR Sysko will provide access 
information for in-person and virtual attendance.
    The agenda items to be considered at MEPC/ES.2 include:

--Adoption of the agenda;
--Decisions and adoption of amendments to mandatory instruments;
--Reduction of GHG emissions from ships;
--Any other business;
--Consideration of the report of the Committee.

    Please note: The IMO may, on short notice, adjust the MEPC/ES.2 
agenda to accommodate the constraints associated with the virtual 
meeting format. Although no changes to the agenda are anticipated, if 
any are necessary, they will be provided to those who RSVP.
    Those who plan to participate may contact the meeting coordinator, 
LCDR Emily Sysko, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#094c64606570275d275a707a6266497c7a6a6e27646065"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93d6fefaffeabdc7bdc0eae0f8fcd3e6e0f0f4bdfefaff">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or by phone at 
202-372-1376 or in writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, 
ATTN: LCDR Emily Sysko, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, 
Washington, DC 20593-7509, by September 24, 2025. Members of the public 
needing reasonable accommodation should advise LCDR Emily Sysko no 
later than September 24, 2025. 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. 552.)

Emily C. Miletello,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2025-17637 Filed 9-11-25; 8:45 am]
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