Notice2026-01291
TITLE: Notice of Public Meeting To Prepare for International Maritime Organization HTW 12 Session
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January 23, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 2987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01291]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12925]
TITLE: Notice of Public Meeting To Prepare for International
Maritime Organization HTW 12 Session
The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 10:00 a.m.
on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, by teleconference. The primary purpose
of the meeting is to prepare for the twelfth session of the
International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on Human
Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW) to be held in London, United
Kingdom, from Monday, February 23, 2026, to Friday, February 27, 2026.
The agenda items to be considered include:
--Adoption of the agenda
--Decisions of other IMO bodies
--Validated model training courses
--Role of the human element
--Reports on unlawful practices associated with certificates of
competency
--Comprehensive review of the 1978 STCW Convention and Code
--Development of a safety regulatory framework to support the reduction
of GHG emissions from ships using new technologies and alternative
fuels
--Scoping exercise and enhancement of the effectiveness of provisions
on fatigue and seafarers' hours of work and rest
--Biennial status report and provisional agenda for HTW 13
--Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2027
--Any other business
--Report to the Maritime Safety Committee
Please note: The IMO may, on short notice, adjust the HTW 12 agenda
to accommodate any constraints associated with the meeting. 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,
Mrs. Megan Johns Henry at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#523f3735333c7c317c383d3a3c2112272131357c3f3b3e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dbb6bebcbab5f5b8f5b1b4b3b5a89baea8b8bcf5b6b2b7">[email protected]</span></a>, by phone at (571)
610-3303, or in writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop
7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509, not later than February 5, 2026.
Members of the public needing reasonable accommodation should advise
Mrs. Megan Johns Henry no later than February 5, 2026. 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, U.S.
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2026-01291 Filed 1-22-26; 8:45 am]
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