Notice2026-02174
Notice of Public Meeting To Prepare for International Maritime Organization FAL 50 Session
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Published
February 3, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 5018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02174]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12939]
Notice of Public Meeting To Prepare for International Maritime
Organization FAL 50 Session
The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 1:00 p.m.
EDT on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, via teleconference through Microsoft
Teams. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the
fiftieth session of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO)
Facilitation Committee (FAL 50) to be held in London, United Kingdom,
from Monday, March 23, 2026 to Friday, March 27, 2026.
The agenda items to be considered include:
--Adoption of the agenda;
--Decisions of other IMO bodies;
--Consideration and adoption of proposed amendments to the Convention;
--Amendments to the FAL Convention to introduce mandatory reporting of
the API and BRI for maritime transport;
--Amendments to the FAL Convention to introduce mandatory cybersecurity
measures to safeguard the maritime single windows;
--Application of single window concept;
--Review and revision of the IMO Compendium on Facilitation and
Electronic Business, including additional e-business solutions;
--Development of a comprehensive strategy on maritime digitalization;
--Revision of the Guidelines on maritime cyber risk management
(MSC.FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2) and identification of next steps to enhance
maritime cybersecurity;
--Measures to address Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) in the
instruments under the purview of the Facilitation Committee;
--Development of amendments to the Revised guidelines for the
prevention and suppression of the smuggling of drugs, psychotropic
substances and precursor chemicals on ships engaged in international
maritime traffic (resolutions FAL.9(34) and MSC.228(82));
--Development of amendments to the Revised guidelines on the prevention
of access by stowaways and the allocation of responsibilities to seek
the successful resolution of stowaway cases (resolutions FAL.13(42) and
MSC.448(99));
--Unsafe mixed migration by sea;
--Consideration and analysis of reports and information on persons
rescued at sea and stowaways;
--Technical cooperation activities related to facilitation of maritime
traffic;
--Application of the Committee's procedures on organization and method
of work;
--Work programme;
--Election of the Chair and Vice-Chair for 2027;
--Any other business;
--Consideration of the report to the Committee on its fiftieth session.
Please note: The IMO may, on short notice, adjust the FAL 50 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,
LCDR Amy Gayman at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#16577b6f38533851776f7b77785663657571387b7f7a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ddcf0e4b3d8b3dafce4f0fcf3dde8eefefab3f0f4f1">[email protected]</span></a>, by phone at 571-608-8882, or
in writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509,
Washington, DC 20593-7509, not later than March 3, 2026. Members of the
public needing reasonable accommodation should advise LCDR Amy Gayman
no later than March 3, 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. 2026-02174 Filed 2-2-26; 8:45 am]
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