Notice2026-04771
Notice of Shipping Coordinating Committee Public Meeting To Prepare for International Maritime Organization MEPC 84 Session
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March 11, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 12038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04771]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12963]
Notice of Shipping Coordinating Committee Public Meeting To
Prepare for International Maritime Organization MEPC 84 Session
The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 1:00 p.m.
on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, by teleconference. The primary purpose of
the meeting is to prepare for the 84th session of the International
Maritime Organization's (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee,
to be held at IMO Headquarters in London, United Kingdom from Monday,
April 27, 2026, to Friday, May 1, 2026.
The agenda items to be considered include:
--Adoption of the agenda
--Decisions of other IMO bodies
--Consideration and adoption of amendments to mandatory instruments
--Harmful aquatic organisms in ballast water
--Air pollution prevention
--Energy efficiency of ships
--Reduction of GHG emissions from ships
--Follow-up work emanating from the Action Plan to address marine
plastic litter from ships
--Experience-building phase for the reduction of underwater radiated
noise from shipping
--Pollution prevention and response
--Reports of other sub-committees
--Identification and protection of Special Areas, ECAs and PSSAs
--Application of the Committees' method of work
--Work programme of the Committee and subsidiary bodies
--Any other business
--Consideration of the report of the Committee
Please note: The IMO may, on short notice, adjust the MEPC 84
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 Emily Sysko, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#88cde5e1e4f1a6dca6dbf1fbe3e7c8fdfbebefa6e5e1e4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8fcae2e6e3f6a1dba1dcf6fce4e0cffafcece8a1e2e6e3">[email protected]</span></a>, by phone at (571)
608-5576, or in writing at ATTN: LCDR Emily Sysko, 2703 Martin Luther
King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509, by April 8,
2026. Members of the public needing reasonable accommodation should
advise LCDR Emily Sysko no later than April 8, 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. 1001 et seq.)
Emily C. Miletello,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, U.S.
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2026-04771 Filed 3-10-26; 8:45 am]
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