81_FR_14566 81 FR 14514 - Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

81 FR 14514 - Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 52 (March 17, 2016)

Page Range14514-14514
FR Document2016-06058

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 14514]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06058]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9486]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 9:00 a.m. on May 4, 2016, in Room 9-12 of the United States 
Department of Transportation building, 1200 New Jersey Ave SE., 
Washington, DC 20591. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare 
for the ninety sixth Session of the International Maritime 
Organization's (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee to be held at the IMO 
Headquarters, United Kingdom, May 11-20, 2016.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Adoption of the agenda; report of credentials
--Decisions of other IMO bodies
--Consideration and adoption of amendments to mandatory instruments
--Measures to enhance maritime security
--Goal-based new ship construction standards
--Passenger ship safety
--Mandatory instrument and/or provisions addressing safety standards 
for the carriage of more than 12 industrial personnel on board vessels 
engaged on international voyages
--Ship systems and equipment (report of the second session and urgent 
matters emanating from the third session of the Sub-Committee)
--Implementation of IMO instruments (report of the second session of 
the Sub-Committee)
--Carriage of cargoes and containers (report of the second session of 
the Sub-Committee)
--Ship design and construction (report of the third session of the Sub-
Committee)
--Human element, training and watchkeeping (report of the third session 
of the Sub-Committee)
--Pollution prevention and response (report of the third session of the 
Sub-Committee)
--Navigation, communications, search and rescue (urgent matters 
emanating from the third session of the Sub-Committee)
--Capacity building for the implementation of new measures
--Formal safety assessment, including general cargo ship safety
--Piracy and armed robbery against ships
--Unsafe mixed migration by sea
--Analysis and consideration of recommendations to reduce 
administrative burdens in IMO instruments including those identified by 
the SG-RAR
--Implementation of instruments and related matters
--Relations with other organizations
--Application of the Committee's Guidelines
--Work programme
--Any other business
--Consideration of the report of the Committee on its ninety-sixth 
session

    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. To facilitate the building security process, and 
to request reasonable accommodation, those who plan to attend should 
contact the meeting coordinator, LCDR Tiffany Duffy, by email at 
[email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1376, by fax at (202) 
372-8382, or in writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., Stop 
7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509 not later than April 27, 2016. Requests 
made after April 27, 2016 might not be able to be accommodated. Please 
note that due to security considerations, two valid, government issued 
photo identifications must be presented to gain entrance to the 
Department of Transportation building. The Department of Transportation 
building is accessible by taxi, privately owned conveyance, and public 
transportation. However, parking in the vicinity of the building is 
extremely limited. In the case of inclement weather in the Washington, 
DC area where the Federal Government is closed or delayed, a public 
meeting may be conducted virtually by calling (202) 475-4000 or 1-855-
475-2447, Participant code: 887 809 72. The meeting coordinator will 
confirm whether the virtual public meeting will be utilized by posting 
an announcement at: www.uscg.mil/imo/MSC/. Members of the public can 
find out whether the Federal Government is delayed or closed by 
visiting www.opm.gov/status/. Additional information regarding this and 
other SHC public meetings may be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo/.

    Dated: March 10, 2016.
Jonathan W. Burby,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2016-06058 Filed 3-16-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    rule change.9 The Commission received                   —Carriage of cargoes and containers                   809 72. The meeting coordinator will
                                                    one comment on the proposal.10                             (report of the second session of the               confirm whether the virtual public
                                                      On March 10, 2016, the Exchange                          Sub-Committee)                                     meeting will be utilized by posting an
                                                    withdrew the proposed rule change                       —Ship design and construction (report                 announcement at: www.uscg.mil/imo/
                                                    (SR–NYSEArca–2015–68).                                     of the third session of the Sub-                   MSC/. Members of the public can find
                                                      For the Commission, by the Division of                   Committee)                                         out whether the Federal Government is
                                                    Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated              —Human element, training and                          delayed or closed by visiting
                                                    authority.11                                               watchkeeping (report of the third                  www.opm.gov/status/. Additional
                                                    Lynn M. Powalski,                                          session of the Sub-Committee)                      information regarding this and other
                                                    Deputy Secretary.                                       —Pollution prevention and response                    SHC public meetings may be found at:
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–05976 Filed 3–16–16; 8:45 am]                (report of the third session of the Sub-           www.uscg.mil/imo/.
                                                    BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                     Committee)                                           Dated: March 10, 2016.
                                                                                                            —Navigation, communications, search                   Jonathan W. Burby,
                                                                                                               and rescue (urgent matters emanating
                                                                                                                                                                  Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF STATE                                        from the third session of the Sub-                 Committee, Department of State.
                                                                                                               Committee)
                                                    [Public Notice: 9486]                                                                                         [FR Doc. 2016–06058 Filed 3–16–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            —Capacity building for the
                                                                                                                                                                  BILLING CODE 4710–09–P
                                                                                                               implementation of new measures
                                                    Shipping Coordinating Committee;                        —Formal safety assessment, including
                                                    Notice of Public Meeting                                   general cargo ship safety                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE
                                                      The Shipping Coordinating                             —Piracy and armed robbery against
                                                    Committee (SHC) will conduct an open                       ships                                              [Public Notice: 9484]
                                                    meeting at 9:00 a.m. on May 4, 2016, in                 —Unsafe mixed migration by sea
                                                    Room 9–12 of the United States                          —Analysis and consideration of                        Notice of Meeting of the International
                                                    Department of Transportation building,                     recommendations to reduce                          Telecommunication Advisory
                                                    1200 New Jersey Ave SE., Washington,                       administrative burdens in IMO                      Committee
                                                    DC 20591. The primary purpose of the                       instruments including those                           This notice announces a meeting of
                                                    meeting is to prepare for the ninety                       identified by the SG–RAR                           the United States International
                                                    sixth Session of the International                      —Implementation of instruments and                    Telecommunication Advisory
                                                    Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime                     related matters                                    Committee (ITAC) to gather
                                                    Safety Committee to be held at the IMO                  —Relations with other organizations                   participants’ perspectives on the
                                                    Headquarters, United Kingdom, May                       —Application of the Committee’s                       dynamic and evolving international
                                                    11–20, 2016.                                               Guidelines                                         environment around the Internet of
                                                      The agenda items to be considered                     —Work programme                                       Things (IoT) and the application of that
                                                    include:                                                —Any other business                                   technology in Smart Cities, including
                                                    —Adoption of the agenda; report of                      —Consideration of the report of the                   relevant technical, commercial, and
                                                      credentials                                              Committee on its ninety-sixth session              economic issues.
                                                    —Decisions of other IMO bodies                             Members of the public may attend                      The Department of State seeks to
                                                    —Consideration and adoption of                          this meeting up to the seating capacity               determine where and how diplomacy
                                                      amendments to mandatory                               of the room. To facilitate the building               can best support U.S. innovation and
                                                      instruments                                           security process, and to request                      economic growth in this area. Attendees
                                                    —Measures to enhance maritime
                                                                                                            reasonable accommodation, those who                   will be invited to share their thoughts
                                                      security
                                                    —Goal-based new ship construction                       plan to attend should contact the                     on topics including the following:
                                                      standards                                             meeting coordinator, LCDR Tiffany                        • The most significant technical
                                                    —Passenger ship safety                                  Duffy, by email at tiffany.a.duffy@                   issues (e.g., interoperability, security) at
                                                    —Mandatory instrument and/or                            uscg.mil, by phone at (202) 372–1376,                 play in the international market;
                                                      provisions addressing safety                          by fax at (202) 372–8382, or in writing                  • The impact of national and
                                                      standards for the carriage of more                    at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE.,              multilateral initiatives within and
                                                      than 12 industrial personnel on board                 Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593–7509                  among various countries related to
                                                      vessels engaged on international                      not later than April 27, 2016. Requests               Smart Cities and IoT (e.g., the EU Digital
                                                      voyages                                               made after April 27, 2016 might not be                Agenda);
                                                    —Ship systems and equipment (report                     able to be accommodated. Please note                     • International standards and
                                                      of the second session and urgent                      that due to security considerations, two              standards bodies;
                                                      matters emanating from the third                      valid, government issued photo                           • The appropriateness of
                                                      session of the Sub-Committee)                         identifications must be presented to                  international regulation related to IoT;
                                                    —Implementation of IMO instruments                      gain entrance to the Department of                       • Privacy and security in the IoT
                                                      (report of the second session of the                  Transportation building. The                          environment.
                                                      Sub-Committee)                                        Department of Transportation building                    Internet of Things issues are included
                                                                                                            is accessible by taxi, privately owned                in preparations for the upcoming
                                                      9 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 77126,
                                                                                                            conveyance, and public transportation.                Organization for Economic Cooperation
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                                                    81 FR 8551 (Feb. 19, 2016). The Commission              However, parking in the vicinity of the               and Development (OECD) ministerial.
                                                    designated a longer period within which to take
                                                    action on the proposed rule change and designated       building is extremely limited. In the                 Over the last 6 months, the United
                                                    April 15, 2016, as the date by which it should          case of inclement weather in the                      States has participated in the
                                                    approve or disapprove the proposed rule change.         Washington, DC area where the Federal                 International Telecommunications
                                                      10 See Letter from George Simon to the
                                                                                                            Government is closed or delayed, a                    Union Standardization Sector Study
                                                    Commission (Feb. 23, 2016) (available at http://
                                                    www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nysearca-2015-68/               public meeting may be conducted                       Group 20 (SG20), which focuses on the
                                                    nysearca201568-1.pdf).                                  virtually by calling (202) 475–4000 or 1–             development of standards related to IoT
                                                      11 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(57).                            855–475–2447, Participant code: 887                   and Smart Cities. Attendees are invited


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FR Citation81 FR 14514 

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