81 FR 90404 - Notice of Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 240 (December 14, 2016)

Page Range		90404-90404
FR Document		2016-29943

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 240 (Wednesday, December 14, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29943]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9816]


Notice of Public Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 9:00am on 
Thursday, January 19, 2017, in room 7M15-01 of the Douglas A. Munro 
Coast Guard Headquarters Building at St. Elizabeth's, 2703 Martin 
Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593. The primary purpose 
of the meeting is to prepare for the Fourth session of the 
International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship 
Design and Construction to be held at the IMO headquarters, London, 
United Kingdom, February 13-17, 2017.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Adoption of the agenda
--Decisions of other bodies
--Amendments to SOLAS regulations II-1/6 and II-1/8-1 (5.2.1.13)
--Computerized stability support for the master in case of flooding for 
existing passenger ships (5.2.1.7)
--Finalization of second generation intact stability criteria 
(5.2.1.12)
--Amendments to SOLAS and FSS Code to make evacuation analysis 
mandatory for new passenger ships and review of the Recommendation on 
evacuation analysis for new and existing passenger ships (5.1.1.3)
--Revision of section 3 of the Guidelines for damage control plans and 
information to the master (MSC.1/Circ.1245) for passenger ships 
(5.2.1.6)
--Mandatory instrument and/or provisions addressing safety standards 
for the carriage of more than 12 industrial personnel on board vessels 
engaged on international voyages (5.2.1.4)
--Amendments to the 2011 ESP Code (2.0.1.1)
--Unified interpretation to provisions of IMO safety, security, and 
environment-related Conventions (1.1.2.3)
--Revised SOLAS regulation II-1/3-8 and associated guidelines (MSC.1/
Circ.1175) and new guidelines for safe mooring operations for all ships 
(5.2.1.1)
--Guidelines for use of Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) within ship 
structures (5.2.1.21)
--Biennial status report and provisional agenda for SDC 5
--Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2018
--Any other business
--Report to the Maritime Safety Committee

    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Upon request to the meeting coordinator, members 
of the public may also participate via teleconference. To facilitate 
the building security process, and to request reasonable accommodation, 
those who plan to attend should contact the meeting coordinator, LT 
Joshua Kapusta, by email at [email protected], or by phone at 
(202) 372-1428, or in writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., 
Stop 7509, Washington DC 20593-7509 not later than January 12, 2017. 
Requests made after January 12, 2017 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 Coast Guard Headquarters building. The building is 
accessible by taxi, public transportation, and privately owned 
conveyance (upon request).
    In the case of inclement weather 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. 
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 IMO public meetings may be found 
at: www.uscg.mil/imo.

    Dated: December 7, 2016.
Jonathan W. Burby,
 Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-29943 Filed 12-13-16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE Members of the public may attend Kingdom, on January 16–20, 2017. The
this meeting up to the seating capacity agenda items to be considered include:
[Public Notice: 9816] of the room. Upon request to the —Decisions of other IMO bodies
Notice of Public Meeting meeting coordinator, members of the —Safety and pollution hazards of
public may also participate via chemicals and preparation of
The Department of State will conduct teleconference. To facilitate the building consequential amendments to the IBC
an open meeting at 9:00am on security process, and to request Code
Thursday, January 19, 2017, in room reasonable accommodation, those who —Review of MARPOL Annex II
7M15–01 of the Douglas A. Munro Coast plan to attend should contact the requirements that have an impact on
Guard Headquarters Building at St. meeting coordinator, LT Joshua cargo residues and tank washings of
Elizabeth’s, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Kapusta, by email at Joshua.A.Kapusta@ high viscosity and persistent floating
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593. uscg.mil, or by phone at (202) 372–1428, products
The primary purpose of the meeting is or in writing at 2703 Martin Luther King —Code for the transport and handling of
to prepare for the Fourth session of the Jr. Ave. SE., Stop 7509, Washington DC limited amounts of hazardous and
International Maritime Organization’s 20593–7509 not later than January 12, noxious liquid substances in bulk on
(IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship Design 2017. Requests made after January 12, offshore support vessels
and Construction to be held at the IMO 2017 might not be able to be —Revised guidance on ballast water
headquarters, London, United Kingdom, accommodated. Please note that due to sampling and analysis
February 13–17, 2017. security considerations, two valid, —Review of the guidelines for approval
The agenda items to be considered government issued photo identifications of ballast water management systems
include: must be presented to gain entrance to —Production of a manual entitled
—Adoption of the agenda the Coast Guard Headquarters building. ‘‘Ballast Water Management—How to
—Decisions of other bodies The building is accessible by taxi, do it’’
—Amendments to SOLAS regulations public transportation, and privately —Consideration of the impact on the
II–1/6 and II–1/8–1 (5.2.1.13) owned conveyance (upon request). Arctic of emissions of Black Carbon
—Computerized stability support for the In the case of inclement weather from international shipping
master in case of flooding for existing where the Federal Government is closed —Standards for shipboard gasification
passenger ships (5.2.1.7) or delayed, a public meeting may be of waste systems and associated
—Finalization of second generation conducted virtually by calling (202) amendments to regulation 16 of
intact stability criteria (5.2.1.12) 475–4000 or 1–855–475–2447, MARPOL Annex VI
—Amendments to SOLAS and FSS Participant code: 887 809 72. The —Guidelines for the discharge of
Code to make evacuation analysis meeting coordinator will confirm exhaust gas recirculation bleed-off
mandatory for new passenger ships whether the virtual public meeting will water
and review of the Recommendation be utilized by posting an announcement —Improved and new technologies
on evacuation analysis for new and at: www.uscg.mil/imo. Members of the approved for ballast water
existing passenger ships (5.1.1.3) public can find out whether the Federal management systems and reduction of
—Revision of section 3 of the Government is delayed or closed by atmospheric pollution
Guidelines for damage control plans visiting www.opm.gov/status/. —Updated IMO Dispersant Guidelines
and information to the master Additional information regarding this —Updated OPRC Model training
(MSC.1/Circ.1245) for passenger ships and other IMO public meetings may be courses
(5.2.1.6) found at: www.uscg.mil/imo. —Unified interpretation to provisions of
—Mandatory instrument and/or Dated: December 7, 2016. IMO environment-related
provisions addressing safety Jonathan W. Burby,
Conventions
standards for the carriage of more —Use of electronic record books
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean
than 12 industrial personnel on board —Revision of the 2011 SCR Guidelines
and Polar Affairs, Department of State.
vessels engaged on international [FR Doc. 2016–29943 Filed 12–13–16; 8:45 am]
Members of the public may attend
voyages (5.2.1.4) this meeting up to the seating capacity
BILLING CODE 4710–09–P
—Amendments to the 2011 ESP Code of the room. Upon request to the
(2.0.1.1) meeting coordinator, members of the
—Unified interpretation to provisions of DEPARTMENT OF STATE public may also participate via
IMO safety, security, and teleconference. To facilitate the building
environment-related Conventions security process, and to request
[Public Notice: 9817]
(1.1.2.3) reasonable accommodation, those who
—Revised SOLAS regulation II–1/3–8 Notice of Public Meeting plan to attend should contact the
and associated guidelines (MSC.1/ meeting coordinator, Mr. Patrick Keffler,
Circ.1175) and new guidelines for safe The Department of State will conduct by email at Patrcik.A.Keffler@uscg.mil,
mooring operations for all ships an open meeting at 9:00am on by phone at (202) 372–1424, or in
(5.2.1.1) Wednesday, January 11, 2017, in room writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr.
—Guidelines for use of Fibre Reinforced 7K15–01 of the Douglas A. Munro Coast Ave. SE., Stop 7509, Washington DC
Plastic (FRP) within ship structures Guard Headquarters Building at St. 20593–7509, not later than January 4,
(5.2.1.21) Elizabeth’s, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. 2017. Requests made after January 4,
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

—Biennial status report and provisional Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593. 2017 might not be able to be
agenda for SDC 5 The primary purpose of the meeting is accommodated. Please note that due to
—Election of Chairman and Vice- to prepare for the fourth session of the security considerations, two valid,
Chairman for 2018 International Maritime Organization’s government issued photo identifications
—Any other business (IMO) Sub-Committee on Pollution must be presented to gain entrance to
—Report to the Maritime Safety Prevention and Response (PPR 4) to be the Coast Guard Headquarters building.
Committee held at the IMO Headquarters, United The building is accessible by taxi,

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		81 FR 90404