82 FR 26565 - Notice of Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 108 (June 7, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-11811
Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 108 (Wednesday, June 7, 2017)
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 10021]


Notice of Public Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 9:00 a.m. 
on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Room 5L18-01 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 sixty-seventh session of the 
International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Technical Cooperation 
Committee (TCC 67) to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, 
17-19 July, 2017 and the one hundred and eighteenth session of the

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IMO Council (C 118) to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, 
24-28 July, 2017.
    The agenda items to be considered include:
Sixty-Seventh Session of the Technical Co-Operation Committee
--Adoption of the agenda
--Work of other bodies and organizations
--Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme (Annual report for 2016 & 
Programme for 2018 and 2019)
--Financing of the Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme 
(Technical Cooperation Fund Allocation for 2018 and 2019, Review and 
revision of the 2007 Strategy on the long-term financing of the 
Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme, and Sustainable financing)
--The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Maritime transport 
policy development, Country Maritime Profiles, Related developments 
within the United Nations system, Linkage with IMO's technical 
assistance work, and Revision of the Assembly resolutions relating to 
technical cooperation)
--Partnerships (Regional presence and coordination and Partnership 
arrangements)
--Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme and IMO Member States Audit 
Scheme (Analysis of the consolidated audit summary reports of the 
Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme and Developments with respect 
to IMO Member States Audit Scheme)
--Capacity Building: Strengthening the impact of women in the maritime 
sector
--Global maritime training institutions (World Maritime University, IMO 
International Maritime Law Institute, and Other established 
arrangements)
--Impact Assessment Exercise (Follow-up to the exercise for the period 
2012-2015 and Matters relating to future exercises)
--Development of a new Strategic Framework for the Organization for 
2018-2023
--Application of the Committee's guidelines
--Work programme
--Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2018
--Amendment of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee
--Any other business
--Consideration of the report of the Committee on its sixty-seventh 
session
One Hundred and Eighteenth Session of Council
--Adoption of the agenda
--Report of the Secretary-General on credentials
--Strategy, planning and reform
--Resource management (Human resource matters, accounts and audits for 
2016 budget year, Report on investments, Report on arrears of 
contributions and advances to the Working Capital Fund, Budget 
considerations for 2017)
--Results-based budget for 2018-2019
--IMO Member State Audit Scheme
--Consideration of the report of the Facilitation Committee
--Consideration of the report of the Legal Committee
--Consideration of the reports of the Maritime Safety Committee
--Consideration of the report of the Technical Cooperation Committee
--Technical Cooperation Fund (Report on activities of the 2016 
programmes & Preliminary biennial allocation to support the ITCP for 
2018-2019)
--World Maritime University (Report of the Board of Governors, Budget, 
Proposed Charter amendments)
--IMO International Maritime Law Institute (Report of the Board of 
Governors, Budget and Proposed amendments to the Charter of the World 
Maritime University)
--Protection of vital shipping lanes
--Principles to be considered in the review of existing requirements 
and the development of new requirements
--Assembly matters (Provisional agenda, Preparations for Assembly, and 
Draft report of the Council to the Assembly)
--External relations (With the U.N. and the specialized agencies, Joint 
Inspection Unit, Relations with intergovernmental organizations, 
Relations with non-governmental organizations, World Maritime Day, 
International Maritime Prize, IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea, 
Report of the Day of the Seafarer, and IMO Maritime Ambassador Scheme)
--Report on the status of the convention and membership of the 
Organization
--Report on the status of conventions and other multilateral 
instruments in respect of which the Organization performs functions
--Place, date and duration of the next two sessions of the Council and 
substantive items for inclusion in the provisional agendas for the next 
two sessions of Council (C/ES.29 and C 119)
    --Supplementary agenda items, if any

    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 Staci Weist, by email at 
[email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1376, or in writing at 
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., Stop 7509, Washington DC 20593-
7509 not later than July 5, 2017. Requests made after July 5, 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. It is recommended 
that attendees arrive to Coast Guard Headquarters no later than 30 
minutes ahead of the scheduled meeting for the security screening 
process. Coast Guard Headquarters is accessible by taxi and public 
transportation. Parking in the vicinity of the building is extremely 
limited. Additional information regarding this and other IMO public 
meetings may be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo.

Jonathan W. Burby,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
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mitigate adverse impacts on or Foreign Affairs Reform and allowance rate established under 5 CFR
disruption of the human environment in Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 591.103.
connection with the operation and 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et DATES: June 7, 2017.
maintenance of the United States seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
facilities. Such measures will include October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority Lee Evans, Management Program
the resource protection measures No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as Analyst, DS/T/MSD, Ph.—703–618–
identified in the Final EA and any that appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 7903.
are approved in the future by the 257–1 of December 11, 2015), I hereby
Department of State or other relevant determine that certain objects to be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOS
federal or state agencies, as well as any included in the exhibition ‘‘Great is implementing a higher initial
other measures deemed prudent by the British Drawings from the Ashmolean maximum uniform allowance to procure
permittee. Museum,’’ imported from abroad for and issue uniform items for special
Article 10. The permittee shall file temporary exhibition within the United agent personnel within the DS/T/MSD.
with the appropriate agencies of the States, are of cultural significance. The This is being established in accordance
U.S. government such statements or objects are imported pursuant to a loan with 5 CFR 591.104, which states that
reports under oath with respect to the agreement with the foreign owner or an agency may establish one or more
United States facilities, and/or custodian. I also determine that the initial maximum uniform allowance
permittee’s activities and operations in exhibition or display of the exhibit rates greater than the government-wide
connection therewith, as are now, or objects at the Princeton University Art maximum uniform allowance rate
may hereafter, be required under any Museum, Princeton, New Jersey, from established under 5 CFR 591.103. The
laws or regulations of the U.S. on or about July 1, 2017, until on or current $800.00 limit has become
government or its agencies. The about September 17, 2017, and at inadequate to maintain the uniform
permittee shall file electronic Export possible additional exhibitions or standards and professional image
Information where required. venues yet to be determined, is in the expected of Diplomatic Service special
Article 11. The permittee shall national interest. I have ordered that agents whom serve within DS/T/MSD.
provide information upon request to the Public Notice of these Determinations The uniform items for DS/T/MSD
Department of State with regard to the be published in the Federal Register. special agent personnel include the
United States facilities. Such requests For further information, including a following items or similar items such as:
could include, for example, information list of the imported objects, contact the Battle dress uniform pants, hot weather
concerning current conditions or Office of Public Diplomacy and Public top and blouses; heavy duty battle dress
anticipated changes in ownership or Affairs in the Office of the Legal uniform; cloth uniform insignia patches,
control, construction, connection, Adviser, U.S. Department of State and cloth uniform badges. The average
operation, or maintenance of the U.S. (telephone: 202–632–6471; email: total uniform cost for the listed items is
facilities. section2459@state.gov). The mailing $1,400.00. Based on these current costs,
In witness whereof, I, Acting Assistant address is U.S. Department of State, the DOS is increasing the initial
Secretary of State for Oceans and L/PD, SA–5, Suite 5H03, Washington, maximum uniform allowance for DOS
International Environmental and DC 20522–0505. special agents in DS/T/MSD to
Scientific Affairs, have hereunto set my $1,400.00. The number of DOS special
hand this Thirtieth day of May 2017 in Alyson Grunder, agents in DS/T/MSD affected by this
the City of Washington, District of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau change would be approximately 125
Columbia. of Educational and Cultural Affairs, employees.
Department of State.
Judith G. Garber, Stephen B. Dietz, III,
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Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans
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and International Environmental and
Security, Department of State.
Scientific Affairs
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Matthew T. McManus,
Acting Director, Energy Resource Bureau, [Public Notice: 10016]
Office of Policy Analysis And Public DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Diplomacy, Department of State. Diplomatic Security Request for Higher [Public Notice 10021]
[FR Doc. 2017–11812 Filed 6–6–17; 8:45 am] Maximum Uniform Allotment
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AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice. The Department of State will conduct
DEPARTMENT OF STATE an open meeting at 9:00 a.m. on
SUMMARY: This is a notice that the Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Room
[Public Notice: 10022] Department of State (DOS) is 5L18–01 of the Douglas A. Munro Coast
establishing a higher initial maximum Guard Headquarters Building at St.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally
uniform allowance to procure and issue Elizabeth’s, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr.
Significant Objects Imported for
uniform items for special agent Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593.
Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Great
personnel within the Office of Mobile The primary purpose of the meeting is
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British Drawings From the Ashmolean
Security Deployments (DS/T/MSD). to prepare for the sixty-seventh session
Museum’’ Exhibition
This action is pursuant to the authority of the International Maritime
Notice is hereby given of the granted to the DOS by 5 CFR 591.104, Organization’s (IMO) Technical
following determinations: Pursuant to which states that an agency may Cooperation Committee (TCC 67) to be
the authority vested in me by the Act of establish one or more initial maximum held at the IMO Headquarters, United
October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. uniform allowance rates greater than the Kingdom, 17–19 July, 2017 and the one
2459), E.O. 12047 of March 27, 1978, the government-wide maximum uniform hundred and eighteenth session of the

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IMO Council (C 118) to be held at the One Hundred and Eighteenth Session of of the room. To facilitate the building
IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, Council security process, and to request
24–28 July, 2017. —Adoption of the agenda reasonable accommodation, those who
The agenda items to be considered —Report of the Secretary-General on plan to attend should contact the
include: credentials meeting coordinator, LCDR Staci Weist,
—Strategy, planning and reform by email at Eustacia.Y.Weist@uscg.mil,
Sixty–Seventh Session of the Technical by phone at (202) 372–1376, or in
Co-Operation Committee —Resource management (Human
resource matters, accounts and audits writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr.
—Adoption of the agenda for 2016 budget year, Report on Ave. SE., Stop 7509, Washington DC
—Work of other bodies and investments, Report on arrears of 20593–7509 not later than July 5, 2017.
organizations contributions and advances to the Requests made after July 5, 2017 might
—Integrated Technical Cooperation Working Capital Fund, Budget not be able to be accommodated.
Programme (Annual report for 2016 & considerations for 2017) Please note that due to security
Programme for 2018 and 2019) —Results-based budget for 2018–2019 considerations, two valid, government
—Financing of the Integrated Technical —IMO Member State Audit Scheme issued photo identifications must be
Cooperation Programme (Technical —Consideration of the report of the presented to gain entrance to the Coast
Cooperation Fund Allocation for 2018 Facilitation Committee Guard Headquarters building. It is
and 2019, Review and revision of the —Consideration of the report of the recommended that attendees arrive to
2007 Strategy on the long-term Legal Committee Coast Guard Headquarters no later than
financing of the Integrated Technical —Consideration of the reports of the 30 minutes ahead of the scheduled
Cooperation Programme, and Maritime Safety Committee meeting for the security screening
Sustainable financing) —Consideration of the report of the process. Coast Guard Headquarters is
—The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Technical Cooperation Committee accessible by taxi and public
Development (Maritime transport —Technical Cooperation Fund (Report transportation. Parking in the vicinity of
policy development, Country on activities of the 2016 programmes the building is extremely limited.
Maritime Profiles, Related & Preliminary biennial allocation to Additional information regarding this
developments within the United support the ITCP for 2018–2019) and other IMO public meetings may be
Nations system, Linkage with IMO’s —World Maritime University (Report of found at: www.uscg.mil/imo.
technical assistance work, and the Board of Governors, Budget, Jonathan W. Burby,
Revision of the Assembly resolutions Proposed Charter amendments)
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean
relating to technical cooperation) —IMO International Maritime Law and Polar Affairs, Department of State.
—Partnerships (Regional presence and Institute (Report of the Board of
[FR Doc. 2017–11811 Filed 6–6–17; 8:45 am]
coordination and Partnership Governors, Budget and Proposed
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arrangements) amendments to the Charter of the
—Voluntary IMO Member State Audit World Maritime University)
Scheme and IMO Member States —Protection of vital shipping lanes
Audit Scheme (Analysis of the —Principles to be considered in the
review of existing requirements and DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
consolidated audit summary reports
of the Voluntary IMO Member State the development of new requirements Federal Transit Administration
Audit Scheme and Developments —Assembly matters (Provisional
with respect to IMO Member States agenda, Preparations for Assembly, Limitation on Claims Against Proposed
Audit Scheme) and Draft report of the Council to the Public Transportation Projects
Assembly)
—Capacity Building: Strengthening the AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration
—External relations (With the U.N. and
impact of women in the maritime (FTA), DOT.
the specialized agencies, Joint
sector
Inspection Unit, Relations with ACTION: Notice.
—Global maritime training institutions intergovernmental organizations,
(World Maritime University, IMO Relations with non-governmental SUMMARY: This notice announces final
International Maritime Law Institute, organizations, World Maritime Day, environmental actions taken by the
and Other established arrangements) International Maritime Prize, IMO Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
—Impact Assessment Exercise (Follow- Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea, for projects in Cambridge, Medford, and
up to the exercise for the period Report of the Day of the Seafarer, and Somerville, Massachusetts; King
2012–2015 and Matters relating to IMO Maritime Ambassador Scheme) County, Washington; and Elgin, Illinois.
future exercises) —Report on the status of the convention The purpose of this notice is to
—Development of a new Strategic and membership of the Organization announce publicly the environmental
Framework for the Organization for —Report on the status of conventions decisions by FTA on the subject projects
2018–2023 and other multilateral instruments in and to activate the limitation on any
—Application of the Committee’s respect of which the Organization claims that may challenge these final
guidelines performs functions environmental actions.
—Work programme —Place, date and duration of the next DATES: By this notice, FTA is advising
—Election of Chairman and Vice- two sessions of the Council and the public of final agency actions
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Chairman for 2018 substantive items for inclusion in the subject to Section 139(l) of Title 23,
—Amendment of the Rules of Procedure provisional agendas for the next two United States Code (U.S.C.). A claim
of the Committee sessions of Council (C/ES.29 and C seeking judicial review of FTA actions
—Any other business 119) announced herein for the listed public
—Consideration of the report of the —Supplementary agenda items, if any transportation projects will be barred
Committee on its sixty-seventh Members of the public may attend unless the claim is filed on or before
session this meeting up to the seating capacity November 6, 2017.

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