82 FR 60268 - Notice of Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 242 (December 19, 2017)

Page Range		60268-60268
FR Document		2017-27253

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 60268]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27253]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10234]


Notice of Public Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 9:00 a.m. 
on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, in room 6K15-15 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 Fifth 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, January 22-26, 2018.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

--Adoption of the agenda
--Decisions of other bodies
--Amendments to SOLAS regulations II-1/8-1 on the availability of 
passenger ships' electrical power supply in cases of flooding from side 
raking damage (5.2.1.13)
--Computerized stability support for the master in case of flooding for 
existing passenger ships (5.2.1.7)
--Review SOLAS chapter II-1, parts B-2 to B-4, to ensure consistency 
with parts B and B-1 with regard to watertight integrity
--Finalization of second generation intact stability criteria 
(5.2.1.12)
--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 wing-in-ground craft (5.2.1.23)
--Biennial status report and provisional agenda for SDC 6
--Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2019
--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 
Jonathan Duffett, by email at [email protected], or by phone 
at (202) 372-1022, or in writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. 
SE., Stop 7509, Washington DC 20593-7509 not later than January 3, 
2018, seven days prior to the meeting. Requests made after January 3, 
2018 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 U.S. 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. Members of the public can find out whether the U.S. 
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.

Joel C. Coito,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
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procedures. Accordingly, the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The —Unified interpretation to provisions of
Commission finds that these policies foregoing determinations were made IMO safety, security, and
and procedures are consistent with the pursuant to the authority vested in me environment-related Conventions
requirements in Rule 17Ad–22(e)(13).22 by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. (1.1.2.3)
985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 12047 of
III. Conclusion —Revised SOLAS regulation II–1/3–8
March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs
On the basis of the foregoing, the and associated guidelines (MSC.1/
Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998
Commission finds that the proposed (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 Circ.1175) and new guidelines for safe
change is consistent with the note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority mooring operations for all ships
requirements of the Act, and in No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation (5.2.1.1)
particular, with the requirements of of Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, —Guidelines for wing-in-ground craft
Section 17A of the Act 23 and the rules 2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of (5.2.1.23)
and regulations thereunder. Authority No. 257–1 of December 11, —Biennial status report and provisional
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to 2015). I have ordered that Public Notice agenda for SDC 6
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,24 that the of these determinations be published in
proposed rule change (SR–OCC–2017– the Federal Register. —Election of Chairman and Vice-
010) be, and it hereby is, approved. Chairman for 2019
Alyson Grunder,
For the Commission, by the Division of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau
—Any other business
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated of Educational and Cultural Affairs, —Report to the Maritime Safety
Authority.25 Department of State. Committee
Eduardo A. Aleman, [FR Doc. 2017–27252 Filed 12–18–17; 8:45 am]
Members of the public may attend
Assistant Secretary. BILLING CODE 4710–05–P
this meeting up to the seating capacity
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of the room. Upon request to the
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE meeting coordinator, members of the
public may also participate via
[Public Notice: 10234] teleconference. To facilitate the building
DEPARTMENT OF STATE security process, and to request
Notice of Public Meeting
[Public Notice: 10233] reasonable accommodation, those who
The Department of State will conduct plan to attend should contact the
Notice of Determinations; Culturally an open meeting at 9:00 a.m. on meeting coordinator, LT Jonathan
Significant Objects Imported for Wednesday, January 10, 2018, in room Duffett, by email at Jonathan.B.Duffett@
Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Inventur— 6K15–15 of the Douglas A. Munro Coast uscg.mil, or by phone at (202) 372–1022,
Art in Germany, 1943–55’’ Exhibition Guard Headquarters Building at St. or in writing at 2703 Martin Luther King
Elizabeth’s, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Jr. Ave. SE., Stop 7509, Washington DC
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the Avenue SE, Washington, DC, 20593.
following determinations: I hereby 20593–7509 not later than January 3,
The primary purpose of the meeting is 2018, seven days prior to the meeting.
determine that certain objects to be to prepare for the Fifth session of the
included in the exhibition ‘‘Inventur— Requests made after January 3, 2018
International Maritime Organization’s
Art in Germany, 1943–55,’’ imported might not be able to be accommodated.
(IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship Design
from abroad for temporary exhibition and Construction to be held at the IMO Please note that due to security
within the United States, are of cultural headquarters, London, United Kingdom, considerations, two valid, government
significance. The objects are imported January 22–26, 2018. issued photo identifications must be
pursuant to loan agreements with the The agenda items to be considered presented to gain entrance to the Coast
foreign owners or custodians. I also include: Guard Headquarters building. The
determine that the exhibition or display —Adoption of the agenda building is accessible by taxi, public
of the exhibit objects at the Harvard Art —Decisions of other bodies transportation, and privately owned
Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts, —Amendments to SOLAS regulations conveyance (upon request). In the case
from on or about February 9, 2018, until II–1/8–1 on the availability of of inclement weather where the U.S.
on or about June 3, 2018, and at possible passenger ships’ electrical power Government is closed or delayed, a
additional exhibitions or venues yet to supply in cases of flooding from side public meeting may be conducted
be determined, is in the national raking damage (5.2.1.13) virtually by calling (202) 475–4000 or 1–
interest. —Computerized stability support for the 855–475–2447, Participant code: 887
master in case of flooding for existing 809 72#. The meeting coordinator will
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
passenger ships (5.2.1.7)
Elliot Chiu in the Office of the Legal confirm whether the virtual public
—Review SOLAS chapter II–1, parts B–
Adviser, U.S. Department of State 2 to B–4, to ensure consistency with meeting will be utilized. Members of the
(telephone: 202–632–6471; email: parts B and B–1 with regard to public can find out whether the U.S.
section2459@state.gov). The mailing watertight integrity Government is delayed or closed by
address is U.S. Department of State, —Finalization of second generation visiting www.opm.gov/status/.
L/PD, SA–5, Suite 5H03, Washington, intact stability criteria (5.2.1.12) Additional information regarding this
DC 20522–0505. and other IMO public meetings may be
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

—Mandatory instrument and/or
provisions addressing safety found at: www.uscg.mil/imo.
22 Id.
standards for the carriage of more
23 In approving this proposed rule change, the Joel C. Coito,
than 12 industrial personnel on board
Commission has considered the proposed rule’s Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean
impact on efficiency, competition, and capital vessels engaged on international
voyages (5.2.1.4) and Polar Affairs, Department of State.
formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
24 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). —Amendments to the 2011 ESP Code [FR Doc. 2017–27253 Filed 12–18–17; 8:45 am]
25 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). (2.0.1.1) BILLING CODE 4710–09–P

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FR Citation		82 FR 60268