83 FR 23700 - Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for the Sixty-Eighth Session of the IMO's Technical Cooperation Committee Meeting and the One Hundred Twentieth Session of the IMO Council
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 99 (May 22, 2018)
Coast Guard
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 99 (May 22, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-10898 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 23700-23701] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-10898] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG-2018-0489] Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for the Sixty-Eighth Session of the IMO's Technical Cooperation Committee Meeting and the One Hundred Twentieth Session of the IMO Council AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The United States Coast Guard will conduct an open meeting in Washington, DC in preparation for the upcoming sixty-eighth session of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Technical Cooperation Committee Meeting and the one hundred twentieth session of the IMO Council to be held at the IMO Headquarters, London, United Kingdom, on June 18-20, 2018 and July 2-6, 2018, respectively. DATES: This meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, beginning at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time. This meeting is open to the public. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held 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. Due to security requirements, each visitor must present one valid, government- issued photo identification in order to gain entrance to the building. Those desiring to attend the public meeting should contact the Coast Guard ahead of the meeting (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to facilitate the security process related to building access, or to request reasonable accommodation. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about this public meeting you may contact Lieutenant Commander Staci Weist by telephone at 202-372-1376 or by email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of this meeting is to prepare for the upcoming sixty-eighth session of the IMO's Technical Cooperation Committee (TC 68) and the one hundred twentieth session of the IMO Council (C 120). The agenda items of TC 68 include: [cir] Adoption of the agenda [cir] Work of other bodies and organizations [cir] Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme (Annual report for 2017) [cir] Sustainable financing of the Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme (Long Term Resource Mobilization Strategy and Analysis of the viability of introducing an access fee to GISIS data) [cir] The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: (Maritime transport policy development, Country Maritime Profiles, Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and Strengthening the impact of women in the maritime sector) [cir] Partnerships (Regional presence and coordination and Partnership arrangements) [cir] IMO Member State Audit Scheme [cir] Review and status of implementation of the recommendations of the Impact Assessment Exercise for the period 2012-2015 [cir] Global maritime training institutions (World Maritime University, IMO International Maritime Law Institute, and other established arrangements) [cir] Development of a New Strategic Framework for the Organization for 2018-2023 [cir] Application of the document on the Organization and method of work of the Technical Cooperation Committee [cir] Work programme [cir] Election of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 2019 [[Page 23701]] [cir] Any other business [cir] Consideration of the report of the Committee on its sixty-eighth session The agenda items of C120 include: [cir] Adoption of the agenda [cir] Election of the Vice-Chair of the Council [cir] Report of the Secretary-General on credentials [cir] Strategy, planning and reform [cir] Rules of Procedure of the Assembly [cir] Resource Management: (Human resources matters, including amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules, Financial report and audited financial statements for the financial period ending December 31, 2017, Report on investments for 2017, Report on the status of Member States' contributions and implementation of Article 61 of the IMO Convention, and advances to the Working Capital Fund, Budget considerations for 2018, and Resource management--review of funds and ASHI liability funding strategy) [cir] IMO Member State Audit Scheme [cir] Consideration of the report of the Facilitation Committee [cir] Consideration of the report of the Legal Committee [cir] Consideration of the report of the Marine Environment Protection Committee [cir] Consideration of the report of the Maritime Safety Committee [cir] Consideration of the report of the Technical Cooperation Committee [cir] Technical Cooperation Fund: Report on activities of the 2017 programme [cir] Word Maritime University [cir] IMO International Maritime Law Institute [cir] Protection of vital shipping lanes [cir] External relations [cir] Report on the status of the Convention and membership of the Organization [cir] Report on the status of conventions and other multilateral instruments in respect of which the Organization performs functions [cir] Place, date and duration of the next session of the Council (C 121) [cir] 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, Lieutenant Commander Staci Weist, not later than June 8, 2018. Requests made after June 8, 2018, may not be able to be accommodated. It is recommended that attendees arrive at Coast Guard Headquarters no later than 30 minutes ahead of the scheduled meeting for the security screening process. 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. Benjamin J. Hawkins, Acting Deputy Director, Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast Guard. [FR Doc. 2018-10898 Filed 5-21-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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ACTION: Notification of issuance of a notice of this action in the Federal Munro Coast Guard Headquarters
certificate of alternative compliance. Register.4 Building at St. Elizabeth’s, 2703 Martin
The First District Prevention Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE,
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces Department, U.S. Coast Guard, certifies Washington, DC 20593. Due to security
that the U.S. Coast Guard First District that the TUG EXPORTER, Washburn & requirements, each visitor must present
Prevention Department has issued a Doughty Hull 122 is a vessel of special one valid, government-issued photo
certificate of alternative compliance construction or purpose, and that, with identification in order to gain entrance
from the International Regulations for respect to the position of the vessels to the building. Those desiring to attend
Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 side light, it is not possible to comply the public meeting should contact the
COLREGS), for the TUG EXPORTER, fully with the requirements of the Coast Guard ahead of the meeting (see
Washburn & Doughty Hull 122. We are provisions enumerated in the 72 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to
issuing this notice because its COLREGS, without interfering with the facilitate the security process related to
publication is required by statute. Due normal operation, construction, or building access, or to request reasonable
to the construction and placement of the design of the vessel. The First District accommodation.
vessel’s side lights, TUG EXPORTER Prevention Department further finds
cannot fully comply with the light, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
and certifies that the vessel’s sidelights additional information about this public
shape, or sound signal provisions of the (13′ 5″ from the vessel’s side mounted
72 COLREGS without interfering with meeting you may contact Lieutenant
on the pilot house) and the vessel’s Commander Staci Weist by telephone at
the vessel’s design and construction. stern light and towing lights (3′ 6″ aft of
This notification of issuance of a 202–372–1376 or by email at
frame 20) are in the closet possible Eustacia.Y.Weist@uscg.mil.
certificate of alternative compliance compliance with the applicable
promotes the Coast Guard’s marine SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
provisions of the 72 COLREGS.5
safety mission. This notice is issued under authority primary purpose of this meeting is to
DATES: The Certificate of Alternative of 33 U.S.C. 1605(c) and 33 CFR 81.18. prepare for the upcoming sixty-eighth
Compliance was issued on 8 May, 2018. session of the IMO’s Technical
Dated: May 8, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Cooperation Committee (TC 68) and the
Byron L. Black, one hundred twentieth session of the
information or questions about this Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Prevention
notice call or email Mr. Kevin Miller, IMO Council (C 120). The agenda items
Division, First Coast Guard District. of TC 68 include:
First District Towing Vessel/Barge [FR Doc. 2018–10890 Filed 5–21–18; 8:45 am]
Safety Specialist, U.S. Coast Guard; Æ Adoption of the agenda
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telephone (617) 223–8272, email Æ Work of other bodies and
Kevin.L.Miller2@uscg.mil. organizations
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Æ Integrated Technical Cooperation
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
United States is signatory to the Programme (Annual report for 2017)
SECURITY
International Maritime Organization’s Æ Sustainable financing of the
International Regulations for Preventing Coast Guard Integrated Technical Cooperation
Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), Programme (Long Term Resource
[Docket No. USCG–2018–0489] Mobilization Strategy and Analysis of
as amended. The special construction or
purpose of some vessels makes them the viability of introducing an access
Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation
unable to comply with the light, shape, fee to GISIS data)
for the Sixty-Eighth Session of the
or sound signal provisions of the 72 Æ The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
IMO’s Technical Cooperation
COLREGS. Under statutory law and Development: (Maritime transport
Committee Meeting and the One
Coast Guard regulations, specified 72 policy development, Country
Hundred Twentieth Session of the IMO
COLREGS provisions are not applicable Maritime Profiles, Implementation of
Council
to a vessel of special construction or the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
purpose if the Coast Guard determines AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. Development, and Strengthening the
that the vessel cannot comply fully with ACTION: Notice of meeting. impact of women in the maritime
those requirements without interfering sector)
with the special function of the vessel.1 SUMMARY: The United States Coast Æ Partnerships (Regional presence and
The owner, builder, operator, or agent Guard will conduct an open meeting in coordination and Partnership
of a special construction or purpose Washington, DC in preparation for the arrangements)
vessel may apply to the Coast Guard upcoming sixty-eighth session of the Æ IMO Member State Audit Scheme
District Office in which the vessel is International Maritime Organization’s Æ Review and status of implementation
being built or operated for a (IMO) Technical Cooperation of the recommendations of the Impact
determination that compliance with Committee Meeting and the one Assessment Exercise for the period
alternative requirements is justified,2 hundred twentieth session of the IMO 2012–2015
and the Chief of the Prevention Division Council to be held at the IMO Æ Global maritime training institutions
would then issue the applicant a Headquarters, London, United (World Maritime University, IMO
certificate of alternative compliance Kingdom, on June 18–20, 2018 and July International Maritime Law Institute,
(COAC) if he or she determines that the 2–6, 2018, respectively. and other established arrangements)
vessel cannot comply fully with 72 DATES: This meeting will be held on Æ Development of a New Strategic
COLREGS light, shape, and sound signal Wednesday, June 13, 2018, beginning at Framework for the Organization for
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provisions without interference with the 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time. This meeting is 2018–2023
vessel’s special function.3 If the Coast open to the public. Æ Application of the document on the
Guard issues a COAC, it must publish ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be Organization and method of work of
held in Room 5L18–01 of the Douglas A. the Technical Cooperation Committee
1 33 U.S.C. 1605. Æ Work programme
2 33 CFR 81.5. 4 33 U.S.C. 1605(c) and 33 CFR 81.18. Æ Election of the Chairman and Vice-
3 33 CFR 81.9. 5 33 U.S.C. 1605(a); 33 CFR 81.9. Chairman for 2019
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Æ Any other business ahead of the scheduled meeting for the Hazard Mitigation throughout the
Æ Consideration of the report of the security screening process. Parking in Commonwealth. Consistent with the
Committee on its sixty-eighth session the vicinity of the building is extremely requirement that Federal assistance be
The agenda items of C120 include: limited. Additional information supplemental, any Federal funds provided
Æ Adoption of the agenda regarding this and other IMO public under the Stafford Act for Hazard Mitigation
Æ Election of the Vice-Chair of the meetings may be found at: will be limited to 75 percent of the total
Council www.uscg.mil/imo. eligible costs. Federal funds provided under
Æ Report of the Secretary-General on the Stafford Act for Public Assistance also
Benjamin J. Hawkins, will be limited to 75 percent of the total
credentials Acting Deputy Director, Commercial eligible costs, with the exception of projects
Æ Strategy, planning and reform Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast Guard. that meet the eligibility criteria for a higher
Æ Rules of Procedure of the Assembly [FR Doc. 2018–10898 Filed 5–21–18; 8:45 am] Federal cost-sharing percentage under the
Æ Resource Management: (Human
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resources matters, including
Pilot Program for Debris Removal
amendments to the Staff Regulations
implemented pursuant to section 428 of the
and Staff Rules, Financial report and DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Stafford Act.
audited financial statements for the SECURITY Further, you are authorized to make
financial period ending December 31, changes to this declaration for the approved
2017, Report on investments for 2017, Federal Emergency Management assistance to the extent allowable under the
Report on the status of Member States’ Agency Stafford Act.
contributions and implementation of
[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4361–
Article 61 of the IMO Convention, and DR; Docket ID FEMA–2018–0001] The Federal Emergency Management
advances to the Working Capital Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that
Fund, Budget considerations for 2018, Kentucky; Major Disaster and Related pursuant to the authority vested in the
and Resource management—review of Determinations Administrator, under Executive Order
funds and ASHI liability funding 12148, as amended, Manny J. Toro, of
strategy) AGENCY: Federal Emergency FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal
Æ IMO Member State Audit Scheme Management Agency, DHS. Coordinating Officer for this major
Æ Consideration of the report of the ACTION: Notice. disaster.
Facilitation Committee
SUMMARY: This is a notice of the The following areas of the
Æ Consideration of the report of the
Presidential declaration of a major Commonwealth of Kentucky have been
Legal Committee
disaster for the Commonwealth of designated as adversely affected by this
Æ Consideration of the report of the
Kentucky (FEMA–4361–DR), dated major disaster:
Marine Environment Protection
April 26, 2018, and related Boyd, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell, Campbell,
Committee
determinations. Carlisle, Carroll, Carter, Crittenden, Fulton,
Æ Consideration of the report of the
Maritime Safety Committee DATES: The declaration was issued April Gallatin, Grant, Graves, Greenup, Hancock,
Æ Consideration of the report of the 26, 2018. Hardin, Henderson, Henry, Hickman,
Technical Cooperation Committee FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jefferson, Kenton, Lawrence, Livingston,
Æ Technical Cooperation Fund: Report Dean Webster, Office of Response and McCracken, McLean, Metcalfe, Ohio, Owen,
on activities of the 2017 programme Recovery, Federal Emergency Spencer, Trigg, Trimble, Union, Washington,
Æ Word Maritime University Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, and Webster Counties for Public Assistance.
Æ IMO International Maritime Law Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833. All areas within the Commonwealth of
Institute Kentucky are eligible for assistance under the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
Æ Protection of vital shipping lanes Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
hereby given that, in a letter dated April
Æ External relations 26, 2018, the President issued a major The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Æ Report on the status of the disaster declaration under the authority Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
Convention and membership of the of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Organization Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
and Emergency Assistance Act, 42
Æ Report on the status of conventions Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ‘‘Stafford Act’’),
and other multilateral instruments in 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
as follows:
respect of which the Organization Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
I have determined that the damage in 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
performs functions certain areas of the Commonwealth of 97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
Æ Place, date and duration of the next Kentucky resulting from severe storms, Individuals and Households In Presidentially
session of the Council (C 121) tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Æ Supplementary agenda items, if any mudslides during the period of February 21
to March 21, 2018, is of sufficient severity Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
Members of the public may attend Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
and magnitude to warrant a major disaster
this meeting up to the seating capacity declaration under the Robert T. Stafford and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
of the room. To facilitate the building Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
security process, and to request Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ‘‘Stafford and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
reasonable accommodation, those who Act’’). Therefore, I declare that such a major Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
plan to attend should contact the disaster exists in the Commonwealth of (Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
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meeting coordinator, Lieutenant Kentucky. Hazard Mitigation Grant.
Commander Staci Weist, not later than In order to provide Federal assistance, you
are hereby authorized to allocate from funds Brock Long,
June 8, 2018. Requests made after June available for these purposes such amounts as
8, 2018, may not be able to be Administrator, Federal Emergency
you find necessary for Federal disaster Management Agency.
accommodated. It is recommended that assistance and administrative expenses.
attendees arrive at Coast Guard You are authorized to provide Public [FR Doc. 2018–10870 Filed 5–21–18; 8:45 am]
Headquarters no later than 30 minutes Assistance in the designated areas and BILLING CODE 9111–23–P
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| Dates | This meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, beginning at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time. This meeting is open to the public. | |
| Contact | For additional information about this public meeting you may contact Lieutenant Commander Staci Weist by telephone at 202-372-1376 or by email at [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 23700 |
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