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date will be considered, but might not 

be possible to fulfill. 

Additional information regarding this 

and other IMO public meetings may be 

found at: https://www.dco.uscg.mil/ 

IMO. 

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2656 and 5 U.S.C. 552) 

Emily A. Rose, 

Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean 

and Polar Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04177 Filed 2–25–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 11670] 

International Seabed Authority 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting 

SUMMARY: The Department of State will 

hold a public meeting to prepare for the 

meeting of the International Seabed 

Authority (ISA) Council to be held at 

ISA Headquarters, Kingston, Jamaica, 

from March 21–April 1, 2022. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

via WebEx on March 16, 2022, 3 p.m.– 

4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you would like to participate in this 

meeting, please send your (1) name, (2) 

organization/affiliation, and (3) email 

address and phone number, to Greg 

O’Brien at OBrienGJ@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of State will hold a public 

meeting at 3 p.m. EST on Wednesday, 

March 16, 2022, to prepare for the first 

part of the twenty-seventh session of the 

ISA Council. This public meeting will 

be held by way of WebEx, with a 

capacity of up to 1000 members of the 

public to participate. To RSVP, 

participants should contact the meeting 

coordinator, Greg O’Brien, by email at 

OBrienGJ@state.gov for log on and dialin information, and to request 

reasonable accommodation. Requests for 

reasonable accommodation received 

after March 11, 2022, will be considered 

but might not be possible to fulfill. 

The ISA Council will convene the 

first part of its twenty-seventh session 

on March 21–April 1, 2022, at ISA 

Headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica. The 

agenda for this session includes the 

Draft regulations on exploitation of 

mineral resources in the Area. 

Additional information on the ISA is 

available at www.isa.org.jm. 

We are inviting interested 

stakeholders to this virtual public 

meeting to share views about this 

session of the ISA Council, in particular 

to provide information to assist the U.S. 

Government in developing its positions. 

We will provide a brief overview of the 

upcoming session and listen to the 

viewpoints of U.S. stakeholders. 

Comments are particularly welcome on 

the Facilitator’s text on Part IV and VI 

of the Draft regulations concerning 

protection and preservation of the 

marine environment and plans for 

closing a seabed mining area; the 

Facilitator’s text draws on textual 

proposals from ISA delegations and 

various proposals of the Legal and 

Technical Commission. The Facilitator’s 

text is document ISBA/27/C/IWG/ENV/ 

CRP.1 and can be accessed at: https://

isa.org.jm/node/20859. The information 

obtained from this session will help the 

U.S. observer delegation prepare for 

participation in the first part of the 

twenty-seventh session of the ISA 

Council. 

Gregory J. O’Brien, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Ocean and 

Polar Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04295 Filed 2–25–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 11663] 

Clean Energy Resources Advisory 

Committee 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State will 

host a virtual, open meeting of the Clean 

Energy Resources Advisory Committee 

(CERAC). There will not be an in-person 

option for this meeting. 

DATES:

Date and Time: CERAC will meet 

virtually March 15, 2022 from 11:00 to 

12:30 (EST). 

Participation: Members of the public 

wishing to participate must RSVP by 

March 8, 2022 via email to CERAC@

state.gov (subject line: RSVP). The 

Department will provide login 

information prior to the meeting. 

Requests for reasonable accommodation 

should be submitted no later than 

March 8, 2022. Reasonable 

accommodation requests received after 

that date will be considered, but may 

not be possible to fulfill. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bureau of Energy Resources Senior 

Energy Officer Sara Ferchichi at 

CERAC@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose: This Committee will provide 

input and advice regarding energy 

minerals and metals, their supply 

chains, and end uses. The purpose of 

this inaugural meeting is to provide 

introductions and discuss priorities for 

the Committee moving forward. 

Statements: Comments should be 

emailed to CERAC@state.gov with 

‘‘PUBLIC COMMENT’’ as the subject 

line at least 48 hours before the start of 

the meeting. During this meeting, there 

will not be an option for members of the 

public to make oral statements. 

Zachary A. Parker, 

Director, Office of Directives Management, 

U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04091 Filed 2–25–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 11647] 

National Action Plan on Responsible 

Business Conduct: Notice of 

Opportunity To Submit Written 

Comments 

SUMMARY: On June 16, 2021, Secretary of 

State Antony Blinken announced on 

behalf of the Biden-Harris 

Administration that the Department will 

soon begin updating and revitalizing the 

United States’ National Action Plan on 

Responsible Business Conduct (NAP 

RBC) for U.S. businesses operating and 

investing abroad. This notice provides 

background and welcomes written 

comments concerning this initiative for 

U.S. Government agencies to take into 

account in developing the updated NAP 

RBC. Comments may concern issues 

addressed in the prior (2016) NAP RBC 

or other issues suggested as priorities. 

DATES: Comments must be received May 

31, 2022. Logistics for submitting 

comments are described below. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Electronic Submission: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. 

1. Go to www.regulations.gov/#DOS– 

2022–0002. 

2. Click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon 

and complete the required fields; and 

3. Enter or attach your comments. 

• Mail: Submit written comments to: 

ATTN: RBC–NAP, U.S. Department of 

State, Washington, DC 20520, 2201 C St. 

NW, Washington, DC 20520, Office of 

Investment Affairs (EB/IFD/OIA), Room 

4669. 

Instructions: Comments sent by any 

other method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period, may not be 

considered. All comments received are 

a part of the public record and will 

generally be posted for public viewing 

on www.regulations.gov without change. 

All personal identifying information 


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