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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 106722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30959]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12619]

Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for International 
Maritime Organization PPR 12 Meeting

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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    The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 12:00 p.m. 
EST on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, virtually via Microsoft Teams. The 
primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the 12th session of 
the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Pollution Prevention 
and Response Sub-Committee (PPR 12) to be held in London, United 
Kingdom from January 27th to 31st, 2025.
    Members of the public may participate in the public meeting up to 
the capacity of the Microsoft Teams line. The Microsoft Teams 
information is Conference Call-in number +1 410-874-6742; Phone 
Conference ID 751 408 844#. To RSVP, participants should contact the 
meeting coordinator, Ms. Nicole M. Schindler, by email at 
[email protected] no later than Monday, January 20, 2025.
    The agenda items to be considered at this meeting mirror those to 
be considered at PPR 12, and include:

--Adoption of the agenda;
--Decisions of other IMO bodies;
--Safety and pollution hazards of chemicals and preparation of 
consequential amendments to the IBC Code (7.3);
--Amendments to MARPOL Annex II in order to improve the effectiveness 
of cargo tank stripping, tank washing operations and prewash procedures 
for products with a high melting point and/or high viscosity 7.38);
--Development of guidance on matters relating to in-water cleaning 
(1.21);
--Reduction of the impact on the Arctic of Black Carbon emissions from 
international shipping (3.3);
--Evaluation and harmonization of rules and guidance on the discharge 
of discharge water from EGCS into the aquatic environment, including 
conditions and areas (1.23);
--Amendments to the 2017 Guidelines addressing additional aspects of 
the NOx Technical Code 2008 with regard to particular requirements 
related to marine diesel engines with Selective Catalytic Reduction 
(SCR) systems (resolution MEPC.291(71), as amended by resolution 
MEPC.313(74)) (7.46);
--Review of the IBTS Guidelines and amendments to the IOPP Certificate 
and Oil Record Book (2.13);
--Revision of MARPOL Annex IV and associated guidelines (1.26);
--Follow-up work emanating from the Action Plan to address marine 
plastic litter from ships (4.3);
--Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO environment-related 
conventions (7.1);
--Biennial agenda and provisional agenda for PPR 13;
--Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2026;
--Any other business; and
--Report to the Marine Environment Protection Committee.

    Please note: The IMO may, on short notice, adjust the PPR 12 agenda 
to accommodate the constraints associated with the meeting format. Any 
changes to the agenda will be reported to those who RSVP.
    Those who plan to participate should contact the meeting 
coordinator, Ms. Nicole M. Schindler, by email at 
[email protected] no later than Monday, January 20, 2025, by 
phone at (206) 820-5710 no later than Monday, January 20, 2025, or in 
writing at United States Coast Guard (CG-OES), ATTN: Ms. Nicole M. 
Schindler, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, 
DC 20593-7509 no later than Thursday, January 16, 2025. Any requests 
for reasonable accommodation should be provided to Ms. Schindler no 
later than January 14, 2025. 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)

Leslie W. Hunt,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2024-30959 Filed 12-27-24; 8:45 am]
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