Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for the International Maritime Organization PPR 9 Meeting, 9783-9784 [2022-03641]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 35 / Tuesday, February 22, 2022 / Notices comment submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR–CboeBZX–2022–008 and should be submitted on or before March 15, 2022. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.21 J. Matthew DeLesDernier, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–03649 Filed 2–18–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development AGENCY: Small Business Administration (SBA). Notice of open federal advisory committee meeting. ACTION: The SBA is issuing this notice to announce the date, time, and agenda for the next meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development (IATF). DATES: Wednesday, March 2, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST. ADDRESSES: Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the meeting will be held via Microsoft Teams. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The meeting is open to the public; however advance notice of attendance is strongly encouraged. To RSVP and confirm attendance, the general public should email veteransbusiness@sba.gov with subject line—‘‘RSVP for March 2, 2022, IATF Public Meeting.’’ To submit a written comment, individuals should email veteransbusiness@sba.gov with subject line—‘‘Response for March 2, 2022, IATF Public Meeting’’ no later than February 22, 2022, or contact Timothy Green, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Veterans Business Development (OVBD) at (202) 205–6773. Comments received in advanced will be addressed as time allows during the public comment period. All other submitted comments will be included in the meeting record. During the live meeting, those who wish to comment will be able to do so during the public comment period. Participants can join the meeting via computer https://bit.ly/MarIATF or phone. Call in (audio only): Dial: 202– 765–1264: Phone Conference ID: 329 057 681#. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: 21 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:42 Feb 18, 2022 Jkt 256001 Special accommodation requests should be directed to OVBD at (202) 205–6773 or veteransbusiness@sba.gov. Applicable documents will be posted on the IATF website prior to the meeting: https://www.sba.gov/page/interagencytask-force-veterans-small-businessdevelopment. For more information on veteran-owned small business programs, please visit www.sba.gov/ovbd. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C., appendix 2), SBA announces the meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development (IAFT). The IATF is established pursuant to Executive Order 13540 to coordinate the efforts of Federal agencies to improve capital, business development opportunities, and pre-established federal contracting goals for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans and servicedisabled veterans. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss efforts that support veteranowned small businesses, updates on past and current events, and the IATF’s objectives for fiscal year 2022. Dated: February 15, 2022. Andrienne Johnson, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2022–03596 Filed 2–18–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8026–03–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 11661] Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for the International Maritime Organization PPR 9 Meeting The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, by way of teleconference. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the ninth session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 9) to be held remotely from Monday, April 4, 2022 to Friday, April 8, 2022. Members of the public may participate up to the capacity of the teleconference phone line, which can handle 500 participants. To RSVP, participants should contact the meeting coordinator, LCDR Bryan Watts, by email at Bryan.Watts@uscg.mil. To access the teleconference line, participants should call (202) 475–4000 and use Participant Code: 877 239 87#. The agenda items to be considered at the public meeting mirror those to be considered at PPR 9 and include: PO 00000 Frm 00221 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9783 —Adoption of the agenda —Decisions of other IMO bodies —Safety and pollution hazards of chemicals and preparation of consequential amendments to the IBC Code —Development of an operational guide on the response to spills of hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) —Revised guidance on methodologies that may be used for enumerating viable organisms —Revision of guidelines associated with the AFS Convention as a consequence of the introduction of controls on cybutryne —Review of the 2011 Guidelines for the control and management of ships’ biofouling to minimize the transfer of invasive aquatic species (resolution MEPC.207(62)) —Reduction of the impact on the Arctic of Black Carbon emissions from international shipping —Standards for shipboard gasification of waste systems and associated amendments to regulation 16 of MARPOL Annex VI —Evaluation and harmonization of rules and guidance on the discharge of discharge water from exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) into the aquatic environment, including conditions and areas —Development of amendments to MARPOL Annex VI and the NOX Technical Code on the use of multiple engine operational profiles for a marine diesel engine —Development of measures to reduce risks of use and carriage of heavy fuel oil as fuel by ships in Arctic waters —Development of necessary amendments to MARPOL Annexes I, II, IV, V, and VI to allow States with ports in the Arctic region to enter into regional arrangements for port reception facilities (PRFs) —Revision of MARPOL Annex IV and associated guidelines to introduce provisions for record-keeping and measures to confirm the lifetime performance of sewage treatment plants —Follow-up work emanating from the Action Plan to Address Marine Plastic Litter from Ships —Unified Interpretation to provisions of IMP environment-related conventions —Biennial status report and provisional agenda for PPR 10 —Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2023 —Any other business —Consideration of the report of the SubCommittee Please note: The IMO may, on short notice, adjust the PPR 9 agenda to E:\FR\FM\22FEN1.SGM 22FEN1 9784 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 35 / Tuesday, February 22, 2022 / Notices accommodate the constraints associated with the virtual meeting format. Any changes to the agenda will be reported to those who RSVP. Those who plan to participate may contact the meeting coordinator, LCDR Bryan Watts, by email at Bryan.Watts@ uscg.mil, by phone at (202) 372–1446, or in writing at COMDT (CG–OES–3), ATTN: LCDR Bryan Watts, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE Stop 7509, Washington DC 20593–7509. Members of the public needing reasonable accommodation should advise LCDR Watts not later than March 15, 2022. Requests made after that 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. 2022–03641 Filed 2–18–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–09–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 11658] Zachary A. Parker, Director, Office of Directives Management, U.S. Department of State. Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction ACTION: in information, and to request reasonable accommodation. Requests for reasonable accommodation received after February 18, 2022, will be considered but might not be possible to fulfill. The United Nations will convene the fourth session of the BBNJ IGC on March 7–18, 2022, in New York City. The UN General Assembly established the IGC to consider the recommendations of a two-year Preparatory Committee and to elaborate the text of an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea on BBNJ. The previously scheduled fourth session of the IGC was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Additional information on the BBNJ process is available at www.un.org/bbnj. We are inviting interested stakeholders to this virtual public meeting to share views about the BBNJ IGC, in particular to provide information to assist the U.S. Government in developing its positions. We will provide a brief overview of the upcoming discussions and listen to the viewpoints of U.S. stakeholders. The information obtained from this session will help the U.S. delegation prepare for participation in the fourth IGC session. [FR Doc. 2022–03670 Filed 2–18–22; 8:45 am] Notice of Public Meeting BILLING CODE 4710–09–P The Department of State will hold an information session regarding upcoming United Nations negotiations concerning marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction. DATES: The public meeting will be held via WebEx on February 23, 2022, 3:00— 4:00 p.m. 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 Erika Carlsen at CarlsenEL@state.gov. 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To RSVP, participants should contact the meeting coordinator, Erika Carlsen, by email at CarlsenEL@state.gov for log on and dial- lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:42 Feb 18, 2022 Jkt 256001 DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 11662] Determination and Certification of the Foreign Assistance Act Relating to the Largest Exporting and Importing Countries of Certain Precursor Chemicals Pursuant to Section 490(b)(1)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, I hereby determine and certify the top five exporting and importing countries and economies of pseudoephedrine and ephedrine (Canada, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, People’s Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom) have cooperated fully with the United States, or have taken adequate steps on their own, to achieve full compliance with the goals and objectives established by the 1988 UN Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. 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CSXT has certified that: (1) No freight traffic has moved over the Line for at least two years; (2) the Line is not a through line, and therefore no overhead traffic has operated over the Line and none would need to be rerouted; (3) no formal complaint filed by a user of rail service on the Line (or by state or local government on behalf of such user) regarding cessation of service over the Line either is pending with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) or has been decided in favor of a complainant within the two-year period; and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(b) and 1105.8(c) (notice of environmental and historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.12 (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to government agencies) have been met. 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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9783-9784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03641]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11661]


Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for the International 
Maritime Organization PPR 9 Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 1:00 p.m. 
on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, by way of teleconference. The primary 
purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the ninth session of the 
International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on Pollution 
Prevention and Response (PPR 9) to be held remotely from Monday, April 
4, 2022 to Friday, April 8, 2022.
    Members of the public may participate up to the capacity of the 
teleconference phone line, which can handle 500 participants. To RSVP, 
participants should contact the meeting coordinator, LCDR Bryan Watts, 
by email at [email protected]. To access the teleconference line, 
participants should call (202) 475-4000 and use Participant Code: 877 
239 87#.
    The agenda items to be considered at the public meeting mirror 
those to be considered at PPR 9 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
--Development of an operational guide on the response to spills of 
hazardous and noxious substances (HNS)
--Revised guidance on methodologies that may be used for enumerating 
viable organisms
--Revision of guidelines associated with the AFS Convention as a 
consequence of the introduction of controls on cybutryne
--Review of the 2011 Guidelines for the control and management of 
ships' biofouling to minimize the transfer of invasive aquatic species 
(resolution MEPC.207(62))
--Reduction of the impact on the Arctic of Black Carbon emissions from 
international shipping
--Standards for shipboard gasification of waste systems and associated 
amendments to regulation 16 of MARPOL Annex VI
--Evaluation and harmonization of rules and guidance on the discharge 
of discharge water from exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) into the 
aquatic environment, including conditions and areas
--Development of amendments to MARPOL Annex VI and the NOX 
Technical Code on the use of multiple engine operational profiles for a 
marine diesel engine
--Development of measures to reduce risks of use and carriage of heavy 
fuel oil as fuel by ships in Arctic waters
--Development of necessary amendments to MARPOL Annexes I, II, IV, V, 
and VI to allow States with ports in the Arctic region to enter into 
regional arrangements for port reception facilities (PRFs)
--Revision of MARPOL Annex IV and associated guidelines to introduce 
provisions for record-keeping and measures to confirm the lifetime 
performance of sewage treatment plants
--Follow-up work emanating from the Action Plan to Address Marine 
Plastic Litter from Ships
--Unified Interpretation to provisions of IMP environment-related 
conventions
--Biennial status report and provisional agenda for PPR 10
--Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2023
--Any other business
--Consideration of the report of the Sub-Committee

    Please note: The IMO may, on short notice, adjust the PPR 9 agenda 
to

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accommodate the constraints associated with the virtual meeting format. 
Any changes to the agenda will be reported to those who RSVP.
    Those who plan to participate may contact the meeting coordinator, 
LCDR Bryan Watts, by email at [email protected], by phone at (202) 
372-1446, or in writing at COMDT (CG-OES-3), ATTN: LCDR Bryan Watts, 
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE Stop 7509, Washington DC 20593-
7509. Members of the public needing reasonable accommodation should 
advise LCDR Watts not later than March 15, 2022. Requests made after 
that 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. 2022-03641 Filed 2-18-22; 8:45 am]
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