The Department of State will conduct a meeting, open to the public, led by the Coast Guard. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the fourth Session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 4) to be held at the IMO headquarters, London, United Kingdom, January 16-20, 2017.

Public meeting details:

Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Coast Guard Headquarters Building at St. Elizabeth’s,
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, Washington, DC, 20593

Members of the public may register to attend this public meeting up to the seating capacity of the room.

View the Federal Register Notice for a list of topics and instructions on registering.

For more information on this, or any other International Maritime Organization meeting, visit the Coast Guard’s IMO Homepage.

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