The International Organization

• Request for Comments on U.S. Technical Participation in the 14th Conference of the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML)

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks comments concerning U.S. technical participation in the 14th Conference of the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML). This conference is held once every four years and was last held in 2008. Interested parties are requested to review and submit comments on the 24 OIML Recommendations and Documents on legal measuring instruments that will be presented for ratification by the Conference. Comments may also be submitted on other issues relevant to the Conference.

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 52693, August 30, 2012
• Notices
• National Institute of Standards and Technology

• National League of Cities, United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and the International Organization for Migration, Partner to Promote Successful Integration of Migrants

WASHINGTON, April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National League of Cities (NLC), the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), are partnering to promote the cohesive integration and successful civic engagement of migrants. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081022/NLCLOGO)

• U.S. Newswire
• April 13, 2011

• Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods: Model Regulations, International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and the International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air

This document responds to administrative appeals and solicits public comment on proposals generated as a result of certain amendments adopted in an international harmonization final rule published in the Federal Register. The final rule amended the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) by revising, removing or adding proper shipping names, the hazard class of a material, packing group assignments, special provisions, packaging authorizations, packaging sections, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements. The amendments were necessary to align the HMR with recent revisions to international standards for the transport of hazardous materials by all modes. In this notice, PHMSA proposes to amend the HMR as a result of administrative appeals submitted in response to...

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 31274, May 25, 2012
• Proposed rules
• Transportation Department

• The historical roots of cooperation between the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration.

When studying the institutional aspects of the global governance of refugee issues, scholars almost exclusively put the emphasis on the United Nations...

• Global Governance
• Vol. 16 Nbr. 3, July 2010

• Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods: Model Regulations, International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and the International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air

This document responds to administrative appeals generated as a result of certain amendments adopted in an international harmonization final rule published on January 19, 2011. The January 19, 2011 final rule amended the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) by revising, removing or adding proper shipping names, the hazard class of a material, packing group assignments, special provisions, packaging authorizations, packaging sections, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements. The amendments were necessary to align the HMR with recent revisions to international standards for the transport of hazardous materials by all modes. In this final rule, PHMSA amends the HMR as a result of administrative appeals submitted in response to various amendments adopted in the ...

• Federal Register Nbr. 78 FR 1101, January 07, 2013
• Rules and Regulations
• Transportation Department

• Environmental Topics Related to the International Maritime Organization's Development of a Mandatory Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters; Meeting

The United States Coast Guard will hold a public meeting in Washington, DC on environmental topics related to the development of a mandatory code for ships operating in polar waters by the International Maritime Organization (IMO Polar Code).

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 46445, August 03, 2012
• Notices
• Homeland Security Department

• Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox Delivers Remarks at the International Organization of Securities Commissions Technical Committee Conference

CHAIRMAN COX DELIVERS REMARKS AT THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SECURITIES COMMISSIONS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE CONFERENCE, TOKYO, JAPAN, AS...

• Political Transcript Wire
• August 21, 2009

• Policy on the 2009 Revision of the International Maritime Organization Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units

The Coast Guard announces the availability of CG-ENG Policy Letter 02-12, ``Acceptance of the 2009 MODU Code.'' On December 2, 2009, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted IMO Assembly Resolution A.1023(26), Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 2009 (2009 MODU Code). CG-ENG Policy Letter 02-12 establishes that the Coast Guard considers the design and equipment standards of the 2009 MODU Code to be at least as effective as the design and equipment standards of the 1979 and 1989 versions of the MODU Code. Therefore, an Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) may consider a foreign documented MODU with a valid 2009 MODU Code Certificate issued by the flag state or its authorized agent to comply with 33 CFR 143.207(c) after confirming...

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 43103, July 23, 2012
• Notices
• Homeland Security Department

• Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods: Model Regulations, International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and the International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air

This document responds to administrative appeals, provides clarifications, and corrects typographical and other minor errors adopted in an international harmonization final rule published January 19, 2011 (HM-215K; 76 FR 3308). The final rule amended the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) by revising, removing or adding proper shipping names, the hazard class of a material, packing group assignments, special provisions, packaging authorizations, packaging sections, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements. The amendments were necessary to align the HMR with recent revisions to international standards for the transport of hazardous materials by all modes.

• Federal Register Nbr. 76 FR 82163, December 30, 2011
• Rules and Regulations
• Transportation Department

• Message to the Senate Transmitting the Protocol Amending the Convention On the International Hydrographic Organization

With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, I transmit herewith the Protocol of Amendments to the Convention on the International Hydrographic Organization done at Monaco on April 14, 2005. The Protocol amends the Convention on the International Hydrographic Organization, which was done at Monaco on May 3, 1967, and entered into force for the United States on September 22, 1970 (TIAS 6933; 21 UST 1857; 752 UNTS 41).

• Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
• August 21, 2009