[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 245 (Thursday, December 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 67090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32217]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 2487]


Advisory Committee Charter Renewal

    The Department of State has determined that it is in the public 
interest to renew the Charter of the Secretary of State's Advisory 
Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL) for a two-year period. 
This determination has been made in accordance with the requirements of 
Public Law 92-463.
    The role of the Advisory Committee is to reflect views of 
interested persons or organizations in the United States in the 
deliberations and work of international organizations seeking to unify 
or harmonize private law between different national legal systems. 
Topics under consideration vary depending upon the work of various 
organizations, and currently include enforcement of foreign judgments, 
commercial finance, bank guarantees and letters of credit, intercounty 
adoption, protection of minors and support order enforcement, 
international commercial arbitration, electronic commerce, protection 
of illegally removed cultural property, international service of 
process and other matters. The Advisory Committee has maintained an 
active process of involvement of private sector interests, national and 
State legal associations, and members of the public.
    Public participation is welcomed in the work of the Committee. For 
further information or request for background documents, contact Miss 
Rosalia T. Gonzales, Office of the Legal Adviser, Suite 203 South 
Building, 2430 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037-2800; phone: (202) 
776-8420; fax (202) 776-8482 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Peter H. Pfund,
Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International Law, U.S. Department 
of State.
[FR Doc. 96-32217 Filed 12-18-96; 8:45 am]
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