[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70296-70297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32619]


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PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION


Vital Statistics Records Transferred to the Commission From the 
Panama Canal Zone Government; Change of Location

AGENCY: Panama Canal Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This action notifies the general public the Panama Canal 
Commission records of birth, death, or marriage received from the 
Panama Canal Zone Government in 1979 have been transferred to either 
the Department of State or the National Archives and Records 
Administration.

DATES: Effective 1 December 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francisco Loaiza, Chief 
Information Officer, Telephone 011-507-272-3460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with the Panama Canal Treaty 
of 1977 and Public Law 96-70, as amended, (22 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) the 
United States Government will turn over the operation, maintenance, and 
management of the Panama Canal to the Government of Panama at 11:59 am, 
December 31, 1999. As a result of this transfer, and the subsequent 
closure of the Commission, the Commission has transferred all the 
records on births, deaths, and marriages to other U.S. Government 
agencies.

    Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3602.

    Therefore, under the authority of 22 U.S.C. 3602, the Commission 
hereby gives notice after December 1, 1999, all persons or 
organizations seeking copies or information regarding the birth and 
death records originally issued by the Canal Zone Government for the 
period 1904 to September 31, 1979, and maintained by the Commission 
until 29 October 1999, shall direct their requests, in writing, to the 
address shown below: Correspondence Branch, Passport Services 1111--
19th Street NW, Suite 510, Washington, DC 20522-1705, United States of 
America, Telephone: 001-202-955-0307.
    The following information must be included in the request:

1. Date of request
2. Purpose of request
3. Name at birth/death
4. Date of birth/death
5. City and country of birth/death
6. Signature of requestor, if subject of request, or guardian or parent 
(as appropriate)

    In addition, for birth records, include:

1. Father's name
2. Father's date and place of birth, including country
3. Mother's name
4. Mother's date and place of birth, including country
5. Any U.S. passport information available

    The fee for documents is $20.00 for the first copy, $10.00 for each 
additional copy requested at the same time. The check or money order 
must be signed, dated and made payable to the Department of State. 
Remittance must be payable in U.S. dollars through a U.S. bank. Do not 
send cash. Further, the Commission hereby gives notice all records of 
marriages originally maintained by the former Canal Zone Government 
have been transferred to the National Archives and Records 
Administration in College Park, Maryland. All persons or organizations 
seeking copies or information regarding the marriage records originally 
issued by the Canal Zone Government for the period 1904 to September 
31, 1979, and maintained by the Commission until June, 1998, shall 
direct their requests, in writing, to the address shown below: National 
Archives at College Park, Civilian Reference Branch (NWCTC), Textual 
Archives Services Division, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-
6001, United States of America, Accession Number NN3-185-98-009.
    The fee for documents is $20.00 per copy. The check or money order 
must be signed, dated, and made payable to the National Archives Trust 
Fund. Remittance must be payable in U.S. dollars through a U.S. bank. 
Do not send cash.


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    Dated: November 22, 1999.
John L. Haines, Jr.,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 99-32619 Filed 12-15-99; 8:45 am]
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