[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 49851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20244]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 7983]


U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private 
International Law (ACPIL): Notice of Public Meeting of the Study Group 
on International Arbitration and Conciliation

    The Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International 
Law, Department of State, hereby gives notice of a public meeting of 
the Study Group on International Arbitration and Conciliation. A 
Working Group of the United Nations Commission on International Trade 
Law (UNCITRAL) is currently developing an instrument on transparency in 
treaty-based investor-State arbitration. The Working Group, which has 
held four previous sessions on this topic, will convene October 1-5, 
2012 in Vienna, Austria, to continue a second reading of draft rules on 
transparency. It is expected that the discussion will cover both the 
content of the proposed transparency standards as well as the scope of 
the application of new transparency rules. Relevant documents may be 
accessed at the UNCITRAL Web site by clicking on the link for Working 
Group II (http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/commission/working_groups/2Arbitration.html). The purpose of the public meeting is to 
obtain the views of concerned stakeholders on these topics in advance 
of the Working Group session. This is not a meeting of the full 
Advisory Committee.
    Time and Place: The meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 
19, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Room 240, South Building, 
State Department Annex 4. Participants should arrive at the Navy Hill 
gate at the corner of 23rd Street NW and D Street NW before 9:45 a.m. 
for visitor screening. Persons arriving later will need to make 
arrangements for entry using the contact information provided below. If 
you are unable to attend the public meeting and would like to 
participate from a remote location, teleconferencing will be available.
    Public Participation: This meeting is open to the public, subject 
to the capacity of the meeting room. Access to Navy Hill is strictly 
controlled. For pre-clearance purposes, those planning to attend in 
person are requested to email or phone Tricia Smeltzer 
([email protected], 202-776-8423) or Niesha Toms ([email protected], 
202-776-8420) and provide your full name, address, date of birth, 
citizenship, driver's license or passport number, affiliation, and 
email address. This will greatly facilitate entry. Participants will be 
met at the Navy Hill gate at 23rd and D Streets NW., and will be 
escorted to the South Building.
    A member of the public needing reasonable accommodation should 
advise Ms. Smeltzer or Ms. Toms not later than September 12. Requests 
made after that date will be considered, but might not be able to be 
fulfilled. If you would like to participate by telephone, please 
contact Ms. Smeltzer or Ms. Toms to obtain the call-in number and other 
information.
    Personal data are requested pursuant to Public Law 99-399 (Omnibus 
Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986), as amended; Public 
Law 107-56 (USA Patriot Act); and Executive Order 13356. The purpose of 
the collection is to validate the identity of individuals who enter 
Department facilities. The data will be entered into the Visitor Access 
Control System (VACS-D) database. Please see the Security Records 
System of Records Notice (State-36) at http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/103419.pdf for additional information.

    Dated: August 8, 2012.
Keith Loken,
Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of Private International Law, Office of 
the Legal Adviser, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2012-20244 Filed 8-16-12; 8:45 am]
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