[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 235 (Thursday, December 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 72904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29506]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8106]


U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private 
International Law (ACPIL): Notice of Public Meeting of the Study Group 
on the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements

    The Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International 
Law, Department of State, hereby gives notice of a public meeting, to 
be conducted exclusively by teleconference, of the Study Group on the 
Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements. The Study Group will 
convene by conference call to discuss a new version of draft federal 
implementing legislation that will be circulated to participants prior 
to the meeting. The new version differs from earlier draft texts in two 
key respects: (1) The new version adopts a shorter form; and (2) the 
new version does not contemplate parallel federal and state 
implementing legislation. The new version has been prepared for 
consideration as a potential alternative to the earlier texts. Those 
earlier texts remain under consideration but to date have not achieved 
sufficient support. The purpose of the public meeting is to obtain 
comments on the new version. This is not a meeting of the full Advisory 
Committee.
    Time: The teleconference will take place on Friday, January 4, 2013 
at 1:00 p.m. EST and is tentatively scheduled to last until 4:00 p.m. 
EST.
    Public Participation: This meeting is open to the public. Dial-in 
information and the draft legislation will be sent to those individuals 
who advise the Office of Private International Law that they wish to 
participate in the teleconference. Those who plan to participate are 
requested to email or phone Tricia Smeltzer ([email protected], 202-
776-8423) or Niesha Toms ([email protected], 202-776-8420) before 
December 28 and provide your name, affiliation, and email address.

    Dated: November 29, 2012.
Keith Loken,
Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of Private International Law, Office of 
the Legal Adviser.
[FR Doc. 2012-29506 Filed 12-5-12; 8:45 am]
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