[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 246 (Friday, December 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 75696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30862]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8131]


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

    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 Family Law to discuss the recognition and 
enforcement of foreign civil protection orders. Pursuant to a decision 
of the General Affairs and Policy Council of the Hague Conference on 
Private International Law, the Conference's Permanent Bureau has 
published a Questionnaire for Member States on the Recognition and 
Enforcement of Foreign Civil Protection Orders, which is available at 
http://www.hcch.net/upload/wop/gap2013pd04a_en.doc. The purpose of the 
public meeting is to obtain comments on Part VI of that questionnaire, 
which seeks views on a potential international instrument in the area 
of civil protection orders. This is not a meeting of the full Advisory 
Committee.
    Time and Place: The meeting will take place on Monday, January 14, 
2013, at 1:00 p.m. EST and is tentatively scheduled to last until 4:00 
p.m. EST. The meeting will be held in Room 240, South Building, State 
Department Annex 4. Participants should plan to arrive at the Navy Hill 
gate at the corner of 23rd Street NW., and D Street NW., by 12:30 p.m. 
for visitor screening. 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 the building is strictly 
controlled. For pre-clearance purposes, those planning to attend should 
phone Tricia Smeltzer (202-776-8423) or Niesha Toms (202-776-8420) and 
provide your full name, affiliation, address, and email address. This 
will greatly facilitate entry into the building. A member of the public 
needing reasonable accommodation should advise Ms. Smeltzer or Ms. Toms 
not later than January 7, 2013. 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.
    Data from the public is 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: December 12, 2012.
Michael S. Coffee,
Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private International Law, Office of Legal 
Adviser, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2012-30862 Filed 12-20-12; 8:45 am]
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