[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 246 (Friday, December 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75695-75696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30865]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8132]


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

    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 the Judgments Project in the Hague Conference on 
Private International Law.
    Last April, the General Affairs and Policy Council of the Hague 
Conference decided to proceed with the Judgments Project as follows:
    (1) A Working Group was established to draft proposals for 
inclusion in an instrument on the recognition and enforcement of 
judgments; and
    (2) An Experts' Group will convene separately to give further 
consideration to whether it would be desirable and feasible to include 
in this or another instrument provisions on jurisdiction.
    The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference has announced that two 
meetings will be held in The Hague during the latter part of February 
(precise dates to be determined): The Working Group on recognition and 
enforcement of judgments will meet, followed by a meeting of the 
Experts' Group on jurisdiction and related issues.
    The purpose of the meeting of the Study Group is to obtain the 
views of concerned stakeholders on these matters; specifically, 
reactions to the issue papers that are being prepared by the Permanent 
Bureau for the Hague meetings. Those issue papers will be circulated, 
as soon as they become available, to those individuals who advise that 
they intend to participate in the public meeting. This is not a meeting 
of the full Advisory Committee.
    Time and Place: The meeting will take place on Wednesday, January 
23, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., EST 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 
8:30 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 January 16, 2013. 
Requests made after that date will be considered, but might not be able 
to be fulfilled. If you would like to participate by

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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.
Keith Loken,
Assistant Legal Adviser, Private International Law, Office of the Legal 
Adviser, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2012-30865 Filed 12-20-12; 8:45 am]
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