[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 242 (Wednesday, December 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 75227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29596]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8976]


U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private 
International Law (ACPIL): Public Meeting on the Hague Trusts 
Convention

    The Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International 
Law in the Department of State gives notice of a public meeting to 
discuss the Convention on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on Their 
Recognition, which was done at The Hague on July 1, 1985 (hereinafter 
``Hague Trusts Convention'' or ``Convention''). The public meeting will 
take place on Wednesday, January 21, 2015, from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 
p.m. EST. This is not a meeting of the full Advisory Committee.
    The purpose of the public meeting is to assess the current level of 
interest among domestic stakeholders in the Hague Trusts Convention. 
The Convention was signed on behalf of the United States on June 13, 
1988, but the United States is not a party. Eleven countries, in whole 
or in part, are parties to the Convention, including most common-law 
jurisdictions and a small number of civil-law countries in Europe.
    The Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International 
Law is considering whether U.S. ratification of the Convention would be 
beneficial, as part of a more general initiative to try to address the 
domestic implementation of private international law treaties. For 
example, it would be useful to learn of the types of issues that may be 
confronted by those persons involved in handling trusts that have 
cross-border aspects, and the potential impact that the Convention 
would have on these issues.
    Time and Place: The meeting will take place from 10:30 a.m. until 
12:30 p.m. EST on January 21, in Room 240, South Building, State 
Department Annex 4, Washington, DC 20037. Participants should plan to 
arrive at the Navy Hill gate on the west side of 23rd Street NW., at 
the intersection of 23rd Street NW., and D Street NW., by 10:00 a.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. Those who cannot attend but wish to comment are 
welcome to do so by email to John Kim at [email protected].
    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 
email [email protected] providing full name, address, date of birth, 
citizenship, driver's license or passport number, and email address. 
This information will greatly facilitate entry into the building. A 
member of the public needing reasonable accommodation should email 
[email protected] not later than January 14, 2015. 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 email [email protected] 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 5, 2014.
John J. Kim,
Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of Private International Law, Office of 
the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2014-29596 Filed 12-16-14; 8:45 am]
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