[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 8748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03307]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 9037]


Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation--Notice 
of Closed and Open Meetings for 2015

SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation 
will meet on March 2, June 8, August 31, and December 7, 2015, in open 
session to discuss unclassified matters concerning declassification and 
transfer of Department of State records to the National Archives and 
Records Administration and the status of the Foreign Relations series.
    The Committee will meet in open session from 11:00 a.m. until noon 
in SA-4D Conference Room, Department of State, 2300 E Street NW., 
Washington DC, 20372 (Potomac Navy Hill Annex). RSVP should be sent as 
directed below:
     March 2, not later than February 23, 2015. Requests for 
reasonable accommodation should be made by February 16, 2015.
     June 8, not later than June 1, 2015. Requests for 
reasonable accommodation should be made by May 25, 2015.
     August 31, not later than August 24, 2015. Requests for 
reasonable accommodation should be made by August 17, 2015.
     December 7, not later than November 30, 2015. Requests for 
reasonable accommodation should be made by November 23, 2015.
    Closed Sessions. The Committee's sessions in the afternoon of 
Monday, March 2, 2015; in the morning of Tuesday, March 3; in the 
afternoon of Monday, June 8, 2015; in the morning of Tuesday, June 9, 
2015; in the afternoon of Monday, August 31, 2015; in the morning of 
Tuesday, September 1, 2015; in the afternoon of Monday, December 7, 
2015; and in the morning of Tuesday, December 8, 2015, will be closed 
in accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(Pub. L. 92-463). The agenda calls for discussions of agency 
declassification decisions concerning the Foreign Relations series and 
other declassification issues. These are matters properly classified 
and not subject to public disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and the 
public interest requires that such activities be withheld from 
disclosure.
    RSVP Instructions. Prior notification and a valid government-issued 
photo ID (such as driver's license, passport, U.S. Government or 
military ID) are required for entrance into the Department of State 
building. Members of the public planning to attend the meetings should 
RSVP for the open meetings, by the dates indicated above, to Julie Fort 
or Nick Sheldon, Office of the Historian (202-955-0214/0215). When 
responding, please provide date of birth, valid government-issued photo 
identification number and type (such as driver's license number/state, 
passport number/country, or U.S. Government ID number/agency or 
military ID number/branch), and relevant telephone numbers. If you 
cannot provide one of the specified forms of ID, please consult with 
Julie Fort for acceptable alternative forms of picture identification.
    Personal data 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.
    Questions concerning the meeting should be directed to Dr. Stephen 
P. Randolph, Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Historical 
Diplomatic Documentation, Department of State, Office of the Historian, 
Washington, DC, 20372, telephone (202) 955-0215, (email 
[email protected]).
    Note that requests for reasonable accommodation received after the 
dates indicated in this notice will be considered, but might not be 
possible to fulfill.

    Dated: January 30, 2015.
 Stephen P. Randolph,
Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic 
Documentation.
[FR Doc. 2015-03307 Filed 2-17-15; 8:45 am]
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