[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 243 (Friday, December 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79127-79128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31872]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9389]


Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation--Notice 
of Closed and Open Meetings for 2016

SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation 
will meet on March 7, June 6, August 29, and December 12, 2016, 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 7, not later than February 29, 2016. Requests for 
reasonable accommodation should be made by February 22, 2016.
     June 6, not later than May 30, 2016. Requests for 
reasonable accommodation should be made by May 23, 2016.
     August 29, not later than August 22, 2016. Requests for 
reasonable accommodation should be made by August 15, 2016.
     December 12, not later than December 5, 2016. Requests for 
reasonable accommodation should be made by November 28, 2016.
    Closed Sessions. The Committee's sessions in the afternoon of 
Monday, March 7, 2016; in the morning of Tuesday, March 8; in the 
afternoon of Monday, June 6, 2016; in the morning of Tuesday, June 7, 
2016; in the afternoon of Monday, August 29, 2016; in the morning of 
Tuesday, August 30, 2016; in the afternoon of Monday, December 12, 
2016; and in the morning of Tuesday, December 13, 2016, will be closed 
in accordance with Section 10(d)

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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 E.O. 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 https://foia.state.gov/_docs/SORN/State-36.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: November 10, 2015.
 Stephen P. Randolph,
Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic 
Documentation.
[FR Doc. 2015-31872 Filed 12-17-15; 8:45 am]
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