[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3229-3230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01029]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9408]


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

    The Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International 
Law, Department of State, gives notice of a public meeting to discuss 
an upcoming meeting at the Hague Conference on Private International 
Law (``Hague Conference'') on the topic of international parentage and 
surrogacy. The public meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 9, 
2016 from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. EST. This is not a meeting of the full 
Advisory Committee.
    In March 2015, the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the 
Hague Conference decided that an Experts' Group should be convened to 
explore the feasibility of advancing work on private international law 
issues surrounding the status of children, including issues arising 
from international surrogacy arrangements. The first meeting of the 
Experts' Group will be held February 15-18, 2016, in The Hague.
    The purpose of the public meeting is to obtain the views of 
concerned stakeholders on matters that might be addressed at the 
upcoming Experts' Group meeting. Those who cannot attend but wish to 
comment are welcome to do so by email to Michael Coffee at 
[email protected].
    Time and Place: The meeting will take place from 1 p.m. until 4 
p.m. EST in Room 9.04, State Department Annex 17, 600 19th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20522. Participants should plan to arrive at the North 
Entrance by 12:40 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 
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 February 2, 2016. Requests made after that 
date will be considered, but might not be able to be fulfilled. If you 
would like to

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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 https://foia.state.gov/_docs/SORN/State-36.pdf for 
additional information.

    Dated: January 11, 2016.
Michael S. Coffee,
 Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private International Law, Office of the 
Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-01029 Filed 1-19-16; 8:45 am]
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