[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10701-10702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04522]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9456]


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

    The Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International 
Law, Department of State, gives notice of a public meeting to discuss a 
Working Paper prepared by the Secretariat of the United Nations 
Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). The public meeting 
will take place on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. EDT. 
This is not a meeting of the full Advisory Committee.
    The UNCITRAL Secretariat has revised draft provisions on electronic 
transferable records, which are presented in the form of a model law, 
for discussion during the next meeting of UNCITRAL's Working Group IV, 
which will meet May 9-13, 2016. The

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Working Paper, which will be numbered WP.137 and will include WP.137/
Add.1, will be available at http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/commission/working_groups/4Electronic_Commerce.html.
    The purpose of the public meeting is to obtain the views of 
concerned stakeholders on the topics addressed in the Working Paper in 
advance of the meeting of Working Group IV. 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 10 a.m. until 12 
p.m. EDT in Room 356, 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 9:30 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.
    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 April 26, 2016. 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 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.

    Dated: February 19, 2016.
Michael S. Coffee,
Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private International Law, Office of the 
Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-04522 Filed 2-29-16; 8:45 am]
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