[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 147 (Monday, August 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50591-50592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18125]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9656]


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

    The Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International 
Law, Department of State, gives notice of a public meeting to discuss 
ongoing work in the United Nations Commission on International Trade 
Law (UNCITRAL) on the topic of the enforcement of

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conciliated settlement agreements. The public meeting will take place 
on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. EDT. This 
is not a meeting of the full Advisory Committee.
    In 2014, the United States proposed that UNCITRAL develop a 
convention on the enforcement of conciliated settlement agreements that 
resolve international commercial disputes. See A/CN.9/822, available at 
http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/commission/sessions/47th.html. In 
2015, UNCITRAL decided that its Working Group II should begin work on 
the topic. The Working Group discussed the topic at its September 2015 
and February 2016 sessions, and will do so again at its September 2016 
session. Documents for Working Group II are available at http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/commission/working_groups/2Arbitration.html.
    The purpose of the public meeting is to obtain the views of 
concerned stakeholders on the instrument being developed by UNCITRAL. 
Those who cannot attend but wish to comment are welcome to do so by 
email to Tim Schnabel at [email protected].
    Time and Place: The meeting will take place from 10:00 a.m. until 
1:00 p.m. at 2430 E Street NW (South Building, SA-4A), Room 240, 
Washington, DC. Participants should arrive at the Navy Hill/Potomac 
Annex gate at 23rd and D Streets NW before 9:40 a.m. for visitor 
screening, and will be escorted to the South Building. 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 August 17, 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. We ask that each 
person who intends to participate by telephone notify us directly so 
that we may ensure that we have adequate dial-in capacity.
    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: July 20, 2016.
Timothy R. Schnabel,
Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private International Law, Office of Legal 
Adviser, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-18125 Filed 7-29-16; 8:45 am]
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