[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21979]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9711]


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, October 25, 2016, from 2 p.m. until 4 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 October 31-November 4, 2016. The Working Paper, which 
will be numbered WP.139 and will include WP.139/Add.1 and WP.139/Add.2, 
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 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 on October 25, 2016, from 2 
p.m. until 4 p.m. EDT in Room 356, South Building, State Department 
Annex 4A, 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 1:30 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 October 18, 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 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: September 1, 2016.
Michael S. Coffee,
Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private International Law, Office of the 
Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-21979 Filed 9-12-16; 8:45 am]
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