[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3069-3070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00274]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 9845]


Notice of a Public Meeting and Request for Comments on Funding 
Initiatives To End Modern Slavery

SUMMARY: The Department of State is issuing this notice to announce a 
public meeting and request for comment on the most effective approaches 
for awarding funds for the purpose of reducing the prevalence of modern 
slavery globally. The award of these funds will respond to the 
requirements in section 7060(f) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 (Div. K, Pub. 
L. 114-113) and section 1298 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (S. 2943). Interested parties may offer oral and/
or written comments at a public meeting to be held on January 25, 2017.

DATES AND LOCATION:  A public meeting will be conducted on January 25, 
2017, at 10:00 a.m. EST on the 10th floor in Room 10000 of the 
Department of State Annex located at 1800 G Street NW., Washington DC, 
20520.
    Pre-Registration: The public is asked to pre-register by January 
18, due to security and seating limitations. To pre-register, please 
send an email to Adam Guarneri of the State Department at 
[email protected]. The pre-registration request should include the 
first and last name of the attendee(s), and, if applicable, company or 
organization name. Registration check-in will begin at 9:00 a.m. 
eastern time and the meeting will start at 10:00 a.m. and conclude by 
12:00 p.m. Attendees must be prepared to present a form of government-
issued photo identification.
    Oral Public Comments: Parties wishing to make formal oral 
presentations at the public meeting must contact Adam Guarneri by email 
at [email protected] no later than January 18, 2017, to be placed 
on the public speaker list. Time allocations for oral presentations 
will be limited to five minutes. Note: Requests made after the deadline 
for formal oral presentations will be granted as time permits and 
assigned based on the order the requests are received. All formal oral 
public comments should also be submitted in writing to 
[email protected] by February 1, 2017.
    Written Comments/Statements: In lieu of, or in addition to, 
participating in the public meeting, interested parties may submit 
written comments to [email protected] by February 1, 2017.
    Meeting Accommodations: The public meeting is physically accessible 
to people with disabilities. Request for sign language interpretation 
or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Adam Guarneri at 
[email protected] by January 18, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Guarneri, Office to Monitor and 
Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. Department of State, at 
[email protected] for clarification of content, public meeting 
information, or submission of comment.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 7060(f) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 (Div. 
K, Pub. L. 114-13) appropriated $25 million in funds to ``to be awarded 
on an open and competitive basis, to reduce the prevalence of modern 
slavery globally.'' The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (S. 2943) authorized the Department to ``to provide 
support for transformational programs and projects that seek to achieve 
a measurable and substantial reduction of the prevalence of modern 
slavery in targeted populations within partner countries (or 
jurisdictions thereof).''
    The State Department seeks public comment on the most effective 
approaches for awarding funds to reduce the prevalence of modern 
slavery. The input will be considered in the solicitation and selection 
of proposals for award of these funds and in the management of these 
funds in the future.
    The Department especially welcomes public comment on the following 
issues:
    1. Focus of program. What areas of program funding would have the 
greatest impact in reducing the prevalence of modern slavery globally?
    2. Assistance Coordination. What steps could the Department take to 
ensure this funding complements existing efforts to combat human 
trafficking globally?
    3. What other factors/issues should the Department consider in the 
development and management of this award/solicitation?


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    Dated: January 4, 2017.
 Susan Coppedge,
Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-00274 Filed 1-9-17; 8:45 am]
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