[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 45 (Thursday, March 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 13178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04575]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 9910]


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

    The Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International 
Law, Department of State, gives notice of a public meeting to discuss a 
model law on electronic transferable records prepared by Working Group 
IV of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law 
(UNCITRAL). The public meeting will take place on Monday, March 27, 
2017 from 9:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. EDT. This is not a meeting of the 
full Advisory Committee.
    The UNCITRAL Working Group has completed its work on the model law 
and has requested that the UNCITRAL Secretariat transmit the text of 
the draft model law, including accompanying explanatory notes, for 
consideration at the upcoming Commission session, which commences in 
June. In advance of the Commission session, the Secretariat has 
provided these texts to UNCITRAL member states for comment.
    The purpose of the public meeting is to obtain the views of 
concerned stakeholders on the draft text, which is numbered A/CN.9/920 
and is available at http://daccess-ods.un.org/access.nsf/Get?OpenAgent&DS=A/CN.9/920⟪=E, so that the United States may 
decide whether to provide any comments to the Secretariat and the 
Commission. As the UNCITRAL member states have been asked to provide 
specific and succinct comments, the public meeting will focus on the 
text drafted by the UNCITAL Working Group. Participants in the public 
meeting should read the text in advance of the meeting and should be 
prepared with particular comments on the draft. 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 March 27, 2017, from 
9:30 a.m. until 12 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 9:00 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 March 20, 2017. 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.

Michael S. Coffee,
Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private International Law, Office of the 
Legal Adviser, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-04575 Filed 3-8-17; 8:45 am]
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