[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 106 (Monday, June 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25902-25903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11480]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10015]


Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Public Meeting

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State will hold an information session 
regarding issues related to a July United Nations meeting concerning 
marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 13, 2017, 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Harry S. Truman Main State 
Building, Room 3940, 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to participate in 
this meeting, please send your (1) name, (2) organization/affiliation, 
(3) email address, and (4) phone number, as well as any requests for 
reasonable accommodation, to Elizabeth Kim at [email protected] or 202-
647-4824. This information is being collected pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
2651a and 22 U.S.C. 4802 for the purpose of screening and pre-clearing 
participants to enter the host venue at the U.S. Department of State, 
in line with standard security procedures for events of this size. The 
Department of State will use this information consistent with the 
routine uses set forth in the System of Records Notices for Protocol 
Records (STATE-33) and Security Records (State-36). Provision of this 
information is voluntary, but failure to provide accurate information 
may impede your ability to register for the event.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In July 2017, the United States will 
participate in a two-week meeting of the United Nations General 
Assembly (UNGA) Preparatory Committee on the conservation and 
sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national 
jurisdiction. This fourth meeting of the Preparatory Committee will end 
a two-year process established by the UNGA to make substantive 
recommendations on the elements of a draft text of a legally binding 
instrument on the conservation and sustainable use

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of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.
    We will provide a brief overview of topics to be discussed at the 
upcoming UN meeting and will listen to your comments, concerns, and 
questions about these issues. The information obtained from this 
meeting and any subsequent related meetings will be used to help us 
prepare for U.S. participation in international meetings and 
specifically U.S. participation in the July meeting of the Preparatory 
Committee. Documents and other information related to the Preparatory 
Committee can be found on this United Nations Web site: www.un.org/depts/los/biodiversity/prepcom.htm.
    Reasonable Accommodation: This meeting is physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or 
other reasonable accommodation should be directed to (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. 
Requests received after that date will be considered but might not be 
possible to fulfill.

Chever Voltmer,
 Acting Director, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, Bureau of Oceans 
and International, Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2017-11480 Filed 6-2-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4710-09-P