[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 121 (Monday, June 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28927-28928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13306]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10047]


Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources 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 an ongoing process under the Convention on Biological 
Diversity concerning the use of ``digital sequence information on 
genetic resources,'' also known as genetic sequence data.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 11, 2017, 1-3 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) business email address, and (4) business phone number, as well as 
any requests for reasonable accommodation, to Stephanie Aktipis at 
[email protected] or 202-647-4827 and Kayla Young at [email protected] 
or 202-647-1804.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretariat of the Convention on 
Biological Diversity (CBD) released a call (https://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2017/ntf-2017-037-abs-en.pdf) for views on potential 
implications of the use of digital sequence information on genetic 
resources for the three objectives of the CBD and the objective of the 
Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (Nagoya Protocol). The 
input received on this issue will be used to inform decisions by the 
Parties to the CBD and the Nagoya Protocol at the 2018 Conference of 
Parties to the CBD and the Conference of Parties serving as the meeting 
of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol.
    We will provide a brief overview of the use of digital sequence 
information on genetic resources in the context of the CBD and the 
Nagoya Protocol and will listen to your comments, concerns, and 
questions about this issue. The information obtained from this meeting 
and any subsequent related meetings will inform the U.S. submission to 
the CBD. It will also help us prepare for U.S. participation in 
international meetings, specifically U.S. participation in future CBD 
and Nagoya Protocol meetings. Documents and other information related 
to the CBD and Nagoya Protocol can be found at this Web site: 
www.cbd.int.
    The personal information requested above 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. 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

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accurate information may impede your ability to register for the event.
    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) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Requests 
received after that date will be considered but might not be possible 
to fulfill.

Christine Dawson,
Director, Office of Conservation and Water Bureau of Oceans and 
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2017-13306 Filed 6-23-17; 8:45 am]
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