[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31252-31253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14221]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10437]


Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction; Notice of Public 
Meeting

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State will hold an information session 
regarding issues related to upcoming first United Nations 
Intergovernmental Conference on marine biodiversity in areas beyond 
national jurisdiction.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on July 25, 2018, 1:30 p.m.-3:00 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Harry S. Truman Main State 
Building, Room 1498, 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, 
and (3) email address and phone number, as well as any requests for 
reasonable accommodation, to Elana Mendelson at [email protected] 
or call (202) 647-1073.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In September 2018, the United States will 
participate in the first session of the Intergovernmental Conference 
established by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to negotiate 
an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations 
Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable 
use of

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marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction.
    We will provide a brief overview of the issues to be discussed at 
the upcoming session of the Intergovernmental Conference and would like 
to invite interested stakeholders to share comments, concerns, and 
questions about these issues.
    The information obtained from this session 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 
Intergovernmental Conference.
    Reasonable Accommodation: This meeting is physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or 
other reasonable accommodation should be directed to the point of 
contact for this event (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. Personal data for 
entry into the Harry S. Truman building are 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://www.state.gov/documents/organization/242611.pdf for additional 
information.


Evan T. Bloom,
Director, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, Bureau of Oceans and 
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2018-14221 Filed 7-2-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4710-09-P