[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 182 (Thursday, September 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 49371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20231]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice:10878]


U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private 
International Law (ACPIL): Public Meeting on Certain Maritime Issues

    The Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International 
Law, Department of State, gives notice of a public meeting to discuss 
the development of a possible international convention to address 
cross-border issues related to the judicial sale of ships at the United 
Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). Views will 
also be sought on whether or not ratification of the UN Convention on 
Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by 
Sea (the ``Rotterdam Rules'') would benefit the United States. The 
public meeting will take place on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 from 2 
p.m. until 4:30 p.m. EDT. This is not a meeting of the full Advisory 
Committee.
    UNCITRAL's Working Group VI is currently working on a potential 
instrument to address cross-border issues related to the judicial sale 
of ships. The first meeting to discuss this project was held in New 
York from May 13-17, 2019, and the relevant documents from that meeting 
are available at https://uncitral.un.org/en/working_groups/6/sale_ships.
    The purpose of the public meeting is to obtain the views of 
concerned stakeholders on (1) what issues the Working Group should 
concentrate on in the area of the judicial sale of ships; (2) what, if 
any, other matters should be considered in relation to this topic; and 
(3) whether ratification of the Rotterdam Rules would serve U.S. 
interests.
    Time and Place: The meeting will take place on Wednesday, October 
16, 2019, from 2 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. via a teleconference. Those who 
cannot participate but wish to comment are welcome to do so by email to 
Sharla Draemel at [email protected].
    Public Participation: This meeting is open to the public. If you 
would like to participate by telephone, please email [email protected] to 
obtain the call-in number and other information.
    Authority: Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix, and 
41 CFR part 102-3.

Sharla Draemel,
Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private International Law, Office of Legal 
Adviser, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2019-20231 Filed 9-18-19; 8:45 am]
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