[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 86641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28865]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 11292]


Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation--Notice 
of Closed and Open Meetings for 2021

    The Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation will 
meet on March 1-2, June 14-15, August 30-31, and December 6-7, 2021, in 
open session to discuss unclassified matters concerning 
declassification and transfer of Department of State records to the 
National Archives and Records Administration and the status of the 
Foreign Relations series. It is assumed that the public portions of 
these meetings will not need to be held virtually because of concerns 
surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. However, should that change based 
on guidance from public health authorities, the Department will notify 
those who have RSVP'd.
    The Committee will meet in open session from 11:00 a.m. until noon 
in SA-4D Conference Room 109, Department of State, 2300 E Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20372 (Potomac Navy Hill Annex), on all four dates. RSVP 
and requests for reasonable accommodation for each meeting should be 
sent as directed below:
     March 1, not later than February 22, 2021.
     June 14, not later than June 7, 2021.
     August 30, not later than August 23, 2021.
     December 6, not later than November 29, 2021.
    Closed Sessions. The Committee's sessions in the afternoon of 
Monday, March 1, 2021; in the morning of Tuesday, March 2; in the 
afternoon of Monday, June 14, 2021; in the morning of Tuesday, June 15, 
2021; in the afternoon of Monday, August 30, 2021; in the morning of 
Tuesday, August 31, 2021; in the afternoon of Monday, December 6, 2021; 
and in the morning of Tuesday, December 7, 2021, will be closed in 
accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(Pub. L. 92-463). The agenda calls for discussions of agency 
declassification decisions concerning the Foreign Relations series and 
other declassification issues. These are matters properly classified 
and not subject to public disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and the 
public interest requires that such activities be withheld from 
disclosure.
    RSVP Instructions. Prior notification and a valid government-issued 
photo ID (such as driver's license, passport, U.S. Government or 
military ID) are required for entrance into the Department of State 
building. Members of the public planning to attend the open meetings 
should RSVP, by the dates indicated above, to Julie Fort, Office of the 
Historian (202-955-0214). When responding, please provide date of 
birth, valid government-issued photo identification number and type 
(such as driver's license number/state, passport number/country, or 
U.S. Government ID number/agency or military ID number/branch), and 
relevant telephone numbers. If you cannot provide one of the specified 
forms of ID, please consult with Julie Fort for acceptable alternative 
forms of picture identification.
    Personal data 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://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Security-Records-STATE-36.pdf, for additional 
information.
    Questions concerning the meeting should be directed to Adam M. 
Howard, Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Historical 
Diplomatic Documentation, Department of State, Office of the Historian, 
Washington, DC 20372, telephone (202) 955-0214, (email 
[email protected]).
    Note that requests for reasonable accommodation received after the 
dates indicated in this notice will be considered but might not be 
possible to fulfill.

Renee A. Goings,
Deputy Director, Office of the Historian, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2020-28865 Filed 12-29-20; 8:45 am]
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