[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 248 (Thursday, December 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74425-74426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28303]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11612]


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

SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation 
will meet on March 7-8, June 6-7, September 12-13, and December 5-6, 
2022, 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.

DATES: 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 7, not later than February 28, 2022.
     June 6, not later than May 30, 2022.

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     September 12, not later than September 5, 2022.
     December 5, not later than November 28, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Closed Sessions. The Committee's sessions in the afternoon of 
Monday, March 7, 2022; in the morning of Tuesday, March 8; in the 
afternoon of Monday, June 6, 2022; in the morning of Tuesday, June 7, 
2022; in the afternoon of Monday, September 12, 2022; in the morning of 
Tuesday, September 13, 2022; in the afternoon of Monday, December 5, 
2022; and in the morning of Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 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 E.O. 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.
    Note that requests for reasonable accommodation received after the 
dates indicated in this notice will be considered but might not be 
possible to fulfill.

Kevin E. Bryant,
Deputy Director, Office of Directives Management, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2021-28303 Filed 12-29-21; 8:45 am]
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