[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 1104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00047]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 11957]


Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation--Notice 
of Closed and Open Meetings for 2023

SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation 
will meet on March 13, June 12, September 11 (virtual), and December 
11, 2023, 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. Open sessions will include briefings to the 
Committee from the Historian of the Department of State and the General 
Editor of the Foreign Relations series, followed by a Q&A discussion 
period; presentations on published Foreign Relations volumes by members 
of the Office of the Historian; and a chance for public participants to 
ask questions related to the status of the series or the opening of the 
Department's historical records to the public.
    The Committee will meet in open session from 10 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 March 13, June 12, 
and December 11 with a virtual option. The Committee will meet 
virtually only on September 11. RSVP and requests for reasonable 
accommodation for each meeting should be sent as directed below:
     March 13, not later than March 6, 2023.
     June 12, not later than June 5, 2023.
     September 11, not later than September 4, 2023 (virtual 
only).
     December 11, not later than December 4, 2023.
    Closed Sessions. The Committee's sessions in the afternoon of 
Monday, March 13, 2023; in the morning of Tuesday, March 14, 2023; in 
the afternoon of Monday, June 12, 2023; in the morning of Tuesday, June 
13, 2023; in the afternoon of Monday, December 11, 2023; and in the 
morning of Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 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.
    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.

Adam M. Howard,
Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic 
Documentation, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2023-00047 Filed 1-5-23; 8:45 am]
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