U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL): Public Meeting on Security Interests, 20528-20529 [2017-08804]

Download as PDF sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 20528 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 83 / Tuesday, May 2, 2017 / Notices In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB. DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to July 3, 2017. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods: • Web: Persons with access to the Internet may comment on this notice by going to www.Regulations.gov. You can search for the document by entering ‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2017–0015’’ in the Search field. Then click the ‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete the comment form. • Email: PRA_BurdenComments@ state.gov. You must include the DS form number (if applicable), information collection title, and the OMB control number in any correspondence. 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Methodology This form will only be used if in the following limited circumstances when applicants cannot access the DS–160, Online Application for Nonimmigrant Visa: • An applicant has an urgent medical or humanitarian travel need and the consular officer has received explicit permission from the Visa Office to accept form DS–156; • The applicant is a student exchange visitor who must leave immediately in order to arrive on time for his/her course and the consular officer has explicit permission from the Visa Office to accept form DS–156; • The applicant is a diplomatic or official traveler with urgent government business and form DS–160 has been unavailable for more than four hours; or • Form DS–160 has been unavailable for more than three days and the officer receives explicit permission from the Visa Office. In order of obtain a copy of form an applicant must contact the Embassy or consulate at which he or she is applying and request a copy. Karin King, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2017–08803 Filed 5–1–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–06–P PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 9983] U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL): Public Meeting on Security Interests The Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International Law, Department of State, hereby gives notice that the Security Interests Study Group of the Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL) will hold a public meeting. The Security Interests Study Group will hold the meeting to discuss several matters relating to security interests that will be addressed at the upcoming annual meeting of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (‘‘UNCITRAL’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) scheduled for July 3 through 21 in Vienna. This is not a meeting of the full Advisory Committee. At its upcoming session the Commission will consider several items relating to security interests. First, the Commission will consider finalization and adoption of a Guide to Enactment of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Secured Transactions (A/CN.9/885 and Add.1–4). Second, the Commission will consider possible future work in the area of secured transactions. The Commission has placed on its security interests future work program: (a) The question whether the UNCITRAL Model Law on Secured Transactions and its guide to enactment might need to be expanded to address matters related to secured finance to Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs); (b) the question whether any future work on a contractual guide on secured transactions should discuss contractual issues of concern to MSMEs (e.g. transparency issues); (c) any question that might not have already been addressed in the area of warehouse receipt financing (e.g. the negotiability of warehouse receipts); and (d) the question whether disputes arising from security agreements could be resolved through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. These and other possible future work topics relating to security interests were considered at a Fourth International Colloquium on Secured Transactions in March. The Commission will have before it a Note by the Secretariat summarizing the results of the colloquium (A/CN.9/913). Finally, the Commission will have before it the question of the endorsement of the ICC Uniform Rules for Forfaiting (URF 800) (A/CN.9/919). The Commission documents will be available at https:// www.uncitral.org/uncitral/commission/ sessions/50th.html. E:\FR\FM\02MYN1.SGM 02MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 83 / Tuesday, May 2, 2017 / Notices sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Time and Place: The meeting of the ACPIL Security Interest Study Group will take place on June 6, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT at 2430 E Street NW., South Building (SA–4A) (Navy Hill), Room 240. Participants should arrive at Navy Hill before 8:45 a.m. for visitor screening. Participants will be met at the Navy Hill gate at 23rd and D Streets NW., and will be escorted to the South Building. Persons arriving later will need to make arrangements for entry using the contact information provided below. If you are unable to attend the public meeting and would like to participate from a remote location, teleconferencing will be available. Public Participation: This meeting is open to the public, subject to the capacity of the meeting room. Access to Navy Hill is strictly controlled. For preclearance purposes, those planning to attend in person are requested to email at PIL@state.gov providing full name, address, date of birth, citizenship, driver’s license or passport number, affiliation, and email address. This will greatly facilitate entry. A member of the public needing reasonable accommodation should provide an email requesting such accommodation to pil@state.gov no later than May 30, 2017. Requests made after that date will be considered, but might not be able to be fulfilled. If you would like to participate by telephone, please email PIL@state.gov to obtain the call-in number and other information. Data from the public 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:// foia.state.gov/_docs/SORN/State-36.pdf for additional information. Michael J. Dennis, Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private International Law, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2017–08804 Filed 5–1–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–08–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:36 May 01, 2017 Jkt 241001 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. FD 36103] Hussey Terminal Railroad Company— Acquisition and Operation Exemption—2nd & Main, LLC Hussey Terminal Railroad Company (HTRC), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire from 2nd & Main, LLC (2ML), and operate approximately 540 feet of rail line in North Chicago, in Lake County, Ill. (the Line).1 According to HTRC, there are no milepost designations on the Line. The Line extends between a point of connection on its north end to a main line of of Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company (presently, Canadian National Railway Company (CN)), and a point of connection on its southwest end to a main line of Chicago & North Western Railway Company (presently, Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP)). In an agreement dated January 4, 1916, Michael H. Hussey and Margaret Hussey conveyed to North Chicago Lumber and Coal Co. (NCLC) and North Chicago Foundry Company (NCFC) the right, easement, and privilege to use the Line for any purpose and in any manner necessary or convenient to their businesses. 2ML is a successor-in-interest of NCLC. 2ML’s shipping facility is located near the Line’s point of connection to UP. According to HTRC, a portion of the Line north and east of 2ML’s facility has been removed and/or blocked by a building constructed by a third party, and is not possible at this time for HTRC to operate to the point of connection with CN. It is the intention of 2ML and HTRC to take steps to restore rail operations to the CN connection. HTRC indicates that sufficient trackage is in place between 2ML’s facility and the point of connection with UP to enable rail shipments to travel over the trackage. 2ML and HTRC state it is their intention to rehabilitate the trackage as necessary and interchange shipments with UP. HTRC certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of this transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million. HTRC further certifies that there are no interchange commitments. 1 2ML obtained an exemption to acquire the Line in 2nd & Main, LLC—Acquisition & Operation Exemption—Norland North Chicago, LLC, FD 36106 (STB served March 22, 2017). HTRC’s notice of exemption in this case was held in abeyance by a decision served on March 23, 2017, so that 2ML’s exemption to acquire the Line in Docket No. FD 36106 could become effective first. PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20529 The transaction may be consummated on or after May 16, 2017, the effective date of the exemption. If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically stay the effectiveness of the exemption. Petitions to stay must be filed no later than May 9, 2017 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36103, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on Thomas F. McFarland, 208 South LaSalle St., Suite 1666, Chicago, IL 60604–1228. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at ‘‘WWW.STB.GOV.’’ Decided: April 27, 2017. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Raina S. Contee, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2017–08840 Filed 5–1–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highways in Colorado Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions by FHWA and other Federal agencies. AGENCY: This notice announces actions taken by FHWA and other Federal agencies that are final within the meaning of Section 1308 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act. The actions relate to the conversion of existing Elkhorn Avenue, Moraine Avenue, and Riverside Drive roadways from two-way to a 0.9 mile one-way loop through downtown Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. These improvements consist of ‘‘Phase 1’’ of the proposed action analyzed in the 2016 Environmental Assessment for the Downtown Estes Loop Project. Phase 1 includes pavement rehabilitation on Elkhorn and Moraine Avenues, realignment and reconstruction of Riverside Drive and reconstruction of the Ivy Street Bridge. Those actions grant approvals for the project. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\02MYN1.SGM 02MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 83 (Tuesday, May 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20528-20529]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-08804]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9983]


U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private 
International Law (ACPIL): Public Meeting on Security Interests

    The Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International 
Law, Department of State, hereby gives notice that the Security 
Interests Study Group of the Advisory Committee on Private 
International Law (ACPIL) will hold a public meeting. The Security 
Interests Study Group will hold the meeting to discuss several matters 
relating to security interests that will be addressed at the upcoming 
annual meeting of the United Nations Commission on International Trade 
Law (``UNCITRAL'' or ``Commission'') scheduled for July 3 through 21 in 
Vienna. This is not a meeting of the full Advisory Committee.
    At its upcoming session the Commission will consider several items 
relating to security interests. First, the Commission will consider 
finalization and adoption of a Guide to Enactment of the UNCITRAL Model 
Law on Secured Transactions (A/CN.9/885 and Add.1-4). Second, the 
Commission will consider possible future work in the area of secured 
transactions. The Commission has placed on its security interests 
future work program: (a) The question whether the UNCITRAL Model Law on 
Secured Transactions and its guide to enactment might need to be 
expanded to address matters related to secured finance to Micro, Small, 
and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs); (b) the question whether any 
future work on a contractual guide on secured transactions should 
discuss contractual issues of concern to MSMEs (e.g. transparency 
issues); (c) any question that might not have already been addressed in 
the area of warehouse receipt financing (e.g. the negotiability of 
warehouse receipts); and (d) the question whether disputes arising from 
security agreements could be resolved through alternative dispute 
resolution mechanisms. These and other possible future work topics 
relating to security interests were considered at a Fourth 
International Colloquium on Secured Transactions in March. The 
Commission will have before it a Note by the Secretariat summarizing 
the results of the colloquium (A/CN.9/913). Finally, the Commission 
will have before it the question of the endorsement of the ICC Uniform 
Rules for Forfaiting (URF 800) (A/CN.9/919). The Commission documents 
will be available at https://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/commission/sessions/50th.html.

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    Time and Place: The meeting of the ACPIL Security Interest Study 
Group will take place on June 6, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT at 
2430 E Street NW., South Building (SA-4A) (Navy Hill), Room 240. 
Participants should arrive at Navy Hill before 8:45 a.m. for visitor 
screening. Participants will be met at the Navy Hill gate at 23rd and D 
Streets NW., and will be escorted to the South Building. Persons 
arriving later will need to make arrangements for entry using the 
contact information provided below. If you are unable to attend the 
public meeting and would like to participate from a remote location, 
teleconferencing will be available.
    Public Participation: This meeting is open to the public, subject 
to the capacity of the meeting room. Access to Navy Hill is strictly 
controlled. For preclearance purposes, those planning to attend in 
person are requested to email at PIL@state.gov providing full name, 
address, date of birth, citizenship, driver's license or passport 
number, affiliation, and email address. This will greatly facilitate 
entry. A member of the public needing reasonable accommodation should 
provide an email requesting such accommodation to pil@state.gov no 
later than May 30, 2017. Requests made after that date will be 
considered, but might not be able to be fulfilled. If you would like to 
participate by telephone, please email PIL@state.gov to obtain the 
call-in number and other information. Data from the public 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://foia.state.gov/_docs/SORN/State-36.pdf for 
additional information.

Michael J. Dennis,
Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private International Law, Office of the 
Legal Adviser, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-08804 Filed 5-1-17; 8:45 am]
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