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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6549]
U.S. Department of State Advisory
Committee on Private International
Law: Working Group I of the United
Nations Commission on International
Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on
Procurement of Goods, Construction
and Services
A study group of the Advisory
Committee reviews and provides
comments on an initiative by the United
Nations Commission for International
Trade Law (UNCITRAL) to revise the
1994 UNCITRAL Model Law on
Procurement of Goods, Construction
and Services (‘‘Model Procurement
Law’’), and its Guide to Enactment,
available at https://www.uncitral.org/
uncitral/en/uncitral_texts/
procurement_infrastructure/
1994Model.html. The UNCITRAL Model
Procurement Law is not intended to be
applied by the United States, but it is
cited and relied upon in many other
nations as a model procurement code.
The UNCITRAL Working Group
tasked with making recommendations
for an updated model law has focused
on new practices and technological
developments, in particular those
resulting from the use of electronic
communications in public procurement.
These topics have included the use of
electronic means of communication in
the procurement process, publication of
procurement-related information, the
procurement technique known as the
electronic reverse auction, abnormally
low tenders, and the method of
contracting known as framework
agreements. The Working Group also
decided that the Model Law and the
Guide should take into account the
question of conflicts of interest. In this
regard, the United Nations Convention
Against Corruption, which entered into
force in December 2005, specifically
calls for anti-corruption measures in
procurement to address conflicts of
interest. See also Report of Working
Group I (Procurement A/CN.9/668) on
the work of its fifteenth session (New
York, 2–6 February 2009) available at
https://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/
commission/working_groups/
1Procurement.html.
It is possible that a revised model
procurement law will be presented for
final review by UNCITRAL in 2009. The
UNCITRAL Working Group has
recommended that the Model Law be
considered for adoption by UNCITRAL
in advance of the completion of an
updated Guide to Enactment.
UNCITRAL has also recently scheduled
a Working Group meeting from May
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25th through 29th, 2009, to work on the
recommendations.
In order to assist the U.S. Delegation
at the Working Group session, a public
meeting to review and discuss the
current status of the proposed reforms
will be held on April 22, 2009.
Time and Place: The public meeting
will take place at The George
Washington University Law School
Faculty Conference Center, 5th Floor,
2000 H Street., Washington, DC on April
22, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon EDT.
Public Participation: Comments may
be submitted prior to or after the
meeting to the Office of Private
International Law, U.S. Department of
State, 2430 E Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20037–2851, attn: Michael Dennis,
or by facsimile to 202–776–8482, or by
electronic e-mail to
DennisMJ@State.gov. Persons wishing to
attend the meeting should call Trisha
Smeltzer at 202–776–8423 or contact by
e-mail at SmeltzerTK@state.gov.
Dated: April 6, 2009.
Michael J. Dennis,
Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private
International Law, Department of State.
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of the Conference, as well as signature
of the Final Act.
Members of the public may attend the
May 1st meeting of the SHC up to the
seating capacity of the room. Please note
that due to security considerations, two
valid, government-issued photo
identification documents must be
presented to gain entrance to the
building. The Coast Guard Headquarters
building is accessible by taxi and
privately owned conveyance. Please
note that parking in the vicinity of the
building is extremely limited and that
public transportation is not generally
available.
To facilitate attendance to this
meeting, those who plan to attend
should contact the meeting coordinator,
LCDR Jason Smith—not later than 9:30
a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 2009—by email at jason.e.smith2@uscg.mil; by
phone at (202) 372–1376; by fax at (202)
372–1925; or by writing to Commandant
(CG–5212), U.S. Coast Guard
Headquarters, 2100 2nd Street, SW.,
Room 1308, Washington, DC 20593–
0001. Additional information regarding
other SHC public meetings and
associated IMO meetings may be found
at: https://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/imo.
Dated: April 7, 2009.
Mark Skolnicki,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating
Committee, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6548]
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Shipping Coordinating Committee;
Notice of Meeting
The Shipping Coordinating
Committee (SHC) will conduct an open
meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, May 1,
2009, in Room 2415 of the United States
Coast Guard Headquarters Building,
2100 Second Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20593. The primary purpose of the
meeting is to prepare for the
International Maritime Organization
(IMO) Diplomatic Conference for the
Safe and Environmentally Sound
Recycling of Ships to be held at the
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition
Centre (HKCEC), 1 Expo Drive,
Wanchai, Hong Kong, China, from May
11–15, 2009.
The provisional agenda calls for the
Conference to consider the draft
International Convention for the Safe
and Environmentally Sound Recycling
of Ships, the text of which has been
prepared by the IMO Marine
Environment Protection Committee
(MEPC), and any draft Conference
resolutions. The Conference agenda also
calls for the adoption of the Final Act
and any instruments, recommendations
and resolutions resulting from the work
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6548]
Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting
The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open
meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, May 1, 2009, in Room 2415 of the United
States Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 Second Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20593. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare
for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Diplomatic Conference
for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships to be held at
the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), 1 Expo Drive,
Wanchai, Hong Kong, China, from May 11-15, 2009.
The provisional agenda calls for the Conference to consider the
draft International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound
Recycling of Ships, the text of which has been prepared by the IMO
Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), and any draft
Conference resolutions. The Conference agenda also calls for the
adoption of the Final Act and any instruments, recommendations and
resolutions resulting from the work of the Conference, as well as
signature of the Final Act.
Members of the public may attend the May 1st meeting of the SHC up
to the seating capacity of the room. Please note that due to security
considerations, two valid, government-issued photo identification
documents must be presented to gain entrance to the building. The Coast
Guard Headquarters building is accessible by taxi and privately owned
conveyance. Please note that parking in the vicinity of the building is
extremely limited and that public transportation is not generally
available.
To facilitate attendance to this meeting, those who plan to attend
should contact the meeting coordinator, LCDR Jason Smith--not later
than 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 2009--by e-mail at
jason.e.smith2@uscg.mil; by phone at (202) 372-1376; by fax at (202)
372-1925; or by writing to Commandant (CG-5212), U.S. Coast Guard
Headquarters, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Room 1308, Washington, DC 20593-
0001. Additional information regarding other SHC public meetings and
associated IMO meetings may be found at: https://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/imo.
Dated: April 7, 2009.
Mark Skolnicki,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of
State.
[FR Doc. E9-8394 Filed 4-10-09; 8:45 am]
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