U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private International Law: Public Meeting on Online Dispute Resolution, 35809 [2016-13163]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 107 / Friday, June 3, 2016 / Notices inviting the public to submit written comments to the Committee. This Sunshine Act notice is being issued because a quorum of the Commission may attend the meeting. The agenda for the meeting includes: A discussion of Market Structure subcommittee recommendations to enhance information for bond market investors; and a discussion regarding the Commission’s concept release on business and financial disclosure required by Regulation S–K (which may include a recommendation of the Investor as Owner subcommittee). For further information, please contact the Office of the Secretary at (202) 551–5400. Dated: May 31, 2016. Brent J. Fields, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–13213 Filed 6–1–16; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 9596] mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private International Law: Public Meeting on Online Dispute Resolution The Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International Law, Department of State, hereby gives notice that the Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Study Group of the Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL) will hold a public meeting. The ACPIL ODR Study Group will meet to discuss the draft instrument entitled ‘‘Technical Notes on Online Dispute Resolution’’ which has been submitted to the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) for consideration at its 2016 plenary session (June 27-July 15, 2016). This is not a meeting of the full Advisory Committee. At the July 2015 plenary session of UNCITRAL, the ODR Working Group was instructed to prepare a non-binding descriptive document reflecting elements of an ODR process, on which elements the Working Group had previously reached consensus, and excluding the question of the final stage of the ODR process (arbitration/ nonarbitration). Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, 48th Session (29 June–16 July 2015), A/70/17, para. 352. The Working Group based its deliberations on a proposal for Technical Notes on Online Dispute Resolution submitted by Colombia and the United States. A/ CN.9/WG.III/XXXII/CRP.3. The proposal by Colombia and the United States, as well as the reports of the Working VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:20 Jun 02, 2016 Jkt 238001 Group are available at the following link: https://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/ commission/working__groups/3Online_ Dispute_Resolution.html. The draft Technical Notes on Online Dispute Resolution are available at https:// undocs.org/A/CN.9/888. Time and Place: The meeting of the ACPIL ODR Study Group will take place on Thursday June 16 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon EST at 2430 E Street NW., South Building (SA 4S) State Department Annex 4A (Navy Hill), Room 356. Participants should arrive at Navy Hill before 9:45 a.m. for visitor screening. Participants will be met at the Navy Hill gate at 23rd and D Streets NW., for visitor screening 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 the building is strictly controlled. For pre-clearance purposes, those planning to attend should email pil@state.gov providing full name, address, date of birth, citizenship, driver’s license or passport number, and email address. This information will greatly facilitate entry into the building. A member of the public needing reasonable accommodation should email pil@ state.gov not later than June 10th. 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 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://foia.state.gov/_docs/ SORN/State-36.pdf for additional information. PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35809 Dated: May 25, 2016. Michael J. Dennis, Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private International Law, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State. [FR Doc. 2016–13163 Filed 6–2–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7410–08–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. FD 36002] WRL, LLC—Modified Rail Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity— Adams and Grant Counties, Wash. WRL, LLC (WRL), a noncarrier, filed a notice for a modified certificate of public convenience and necessity under 49 CFR Part 1150 subpart C—Modified Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, to lease and operate a line of railroad (the Line) owned by the Port of Royal Slope (Port), a Washington State municipal corporation. The total distance of the Line is approximately 26 miles: (1) Originating at milepost 1989.06, near Othello, Adams County, Wash., and continuing west for 20.44 miles to milepost 2009, at Royal City Junction, Grant County, Wash.; and then (2) proceeding north a distance of 5.2 miles, terminating at an industrial siding at milepost 5.2 near Royal City, Grant County, Wash.1 WRL states that the Line was authorized for abandonment by a decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission in Docket No. AB 7 (SubNo. 86) served on January 30, 1980, though the abandonment of the Line was never consummated. WRL states that the Line was acquired by the Port in 1982, ‘‘came under the control’’ of Sunfresh, Inc., in 1992,2 was purchased by the Washington State Department of Transportation in 1993, and was reacquired by the Port in 2015. Pursuant to an Operating Lease Agreement, WRL, as lessee, and the Port, as owner, have agreed that WRL will commence freight rail operation upon this exemption taking effect on or after June 5, 2016, for an initial term of five years, which may be extended upon the agreement of both parties for additional five-year terms. WRL states that the Line’s only interline connection 1 This proceeding is related to Paul Didelius— Continuance in Control Exemption—WRL, LLC, Docket No. FD 36003, in which Paul Didelius filed an exemption to continue in control of WRL upon WRL’s becoming a Class III rail carrier. Notice of the continuance in control exemption was served and published in the Federal Register on May 20, 2016 (81 FR 32,004). 2 According to WRL, Sunfresh, Inc., was the guarantor of a Federal Railroad Administration loan upon which the Port defaulted in 1992. E:\FR\FM\03JNN1.SGM 03JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 107 (Friday, June 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-13163]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 9596]


U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private 
International Law: Public Meeting on Online Dispute Resolution

    The Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International 
Law, Department of State, hereby gives notice that the Online Dispute 
Resolution (ODR) Study Group of the Advisory Committee on Private 
International Law (ACPIL) will hold a public meeting. The ACPIL ODR 
Study Group will meet to discuss the draft instrument entitled 
``Technical Notes on Online Dispute Resolution'' which has been 
submitted to the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) 
for consideration at its 2016 plenary session (June 27-July 15, 2016). 
This is not a meeting of the full Advisory Committee.
    At the July 2015 plenary session of UNCITRAL, the ODR Working Group 
was instructed to prepare a non-binding descriptive document reflecting 
elements of an ODR process, on which elements the Working Group had 
previously reached consensus, and excluding the question of the final 
stage of the ODR process (arbitration/nonarbitration). Report of the 
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, 48th Session (29 
June-16 July 2015), A/70/17, para. 352. The Working Group based its 
deliberations on a proposal for Technical Notes on Online Dispute 
Resolution submitted by Colombia and the United States. A/CN.9/WG.III/
XXXII/CRP.3. The proposal by Colombia and the United States, as well as 
the reports of the Working Group are available at the following link: 
https://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/commission/working__groups/3Online_Dispute_Resolution.html. The draft Technical Notes on Online 
Dispute Resolution are available at https://undocs.org/A/CN.9/888.
    Time and Place: The meeting of the ACPIL ODR Study Group will take 
place on Thursday June 16 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon EST at 2430 E Street 
NW., South Building (SA 4S) State Department Annex 4A (Navy Hill), Room 
356. Participants should arrive at Navy Hill before 9:45 a.m. for 
visitor screening. Participants will be met at the Navy Hill gate at 
23rd and D Streets NW., for visitor screening 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 the building is strictly 
controlled. For pre-clearance purposes, those planning to attend should 
email pil@state.gov providing full name, address, date of birth, 
citizenship, driver's license or passport number, and email address. 
This information will greatly facilitate entry into the building. A 
member of the public needing reasonable accommodation should email 
pil@state.gov not later than June 10th. 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 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://foia.state.gov/_docs/SORN/State-36.pdf for 
additional information.

    Dated: May 25, 2016.
Michael J. Dennis,
Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private International Law, Office of the 
Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-13163 Filed 6-2-16; 8:45 am]
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