U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL): Public Meeting on Electronic Commerce, 62966 [2016-21979]

Download as PDF 62966 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 177 / Tuesday, September 13, 2016 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 9711] Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL): Public Meeting on Electronic Commerce The Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International Law, Department of State, gives notice of a public meeting to discuss a Working Paper prepared by the Secretariat of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). The public meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. EDT. This is not a meeting of the full Advisory Committee. The UNCITRAL Secretariat has revised draft provisions on electronic transferable records, which are presented in the form of a model law, for discussion during the next meeting of UNCITRAL’s Working Group IV, which will meet October 31–November 4, 2016. The Working Paper, which will be numbered WP.139 and will include WP.139/Add.1 and WP.139/Add.2, will be available at https://www.uncitral.org/ uncitral/en/commission/working_ groups/4Electronic_Commerce.html. The purpose of the public meeting is to obtain the views of concerned stakeholders on matters that might be addressed at the upcoming Experts’ Group meeting. Those who cannot attend but wish to comment are welcome to do so by email to Michael Coffee at coffeems@state.gov. TIME AND PLACE: The meeting will take place on October 25, 2016, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. EDT in Room 356, South Building, State Department Annex 4A, Washington, DC 20037. Participants should plan to arrive at the Navy Hill gate on the west side of 23rd Street NW. at the intersection of 23rd Street NW. and D Street NW. by 1:30 p.m. for visitor screening. 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 October 18, VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:27 Sep 12, 2016 Jkt 238001 2016. 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. Dated: September 1, 2016. Michael S. Coffee, Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private International Law, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State. [FR Doc. 2016–21979 Filed 9–12–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–08–P [Public Notice: 9712] U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL): Public Meeting on the Extension of the Cape Town Convention to Agricultural, Construction, and Mining Equipment The Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International Law, Department of State, gives notice of a public meeting to discuss upcoming negotiations in UNIDROIT (the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law) to develop a new Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment. The public meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. EDT. This is not a meeting of the full Advisory Committee. The Cape Town Convention provides an international framework for the creation, registration, and enforcement of security interests in mobile equipment; separate Protocols are needed to apply the framework to specific types of equipment. The United States is a party to the Convention and to the first Protocol, which covers aircraft. UNIDROIT is now developing a new Protocol that will extend the Convention to cover agricultural, construction, and mining equipment. Frm 00113 Fmt 4703 The meeting will take place from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on October 25, 2016, in room 6421, Harry S Truman Building, 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520. Participants should plan to arrive at the C Street entrance by 9:30 a.m. for visitor screening and will be escorted to the conference room. If you are unable to attend in person and would like to participate from a remote location, teleconferencing will be available. TIME AND PLACE: 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 October 17, 2016. 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. We ask that each person who intends to participate by telephone notify us directly so that we may ensure that we have adequate dial-in capacity. 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. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: DEPARTMENT OF STATE PO 00000 An UNIDROIT Study Group has developed a draft of the new Protocol that will serve as the basis for the negotiations in the Committee of Governmental Experts starting in March 2017. Documents for this project are available at https://www.unidroit.org/ work-in-progress-studies/currentstudies/mac-protocol. The purpose of the public meeting is to obtain the views of concerned stakeholders on the draft Protocol being developed by UNIDROIT. Those who cannot attend but wish to comment are welcome to do so by email to Tim Schnabel at SchnabelTR@state.gov. Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13SEN1.SGM 13SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 13, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9711]


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

    The Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International 
Law, Department of State, gives notice of a public meeting to discuss a 
Working Paper prepared by the Secretariat of the United Nations 
Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). The public meeting 
will take place on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. 
EDT. This is not a meeting of the full Advisory Committee.
    The UNCITRAL Secretariat has revised draft provisions on electronic 
transferable records, which are presented in the form of a model law, 
for discussion during the next meeting of UNCITRAL's Working Group IV, 
which will meet October 31-November 4, 2016. The Working Paper, which 
will be numbered WP.139 and will include WP.139/Add.1 and WP.139/Add.2, 
will be available at https://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/commission/working_groups/4Electronic_Commerce.html.
    The purpose of the public meeting is to obtain the views of 
concerned stakeholders on matters that might be addressed at the 
upcoming Experts' Group meeting. Those who cannot attend but wish to 
comment are welcome to do so by email to Michael Coffee at 
coffeems@state.gov.

TIME AND PLACE: The meeting will take place on October 25, 2016, from 2 
p.m. until 4 p.m. EDT in Room 356, South Building, State Department 
Annex 4A, Washington, DC 20037. Participants should plan to arrive at 
the Navy Hill gate on the west side of 23rd Street NW. at the 
intersection of 23rd Street NW. and D Street NW. by 1:30 p.m. for 
visitor screening. 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 October 18, 2016. 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.

    Dated: September 1, 2016.
Michael S. Coffee,
Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private International Law, Office of the 
Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-21979 Filed 9-12-16; 8:45 am]
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