[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 36816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14670]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8358]


U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private 
International Law (ACPIL): Public Meeting of the Study Group on Family 
Law

    The Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International 
Law, Department of State, hereby gives notice of a public meeting of 
the Study Group on Family Law to discuss Part V of a questionnaire on 
private international law issues surrounding the status of children, 
including issues arising from international surrogacy arrangements. The 
questionnaire, which was prepared by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague 
Conference on Private International Law, is available at http://www.hcch.net/upload/wop/gap2013pd03_en.doc. The purpose of the public 
meeting is limited to obtaining comments on Part V of that 
questionnaire, which seeks views on possible future work in the areas 
covered by the questionnaire. This is not a meeting of the full 
Advisory Committee.
    Time and Place: The meeting will take place on Friday, July 12, 
2013, at 9:00 a.m. EDT and is scheduled to last until no later than 
1:00 p.m. EDT. The meeting will take place in Room 6421 of the 
Department's Harry S Truman Building, 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20520. Participants should plan to arrive by 8:30 a.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. Please provide your full name and 
contact information if you are planning on attending in person. Access 
to the building is strictly controlled. For pre-clearance purposes, 
those planning to attend should email [email protected] providing full 
name, address, date of birth, citizenship, driver's license or passport 
number, and email address. This will greatly facilitate entry into the 
building. Participants will be met inside the diplomatic entrance at C 
Street and, once badges are obtained, escorted to the meeting room. A 
member of the public needing reasonable accommodation should email 
[email protected] not later than July 1, 2013. 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 [email protected] to 
obtain the call-in number and other information.
    Data from the public is requested pursuant to Pub.L. 99-399 
(Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986), as 
amended; Pub.L. 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 http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/103419.pdf for additional 
information.

    Dated: June 11, 2013.
 Michael S. Coffee.
Attorney-Adviser. Office of Private International Law. Office of the 
Legal Adviser. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2013-14670 Filed 6-18-13; 8:45 am]
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