[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 152 (Monday, August 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 47877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19614]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 7098]


U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private 
International Law: Public Meeting on the Work of the UNCITRAL Working 
Group on International Arbitration and Conciliation

    In June, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law 
(UNCITRAL) approved revisions to the 1976 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. 
The 2010 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules will take effect on August 15, 
2010. [http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/uncitral_texts/arbitration/1976Arbitration_rules.html] In its next phase of work, the UNCITRAL 
Working Group on International Arbitration and Conciliation will take 
up the topic of transparency in investor-State arbitration. The Working 
Group is scheduled to meet in Vienna October 4-8, 2010. In preparation 
for that meeting, a public meeting will be held, under the auspices of 
the Department of State's Advisory Committee on Private International 
Law, to obtain the views of concerned stakeholders.
    Time and Place: The public meeting will take place at the 
Department of State's Annex 4 in Room 240, South Building, 23rd and C 
Streets, NW., Washington, DC, on September 15, 2010. Visitors should 
appear at the gate at the southwest corner of 23rd and C Streets by 
9:45 a.m. EDT. Persons arriving at other times will need to make 
arrangements for entry using the contact information provided below. 
The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. and is expected to last no later than 
1 p.m. If you are unable to attend the public meeting and would like to 
participate from a remote location, teleconferencing will be available.
    Public Participation: It is requested that persons wishing to 
attend contact Trisha Smeltzer prior to September 8, 2010, at 
[email protected] or 202-776-8423 and provide their name, and date 
of birth for pre-clearance purposes, as well as email address and 
affiliation. Members of the public who are not pre-cleared might 
encounter delays with security procedures. 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 Privacy Impact Assessment for 
VACS-D at http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/100305.pdf for 
additional information. A member of the public requesting reasonable 
accommodation should make his or her request upon registering for the 
meeting. Such requests received after September 13th will be 
considered, but might not be possible to fulfill. Please contact Ms. 
Smeltzer for additional meeting information, including teleconferencing 
dial-in details.

    Dated: August 2, 2010.
Keith Loken,
Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of Private International Law, Office of 
the Legal Adviser, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2010-19614 Filed 8-6-10; 8:45 am]
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