[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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