81 FR 62966 - 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

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

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Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 177 (Tuesday, September 13, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62966-62967]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[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. 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 http://www.unidroit.org/work-in-progress-studies/current-studies/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 [email protected].

TIME AND PLACE: 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.

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 [email protected] 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 
[email protected] 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 [email protected] 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.


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    Dated: August 31, 2016.
Timothy R. Schnabel,
Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private International Law, Office of Legal 
Adviser, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 2016. Requests made after that date will An UNIDROIT Study Group has
be considered, but might not be able to developed a draft of the new Protocol
[Public Notice: 9711]
be fulfilled. If you would like to that will serve as the basis for the
U.S. Department of State Advisory participate by telephone, please email negotiations in the Committee of
Committee on Private International pil@state.gov to obtain the call-in Governmental Experts starting in March
Law (ACPIL): Public Meeting on number and other information. 2017. Documents for this project are
Electronic Commerce Data from the public is requested available at http://www.unidroit.org/
pursuant to Public Law 99–399 work-in-progress-studies/current-
The Office of the Assistant Legal (Omnibus Diplomatic Security and studies/mac-protocol.
Adviser for Private International Law, Antiterrorism Act of 1986), as amended; The purpose of the public meeting is
Department of State, gives notice of a Public Law 107–56 (USA PATRIOT to obtain the views of concerned
public meeting to discuss a Working Act); and Executive Order 13356. The stakeholders on the draft Protocol being
Paper prepared by the Secretariat of the purpose of the collection is to validate developed by UNIDROIT. Those who
United Nations Commission on the identity of individuals who enter cannot attend but wish to comment are
International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). Department facilities. welcome to do so by email to Tim
The public meeting will take place on The data will be entered into the Schnabel at SchnabelTR@state.gov.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016, from 2 p.m. Visitor Access Control System (VACS–
until 4 p.m. EDT. This is not a meeting D) database. Please see the Security TIME AND PLACE: The meeting will take
of the full Advisory Committee. Records System of Records Notice place from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on
The UNCITRAL Secretariat has (State-36) at https://foia.state.gov/_docs/ October 25, 2016, in room 6421, Harry
revised draft provisions on electronic SORN/State-36.pdf for additional S Truman Building, 2201 C Street NW.,
transferable records, which are information. Washington, DC 20520. Participants
presented in the form of a model law, should plan to arrive at the C Street
Dated: September 1, 2016.
for discussion during the next meeting entrance by 9:30 a.m. for visitor
Michael S. Coffee, screening and will be escorted to the
of UNCITRAL’s Working Group IV,
Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private conference room. If you are unable to
which will meet October 31–November International Law, Office of the Legal Adviser,
4, 2016. The Working Paper, which will attend in person and would like to
U.S. Department of State.
be numbered WP.139 and will include participate from a remote location,
[FR Doc. 2016–21979 Filed 9–12–16; 8:45 am]
WP.139/Add.1 and WP.139/Add.2, will teleconferencing will be available.
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be available at http://www.uncitral.org/ PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: This meeting is
uncitral/en/commission/working_ open to the public, subject to the
groups/4Electronic_Commerce.html. DEPARTMENT OF STATE capacity of the meeting room. Access to
The purpose of the public meeting is the building is strictly controlled. For
to obtain the views of concerned [Public Notice: 9712] pre-clearance purposes, those planning
stakeholders on matters that might be to attend should email pil@state.gov
addressed at the upcoming Experts’ U.S. Department of State Advisory providing full name, address, date of
Group meeting. Those who cannot Committee on Private International birth, citizenship, driver’s license or
attend but wish to comment are Law (ACPIL): Public Meeting on the passport number, and email address.
welcome to do so by email to Michael Extension of the Cape Town This information will greatly facilitate
Coffee at coffeems@state.gov. Convention to Agricultural, entry into the building. A member of the
TIME AND PLACE: The meeting will take Construction, and Mining Equipment public needing reasonable
place on October 25, 2016, from 2 p.m. The Office of the Assistant Legal accommodation should email
until 4 p.m. EDT in Room 356, South Adviser for Private International Law, pil@state.gov not later than October 17,
Building, State Department Annex 4A, Department of State, gives notice of a 2016. Requests made after that date will
Washington, DC 20037. Participants public meeting to discuss upcoming be considered, but might not be able to
should plan to arrive at the Navy Hill negotiations in UNIDROIT (the be fulfilled. If you would like to
gate on the west side of 23rd Street NW. International Institute for the participate by telephone, please email
at the intersection of 23rd Street NW. Unification of Private Law) to develop a pil@state.gov to obtain the call-in
and D Street NW. by 1:30 p.m. for new Protocol to the Cape Town number and other information. We ask
visitor screening. If you are unable to Convention on International Interests in that each person who intends to
attend the public meeting and would Mobile Equipment. The public meeting participate by telephone notify us
like to participate from a remote will take place on Tuesday, October 25, directly so that we may ensure that we
location, teleconferencing will be 2016, from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. have adequate dial-in capacity.
available. EDT. This is not a meeting of the full Data from the public is requested
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: This meeting is Advisory Committee. pursuant to Public Law 99–399
open to the public, subject to the The Cape Town Convention provides (Omnibus Diplomatic Security and
capacity of the meeting room. Access to an international framework for the Antiterrorism Act of 1986), as amended;
the building is strictly controlled. For creation, registration, and enforcement Public Law 107–56 (USA PATRIOT
pre-clearance purposes, those planning of security interests in mobile Act); and Executive Order 13356. The
to attend should email pil@state.gov equipment; separate Protocols are purpose of the collection is to validate
providing full name, address, date of needed to apply the framework to the identity of individuals who enter
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birth, citizenship, driver’s license or specific types of equipment. The United Department facilities. The data will be
passport number, and email address. States is a party to the Convention and entered into the Visitor Access Control
This information will greatly facilitate to the first Protocol, which covers System (VACS–D) database. Please see
entry into the building. A member of the aircraft. UNIDROIT is now developing a the Security Records System of Records
public needing reasonable new Protocol that will extend the Notice (State-36) at https://
accommodation should email pil@ Convention to cover agricultural, foia.state.gov/_docs/SORN/State-36.pdf
state.gov not later than October 18, construction, and mining equipment. for additional information.

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Dated: August 31, 2016. October 13, 2016, unless stayed pending Board decisions and notices are
Timothy R. Schnabel, reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do available on our Web site at
Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private not involve environmental issues,1 ‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’
International Law, Office of Legal Adviser, formal expressions of intent to file an Decided: September 8, 2016.
Department of State. OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),2 and By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
[FR Doc. 2016–21980 Filed 9–12–16; 8:45 am] trail use/rail banking requests under 49 Director, Office of Proceedings.
BILLING CODE 4710–08–P CFR 1152.29 must be filed by September
Jeffrey Herzig,
23, 2016. Petitions to reopen or requests
Clearance Clerk.
for public use conditions under 49 CFR
1152.28 must be filed by October 3, [FR Doc. 2016–21986 Filed 9–12–16; 8:45 am]
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
2016, with the Surface Transportation
[Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 385X); Docket Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington,
No. AB 1246X] DC 20423–0001.
A copy of any petition filed with the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Norfolk Southern Railway Company— Board should be sent to applicant’s
Abandonment Exemption—in representative: William A. Mullins, Federal Aviation Administration
Kalamazoo, Mich.; and Grand Elk Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania
Railroad, L.L.C.—Discontinuance Notice of Release From Federal Grant
Ave. NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC
Exemption—in Kalamazoo, Mich. Assurance Obligations at Tucson
20037.
If the verified notice contains false or International Airport, Tucson, Pima
Norfolk Southern Railway Company County, Arizona
(NSR) and Grand Elk Railroad, L.L.C. misleading information, the exemptions
(GDLK) (collectively, applicants), have are void ab initio. AGENCY: Federal Aviation
Applicants have filed a combined Administration, DOT.
jointly filed a verified notice of
environmental and historic report that ACTION: Notice of request to release
exemption under 49 CFR part 1152,
addresses the effects, if any, of the airport land.
subpart F—Exempt Abandonments and
abandonment and discontinuance on
Discontinuances of Service for NSR to
the environment and historic resources. SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation
abandon, and for GDLK to discontinue
OEA will issue an environmental Administration (FAA) proposes to rule
service over, an approximately 0.1-mile
assessment (EA) by September 16, 2016. and invites public comment on the
rail line, between mileposts IJ 44.6 and
Interested persons may obtain a copy of application for a release of
IJ 44.7, in Kalamazoo, Mich. (the Line).
the EA by writing to OEA (Room 1100, approximately 3 acres of airport
The Line traverses United States Postal
Surface Transportation Board, property at Tucson International
Service Zip Codes 49007 and 49001.
Washington, DC 20423–0001) or by Airport, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona,
Applicants have certified that: (1) No
calling OEA at (202) 245–0305. from all conditions contained in the
local traffic has moved over the Line for
Assistance for the hearing impaired is Grant Assurances since the parcel of
at least two years; (2) there is no
available through the Federal land is not needed for airport purposes.
overhead traffic on the Line that would
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– The property will be sold for its fair
have to be rerouted over other lines; (3)
800–877–8339. Comments on market value and the proceeds used for
no formal complaint filed by a user of
environmental and historic preservation airport purposes. The redevelopment of
rail service on the Line (or by a state or
matters must be filed within 15 days the land for roadway enhancements to
local government entity acting on behalf
after the EA becomes available to the property owned by the U. S. Air Force
of such user) regarding cessation of
public. represents a compatible land use that
service over the Line either is pending Environmental, historic preservation,
with the Surface Transportation Board will not interfere with the airport or its
public use, or trail use/rail banking operation, thereby protecting the
(Board) or with any U.S. District Court conditions will be imposed, where
or has been decided in favor of interests of civil aviation.
appropriate, in a subsequent decision. DATES: Comments must be received on
complainant within the two-year period; Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR
and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR or before October 13, 2016.
1152.29(e)(2), NSR shall file a notice of
1105.7(c) (environmental report), 49 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
consummation with the Board to signify
CFR 1105.11 (transmittal letter), 49 CFR Comments on the request may be mailed
that it has exercised the authority
1105.12 (newspaper publication), and to the FAA at the following address:
granted and fully abandoned the Line. If
49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to Tony Garcia, Airports Compliance
consummation has not been effected by
governmental agencies) have been met. Program Manager, Federal Aviation
NSR’s filing of a notice of
As a condition to these exemptions, Administration, Airports Division,
consummation by September 13, 2017,
any employee adversely affected by the Federal Register Comment, 15000
and there are no legal or regulatory
abandonment or discontinuance shall be Aviation Blvd., Lawndale, CA 90261. In
barriers to consummation, the authority
protected under Oregon Short Line addition, one copy of the comment
to abandon will automatically expire.
Railroad—Abandonment Portion submitted to the FAA must be mailed to
Goshen Branch Between Firth & 1 The Board will grant a stay if an informed
Mr. Eric Roudebush, Director of
Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville decision on environmental issues (whether raised Environmental Services, Tucson Airport
Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental Authority, 7005 South Plumer Avenue,
address whether this condition Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation) Tucson, Arizona 85756.
cannot be made before the exemption’s effective
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adequately protects affected employees, date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
a petition for partial revocation under I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should accordance with the Wendell H. Ford
49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed. be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may Aviation Investment and Reform Act for
Provided no formal expression of take appropriate action before the exemption’s the 21st Century (AIR 21), Public Law
effective date.
intent to file an offer of financial 2 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing 106–181 (Apr. 5, 2000; 114 Stat. 61),
assistance (OFA) has been received, fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR this notice must be published in the
these exemptions will be effective on 1002.2(f)(25). Federal Register 30 days before the

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FR Citation		81 FR 62966