82_FR_56549 82 FR 56322 - Notice of Meeting of Advisory Committee on International Law

82 FR 56322 - Notice of Meeting of Advisory Committee on International Law

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 227 (November 28, 2017)

Page Range56322-56322
FR Document2017-25641

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 227 (Tuesday, November 28, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25641]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10213]


Notice of Meeting of Advisory Committee on International Law

    A meeting of the Department of State's Advisory Committee on 
International Law will take place on Thursday, December 14, 2017, from 
9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the George Washington University Law School, 
Michael K. Young Faculty Conference Center, 716 20th St. NW., 5th 
Floor, Washington, DC. It is anticipated that Acting Legal Adviser 
Richard C. Visek will chair the meeting, which will be open to the 
public up to the capacity of the meeting room. It is anticipated that 
the meeting will include discussions on international law and 
cyberspace, lethal autonomous weapons systems, and self-determination 
under international law.
    Members of the public who wish to attend should contact the Office 
of the Legal Adviser by December 10 at [email protected] or 202-776-
8315 and provide their name, professional affiliation, address, and 
phone number. A valid photo ID is required for admission to the 
meeting. Attendees who require reasonable accommodation should make 
their requests by December 7. Requests received after that date will be 
considered but might not be possible to accommodate.

J. Benton Heath,
Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, Executive Director, 
Advisory Committee on International Law, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-25641 Filed 11-27-17; 8:45 am]
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                                               DEPARTMENT OF STATE                                     Transp., Inc.—Aban. Exemption—in                       representative, John D. Heffner,
                                                                                                       LaPorte, Porter, & Starke Ctys., Ind., AB              Strasburger & Price, LLP, 1025
                                               [Public Notice: 10213]
                                                                                                       55 (Sub-No. 643X) (STB served May 14,                  Connecticut Avenue NW., Suite 717,
                                               Notice of Meeting of Advisory                           2004).1                                                Washington, DC 20036.
                                               Committee on International Law                             CKIN has certified that: (1) No local                  If the verified notice contains false or
                                                                                                       traffic has moved over the Line for at                 misleading information, the exemption
                                                  A meeting of the Department of                       least two years; (2) there is no overhead              is void ab initio.
                                               State’s Advisory Committee on                           traffic on the Line; (3) no formal                        Board decisions and notices are
                                               International Law will take place on                    complaint filed by a user of a rail                    available on our Web site at
                                               Thursday, December 14, 2017, from 9:30                  service on the Line (or by a state or local            ‘‘WWW.STB.GOV.’’
                                               a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the George                         government entity acting on behalf of
                                               Washington University Law School,                       such user) regarding cessation of service                Decided: November 21, 2017.
                                               Michael K. Young Faculty Conference                     over the Line is either pending with the                 By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting
                                               Center, 716 20th St. NW., 5th Floor,                    Surface Transportation Board (Board) or                Director, Office of Proceedings.
                                               Washington, DC. It is anticipated that                  with any U.S. District Court or has been               Jeffrey Herzig,
                                               Acting Legal Adviser Richard C. Visek                   decided in favor of a complainant                      Clearance Clerk.
                                               will chair the meeting, which will be                   within the two-year period; and (4) the                [FR Doc. 2017–25531 Filed 11–27–17; 8:45 am]
                                               open to the public up to the capacity of                requirements at 49 CFR 1105.12                         BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
                                               the meeting room. It is anticipated that                (newspaper publication) and 49 CFR
                                               the meeting will include discussions on                 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental
                                               international law and cyberspace, lethal                agencies) have been met.
                                               autonomous weapons systems, and self-                      As a condition to this exemption, any               DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
                                               determination under international law.                  employee adversely affected by the
                                                  Members of the public who wish to                    discontinuance of service shall be                     Office of Foreign Assets Control
                                               attend should contact the Office of the                 protected under Oregon Short Line
                                               Legal Adviser by December 10 at                         Railroad—Abandonment Portion                           Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
                                               heathjb@state.gov or 202–776–8315 and                   Goshen Branch Between Firth &
                                                                                                                                                              AGENCY:  Office of Foreign Assets
                                               provide their name, professional                        Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville
                                                                                                                                                              Control, Treasury.
                                               affiliation, address, and phone number.                 Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To
                                                                                                       address whether this condition                         ACTION: Notice.
                                               A valid photo ID is required for
                                               admission to the meeting. Attendees                     adequately protects affected employees,
                                                                                                       a petition for partial revocation under                SUMMARY:   The Department of the
                                               who require reasonable accommodation
                                                                                                       49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed.                      Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
                                               should make their requests by December
                                                                                                          Provided no formal expression of                    Control (OFAC) is publishing the names
                                               7. Requests received after that date will
                                                                                                       intent to file an offer of financial                   of one or more persons and vessels that
                                               be considered but might not be possible
                                                                                                       assistance (OFA) to subsidize continued                have been placed on OFAC’s Specially
                                               to accommodate.
                                                                                                       rail service has been received, this                   Designated Nationals and Blocked
                                               J. Benton Heath,                                        exemption will be effective on                         Persons List based on OFAC’s
                                               Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser,          December 28, 2017, unless stayed                       determination that one or more
                                               Executive Director, Advisory Committee on               pending reconsideration. Petitions to                  applicable legal criteria were satisfied.
                                               International Law, Department of State.                 stay that do not involve environmental                 All property and interests in property
                                               [FR Doc. 2017–25641 Filed 11–27–17; 8:45 am]            issues and formal expressions of intent                subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these
                                               BILLING CODE 4710–08–P                                  to file an OFA to subsidize continued                  persons and these vessels are blocked,
                                                                                                       rail service under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) 2              and U.S. persons are generally
                                                                                                       must be filed by December 8, 2017.3                    prohibited from engaging in transactions
                                               SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD                            Petitions for reconsideration must be                  with them.
                                                                                                       filed by December 18, 2017, with the                   DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
                                               [Docket No. AB 1259X]
                                                                                                       Surface Transportation Board, 395 E                    section.
                                               Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad                         Street SW., Washington, DC 20423–
                                                                                                                                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               Company—Discontinuance of Service                       0001.
                                                                                                          A copy of any petition filed with                     OFAC: Associate Director for Global
                                               Exemption—in Starke County, Indiana                                                                            Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420; Assistant
                                                                                                       Board should be sent to CKIN’s
                                                  Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad                                                                             Director for Sanctions Compliance &
                                               Company, Inc. (CKIN), a Class III rail                     1 According to CKIN, the Town will continue to      Evaluation, tel.: 202–622–2490;
                                               carrier, has filed a verified notice of                 own the Line, which will host excursion passenger      Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.:
                                                                                                       services operated by the Hoosier Valley Railroad       202–622–2480; Assistant Director for
                                               exemption under 49 CFR. 1152 subpart                    Museum. CKIN also states that it is willing to
                                               F—Exempt Abandonments and                               consider providing freight service over the Line as
                                                                                                                                                              Regulatory Affairs, tel. 202–622–4855;
                                               Discontinuances of Service to                           a ‘‘private carrier’’ pursuant to contracts with       or the Department of the Treasury’s
                                               discontinue service over an                             individual shippers should a demand arise for          Office of the General Counsel: Office of
                                                                                                       service that is economical.                            the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets
                                               approximately 5.45-mile line of railroad                   2 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
                                               extending between milepost CI 212.55,                   fee, which currently is set at $1,800. See
                                                                                                                                                              Control), tel.: 202–622–2410.
                                               at or near North Judson, Ind., and                      Regulations Governing Fees for Servs. Performed in     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES




                                                                                                       Connection with Licensing & Related Servs.—2017
                                               milepost CI 218.0, at or near English                   Update, EP 542 (Sub-No. 25), slip op. App. C at 20     Electronic Availability
                                               Lake, Ind., in Starke County, Ind. (the                 (STB served July 28, 2017).
                                               Line). The Line, which traverses United                    3 Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and      The Specially Designated Nationals
                                               States Postal Service Zip Code 46366, is                not an abandonment, trail use/rail banking and         and Blocked Persons List and additional
                                                                                                       public use conditions are not appropriate. Because
                                               owned by the Town of North Judson,                      there will be an environmental review during
                                                                                                                                                              information concerning OFAC sanctions
                                               Ind. (Town), which acquired it through                  abandonment, this discontinuance does not require      programs are available on OFAC’s Web
                                               an offer of financial assistance. CSX                   environmental review.                                  site (www.treasury.gov/ofac).


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation82 FR 56322 

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