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national interest. I have ordered that 

Public Notice of these Determinations 

be published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Julie 

Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6467). The 

mailing address is U.S. Department of 

State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 

5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: February 22, 2012. 

J. Adam Ereli, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4849 Filed 2–28–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7764] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Committee Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 

meeting at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 9, 

2012, in Room 1422 of the United States 

Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 

2100 Second Street SW., Washington, 

DC 20593–7121. The primary purpose of 

the meeting is to prepare for the ninetyninth Session of the International 

Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Legal 

Committee to be held at the IMO 

Headquarters, London, England, United 

Kingdom, April 16–20, 2012. 

The primary matters to be considered 

include: 

Adoption of the agenda; report on 

credentials; 

Monitoring the implementation of the 

2010 Protocol to the International 

Convention on Liability and 

Compensation for Damage in 

Connection with the Carriage of 

Hazardous and Noxious Substances by 

Sea; 

Consideration of a proposal to amend 

the limits of liability of the 1996 

Protocol to the Convention on 

Limitation of Liability for Maritime 

Claims, 1976 (LLMC 96); 

Provision of financial security in 

cases of abandonment, personal injury 

to, or death of seafarers related to entry 

into force of the International Labour 

Organization Maritime Labour 

Convention, 2006; 

Fair treatment of seafarers in the event 

of a maritime accident; 

Piracy; 

Matters arising from the 106th and 

107th regular sessions of the Council; 

the twenty-sixth extraordinary session 

of the Council; and the twenty-seventh 

regular session of the Assembly; 

Technical co-operation activities 

related to maritime legislation; 

Review of the status of conventions 

and other treaty instruments; 

Application of the Committee’s 

Guidelines; 

Election of officers; 

Any other business, including 

reconsideration of the Committee’s 

recommendation related to liability and 

compensation issues connected to 

transboundary oil pollution damage 

from offshore exploration and 

exploitation activities; 

Consideration of the report of the 

Committee on its ninety-ninth session. 

The public should be aware that 

Assembly, at its twenty-seventh session 

in resolution A.1058(27) (20 December 

2011), invited Member States and other 

concerned parties to submit proposals to 

the Committee to enable consideration 

of developing guidance to assist (1) in 

the collation and preservation of 

evidence following the allegation of a 

serious crime onboard, or following a 

report of a missing person from, a ship 

and (2) in the pastoral and medical care 

of alleged victims of serious crimes 

onboard ships. Although no such formal 

proposal has been received at this time, 

the U.S. delegation anticipates that this 

issue will be raised at this session. 

Members of the public may attend 

this meeting up to the seating capacity 

of the room. To facilitate the building 

security process, and to request 

reasonable accommodation, those who 

plan to attend should contact the 

meeting coordinator, Ms. Bronwyn G. 

Douglass, by email at bronwyn.

douglass@uscg.mil, by phone at (202) 

372–3792, by fax at (202) 372–3975, or 

in writing at Commandant (CG–0941), 

U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd Street SW., 

Stop 7121, Washington, DC 20593–7121 

not later than April 2, 2012, 7 days prior 

to the meeting. Requests made after 

April 2, 2012 might not be able to be 

accommodated. Please note that due to 

security considerations, two valid, 

government issued photo identifications 

must be presented to gain entrance to 

the Headquarters building. The 

Headquarters building is accessible by 

taxi and privately owned conveyance 

(public transportation is not generally 

available). However, parking in the 

vicinity of the building is extremely 

limited. Additional information 

regarding this and other IMO SHC 

public meetings may be found at: 

www.uscg.mil/imo. 

Dated: February 22, 2012. 

Brian Robinson, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4851 Filed 2–28–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7763] 

U.S. Department of State Advisory 

Committee on Private International 

Law (ACPIL): Notice of Public Meeting 

on (1) Jurisdiction and the Recognition 

and Enforcement of Judgments, and 

(2) Choice of Law in International 

Commercial Contracts 

The Office of the Assistant Legal 

Adviser for Private International Law, 

Department of State, hereby gives notice 

of a public meeting to discuss two 

topics on the agenda of the upcoming 

General Affairs and Policy Council of 

the Hague Conference on Private 

International Law. The public meeting 

will take place on Tuesday, April 3, 

2012 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the main 

State Department building (Harry S 

Truman Building). This is not a meeting 

of the full Advisory Committee. 

Jurisdiction and the Recognition and 

Enforcement of Judgments: An ACPIL 

meeting on this topic was held on 

March 23, 2011. At the subsequent 

General Affairs and Policy Council held 

in April 2011, it was agreed to establish 

a small experts’ group ‘‘to explore the 

background of the Judgments Project 

and recent developments with the aim 

to assess the possible merits of resuming 

the Judgments Project.’’ That experts’ 

group will hold its initial meeting on 

April 12–14, 2012 in The Hague, and 

the results of that meeting will be 

reported to the General Affairs and 

Policy Council, which meets April 17– 

20. 

Choice of law in international 

commercial contracts: A working group 

composed of experts from various 

countries has been meeting over the past 

couple of years to develop non-binding 

principles relevant to the choice of law 

in international commercial contracts. 

The draft principles prepared by that 

working group will be considered at the 

General Affairs and Policy Council. 

The purpose of the public meeting is 

to obtain the views of concerned 

stakeholders on these topics in advance 

of the upcoming Hague Conference 

meetings. 

Prior to the Study Group meeting, we 

will send out—to all those who indicate 

that they intend to attend the meeting or 

participate by telephone, or who 

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documents prepared by the Permanent 

Bureau of the Hague Conference on each 

of these topics, which will include the 

draft principles on choice of law. Those 

who cannot attend but wish to comment 

are welcome to do so by email to Keith 

Loken at lokenk@state.gov. 

Time and Place: The meeting will 

take place in Room 1205, Harry S 

Truman Building, 2201 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20520. Participants 

should plan to arrive by 9:30 p.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. Access to 

the building is strictly controlled. For 

pre-clearance purposes, those planning 

to attend should phone Tricia Smeltzer 

(202–776–8423) or Niesha Toms (202– 

776–8420) and provide your 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 advise Ms. 

Smeltzer or Ms. Toms not later than 

March 27. 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 contact 

Ms. Smeltzer or Ms. Toms to obtain the 

call-in number and other information. 

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. 

Dated: February 22, 2012. 

Keith Loken, 

Assistant Legal Adviser, Private International 

Law, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4854 Filed 2–28–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7809] 

Meeting of the Joint Forum on 

Environmental Technical Cooperation 

Pursuant to the United States-Jordan 

Joint Statement on Environmental 

Technical Cooperation 

ACTION: Notice of the meeting of the 

Joint Forum on Environmental 

Technical Cooperation and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

providing notice that, as set forth in 

paragraph three of the United StatesJordan Joint Statement on 

Environmental Technical Cooperation 

(‘‘Joint Statement’’), the United States 

and Jordan will hold a meeting of the 

Joint Forum on Environmental 

Technical Cooperation (‘‘Joint Forum’’) 

at 9 a.m. on March 4, 2012, at the 

Hashemite Auditorium, Royal Scientific 

Society, in Amman, Jordan. If you are 

interested in attending, please email 

Rob Wing at WingRD@state.gov. See 

below under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for additional details on 

the background and purpose of the 

meeting. 

During the meeting, the United States 

and Jordan intend to present a brief 

history of U.S.-Jordan environmental 

cooperation, review activities under the 

2008–2011 Work Program, and approve 

a 2012–2013 Work Program. The entire 

meeting will be open to the public and 

include public question and answer 

sessions. The meeting will be conducted 

in English and Arabic. The Department 

of State invites interested organizations 

and members of the public to submit 

written comments or suggestions 

regarding items to include on the 

agenda and to attend the meeting. In 

preparing comments, we encourage 

submitters to refer to: (1) The United 

States-Jordan Joint Statement on 

Environmental Technical Cooperation; 

(2) the United States-Jordan 2008–2011 

Work Program on Environmental 

Cooperation; (3) Article 5 (Environment) 

of the Agreement Between the United 

States of America and the Hashemite 

Kingdom of Jordan on the Establishment 

of a Free Trade Area (U.S.-Jordan Free 

Trade Agreement (FTA)); and (4) the 

environmental review of the U.S.-Jordan 

FTA. These documents are available at: 

http://www.state.gov/e/oes/env/trade/ 

jordan/index.htm. 

DATES: The United States and Jordan 

will hold the Joint Forum meeting at 9 

a.m. on March 4, 2012, at the Hashemite 

Auditorium, Royal Scientific Society, in 

Amman, Jordan. If you are interested in 

attending, please email Rob Wing by 

March 2, 2012 at WingRD@state.gov. To 

ensure timely consideration, please 

submit comments and suggestions in 

writing no later than March 2, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit written 

comments or suggestions via email 

(WingRD@state.gov) or fax ((202) 647– 

5947) to Rob Wing, Office of 

Environmental Policy, Bureau of Oceans 

and International Environmental and 

Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of 

State, with the subject line ‘‘United 

States-Jordan Joint Forum Meeting.’’ If 

you have access to the Internet, you may 

make comments electronically by going 

to http://contact-us.state.gov/app/ask. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob 

Wing, telephone (202) 647–6780 or 

email (WingRD@state.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States and Jordan announced the 

establishment of the United StatesJordan Joint Forum on Environmental 

Technical Cooperation (Joint Forum) 

when they signed the United StatesJordan Joint Statement on 

Environmental Technical Cooperation 

(Joint Statement), on October 24, 2000, 

along with the U.S.-Jordan FTA. The 

Joint Forum is to meet regularly and 

advance environmental protection in 

Jordan by developing environmental 

technical cooperation initiatives, which 

take into account environmental 

priorities, and which are agreed to by 

the two governments. In paragraph 4 of 

the Joint Statement, the countries 

identify an initial focus of technical 

cooperation on Jordanian environmental 

quality issues and the development and 

effective implementation of Jordanian 

environmental laws, as defined in 

Articles 5.4 and 18.2(a) of the U.S.- 

Jordan FTA. The Joint Forum has met 

twice since 2000—in September 2004 

and March 2009—and issued two plans 

for implementing the Joint Statement. 

The first—a Plan of Action—focused on 

implementing a strategic vision for 

Jordan’s Ministry of Environment, 

established in 2002, to promote 

sustainable economic growth and 

development. The plan outlined 

activities to, among other things, 

strengthen the Ministry’s capacity for 

setting, implementing, and ensuring 

compliance with environmental 

standards; harness market forces to 

protect the environment while bringing 

economic benefits; undertake industrial 

wastewater treatment and hazardous 

waste management for a target region; 

seek out economic benefits of 

ecotourism; and promote the 

development of a regional network of 

environmental lawmakers and 

enforcement officials. The second, a 


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