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2008 determination to maintain the 

designation of the aforementioned 

organization as a foreign terrorist 

organization have not changed in such 

a manner as to warrant revocation of the 

designation and that the national 

security of the United States does not 

warrant a revocation of the designation. 

Therefore, I hereby determine that the 

designation of the aforementioned 

organization as a foreign terrorist 

organization, pursuant to Section 219 of 

the INA (8 U.S.C. 1189), shall be 

maintained. 

This determination shall be published 

in the Federal Register. 

Dated: August 16, 2012. 

Hillary Rodham Clinton, 

Secretary of State, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–21424 Filed 8–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8000] 

U.S. Department of State Advisory 

Committee on Private International 

Law: Notice of Annual Meeting 

The Department of State’s Advisory 

Committee on Private International Law 

(ACPIL) will hold its annual meeting on 

developments in private international 

law on Thursday, October 11 and 

Friday, October 12, 2012 in Washington, 

DC. The meeting will be held at the 

Michael K. Young Faculty Conference 

Center, George Washington University 

Law School, 2000 H Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20052. The program is 

scheduled to run from 9:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m. on Thursday and from 9 a.m. to 2 

p.m. on Friday. 

Time permitting, we expect that the 

discussion will focus on developments 

in a number of areas, e.g., international 

family law; federalism issues in 

implementing the Hague Convention on 

Choice of Court Agreements; 

international contract law; 

developments in major PIL 

organizations; agricultural finance and 

food security; and simplified 

incorporation and other initiatives to 

promote the growth of microenterprises 

and small and medium-sized 

enterprises. We also expect to discuss 

possible future work in the PIL field and 

solicit suggestions in that regard. 

Documents on these subjects are 

available at www.hcch.net; 

www.uncitral.org; www.unidroit.org; 

www.oas.org, and www.nccusl.org. We 

may, by email, supplement those with 

additional documents. 

Please advise as early as possible if 

you plan to attend. The meeting is open 

to the public up to the capacity of the 

conference facility, and space will be 

reserved on a first come, first served 

basis. Persons who wish to have their 

views considered are encouraged, but 

not required, to submit written 

comments in advance. Those who are 

unable to attend are also encouraged to 

submit written views. Comments should 

be sent electronically to 

smeltzertk@state.gov. Those planning to 

attend should provide name, affiliation 

and contact information to Tricia 

Smeltzer at 202–776–8423 and Niesha 

Toms at 202–776–8420, or by email to 

tomsnn@state.gov and 

smeltzertk@state.gov. A member of the 

public needing reasonable 

accommodation should advise those 

same contacts not later than September 

28th. Requests made after that date will 

be considered, but might not be able to 

be fulfilled. 

Dated: August 22, 2012. 

Keith Loken, 

Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of Private 

International Law, Office of the Legal Adviser, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–21423 Filed 8–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2012–0059] 

2012 Temporary Closure of I–395 Just 

South of Conway Street in the City of 

Baltimore to Vehicular Traffic to 

Accommodate the Construction and 

Operation of the Baltimore Grand Prix 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final notice. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA has approved a 

request from Maryland Transportation 

Authority (MDTA) to temporarily close 

a portion of I–395 (just south of Conway 

Street in Baltimore City) from 

approximately 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 

August 29, until approximately 6 a.m. 

on Tuesday, September 4. The closure is 

requested to accommodate the 

construction and operation of the 

Baltimore Grand Prix (BGP), which will 

use the streets of downtown Baltimore 

as a race course. 

The approval is granted in accordance 

with the provisions of 23 CFR 658.11 

which authorizes the deletion of 

segments of the federally designated 

routes that make up the National 

Network designated in Appendix A of 

23 CFR part 658. The FHWA published 

a Notice and Request for Comment on 

July 9, 2012, seeking comments from the 

general public on this request submitted 

by the MDTA for a deletion in 

accordance with 23 CFR 658.11(d). No 

public comments were received. 

DATES: Effective Date(s): This Notice is 

effective immediately. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

John Nicholas, Truck Size and Weight 

Program Manager in the Office of 

Freight Management, (202) 366–2317; 

Mr. William Winne, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, (202) 366–0791, Federal 

Highway Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 

20590; and Mr. Gregory Murrill, FHWA 

Division Administrator—DELMAR 

Division, (410) 962–4440. Office hours 

for the FHWA are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access and Filing 

You may retrieve a copy of the Notice 

and Request for Comment, comments 

submitted to the docket, and a copy of 

this final notice through the Federal 

eRulemaking portal at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. The Web site is 

available 24 hours each day, every day 

of the year. Electronic submission and 

retrieval help and guidelines are 

available under the help section of the 

Web site. 

An electronic copy of this document 

may also be downloaded from Office of 

the Federal Register’s home page at: 

http://www.archives.gov/federal_register 

and the Government Printing Office’s 

Web page at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov. 

Background 

The MDTA submitted a request to the 

FHWA for approval of the temporary 

closure of I–395 just south of Conway 

Street in the city of Baltimore from the 

period beginning Wednesday, August 

29, at approximately 6 p.m. through 

Tuesday, September 4, at around 6 a.m., 

encompassing the Labor Day holiday. 

This closure will be undertaken in 

support of the BGP which will use the 

streets of downtown Baltimore as a race 

course. The MDTA is the owner and 

operator of I–395 and I–95 within the 

city of Baltimore. 

The FHWA is responsible for 

enforcing the Federal regulations 

applicable to the National Network of 

highways that can safely and efficiently 

accommodate the large vehicles 

authorized by provisions of the Surface 

Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, 

as amended, designated in accordance 

with 23 CFR part 658 and listed in 

Appendix A. In accordance with 23 CFR 

658.11, the FHWA may approve 

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