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and organizations. The Council follows 

the procedures prescribed by the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) (Pub. Law 92–463). Meetings 

will be open to the public unless a 

determination is made in accordance 

with Section 10(d) of the FACA and 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), that a meeting or a 

portion of the meeting should be closed 

to the public. Notice of each meeting 

will be provided in the Federal Register 

at least 15 days prior to the meeting. 

For more information contact Marsha 

Thurman, Overseas Security Advisory 

Council, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, 

U.S. Department of State, Washington, 

DC 20522–2008, phone: 571–345–2214. 

Dated: September 26, 2014. 

Bill A. Miller, 

Director of the Diplomatic, Security Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25262 Filed 10–22–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8929] 

U.S. Department of State Advisory 

Committee on Private International 

Law (ACPIL): Public Meeting on the 

Judgments Project 

The Office of the Assistant Legal 

Adviser for Private International Law, 

Department of State, gives notice of a 

public meeting to discuss the judgments 

project. The public meeting will take 

place on Monday, November 10, 2014, 

from 10:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. EST. 

This is not a meeting of the full 

Advisory Committee. 

A Working Group of the Hague 

Conference has met three times thus far 

to discuss the structure and provisions 

of a convention on the recognition and 

enforcement of foreign judgments. 

The purpose of the public meeting is 

to obtain the views of concerned 

stakeholders on the different approaches 

to a convention that have been 

proposed, and to discuss the relative 

advantages and disadvantages of the 

different approaches. Among other 

things, we would like to receive views 

and thoughts on the use of jurisdictional 

criteria or filters in determining which 

judgments should be recognized and 

enforced. 

Time and Place: The meeting will 

take place from 10:00 a.m. until 12:30 

p.m. EST on November 10th, in Room 

240, South Building, State Department 

Annex 4, Washington, DC 20037. 

Participants should plan to arrive at the 

Navy Hill gate on the west side of 23rd 

Street NW., at the intersection of 23rd 

Street NW., and D Street NW., by 9:30 

a.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. Those who cannot attend but 

wish to comment are welcome to do so 

by email to John Kim at kimmjj@

state.gov. 

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 pil@state.gov 

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 pil@

state.gov not later than November 3, 

2014. 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 

pil@state.gov 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 Security 

Records System of Records Notice 

(State-36) at http://www.state.gov/

documents/organization/103419.pdf for 

additional information. 

Dated: October 17, 2014. 

John J. Kim, 

Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of Private 

International Law, Office of the Legal Adviser, 

U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25260 Filed 10–22–14; 8:45 am] 

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STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE 

Grant Guideline; Notice 

AGENCY: State Justice Institute. 

ACTION: Grant Guideline for FY 2015. 

SUMMARY: This Guideline sets forth the 

administrative, programmatic, and 

financial requirements attendant to 

Fiscal Year 2015 State Justice Institute 

grants, cooperative agreements, and 

contracts. 

DATES: October 23, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jonathan Mattiello, Executive Director, 

State Justice Institute, 11951 Freedom 

Drive, Suite 1020, Reston, VA 20190, 

571–313–8843, jonathan.mattiello@

sji.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 

(42 U.S.C. 10701, et seq.), SJI is 

authorized to award grants, cooperative 

agreements, and contracts to state and 

local courts, nonprofit organizations, 

and others for the purpose of improving 

the quality of justice in the state courts 

of the United States. 

The following Grant Guideline is 

adopted by the State Justice Institute for 

FY 2015. 

Table of Contents 

I. The Mission of the State Justice Institute 

II. Eligibility for Award 

III. Scope of the Program 

IV. Grant Applications 

V. Grant Application Review Procedures 

VI. Compliance Requirements 

VII. Financial Requirements 

VIII. Grant Adjustments 

I. The Mission of the State Justice 

Institute 

SJI was established by State Justice 

Institute Authorization Act of 1984 (42 

U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) to improve the 

administration of justice in the state 

courts of the United States. Incorporated 

in the State of Virginia as a private, 

nonprofit corporation, SJI is charged, by 

statute, with the responsibility to: 

• Direct a national program of 

financial assistance designed to assure 

that each citizen of the United States is 

provided ready access to a fair and 

effective system of justice; 

• Foster coordination and 

cooperation with the federal judiciary; 

• Promote recognition of the 

importance of the separation of powers 

doctrine to an independent judiciary; 

and 

• Encourage education for judges and 

support personnel of state court systems 

through national and state 

organizations. 

To accomplish these broad objectives, 

SJI is authorized to provide funding to 

state courts, national organizations 

which support and are supported by 

state courts, national judicial education 

organizations, and other organizations 

that can assist in improving the quality 

of justice in the state courts. SJI is 

supervised by a Board of Directors 

appointed by the President, with the 

advice and consent of the Senate. The 

Board is statutorily composed of six 

judges; a state court administrator; and 

four members of the public, no more 

than two of the same political party. 

Through the award of grants, 

contracts, and cooperative agreements, 

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