[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 28 (Thursday, February 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7404-7405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02805]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9442]


 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction; Notice of Public 
Meeting

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.

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    Title: Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction; Notice of Public 
Meeting.
SUMMARY: The Department of State will hold an information session 
regarding issues related to upcoming United Nations meetings concerning 
marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.

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DATES: The public meeting will be held on February 24, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-
2:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Harry S. Truman Main State 
Building, Room 3940, 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to participate in 
this meeting, please send your (1) Name, (2) organization/affiliation, 
and (3) email address and phone number, as well as any requests for 
reasonable accommodation, to Elana Katz-Mink at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e9a2889d93c4a4808782aca1a99a9d889d8cc78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c883a9bcb2e585a1a6a38d8088bbbca9bcade6afa7be">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In March 2016, the United States will 
participate in a two-week meeting of the United Nations General 
Assembly (UNGA) Preparatory Committee on conservation and sustainable 
use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national 
jurisdiction. The first meeting of the Preparatory Committee will begin 
a two-year process established by the UNGA to make substantive 
recommendations on the elements of a draft text of a legally binding 
instrument on conservation and sustainable use of marine biological 
diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.
    We would like to invite interested stakeholders to share comments, 
concerns, and questions about these issues. We, in turn, will provide a 
brief overview of the structure of the upcoming Preparatory Committee 
and will listen to your comments on the upcoming discussions at the 
March meeting.
    The information obtained from this session and any subsequent 
related meetings will be used to help us prepare for U.S. participation 
in international meetings and specifically U.S. participation in the 
first meeting of the Preparatory Committee on conservation and 
sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national 
jurisdiction.
    Reasonable Accommodation: This meeting is physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or 
other reasonable accommodation should be directed to (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Requests 
received after that date will be considered, but might not be possible 
to fulfill.
    Personal data for entry into the Harry S. Truman building are 
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 E.O. 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.

    Dated: February 8, 2016.
Evan Bloom,
Director, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, Bureau of Oceans and 
International, Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2016-02805 Filed 2-10-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4710-09-P


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