2018-02873. Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation-Notice of Rescheduled Meeting

The Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation has rescheduled the previously announced September 10-11 meeting (see 82 FR 55150). The new dates for the meeting are August 27-28.

The committee will meet on August 27, 2018, in open session to discuss unclassified matters concerning declassification and transfer of Department of State records to the National Archives and Records Administration and the status of the Foreign Relations series.

The Committee will meet in open session from 11:00 a.m. until noon in SA-4D Conference Room, Department of State, 2300 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20372 (Potomac Navy Hill Annex). RSVP should be sent not later than August 20, 2018. Requests for reasonable accommodation should be made by August 13, 2018. Requests made after that date will be considered, but might not be possible to fulfill.

Closed Session. The Committee's session in the afternoon of Monday, August 27, 2018; in the morning of Tuesday, August 28, 2018, will be closed in accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463). The agenda calls for review of classified documentation concerning the Foreign Relations series and other declassification issues. These are matters properly classified and not subject to public disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and the public interest requires that such activities be withheld from disclosure.

RSVP Instructions. Prior notification and a valid government-issued photo ID (such as driver's license, passport, U.S. Government or military ID) are required for entrance into the Department of State building. Members of the public planning to attend the open meetings should RSVP, by the dates indicated above, to Julie Fort, Office of the Historian (202-955-0214). When responding, please provide date of birth, valid government-issued photo identification number and type (such as driver's license number/state, passport number/country, or U.S. Government ID number/agency or military ID number/branch), and relevant telephone numbers. If you cannot provide one of the specified forms of ID, please consult with Julie Fort for acceptable alternative forms of picture identification.

Personal data 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. Please see the Security Records System of Records Notice (State-36) at https://www.state.gov/​documents/​organization/​242611.pdf,, for additional information.

Questions concerning the meeting should be directed to Reneé A. Goings, or Adam Howard, Department of State, Office of the Historian, Washington, DC 20372, telephone [phone], (email [e-mail]).

Note that requests for reasonable accommodation received after the date indicated in this notice will be considered, but might not be possible to fulfill.

Julie L. Fort,

Designated Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation.