Notification of Meetings of the United States-Peru Environmental Affairs Council, Environmental Cooperation Commission, and Sub-Committee on Forest Sector Governance

Issuing agencies

Abstract

The U.S. Department of State and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) are providing notice that on September 12-13, 2022, the United States and Peru will hold the eighth meeting of the Environmental Affairs Council (the "Council"), the tenth meeting of the Sub-Committee on Forest Sector Governance (the "Sub-Committee"), and the sixth meeting of the Environmental Cooperation Commission (the "Commission"). The purpose of the three meetings, respectively, is to review implementation of Chapter 18 (Environment) of the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA); the PTPA Annex on Forest Sector Governance (Annex 18.3.4); and the United States-Peru Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA). All interested persons are invited to attend the public session and to submit written comments or to ask questions regarding implementation of Chapter 18, Annex 18.3.4, and the ECA, and to raise any issues that should be discussed at the meetings consistent with their respective purposes. In preparing comments, submitters are encouraged to refer to Chapter 18 of the PTPA, including Annex 18.3.4, and the ECA (available at https://www.state.gov/key-topics-office-of-environmental-quality- and-transboundary-issues/current-trade-agreements-with-environmental- chapters/#peru). Instructions on how to submit comments are under the heading ADDRESSES.