Notice2024-01876
Notification of Meetings of the United States-Oman Subcommittee on Environmental Affairs and Joint Forum on Environmental Cooperation
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January 31, 2024
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The U.S. Department of State and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) are providing notice that the Government of the United States and the Government of Oman plan to hold the inaugural meeting of the Subcommittee on Environmental Affairs (Subcommittee), established under the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA), and the fourth meeting of the Joint Forum on Environmental Cooperation (Joint Forum), established under the United States-Oman Memorandum of Understanding on Environmental Cooperation (MOU), on February 19, 2024, in Muscat, Oman. The purposes of the meetings of these two bodies, respectively, are to review implementation of the Environment Chapter (chapter 17) of the FTA and to review and assess cooperative environmental activities undertaken under the MOU.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6161-6162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01876]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12312]
Notification of Meetings of the United States-Oman Subcommittee
on Environmental Affairs and Joint Forum on Environmental Cooperation
AGENCY: U.S. Department of State.
ACTION: Notice of meetings and request for comments; invitation to
public session.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State and the Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR) are providing notice that the
Government of the United States and the Government of Oman plan to hold
the inaugural meeting of the Subcommittee on Environmental Affairs
(Subcommittee), established under the United States-Oman Free Trade
Agreement (FTA), and the fourth meeting of the Joint Forum on
Environmental Cooperation (Joint Forum), established under the United
States-Oman Memorandum of Understanding on Environmental Cooperation
(MOU), on February 19, 2024, in Muscat, Oman. The purposes of the
meetings of these two bodies, respectively, are to review
implementation of the Environment Chapter (chapter 17) of the FTA and
to review and assess cooperative environmental activities undertaken
under the MOU.
DATES: The joint public sessions of the Subcommittee and Joint Forum
will be held on February 20, 2024, from 12 a.m. to 1:40 a.m. EST (9
a.m. to 10:40 a.m. GST) in Muscat, Oman, with an option to join
virtually or in-person. Please contact Anel Gonzalez-Ruiz and Tia
Potskhverashvili for the location of this meeting in Muscat, Oman, or
to request a link to join virtually. Confirmations of attendance and
comments or questions are requested in writing no later than February
14, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments or questions should be submitted to both:
(1) Anel Gonzalez-Ruiz, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans
and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of
Environmental Quality, by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#efa88081958e838a95c2bd9a8695aeaf9c9b8e9b8ac1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8acde5e4f0ebe6eff0a7d8ffe3f0cbcaf9feebfeefa4ede5fc">[email protected]</span></a> with the
subject line ``United States-Oman FTA Subcommittee/MOU Joint Forum
Meetings''; and
(2) Tia Potskhverashvili, Office of the United States Trade
Representative, by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#01756860716e757241747275732f646e712f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="67130e061708131427121413154902081749000811">[email protected]</span></a> with the subject line
``United States-Oman FTA Subcommittee/MOU Joint Forum Meetings''.
In your email, please include your full name and organization.
If you have access to the internet, you can view and comment on
this notice by going to: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov/#!home">http://www.regulations.gov/#!home</a> and
searching for docket number DOS-2024-0003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anel Gonzalez-Ruiz, (202) 705-5282,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#35725a5b4f5459504f1867405c4f747546415441501b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="63240c0d19020f06194e31160a19222310170217064d040c15">[email protected]</span></a> or Tia
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Potskhverashvili, (202) 395-5414, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b5c1dcd4c5dac1c6f5c0c6c1c79bd0dac59bd2dac3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b5f424a5b445f586b5e585f59054e445b054c445d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of State and USTR invite
written comments or questions from the public to be submitted no later
than February 14, 2024, regarding implementation of chapter 17 and the
MOU, and any topics that should be considered for discussion at the
Subcommittee and Joint Forum meetings consistent with their respective
purposes. When preparing comments, submitters are encouraged to refer
to chapter 17 of the FTA and/or the MOU, as relevant (available at
<a href="https://www.state.gov/key-topics-office-of-environmental-quality-and-transboundary-issues/current-trade-agreements-with-environmental-chapters/#oman">https://www.state.gov/key-topics-office-of-environmental-quality-and-transboundary-issues/current-trade-agreements-with-environmental-chapters/#oman</a> and <a href="https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/oman-fta">https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/oman-fta</a>). Instructions on how to submit comments are under
the heading ADDRESSES.
Article 17.5 of the FTA provides for the establishment of a
Subcommittee on Environmental Affairs to discuss matters related to the
operation of chapter 17. Article 17.5 further provides that, unless the
Parties otherwise agree, meetings of the Subcommittee shall include a
session in which members of the Subcommittee have an opportunity to
meet with the public to discuss matters relating to the implementation
of chapter 17.
Section II of the MOU establishes a Joint Forum on Environmental
Cooperation responsible for, among other things, establishing,
reviewing, and assessing cooperative environmental activities under the
MOU.
On February 19, 2024, the Subcommittee and Joint Forum will meet in
a closed government-to-government session to (1) review implementation
of chapter 17 and (2) review activities under the United States-Oman
2018-2021 Environmental Cooperation Plan of Action and future
activities under the 2024-2027 Environmental Cooperation Plan of
Action, respectively.
All interested persons are invited to attend a joint public session
on chapter 17 implementation and environmental cooperation under the
MOU, beginning at 12 a.m. EST (9 a.m. GST) on February 20, 2024. At the
session, the Subcommittee and Joint Forum will welcome questions,
input, and information about challenges and achievements in
implementation of chapter 17 and environmental cooperation under the
MOU. If you would like to attend the public session either in-person,
in Muscat, Oman, or virtually, please notify Anel Gonzalez-Ruiz and Tia
Potskhverashvili at the email addresses listed under the heading
ADDRESSES.
Visit the Department of State website at <a href="http://www.state.gov">www.state.gov</a> and the USTR
website at <a href="http://www.ustr.gov">www.ustr.gov</a> for more information.
Robert D. Wing,
Acting Director, Office of Environmental Quality, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2024-01876 Filed 1-30-24; 8:45 am]
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