Notice2024-03027
Notification of Meetings of the United States-Bahrain Subcommittee on Environmental Affairs and Joint Forum on Environmental Cooperation
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February 14, 2024
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Abstract
The U.S. Department of State and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) are providing notice that the United States and the Kingdom of Bahrain plan to hold meetings of the Subcommittee on Environmental Affairs (Subcommittee), established under the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA), and the Joint Forum on Environmental Cooperation (Joint Forum), established under the United States-Bahrain Memorandum of Understanding on Environmental Cooperation (MOU), on February 21, 2024, in Manama, Bahrain. The purposes of the meetings of these two bodies, respectively, are to review implementation of the Environment Chapter (Chapter 16) of the FTA and to review and assess cooperative environmental activities undertaken under the MOU.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11332-11333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03027]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12330]
Notification of Meetings of the United States-Bahrain
Subcommittee on Environmental Affairs and Joint Forum on Environmental
Cooperation
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 United
States and the Kingdom of Bahrain plan to hold meetings of the
Subcommittee on Environmental Affairs (Subcommittee), established under
the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA), and the Joint
Forum on Environmental Cooperation (Joint Forum), established under the
United States-Bahrain Memorandum of Understanding on Environmental
Cooperation (MOU), on February 21, 2024, in Manama, Bahrain. The
purposes of the meetings of these two bodies, respectively, are to
review implementation of the Environment Chapter (Chapter 16) 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 21, 2024, from 5:30 a.m. to 7:15 a.m. EST
(1:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. AST) in Manama, Bahrain, with an option to join
virtually or in-person. Please contact Merideth Manella and Tia
Potskhverashvili for the location of this meeting in Manama, Bahrain,
or to request a link to join virtually. Confirmations of attendance and
comments or questions are requested in writing no later than February
16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments or questions should be submitted to both:
(1) Merideth Manella, 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#195478777c75757854596a6d786d7c377e766f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="377a5659525b5b567a77444356435219505841">[email protected]</span></a> with the subject
line ``United States-Bahrain 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#087c616978677c7b487d7b7c7a266d6778266f677e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bfcbd6decfd0cbccffcacccbcd91dad0cf91d8d0c9">[email protected]</span></a> with the subject line
``United States-Bahrain 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-2024-0004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Merideth Manella, (202) 286-5271,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#da97bbb4bfb6b6bb979aa9aebbaebff4bdb5ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5f123e313a33333e121f2c2b3e2b3a71383029">[email protected]</span></a> or Tia Potskhverashvili, (202) 395-5414,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85f1ece4f5eaf1f6c5f0f6f1f7abe0eaf5abe2eaf3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ed99848c9d82999ead989e999fc388829dc38a829b">[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
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February 16, 2024, regarding implementation of Chapter 16 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 16 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/#bahrain">https://www.state.gov/key-topics-office-of-environmental-quality-and-transboundary-issues/current-trade-agreements-with-environmental-chapters/#bahrain</a> and <a href="https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/bahrain-fta">https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/bahrain-fta</a>). Instructions on how to submit comments are
under the heading ADDRESSES.
Article 16.5 of the FTA provides for the establishment of a
Subcommittee on Environmental Affairs to discuss matters related to the
operation of Chapter 16. Article 16.5 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 16.
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 21, 2024, the Subcommittee and Joint Forum will meet in
a closed government-to-government session to (1) review implementation
of Chapter 16 and (2) review activities under the 2022-2025 Plan of
Action Under the United States-Bahrain Memorandum of Understanding on
Environmental Cooperation Plan of Action.
All interested persons are invited to attend a joint public session
on Chapter 16 implementation and environmental cooperation under the
MOU, beginning at 5:30 a.m. EST (1:30 p.m. AST) on February 21, 2024.
At the session, the Subcommittee and Joint Forum will welcome
questions, input, and information about challenges and achievements in
implementation of Chapter 16 and environmental cooperation under the
MOU. If you would like to attend the public session either in-person,
in Manama, Bahrain, or virtually, please notify Merideth Manella 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.
Scott B. Ticknor,
Director, Office of Environmental Quality, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2024-03027 Filed 2-13-24; 8:45 am]
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