Notice2024-07681
Meeting on Implementation of the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Environment Chapter and Biennial Review Under the United States-Singapore Memorandum of Intent on Environmental Cooperation
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April 11, 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 Singapore intend to hold a meeting on implementation of Chapter 18 (Environment) of the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and a biennial review under the Memorandum of Intent between the United States of America and the Republic of Singapore on Cooperation in Environmental Matters (MOI) on April 19, 2024. The purposes of these two meetings, respectively, are to review implementation of FTA Chapter 18 (Environment) and to review the results of environmental cooperation under the MOI guided by the 2022-2023 Plan of Action (POA) and to approve the 2024-2025 POA.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 71 (Thursday, April 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25687-25688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07681]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12376]
Meeting on Implementation of the United States-Singapore Free
Trade Agreement Environment Chapter and Biennial Review Under the
United States-Singapore Memorandum of Intent 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 United
States
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and Singapore intend to hold a meeting on implementation of Chapter 18
(Environment) of the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
and a biennial review under the Memorandum of Intent between the United
States of America and the Republic of Singapore on Cooperation in
Environmental Matters (MOI) on April 19, 2024. The purposes of these
two meetings, respectively, are to review implementation of FTA Chapter
18 (Environment) and to review the results of environmental cooperation
under the MOI guided by the 2022-2023 Plan of Action (POA) and to
approve the 2024-2025 POA.
DATES: The joint public session of the meeting on implementation of
Chapter 18 (Environment) of the United States-Singapore FTA and the
biennial review under the MOI will be held by teleconference on April
19, 2024, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. Instructions on submitting
requests to participate in the virtual public session or on submitting
questions or comments are under the heading ADDRESSES. Submissions
should be made in writing no later than April 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Requests to participate in the virtual public session and
written comments or questions should use ``United States-Singapore FTA
Environment Chapter Implementation/MOI Review Meetings'' as the subject
line and 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#0449656a61686865494477706570612a636b72"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f6bb9798939a9a97bbb68582978293d8919980">[email protected]</span></a> and (2) Amy Kreps, Office of the United States Trade
Representative, by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#39785440176a17724b5c494a0b794c4a4d4b175c5649175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ebaa8692c5b8c5a0998e9b98d9ab9e989f99c58e849bc58c849d">[email protected]</span></a>.
When preparing comments, submitters are encouraged to refer to
Chapter 18 of the FTA and/or the MOI, as relevant (available at <a href="https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/Sngapore-Environment%20Chapter.pdf">https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/Sngapore-Environment%20Chapter.pdf</a> and
<a href="https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/oes/rls/or/22193.htm">https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/oes/rls/or/22193.htm</a>). 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-2024-0014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Merideth Manella, (202) 286-5271,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c517d727970707d515c6f687d6879327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ce83afa0aba2a2af838ebdbaafbaabe0a9a1b8">[email protected]</span></a> or Amy Kreps, (202) 881-8903,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ecfe3f7a0dda0c5fcebfefdbccefbfdfafca0ebe1fea0e9e1f8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="43022e3a6d106d08312633307103363037316d262c336d242c35">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of State and USTR invite
interested organizations and members of the public to submit comments
or suggestions regarding any issues that should be discussed at the
meetings and to participate in a virtual public session that will be
held on April 19, 2024 at 12 p.m. EDT via teleconference. Instructions
on how to submit comments or to participate in the virtual public
session are under the heading ADDRESSES.
Article 18.4 of the FTA provides for institutional arrangements to
discuss matters related to the operation of Chapter 18 (Environment).
Article 18.5 further provides for opportunities for public
participation in the discussion of matters related to the operation of
Chapter 18 (Environment).
Section III of the MOI establishes that the United States and
Singapore plan to meet at least biennially to review the status of
cooperation under the MOI and that the two governments intend to devise
and update a Plan of Action setting out cooperative projects to be
pursued.
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. 2024-07681 Filed 4-10-24; 8:45 am]
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