Meeting of the United States-Colombia Environmental Affairs Council and Environmental Cooperation Commission
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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 parties to the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) intend to hold the second meeting of the Environmental Affairs Council (Council) established under Chapter 18 (Environment) of the TPA as well as the second meeting of the United States-Colombia Environmental Cooperation Commission (Commission) established under the United States-Colombia Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA), on September 5, 2025. The Council will review implementation of Chapter 18 of the TPA, and the Commission will review implementation of the ECA. During the Council and Commission meetings, Members will discuss the progress made in implementing Chapter 18 commitments and the impacts of environmental cooperation. The Commission will also review possible future environmental cooperation. More information on the Council and Commission is included below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. All interested persons are invited to attend the Council and Commission joint public session in person beginning at 3:30 p.m. Bogota, Colombia time (4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time) on September 5, 2025, in Bogota, Colombia, or submit written comments or suggestions in advance regarding Chapter 18 of the TPA and the ECA. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and present views and comments on the issues the public considers relevant to the Council and Commission's work. In preparing comments, submitters are encouraged to refer to Chapter 18 of the TPA and the ECA (available at Current Trade Agreements With Environmental Chapters--United States Department of State). Instructions for submitting comments are provided below under ADDRESSES.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 155 (Thursday, August 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 39257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15475]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12798]
Meeting of the United States-Colombia Environmental Affairs
Council and Environmental Cooperation Commission
AGENCY: U.S. Department of State.
ACTION: Notice of the upcoming United States-Colombia Environmental
Affairs Council and Environmental Cooperation Commission 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
parties to the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA)
intend to hold the second meeting of the Environmental Affairs Council
(Council) established under Chapter 18 (Environment) of the TPA as well
as the second meeting of the United States-Colombia Environmental
Cooperation Commission (Commission) established under the United
States-Colombia Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA), on September
5, 2025. The Council will review implementation of Chapter 18 of the
TPA, and the Commission will review implementation of the ECA. During
the Council and Commission meetings, Members will discuss the progress
made in implementing Chapter 18 commitments and the impacts of
environmental cooperation. The Commission will also review possible
future environmental cooperation. More information on the Council and
Commission is included below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. All
interested persons are invited to attend the Council and Commission
joint public session in person beginning at 3:30 p.m. Bogota, Colombia
time (4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time) on September 5, 2025, in Bogota,
Colombia, or submit written comments or suggestions in advance
regarding Chapter 18 of the TPA and the ECA. Attendees will have the
opportunity to ask questions and present views and comments on the
issues the public considers relevant to the Council and Commission's
work. In preparing comments, submitters are encouraged to refer to
Chapter 18 of the TPA and the ECA (available at Current Trade
Agreements With Environmental Chapters--United States Department of
State). Instructions for submitting comments are provided below under
ADDRESSES.
DATES: The public session of the Council and Commission will be held on
September 5, 2025. Registration will be required to attend. Please
contact Anel Gonzalez-Ruiz and Sigrid Simpson by August 29, 2025, to
register for the public session. Comments or suggestions are requested
in writing no later than August 29, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Written comments or questions and requests to attend should
be submitted via email to both of the following points of contact and
``United States-Colombia EAC/ECC Meetings'' should be used in the
subject line:
(1) Anel Gonzalez-Ruiz, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans
and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of
Environmental Quality, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#460129283c272a233c6b14332f3c0706353227322368212930"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8fc8e0e1f5eee3eaf5a2ddfae6f5cecffcfbeefbeaa1e8e0f9">[email protected]</span></a>; and
(2) Sigrid Simpson, Office of Environment and Natural Resources,
Office of the United States Trade Representative,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f0a39997829994deb1dea3999d80839f9eb085838482de959f80de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4b18222c39222f650a651822263b3824250b3e383f39652e243b652c243d">[email protected]</span></a>.
In your email, please include your full name and affiliation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anel Gonzalez-Ruiz at (202) 705-5282,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6c2b0302160d000916413e1905162d2c1f180d1809420b031a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b7c5455415a575e4116694e52417a7b484f5a4f5e155c544d">[email protected]</span></a> or Sigrid Simpson at (202) 881-6592,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#42112b25302b266c036c112b2f32312d2c02373136306c272d326c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4b18222c39222f650a651822263b3824250b3e383f39652e243b652c243d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States and Colombia negotiated
the United States-Colombia TPA and United States-Colombia ECA in
concurrently. The TPA entered into force on May 12, 2012. Article 18.6
of the TPA establishes an Environment Affairs Council (Council). The
Council discusses the implementation of Chapter 18 of the TPA, and its
meetings include a public session. The Environmental Cooperation
Commission (Commission) was established in Article III of the ECA. The
Commission evaluates cooperative activities under the ECA, recommends
options for improving cooperation, and establishes work programs that
reflect national priorities and that identify the scope and focus of
environmental cooperation activities. Commission meetings also include
a public session.
Visit <a href="http://www.state.gov">http://www.state.gov</a> and the USTR website at <a href="http://www.ustr.gov">www.ustr.gov</a> for
more information.
Andrew D. Clark,
Acting Director, Office of Environmental Quality, U.S. Department of
State.
[FR Doc. 2025-15475 Filed 8-13-25; 8:45 am]
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