81 FR 40937 - Notification of the Next CAFTA-DR Environmental Affairs Council Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 121 (June 23, 2016)

Page Range		40937-40937
FR Document		2016-14927

The Department of State and the Office of the United States Trade Representative are providing notice that the parties to the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) intend to hold the tenth meeting of the Environmental Affairs Council (the Council) established under Chapter 17 (Environment) of that agreement in San Salvador, El Salvador, on July 7 and 8, 2016. The Council will commemorate the tenth anniversary of CAFTA-DR by highlighting the many environmental accomplishments of the past ten years and charting a course for the future. On July 7, the Council will meet to review implementation of Chapter 17 of CAFTA-DR and the CAFTA-DR Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA). All interested persons are invited to attend the Council's public session beginning at 9:00 a.m. on July 8 at the Hotel Sheraton Presidente in San Salvador. During the July 7 Council meeting, Council members will present the progress made and challenges in implementing Chapter 17 obligations as well as the outcomes achieved through environmental cooperation in their respective countries. The Council will also receive a presentation from the CAFTA-DR Secretariat for Environmental Matters (SEM). More information on the Council is included below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. All interested persons are invited to attend the July 8 public session where they will have an opportunity to ask questions and discuss implementation of Chapter 17 and the Environmental Cooperation Agreement with Council Members. At the public session, the Council hopes to receive input from the public on current environmental challenges and ideas for future cooperation. The session will also offer the opportunity to hear directly from beneficiaries of the CAFTA- DR Environmental Cooperation Program and explore environmental progress in CAFTA-DR countries through a number of side events and interactive presentations. If you would like to attend the public session, please notify Neal Morris and Laura Buffo at the email addresses listed under the heading ADDRESSES. Please include your full name and identify any organization or group you represent. The Department of State and Office of the United States Trade Representative also invite written comments or suggestions to be submitted before July 1, 2016 regarding topics to be discussed at the Council meeting. In preparing comments, we encourage submitters to refer to Chapter 17 of the CAFTA-DR, the Final Environmental Review of the CAFTA-DR, and the CAFTA-DR Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA) (documents available at http://www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/ caftadr/index.htm). Instructions on how to submit comments are under the heading ADDRESSES.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9614]


Notification of the Next CAFTA-DR Environmental Affairs Council 
Meeting

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of the CAFTA-DR Environmental Affairs Council Meeting 
and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State and the Office of the United States 
Trade Representative are providing notice that the parties to the 
Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement 
(CAFTA-DR) intend to hold the tenth meeting of the Environmental 
Affairs Council (the Council) established under Chapter 17 
(Environment) of that agreement in San Salvador, El Salvador, on July 7 
and 8, 2016. The Council will commemorate the tenth anniversary of 
CAFTA-DR by highlighting the many environmental accomplishments of the 
past ten years and charting a course for the future. On July 7, the 
Council will meet to review implementation of Chapter 17 of CAFTA-DR 
and the CAFTA-DR Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA). All 
interested persons are invited to attend the Council's public session 
beginning at 9:00 a.m. on July 8 at the Hotel Sheraton Presidente in 
San Salvador.
    During the July 7 Council meeting, Council members will present the 
progress made and challenges in implementing Chapter 17 obligations as 
well as the outcomes achieved through environmental cooperation in 
their respective countries. The Council will also receive a 
presentation from the CAFTA-DR Secretariat for Environmental Matters 
(SEM). More information on the Council is included below under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    All interested persons are invited to attend the July 8 public 
session where they will have an opportunity to ask questions and 
discuss implementation of Chapter 17 and the Environmental Cooperation 
Agreement with Council Members. At the public session, the Council 
hopes to receive input from the public on current environmental 
challenges and ideas for future cooperation. The session will also 
offer the opportunity to hear directly from beneficiaries of the CAFTA-
DR Environmental Cooperation Program and explore environmental progress 
in CAFTA-DR countries through a number of side events and interactive 
presentations. If you would like to attend the public session, please 
notify Neal Morris and Laura Buffo at the email addresses listed under 
the heading ADDRESSES. Please include your full name and identify any 
organization or group you represent.
    The Department of State and Office of the United States Trade 
Representative also invite written comments or suggestions to be 
submitted before July 1, 2016 regarding topics to be discussed at the 
Council meeting. In preparing comments, we encourage submitters to 
refer to Chapter 17 of the CAFTA-DR, the Final Environmental Review of 
the CAFTA-DR, and the CAFTA-DR Environmental Cooperation Agreement 
(ECA) (documents available at http://www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/caftadr/index.htm). Instructions on how to submit comments are under 
the heading ADDRESSES.

DATES: The public session of the Council will be held on July 8, 2016, 
from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at the Hotel Sheraton Presidente in San 
Salvador, El Salvador. We request comments and suggestions in writing 
no later than July 1, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Written comments or suggestions should be submitted to both:
    (1) Neal Morris, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and 
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of 
Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues by email to 
[email protected] with the subject line ``CAFTA-DR EAC Meeting'' or by 
fax to (202) 647-5947; and
    (2) Laura Buffo, Director for Environment and Natural Resources, 
Office of the United States Trade Representative by email to 
[email protected] with the subject line ``CAFTA-DR EAC Meeting'' 
or by fax to (202) 395-9517.
    If you have access to the Internet you can view and comment on this 
notice by going to: http://www.regulations.gov/#!home and searching for 
docket number DOS-2016-0045.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neal Morris, (202) 647-9312, or Laura 
Buffo, (202) 395-9424

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 17.5 of the CAFTA-DR establishes an 
Environmental Affairs Council (the Council) and, unless the CAFTA-DR 
parties otherwise agree, requires it to meet annually to oversee the 
implementation of, and review progress under, Chapter 17. Article 17.5 
further requires, unless the parties otherwise agree, that each meeting 
of the Council include a session in which members of the Council have 
an opportunity to meet with the public to discuss matters relating to 
the implementation of Chapter 17.
    In Article 17.9, the parties recognize the importance of 
strengthening capacity to protect the environment and to promote 
sustainable development in concert with strengthening trade and 
investment relations and state their commitment to expanding their 
cooperative relationship on environmental matters. Article 17.9 also 
references the ECA, which sets out certain priority areas of 
cooperation on environmental activities. These priority areas include, 
among others: Reinforcing institutional and legal frameworks and the 
capacity to develop, implement, administer, and enforce environmental 
laws, regulations, standards and policies; conserving and managing 
shared, migratory and endangered species in international commercial 
trade and management of protected areas; promoting best practices 
leading to sustainable management of the environment; and facilitating 
technology development and transfer and training to promote clean 
production technologies. In preparing comments, we encourage submitters 
to refer to:
     Chapter 17 of the CAFTA-DR,
     The Final Environmental Review of CAFTA-DR, and
     The ECA.
    These documents are available at: http://www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/caftadr/index.htm. Visit http://www.state.gov and the USTR Web 
site at www.ustr.gov for more information.

    Dated: June 17, 2016.
Robert Wing,
Acting Director, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary 
Issues, U.S. Department of State.
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An agency may not conduct or All interested persons are invited to going to: http://www.regulations.gov/
sponsor, and a person is not required to attend the July 8 public session where #!home and searching for docket
respond to, a collection of information they will have an opportunity to ask number DOS–2016–0045.
under the PRA unless it displays a questions and discuss implementation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neal
currently valid OMB control number. of Chapter 17 and the Environmental Morris, (202) 647–9312, or Laura Buffo,
Please direct your written comments Cooperation Agreement with Council (202) 395–9424
to: Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief Members. At the public session, the
Information Officer, Securities and Council hopes to receive input from the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article
Exchange Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik- public on current environmental 17.5 of the CAFTA–DR establishes an
Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, challenges and ideas for future Environmental Affairs Council (the
DC 20549, or by sending an email to cooperation. The session will also offer Council) and, unless the CAFTA–DR
PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. the opportunity to hear directly from parties otherwise agree, requires it to
Dated: June 17, 2016. beneficiaries of the CAFTA–DR meet annually to oversee the
Environmental Cooperation Program implementation of, and review progress
Robert W. Errett,
and explore environmental progress in under, Chapter 17. Article 17.5 further
Deputy Secretary. requires, unless the parties otherwise
CAFTA–DR countries through a number
[FR Doc. 2016–14840 Filed 6–22–16; 8:45 am] agree, that each meeting of the Council
of side events and interactive
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presentations. If you would like to include a session in which members of
attend the public session, please notify the Council have an opportunity to meet
Neal Morris and Laura Buffo at the with the public to discuss matters
DEPARTMENT OF STATE email addresses listed under the relating to the implementation of
[Public Notice: 9614] heading ADDRESSES. Please include your Chapter 17.
full name and identify any organization In Article 17.9, the parties recognize
Notification of the Next CAFTA–DR or group you represent. the importance of strengthening
Environmental Affairs Council Meeting The Department of State and Office of capacity to protect the environment and
the United States Trade Representative to promote sustainable development in
AGENCY: Department of State.
also invite written comments or concert with strengthening trade and
ACTION:Notice of the CAFTA–DR suggestions to be submitted before July investment relations and state their
Environmental Affairs Council Meeting 1, 2016 regarding topics to be discussed commitment to expanding their
and request for comments. at the Council meeting. In preparing cooperative relationship on
SUMMARY: The Department of State and comments, we encourage submitters to environmental matters. Article 17.9 also
the Office of the United States Trade refer to Chapter 17 of the CAFTA–DR, references the ECA, which sets out
Representative are providing notice that the Final Environmental Review of the certain priority areas of cooperation on
the parties to the Dominican Republic- CAFTA–DR, and the CAFTA–DR environmental activities. These priority
Central America-United States Free Environmental Cooperation Agreement areas include, among others:
Trade Agreement (CAFTA–DR) intend (ECA) (documents available at http:// Reinforcing institutional and legal
to hold the tenth meeting of the www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/caftadr/ frameworks and the capacity to develop,
Environmental Affairs Council (the index.htm). Instructions on how to implement, administer, and enforce
Council) established under Chapter 17 submit comments are under the heading environmental laws, regulations,
(Environment) of that agreement in San ADDRESSES. standards and policies; conserving and
Salvador, El Salvador, on July 7 and 8, DATES: The public session of the managing shared, migratory and
2016. The Council will commemorate Council will be held on July 8, 2016, endangered species in international
the tenth anniversary of CAFTA–DR by from 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at the Hotel commercial trade and management of
highlighting the many environmental Sheraton Presidente in San Salvador, El protected areas; promoting best
accomplishments of the past ten years Salvador. We request comments and practices leading to sustainable
and charting a course for the future. On suggestions in writing no later than July management of the environment; and
July 7, the Council will meet to review 1, 2016. facilitating technology development and
implementation of Chapter 17 of ADDRESSES: Written comments or transfer and training to promote clean
CAFTA–DR and the CAFTA–DR suggestions should be submitted to production technologies. In preparing
Environmental Cooperation Agreement both: comments, we encourage submitters to
(ECA). All interested persons are invited (1) Neal Morris, U.S. Department of refer to:
to attend the Council’s public session State, Bureau of Oceans and • Chapter 17 of the CAFTA–DR,
beginning at 9:00 a.m. on July 8 at the International Environmental and • The Final Environmental Review of
Hotel Sheraton Presidente in San Scientific Affairs, Office of CAFTA–DR, and
Salvador. Environmental Quality and • The ECA.
During the July 7 Council meeting, Transboundary Issues by email to These documents are available at:
Council members will present the MorrisND@state.gov with the subject http://www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/
progress made and challenges in line ‘‘CAFTA–DR EAC Meeting’’ or by caftadr/index.htm. Visit http://
implementing Chapter 17 obligations as fax to (202) 647–5947; and www.state.gov and the USTR Web site at
well as the outcomes achieved through (2) Laura Buffo, Director for
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environmental cooperation in their Environment and Natural Resources,
respective countries. The Council will Office of the United States Trade Dated: June 17, 2016.
also receive a presentation from the Representative by email to Laura_ Robert Wing,
CAFTA–DR Secretariat for Buffo@ustr.eop.gov with the subject line Acting Director, Office of Environmental
Environmental Matters (SEM). More ‘‘CAFTA–DR EAC Meeting’’ or by fax to Quality and Transboundary Issues, U.S.
information on the Council is included (202) 395–9517. Department of State.
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of the CAFTA-DR Environmental Affairs Council Meeting and request for comments.
Dates		The public session of the Council will be held on July 8, 2016, from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at the Hotel Sheraton Presidente in San Salvador, El Salvador. We request comments and suggestions in writing no later than July 1, 2016.
Contact		Neal Morris, (202) 647-9312, or Laura Buffo, (202) 395-9424
FR Citation		81 FR 40937