82 FR 56321 - Notice of Preparation and Request for Input for the United States-Chile Environmental Cooperation Agreement Work Program
DEPARTMENT OF STATE Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 227 (November 28, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 227 (November 28, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 28, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 56321] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-25681] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 10215] Notice of Preparation and Request for Input for the United States-Chile Environmental Cooperation Agreement Work Program ACTION: Notice of preparation of the 2018-2020 United States-Chile Environmental Cooperation Agreement Work Program and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State is providing notice that the United States and Chile intend to establish a 2018-2020 Work Program pursuant to the United States-Chile Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA). The Department of State invites the public, including nongovernmental organizations, academic institutions, private sector enterprises, and other interested persons to submit written comments or suggestions regarding items for inclusion in a new Work Program for implementing the United States-Chile ECA, which entered into force in 2004. DATES: To be assured of timely consideration, all comments or questions are requested by December 6, 2017. ADDRESSES: If you have access to the Internet, you can view and comment on this notice by going to http://www.regulations.gov and entering [DOS-2017-0043] or the title of this Notice into the search field and following the prompts. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: All comments or inputs should be directed to Keri Holland, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues by email at [email protected] with the subject line ``UNITED STATES-CHILE Work Program'' or by fax to (202) 647-5947 or by phone at (202) 647-6777. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States and Chile negotiated the United States-Chile FTA and United States-Chile ECA in concert, signing the FTA on June 6, 2003 in Miami, U.S.A. and the ECA on June 17, 2003 in Santiago, Chile. Article 19.3 of the FTA establishes an Environment Affairs Council (Council). The Joint Commission on Environmental Cooperation (Commission) was established in Article II of the ECA. The Council and Commission last met in August 2015 in Washington, DC. The Council reviewed the implementation of the Environment Chapter of the FTA. The Commission signed the 2015-2017 Work Program, which built on previous successes and identified activities to achieve the long-term goals of: (1) Strengthening effective implementation and enforcement of environmental laws and regulations; (2) encouraging development and adoption of sound environmental practices and technologies, particularly in business enterprises; (3) promoting sustainable development and management of environmental resources, including wild fauna and flora, protected wild areas, and other ecologically important ecosystems; and (4) encouraging civil society participation in the environmental decision-making process and environmental education. We encourage submitters to refer to: (1) The United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Environment Chapter; (2) the United States- Chile ECA; and (3) the United States-Chile 2015-2017 ECA Work Program. Documents are available at:Chapter 19 of the United States-Chile FTA, https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/agreements/fta/chile/asset_upload_file482_4013.pdf. United States-Chile ECA and the 2015-2017 Work Program, https://www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/chile/index.htm. These and other useful documents are available at: https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/chile-fta and at https://www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/chile/index.htm. Carol Volk, Acting Director, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2017-25681 Filed 11-27-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-09-P
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via email to veteransbusiness@sba.gov. President directed agencies and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
The submission deadline for departments in the Executive Branch United States and Chile negotiated the
nominations is December 15, 2017. not to appoint or re-appoint federally United States-Chile FTA and United
Submissions should include the registered lobbyists to advisory States-Chile ECA in concert, signing the
following information: committees and other boards and FTA on June 6, 2003 in Miami, U.S.A.
• Name and contact information of the commissions. and the ECA on June 17, 2003 in
individual Dated: November 21, 2017. Santiago, Chile. Article 19.3 of the FTA
• Name and contact information of Richard W. Kingan, establishes an Environment Affairs
represented organization SBA Committee Management Officer. Council (Council). The Joint
• Federal Committee that nominee is Commission on Environmental
[FR Doc. 2017–25629 Filed 11–27–17; 8:45 am]
interested in serving on, stated clearly Cooperation (Commission) was
• If VSO or MSO nomination, include a BILLING CODE P
established in Article II of the ECA. The
description of how the organization
Council and Commission last met in
supports veteran and service-disabled
August 2015 in Washington, DC. The
owned small business issues DEPARTMENT OF STATE
• If nominee is a member of a local Council reviewed the implementation of
chapter of VSO, a national-level the Environment Chapter of the FTA.
[Public Notice: 10215] The Commission signed the 2015–2017
endorsement letter from the VSO is
required Notice of Preparation and Request for Work Program, which built on previous
Input for the United States-Chile successes and identified activities to
The SBA Administrator will appoint achieve the long-term goals of: (1)
individuals who will serve on the Environmental Cooperation Agreement
Work Program Strengthening effective implementation
ACVBA for a period of three years and,
and enforcement of environmental laws
on the IATF, for a period of two years.
The Veterans Entrepreneurship and ACTION:Notice of preparation of the and regulations; (2) encouraging
Small Business Development Act of 2018–2020 United States-Chile development and adoption of sound
1999—Public Law 106–50—established Environmental Cooperation Agreement environmental practices and
the ACVBA to serve as an independent Work Program and request for technologies, particularly in business
source of advice and policy comments. enterprises; (3) promoting sustainable
recommendations on veteran owned development and management of
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State
small business opportunities. Through environmental resources, including
is providing notice that the United
an annual report, the ACVBA reports to States and Chile intend to establish a wild fauna and flora, protected wild
the SBA Administrator, SBA’s Associate 2018–2020 Work Program pursuant to areas, and other ecologically important
Administrator for Veterans Business the United States-Chile Environmental ecosystems; and (4) encouraging civil
Development, the Congress, the Cooperation Agreement (ECA). The society participation in the
President, and other U.S. policy makers. Department of State invites the public, environmental decision-making process
The ACVBA is comprised of 15 including nongovernmental and environmental education.
members—eight members represent organizations, academic institutions, We encourage submitters to refer to:
veteran owned small business and seven private sector enterprises, and other (1) The United States-Chile Free Trade
members represent veteran service or interested persons to submit written Agreement (FTA) Environment Chapter;
military organizations. comments or suggestions regarding
The Interagency Task Force for Small (2) the United States-Chile ECA; and (3)
items for inclusion in a new Work the United States-Chile 2015–2017 ECA
Business Development (Task Force) was Program for implementing the United
established February 14, 2008 by Public Work Program. Documents are available
States-Chile ECA, which entered into at:
Law 110–186 and executed by Executive force in 2004.
Order. The Task Force is chaired by the • Chapter 19 of the United States-
DATES: To be assured of timely
SBA and is comprised of representatives Chile FTA, https://ustr.gov/sites/
appointed by SBA’s Administrator from: consideration, all comments or
default/files/uploads/agreements/fta/
SBA’s Office of Veterans Business questions are requested by December 6,
2017. chile/asset_upload_file482_4013.pdf.
Development (OVBD), the Department
ADDRESSES: If you have access to the • United States-Chile ECA and the
of Defense (DoD), the Department of
Internet, you can view and comment on 2015–2017 Work Program, https://
Labor (DOL), the Department of
this notice by going to http:// www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/chile/
Treasury (Treasury), the Department of
Veterans Affairs (DVA), the General www.regulations.gov and entering index.htm.
Services Administration (GSA), the [DOS–2017–0043] or the title of this These and other useful documents are
Office of Management and Budget Notice into the search field and available at: https://ustr.gov/trade-
(OMB), and four representatives from following the prompts. agreements/free-trade-agreements/chile-
veterans service organizations and/or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: All fta and at https://www.state.gov/e/oes/
military service organizations. comments or inputs should be directed eqt/trade/chile/index.htm.
Additional information for the to Keri Holland, U.S. Department of
ACVBA and IATF and SBA resources State, Bureau of Oceans and Carol Volk,
for veteran owned small business is International Environmental and Acting Director, Office of Environmental
ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
located at www.sba.gov/ovbd. On Aug. Scientific Affairs, Office of Quality and Transboundary Issues,
13, 2014, the Office of Management and Environmental Quality and Department of State.
Budget (OMB) published revised Transboundary Issues by email at [FR Doc. 2017–25681 Filed 11–27–17; 8:45 am]
guidance, in the Federal Register, on HollandKJ@state.gov with the subject BILLING CODE 4710–09–P
individuals who are not eligible to serve line ‘‘UNITED STATES-CHILE Work
on federal advisory committees. In Program’’ or by fax to (202) 647–5947 or
accordance with OMB guidance, the by phone at (202) 647–6777.
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| Action | Notice of preparation of the 2018-2020 United States-Chile Environmental Cooperation Agreement Work Program and request for comments. | |
| Dates | To be assured of timely consideration, all comments or questions are requested by December 6, 2017. | |
| Contact | All comments or inputs should be directed to Keri Holland, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues by email at [email protected] with the subject line ``UNITED STATES-CHILE Work Program'' or by fax to (202) 647-5947 or by phone at (202) 647-6777. | |
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