83 FR 6667 - Meeting on United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Environment Chapter Implementation, Working Group on Environmental Cooperation, and Public Session
DEPARTMENT OF STATE Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 31 (February 14, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 31 (February 14, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-03117 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 6667-6668] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-03117] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 10313] Meeting on United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Environment Chapter Implementation, Working Group on Environmental Cooperation, and Public Session AGENCY: Department of State. ACTION: Announcement of meetings; solicitation of suggestions; invitation to public session. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of State and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) are providing notice that the governments of the United States and Kingdom of Morocco (the governments) intend to hold a meeting to review implementation of the Environment Chapter of the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA), a meeting of the United States-Morocco Working Group on Environmental Cooperation (Working Group), and a public session in Rabat, Morocco, on March 13, 2018, at the Ministry of Environment, to discuss implementation of the Environment Chapter and Joint Statement on Environmental Cooperation. DATES: The public session will be held on March 13, 2018, in Rabat, Morocco at the Ministry of Environment. Suggestions on the meeting agenda and/or the 2018-2021 Plan of Action should be provided no later than March 8, 2018, to facilitate consideration. ADDRESSES: Those interested in attending the public session should email Eloise Canfield at [email protected] to find out the time of the session. Suggestions on the meeting agenda and/or the 2018-2021 Plan of Action should be emailed to [email protected] or faxed to Eloise Canfield at (202) 647-5947, with the subject line ``United States-Morocco Environmental Cooperation.'' FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eloise Canfield, (202) 647-4750 or at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the meetings, the governments will review and discuss implementation of the Environment Chapter of the FTA. The governments will also discuss how the United States and Morocco can work together to protect and conserve the environment, highlight past bilateral environmental cooperation, review activities under the 2014-2017 Plan of Action, and develop a 2018-2021 Plan of Action. The Department of State and USTR invite the members of the public to submit written suggestions on items to include on the meeting agenda and in the 2018-2021 Plan of Action. The Department of State and USTR also invite interested persons to attend a public session where the public will have the opportunity to ask about implementation of both the Joint Statement and the Environment Chapter of the United States-Morocco FTA. The Environment Chapter of the FTA includes obligations on each Party to ensure that its environmental laws and policies provide for and encourage high levels of environmental protection, effectively enforce its environmental laws, and provide opportunities for public participation on matters related to the implementation of the chapter. In the Joint Statement, the governments of the United States and Morocco (1) recognize ``the importance of protecting the environment while promoting sustainable development in concert with the expanded bilateral trade and investment ties accompanying the United States- Morocco Free Trade Agreement (`FTA')'' and (2) indicate their intent ``to pursue efforts to enhance bilateral environmental cooperation. . . .'' In paragraph 5 of the Joint Statement, the governments establish the Working Group to coordinate and review environmental cooperation activities. As envisioned in the Joint Statement, the Working Group develops Plans of Action, reviews and assesses cooperative environmental activities pursuant to the Plan of Action, recommends ways to improve such cooperation, and undertakes such other activities as may seem appropriate to the governments. Through this notice, the United States is soliciting the views of the public with respect to the 2018-2021 Plan of Action. Members of the public, including NGOs, educational institutions, private sector enterprises, and all other interested persons are invited to submit written suggestions regarding items for inclusion in the meeting agendas or in the 2018-2021 Plan of Action. Please include your full name and identify any organization or group you represent. We encourage submitters to refer to:United States-Morocco Joint Statement on Environmental Cooperation; 2014-2017 Plan of Action Pursuant to the United States- Morocco Joint Statement on Environmental Cooperation; [[Page 6668]] Chapter 17 of the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement; and Final Environmental Review of the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement. These documents are available at: http://www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/morocco/index.htm. Robert Wing, Acting Director, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2018-03117 Filed 2-13-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-09-P
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transmit MAGI data for such 1826 (January 11, 2006), and amended environment, highlight past bilateral
beneficiaries pertaining to the tax year at 72 FR 69723 (December 10, 2007) and environmental cooperation, review
beginning in the second calendar year at 78 FR 40542 (July 5, 2013). activities under the 2014–2017 Plan of
preceding the year for which the [FR Doc. 2018–02956 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am] Action, and develop a 2018–2021 Plan
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of Action. The Department of State and
calculated. USTR invite the members of the public
to submit written suggestions on items
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS:
to include on the meeting agenda and in
When individuals enroll for the DEPARTMENT OF STATE the 2018–2021 Plan of Action.
Medicare Part B or Medicare [Public Notice: 10313] The Department of State and USTR
prescription drug coverage, or both, they also invite interested persons to attend
are entitled to both under 1839(i) and Meeting on United States-Morocco a public session where the public will
1860D–13(a)(7) section of the Act. On a Free Trade Agreement Environment have the opportunity to ask about
weekly basis, SSA will provide IRS with Chapter Implementation, Working implementation of both the Joint
this information with respect to Group on Environmental Cooperation, Statement and the Environment Chapter
Medicare Part B and Part D and Public Session of the United States-Morocco FTA. The
beneficiaries. Environment Chapter of the FTA
When there is a match of enrollee AGENCY: Department of State. includes obligations on each Party to
identifier, and the MAGI data shows ACTION: Announcement of meetings; ensure that its environmental laws and
income above the applicable threshold solicitation of suggestions; invitation to policies provide for and encourage high
establish pursuant to section 1839(i) of public session. levels of environmental protection,
the Act, IRS will disclose to SSA effectively enforce its environmental
information about the Part B and Part D SUMMARY: The Department of State and laws, and provide opportunities for
enrollee’s who: the Office of the United States Trade public participation on matters related
a. Are enrolled in Medicare under the Representative (USTR) are providing to the implementation of the chapter. In
rules in section 1837 of the Act (42 notice that the governments of the the Joint Statement, the governments of
U.S.C. 1395p) and have not disenrolled United States and Kingdom of Morocco the United States and Morocco (1)
from Medicare Part B; (the governments) intend to hold a recognize ‘‘the importance of protecting
b. have filed applications specifically meeting to review implementation of the environment while promoting
for Medicare Part B; the Environment Chapter of the United sustainable development in concert
c. have been determined to have States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement with the expanded bilateral trade and
retroactive Medicare Part B entitlement; (FTA), a meeting of the United States- investment ties accompanying the
or Morocco Working Group on United States-Morocco Free Trade
d. have been provided to SSA as Environmental Cooperation (Working Agreement (‘FTA’)’’ and (2) indicate
enrolled in Medicare Part D by CMS. Group), and a public session in Rabat, their intent ‘‘to pursue efforts to
Hereinafter, the beneficiaries Morocco, on March 13, 2018, at the enhance bilateral environmental
described above will be referred to as Ministry of Environment, to discuss cooperation. . . .’’ In paragraph 5 of the
‘‘enrollees.’’ implementation of the Environment Joint Statement, the governments
As part of the weekly transmission, Chapter and Joint Statement on establish the Working Group to
SSA will include the name, SSN, Environmental Cooperation. coordinate and review environmental
premium year, and income threshold DATES: The public session will be held cooperation activities. As envisioned in
amounts for new enrollees. Once each on March 13, 2018, in Rabat, Morocco the Joint Statement, the Working Group
year, on a date in October agreed to at at the Ministry of Environment. develops Plans of Action, reviews and
the time between IRS and SSA, SSA Suggestions on the meeting agenda and/ assesses cooperative environmental
will provide the name, SSN, premium or the 2018–2021 Plan of Action should activities pursuant to the Plan of Action,
year, and income threshold amounts for be provided no later than March 8, recommends ways to improve such
all enrollees. SSA will use information 2018, to facilitate consideration. cooperation, and undertakes such other
obtained in this annual request to ADDRESSES: Those interested in activities as may seem appropriate to
determine Part B and Part D adjustments attending the public session should the governments.
for the coming premium year. At the email Eloise Canfield at CanfieldME@ Through this notice, the United States
time of the agreed upon annual state.gov to find out the time of the is soliciting the views of the public with
exchange, SSA will include the name, session. Suggestions on the meeting respect to the 2018–2021 Plan of Action.
SSN, premium year, income threshold agenda and/or the 2018–2021 Plan of Members of the public, including NGOs,
amounts, and requested tax year with Action should be emailed to educational institutions, private sector
respect to all enrollees who asked SSA CanfieldME@state.gov or faxed to Eloise enterprises, and all other interested
to use a more recent tax year or for Canfield at (202) 647–5947, with the persons are invited to submit written
enrollees for whom IRS provided three subject line ‘‘United States-Morocco suggestions regarding items for
year old return information on the Environmental Cooperation.’’ inclusion in the meeting agendas or in
initial request. SSA will use the the 2018–2021 Plan of Action. Please
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: include your full name and identify any
information obtained to correct Part B
Eloise Canfield, (202) 647–4750 or at organization or group you represent. We
and Part D adjustment amounts for the
CanfieldME@state.gov. encourage submitters to refer to:
requested premium year.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the • United States-Morocco Joint
SYSTEM(S) OF RECORDS: meetings, the governments will review Statement on Environmental
SSA will provide IRS with identifying and discuss implementation of the Cooperation;
information with respect to enrollees Environment Chapter of the FTA. The • 2014–2017 Plan of Action Pursuant
from the Master Beneficiary Record governments will also discuss how the to the United States-Morocco Joint
system of records, 60–0090, last fully United States and Morocco can work Statement on Environmental
published at 71 Federal Register (FR) together to protect and conserve the Cooperation;
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• Chapter 17 of the United States- hold public scoping meetings; see percent of TVA’s power supply was
Morocco Free Trade Agreement; and http://www.tva.gov/irp for more from coal; 38 percent from nuclear; 16
• Final Environmental Review of the information on the meetings. percent from natural gas; 9 percent from
United States–Morocco Free Trade ADDRESSES: Written comments should non-renewable purchases; 7 percent
Agreement. be sent to Ashley Pilakowski, NEPA from hydro; and 5 percent from
These documents are available at: Compliance Specialist, 400 West renewable power purchase agreements.
http://www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/ Summit Hill Dr., WT 11D, Knoxville, TVA transmits electricity from these
morocco/index.htm. TN 37902–1499. Comments may also be facilities over 16,000 circuit miles of
submitted online at: www.tva.gov/irp, or transmission lines. Like other utility
Robert Wing,
by email at IRP@tva.gov. systems, TVA has power interchange
Acting Director, Office of Environmental agreements with utilities surrounding
Quality and Transboundary Issues, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general information about the NEPA its region and purchases and sells power
Department of State.
process, please contact Ashley on an economic basis almost daily.
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Pilakowski at the address above, by Resource Planning
email at aapilakowski@tva.gov. For TVA develops an Integrated Resource
general information on the IRP process, Plan to identify the most effective
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY contact Hunter Hydas, Tennessee Valley energy resource strategies that will meet
Authority, 1101 Market Street, MR TVA’s mission and serve the people of
Environmental Impact Statement for 3M–C, Chattanooga, TN 37402 or by the Valley for the next 20 years. In 2015,
2019 Update to the Integrated email at jhhydas@tva.gov. TVA completed the Integrated Resource
Resource Plan SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Plan and associated Supplemental EIS.
notice is provided in accordance with Since 2015, several industry-wide
AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority. the Council on Environmental Quality’s changes have led TVA to begin
ACTION: Notice of intent. Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 to 1508) development of the new IRP and
and TVA’s procedures for implementing associated EIS ahead of the 5-year cycle
SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley the National Environmental Policy Act
Authority (TVA) is conducting a study identified in the 2015 IRP. Natural gas
(NEPA). TVA is an agency and supplies are abundant and are projected
of its energy resources in order to instrumentality of the United States, to remain available at lower cost. The
update and replace the Integrated established by an act of Congress in electric system load is expected to be
Resource Plan (IRP) and the associated 1933, to foster the social and economic flat, or even declining slightly, over the
Supplemental Environmental Impact welfare of the people of the Tennessee next ten years. The price of renewable
Statement (EIS) that it completed in Valley region and to promote the proper resources, particularly solar, continues
2015. The IRP is a comprehensive study use and conservation of the region’s to decline. Consumer demand for
of how TVA will meet the demand for natural resources. One component of renewable and distributed energy
electricity in its service territory over this mission is the generation, resources (including distributed
the next 20 years. The 2015 IRP is being transmission, and sale of reliable and generation, storage, demand response,
updated in response to major changes in affordable electric energy. energy services, and energy efficiency
electrical utility industry trends since
TVA Power System programs) is growing.
2015, including flat to slightly declining
load growth, advances in the TVA operates the nation’s largest Proposed Issues To Be Addressed
development of distributed energy public power system, providing Based on discussions with both
resources and the integration of those electricity to about 9 million people in internal and external stakeholders, TVA
resources in the electric grid. As part of an 80,000-square mile area comprised of anticipates that the scope of the IRP EIS
the study, TVA intends to prepare a most of Tennessee and parts of Virginia, will include the cost and reliability of
programmatic EIS to assess the impacts North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, power, the availability and use of
associated with the implementation of Mississippi, and Kentucky. It provides renewable and distributed energy
the updated IRP. TVA will use the EIS wholesale power to 154 independent resources, the effectiveness and
process to elicit and prioritize the local power companies and 56 directly implementation of demand side
values and concerns of stakeholders; served large industries and federal management options, the effect of
identify issues, trends, events, and facilities. The TVA Act requires the energy efficiency programs, and the
tradeoffs affecting TVA’s policies; TVA power system to be self-supporting relationship of the economy to all of
formulate, evaluate and compare and operated on a nonprofit basis and these options. The IRP EIS will address
alternative portfolios of energy resource directs TVA to sell power at rates as low the effects of power production on the
options; provide opportunities for as are feasible. environment, including climate change,
public review and comment; and ensure Dependable generating capability on the effects of climate change on the
that TVA’s evaluation of alternative the TVA power system is approximately Valley, and the waste and byproducts of
energy resource strategies reflects a full 37,000 megawatts. TVA generates most TVA’s power operations.
range of stakeholder input. Public of the power it distributes with 3 Because of its nature as a planning
comment is invited concerning both the nuclear plants, 7 coal-fired plants, 9 document, the IRP will not identify
scope of the EIS and environmental simple-cycle combustion turbine plants, specific locations for new resource
issues that should be addressed as a part 7 combined-cycle combustion turbine options. Site-specific environmental
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of this EIS. plants, 29 hydroelectric dams, a effects of new resource options will be
DATES: To ensure consideration, pumped-storage facility, a methane-gas addressed in later site-specific
comments on the scope and cofiring facility, a diesel-fired facility, assessments tiered off this programmatic
environmental issues must be and 16 small solar photovoltaic EIS. Therefore, in this programmatic
postmarked, emailed or submitted facilities. A portion of delivered power environmental impact statement, TVA
online no later than April 16, 2018. To is provided through long-term power anticipates that the environmental
facilitate the scoping process, TVA will purchase agreements. In 2017, 25 effects examined will primarily be those
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Announcement of meetings; solicitation of suggestions; invitation to public session. | |
| Dates | The public session will be held on March 13, 2018, in Rabat, Morocco at the Ministry of Environment. Suggestions on the meeting agenda and/or the 2018-2021 Plan of Action should be provided no later than March 8, 2018, to facilitate consideration. | |
| Contact | Eloise Canfield, (202) 647-4750 or at [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 6667 |
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