Meeting on United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Environment Chapter Implementation and Biennial Review Under the United States-Singapore Memorandum of Intent on Environmental Cooperation

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 the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Environment Chapter and the Biennial Review under the Memorandum of Intent on Environmental Cooperation (MOI) on August 3, 2015. The purpose of the meeting is to review implementation of Chapter 18 (Environment) of the United States- Singapore FTA and the results of environmental cooperation under the MOI guided by the 2013-2014 Plan of Action (POA), which was extended to the end of 2015. The United States and Singapore also expect to approve a new 2016-2017 POA. The meeting's public session will be held on August 3, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of State, 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520, Room 1408. The Department of State and USTR invite interested organizations and members of the public to attend the public session, and to submit in advance written comments or suggestions regarding implementation of Chapter 18 and the POAs, and any issues that should be discussed at the meetings. If you would like to attend the public session, please notify Tiffany Prather and David Oliver at the email addresses listed below under the heading ADDRESSES. Please include your full name and any organization or group you represent. In preparing comments, submitters are encouraged to refer to: •  Chapter 18 of the FTA, https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/ free-trade-agreements/singapore-fta/final-text •  the Final Environmental Review of the FTA, https:// ustr.gov/sites/default/files/Singapore%20final%20review.pdf, and •  the 2013-2014 POA, www.state.gov/documents/organization/ 209543.pdf These and other useful documents are available at:https://ustr.gov/ trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/singapore-fta and at http:// www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/singapore/index.htm