[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 56366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28098]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Draft Environmental Review of the Proposed U.S.-Chile Free Trade 
Agreement

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice and Comment on the Draft Environmental Review of the 
proposed U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, through the Trade 
Policy Staff Committee, seeks comment on the draft environmental review 
of the proposed U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement. The draft 
environmental review is available at http://www.ustr.gov/environment/environmental.shtml.

DATES: Comments related to the draft environmental review are requested 
by Tuesday, November 20, 2001. Receipt of comments by such date will 
ensure timely input into the negotiations, which are scheduled to 
conclude in the month of December 2001. Please note that comments at 
the present time may only be sent by fax to (202) 395-5141 or by e-mail 
to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darci Vetter, Office of the U.S. Trade 
Representative, Environment and Natural Resources Section, telephone 
202-395-7320.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft environmental review for the U.S.-
Chile Free Trade Agreement was conducted pursuant to Executive Order 
13141 on Environmental Review of Trade Agreements (64 FR 63169, Nov. 
18, 1999) and its accompanying guidelines (65 FR 79442, Dec. 19, 2000), 
both of which are available at http://www.ustr.gov/environment/environmental.shtml. On December 14 of 2000, the Office of the U.S. 
Trade Representative requested public comments regarding the scope of 
the environmental review, including the potential environmental effects 
that might flow from the free trade agreement and the potential 
implications for environmental laws and regulations (65 FR 78077, Dec. 
14, 2000). A final environmental review will be made publicly available 
following the conclusion of the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement 
negotiations.

Carmen Suro-Bredie,
Chair, Trade Policy Staff Committee.
[FR Doc. 01-28098 Filed 11-5-01; 2:51 pm]
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