[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 55 (Friday, March 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 13930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6818]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7471-2]


Strategic Plan for North American Cooperation in the Conservation 
of Biodiversity--Draft for Public Review

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: Comments are requested on the final draft of the Strategic 
Plan for North American Cooperation in the Conservation of Biodiversity 
(Strategic Plan). The Strategic Plan has been prepared by the 
Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), 
under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, in 
coordination with representatives from Canada, Mexico, and the United 
States. The Strategic Plan will be used to guide the CEC Council, its 
Biodiversity Conservation Working Group, and the CEC Secretariat in 
their work with stakeholders in cooperatively defining and implementing 
mutually beneficial biodiversity conservation activities in North 
America. Comments will be categorized and responses will be developed 
for each category. Responses to comment categories will be published in 
the Federal Register within 45 days of the closing date for comments. 
Changes to the final draft of the Strategic Plan, to be made in 
response to comments, will be discussed with representatives from 
Canada, Mexico and the CEC Secretariat.

DATES: Written comments will be accepted for 30 calendar days. Please 
submit or postmark written comments on the final draft document by 
April 21, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Patrick Cotter, Office of 
International Affairs (2260R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
and 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. Faxed comments 
should be sent to Patrick Cotter at (202) 565-2409. Comments can also 
be sent by email to [email protected].
    Access to the Document: The complete text of the final draft 
document, in English, is available through a link on the EPA Office of 
International Affair's Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/international/trade/index.html, or you may access the document directly on the CEC's 
Web site at: http://www.cec.org/pubs_docs/documents/index.cfm?varlan=english&ID=1088. Copies of the final draft document 
can be obtained in electronic or hard copy format by request from 
Patrick Cotter at the above mailing address, email address or by 
calling (202) 564-6414.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Cotter by telephone at (202) 
564-6414 or by email at [email protected].

    Dated: March 17, 2003.
Dona M. Harris,
Acting Director, Office of Management Operations, Office of 
International Affairs.
[FR Doc. 03-6818 Filed 3-20-03; 8:45 am]
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