[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 30, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30712-30713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8256]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5421]


Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate; Notice 
of Public Meeting

     The U.S. Department of State invites interested parties to attend 
a public meeting designed to share information on the outcomes of the 
meeting of the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and 
Climate held in Berkeley on April 18-21, 2006.

Background

    Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States have 
established the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and 
Climate to accelerate the development and deployment of clean energy 
technologies in their countries. The Partner countries have decided to 
work together and with their private sectors on energy security, 
national air pollution reduction, and climate change in ways that 
promote sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction. The 
Partnership involves countries that account for about half of the 
world's population and more than half of the world's economy and energy 
use.
    The Partnership focuses on voluntary practical measures taken by 
these six countries in the Asia-Pacific region to create new investment 
opportunities, build local capacity, and remove barriers to the 
introduction of clean, more efficient technologies. It brings together 
key experts from the public and private sectors.
    The First Ministerial meeting of the Asia-Pacific Partnership took 
place in Sydney, Australia, January 11-12, 2006. At that meeting, the 
ministers prepared a Partnership Communiqu[eacute], Charter, and Work 
Plan that established eight public-private sector Task Forces. Partner 
countries subsequently met in Berkeley, California from April 18--21, 
2006, where they crafted guidelines that establish how the 
Partnership's eight task forces will operate and develop action plans. 
The Task Forces began discussing action plans that will guide the 
Partnership's concrete actions to improve efficiency, reduce pollution, 
and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in each sector.
    For more information, please go to: http://www.asiapacificpartnership.org. If you would like to be notified in 
advance of future public outreach meetings on the Asia-Pacific 
Partnership, please e-mail your name, affiliation, phone number, and e-
mail address to: [email protected].

Public Meeting Date

    The U.S. Department of State would like to extend an invitation to 
interested parties to attend a public meeting on June 5, 2006 from 3 
p.m.--5 p.m. The public meeting is intended as a forum to share 
information and address questions concerning the Asia-Pacific 
Partnership meeting held in Berkeley earlier this year.
    The meeting will be located in room 1912 of the Harry S. Truman 
Building of the Department of State, located at 2201 C St., NW., 
Washington, DC 20520.

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The entrance is located on C St. between 21st St and 23rd St., NW. The 
meeting is held in a Federal government building; therefore, Federal 
security measures are applicable. In planning your arrival time, we 
recommend allowing at least 30 minutes of additional time to clear 
security. In order to gain access to the building, participants must 
bring government-issued photo identification. Persons without proper 
identification will be denied access. All visitors must be escorted 
inside the building. Please contact Denise Goode at [email protected] 
with your full name, date of birth, and identification number (either 
social security number or driver's license) by noon on June 2, 2006, if 
you plan on attending.

    Dated: May 22, 2006.
Daniel A. Reifsnyder
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Department of State.
 [FR Doc. E6-8256 Filed 5-26-06; 8:45 am]
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