[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 93 (Monday, May 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28419-28420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11624]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 7873]


Meetings of the United States-Peru Environmental Affairs Council, 
Environmental Cooperation Commission and Sub-Committee on Forest Sector 
Governance

ACTION: Notice of meetings of the United States-Peru Environmental 
Affairs Council, Environmental Cooperation Commission and Sub-Committee 
on Forest Sector Governance, and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State and the Office of the United States 
Trade Representative (USTR) are providing notice that the United States 
and Peru intend to hold the fifth meeting of the Sub-Committee on 
Forest Sector

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Governance (the ``Sub-Committee'') on May 29, 2012, and the third 
meeting of the Environmental Affairs Council (the ``Council'') and the 
second meeting of the Environmental Cooperation Commission (the 
``Commission'') on May 31, 2012. The public sessions for the Council 
and Sub-Committee also will be held on May 31, at 2:00 p.m. The entire 
meeting of the Commission will be open to the public and will begin at 
3:45 p.m. All meetings will take place at 1724 F St. NW., Washington, 
DC.
    The purpose of the meetings is to review implementation of: Chapter 
18 (Environment) of the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement 
(PTPA); the PTPA Annex on Forest Sector Governance (Annex 18.3.4); the 
United States-Peru Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA); and the 
2011-2014 Work Program under the ECA.
    The Department of State and USTR invite interested organizations 
and members of the public to attend the public sessions and Commission 
meeting, and to submit written comments or suggestions regarding 
implementation of Chapter 18, Annex 18.3.4, the ECA, or the 2011-2014 
Work Program, and any items that should be included on the meetings' 
agendas. If you would like to attend the public sessions or Commission 
meeting, please notify Tiffany Prather and Amy Karpel 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 PTPA, including Annex 18.3.4,
     The Final Environmental Review of the PTPA,
     The ECA, and
     The 2011-2014 Work Program.
    These documents are available at: http://www.ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/peru-tpa and http://www.state.gov/e/oes/env/trade/peru/index.htm.

DATES: The public sessions of the Council, Sub-Committee and Commission 
meetings will be held on May 31, 2012, beginning at 2:00 p.m., at 1724 
F St. NW., Washington, DC. Comments and suggestions are requested in 
writing no later than May 23, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and suggestions should be submitted to 
both:
    (1) Tiffany Prather, Office of Environmental Policy, U.S. 
Department of State, by electronic mail at [email protected] with the 
subject line ``U.S.-Peru EAC/ECC/Sub-Committee Meetings''; and
    (2) Amy Karpel, Office of Environment and Natural Resources, Office 
of the United States Trade Representative, by electronic mail at [email protected] with the subject line ``U.S.-Peru EAC/ECC/Sub-
Committee Meetings''.
    If you have access to the Internet, you can view and comment on 
this notice by going to http://www.regulations.gov/#!home and searching 
on its Public Notice number: 7873.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tiffany Prather, Telephone (202) 647-
4548 or Amy Karpel, Telephone (202) 395-7320.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PTPA entered into force on February 1, 
2009. Article 18.6 of the PTPA establishes an Environmental Affairs 
Council, which is required to meet at least once a year or as otherwise 
agreed by the Parties to discuss the implementation of, and progress 
under, Chapter 18. Annex 18.3.4 of the PTPA establishes a Sub-Committee 
on Forest Sector Governance. The Sub-Committee is a specific forum for 
the Parties to exchange views and share information on any matter 
arising under the PTPA Annex on Forest Sector Governance. The ECA 
entered into force on August 23, 2009. Article III of the ECA 
establishes an Environmental Cooperation Commission and makes the 
Commission responsible for developing a Work Program. Chapter 18 of the 
PTPA and Article VI of the ECA require that meetings of the Council and 
Commission respectively include a public session, unless the Parties 
otherwise agree. At its first meeting, the Sub-Committee on Forest 
Sector Governance committed to hold a public session after each Sub-
Committee meeting.

    Dated: May 7, 2012.
George N. Sibley,
Director, Office of Environmental Policy, Department of State.
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