[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 146 (Thursday, July 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45572-45573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18697]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9208]


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

ACTION: Notice of meeting on United States-Singapore Free Trade 
Agreement Environment Chapter implementation and the Biennial Review 
under the United States-Singapore Memorandum of Intent on Environmental 
Cooperation, and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: 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

DATES: The public session for the meeting on FTA Environment Chapter 
implementation and the Biennial Review under the MOI 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. Written comments and 
suggestions should be submitted no later than July 31, 2015 to 
facilitate consideration.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and suggestions should be submitted to 
both:
    (1) Tiffany Prather, Office of Environmental Quality and 
Transboundary Issues, U.S. Department of State, by electronic mail at 
[email protected] with the subject line ``U.S.-Singapore Meeting''; 
and

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    (2) David Oliver, 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.-Singapore 
Meeting.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Tiffany Prather, Telephone (202) 647-
4548.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FTA entered into force on January 1, 
2004. The MOI entered into force on June 13, 2003. Section 3 of the MOI 
calls for biennial meetings to review the status of environmental 
cooperation and update the POA. In 2014, the United States and 
Singapore agreed to extend the 2013-2014 POA through 2015.

    Dated: July 23, 2015.
Deborah Klepp,
Director, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2015-18697 Filed 7-29-15; 8:45 am]
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