[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 3860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01458]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10288]


Meeting of the United States-Jordan Joint Forum on Environmental 
Technical Cooperation and Request for Comments on the Meeting Agenda 
and the 2018-2021 Work Program

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Announcement of meeting; solicitation of comments; invitation 
to public session.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State is providing notice that the 
governments of the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 
(the governments) intend to hold a Joint Forum on Environmental 
Technical Cooperation (Joint Forum) and a public session in Amman, 
Jordan, on February 12, 2018.
    The governments created the Joint Forum pursuant to the United 
States-Jordan Joint Statement on Environmental Technical Cooperation 
(Joint Statement) in concert with the United States-Jordan Free Trade 
Agreement (FTA), both concluded on October 24, 2000. During the Joint 
Forum, the governments will discuss how the United States and Jordan 
can cooperate to protect the environment, review past bilateral 
environmental cooperation, and approve a 2018-2021 Work Program on 
Environmental Technical Cooperation (Work Program). The Department of 
State invites members of the public to submit written comments on items 
to include on the meeting agenda or in the 2018-2021 Work Program.
    The Department of State also invites interested persons to attend a 
public session to learn more about the work of the Joint Forum and the 
new Work Program and provide advice or comments on its implementation.

DATES: The public session will be held on February 12, 2018, in Amman, 
Jordan. Comments on the Joint Forum meeting agenda and/or the 2018-2021 
Work Program should be provided no later than February 8, 2018, to 
facilitate consideration.

ADDRESSES: Those interested in attending the public session should 
email Tiffany Prather at [email protected]. Comments on the Joint 
Forum meeting agenda and/or the 2018-2021 Work Program should be 
emailed to [email protected] or faxed to Tiffany Prather at (202) 
647-5947, with the subject line ``United States-Jordan Environmental 
Cooperation.''

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States and Jordan announced the 
establishment of the Joint Forum in the Joint Statement done on October 
24, 2000, along with the FTA. The Joint Forum meets regularly and 
advances environmental protection in Jordan by developing technical 
cooperation initiatives, which take into account environmental 
priorities, and which are agreed to by the governments.
    The Joint Forum has met four times since 2000, in 2004, 2009, 2012, 
and 2014, and issued Work Programs to implement the Joint Statement. 
The United States anticipates the 2018-2021 Work Program will build 
upon this prior cooperation.
    Members of the public, including non-governmental organizations, 
educational institutions, private sector enterprises, and all other 
interested persons, are invited to submit written comments regarding 
items for inclusion in the meeting agenda or in the new Work Program. 
Please include your full name and identify any organization or group 
you represent. We encourage submitters to refer to:
     United States-Jordan Joint Statement on Environmental 
Technical Cooperation;
     United States-Jordan 2014-2017 Work Program on 
Environmental Technical Cooperation;
     United States-Jordan 2012-2013 Work Program on 
Environmental Technical Cooperation;
     United States-Jordan 2008-2011 Work Program on 
Environmental Technical Cooperation;
     Article 5 of the United States-Jordan Free Trade 
Agreement; and
     Environmental Review of the United States-Jordan Free 
Trade Agreement.
    These documents are available at: http://www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/jordan/index.htm.

Carol Volk,
Acting Director, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary 
Issues, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2018-01458 Filed 1-25-18; 8:45 am]
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