    [Federal Register Volume 85, Number 168 (Friday, August 28, 2020)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 53433]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 2020-18931]

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    DEPARTMENT OF STATE

    [Public Notice 11189]

    Biennial Review Under the United States-Singapore Memorandum of
    Intent on Environmental Cooperation

    ACTION: Notice of a 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 is providing notice that the
    United States and Singapore intend to hold a biennial review under the
    Memorandum of Intent between the Government of the United States of
    America and the Government of the Republic of Singapore on Cooperation
    in Environmental Matters (MOI) on September 15, 2020. The purpose of
    the meeting is to review the results of environmental cooperation under
    the MOI guided by the 2018-2019 Plan of Action (POA). The United States
    and Singapore also expect to approve a new 2020-2021 POA.
        The meeting's virtual public session will be held on September 15,
    2020, from 8:15 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). The U.S.
    Department of State invites interested organizations and members of the
    public to attend the virtual public session, and to submit written
    comments or suggestions regarding implementation of the POA, and any
    related issues that should be discussed at the meeting. If you would
    like to attend the virtual public session, please notify Brian Bedell
    at the email address listed below under the heading ADDRESSES. Specific
    sign-in instructions will be provided several days in advance of the
    virtual public session to those who request to attend. Please include
    your full name and any organization or group you represent. In
    preparing comments, submitters are encouraged to refer to:
         2018-2019 POA, https://www.state.gov/remarks-and-releases-bureau-of-oceans-and-international-environmental-and-scientific-affairs/2018-2019-plan-of-action-for-environmental-cooperation-under-the-u-s-singapore-memorandum-of-intent-on-environmental-cooperation.
         U.S.-Singapore MOI, https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/oes/rls/or/22193.htm.

    DATES: The virtual public session of the Biennial Review will be held
    on September 15, 2020, from 8:15 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight
    Time). We encourage that comments and suggestions be submitted in
    writing by September 14, 2020.

    ADDRESSES: Requests for sign-in instructions to attend the virtual
    public session, as well as any comments or questions, should be
    submitted to: Brian Bedell, Office of Environmental Quality and
    Transboundary Issues, U.S. Department of State, by electronic mail to
    BedellBT@state.gov with the subject line ``United States-Singapore
    Biennial Review.''

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Bedell, by electronic mail at
    BedellBT@state.gov.

    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MOI was signed on June 13, 2003. Section
    3 of the MOI calls for biennial meetings to review the status of
    environmental cooperation and update the POA, as appropriate. The 2020-
    2021 POA is the seventh between the United States and Singapore under
    the MOI.

    Zachary A. Parker,
    Director, Office of Directives Management, Department of State.
    [FR Doc. 2020-18931 Filed 8-27-20; 8:45 am]
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