[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 
[email protected] with the subject line ``United States-Singapore 
Biennial Review.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Bedell, by electronic mail at 
[email protected].

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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