[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52438-52439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20366]


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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


U.S. Global Water Strategy 2017-2022; Meeting

AGENCY: United States Agency for International Development.

ACTION: Request for public comment and notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State (DOS) and the United States Agency for 
International Development (USAID) announce a public meeting and request 
public comment on the United States Global Water Strategy 2017-2022, 
including its achievements, challenges, implementation, results, and 
priorities. Comments from the public will inform the development of the 
revised U.S. Global Water Strategy and Agency-specific plans in 2022.

DATES: 
    1. Written comments and information are requested on or before 
Friday, October 29, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
    2. A Public Meeting to receive further comment will take place on 
November 17, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. EDT via Zoom (https://statedept.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItdeCqqzIvE77yMpttzV8W82xO1mkqEXw).
    3. Registration for the Public Meeting is required no later than 
Wednesday November 3, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. EDT, at https://statedept.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItdeCqqzIvE77yMpttzV8W82xO1mkqEXw.

ADDRESSES: 
    You may submit comments regarding the U.S. Global Water Strategy 
2017-2022 by email to [email protected]. Include ``Comments: U.S. 
Global Water Strategy'' in the subject line.
    To request reasonable accommodations for the Public Meeting on 
November 17, contact Danielle Neighbour at [email protected]. 
Include ``Global Water Strategy Public Meeting: Reasonable 
Accommodations'' in the subject line.
    To register for the Public Meeting go to the following URL: https://statedept.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItdeCqqzIvE77yMpttzV8W82xO1mkqEXw.
    Instructions: Please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 
this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Written Comments:
    Lisa Schechtman, 202-712-0419, [email protected].
    Public Meeting:
    Danielle Neighbour, 202-679-1296, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Senator Paul Simon Water for the World 
Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-289) requires the Department of State and 
USAID to jointly deliver a whole-of-government U.S. Global Water 
Strategy (GWS) by October 1, 2017 and every five years thereafter 
through 2027. The first revision of the Strategy, Agency-specific 
Plans, and High-Priority Country Plans (HPC) are due to the Foreign 
Relations Committee of the Senate, the Appropriations Committee of the 
Senate, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, 
and the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives on 
October 1, 2022.
    The Act requires the U.S. Global Water Strategy to include results 
areas, performance indicators, high priority country plans and roles 
and responsibilities based on contributing interagency capacities that 
describe how the U.S. Government will collectively contribute to the 
success of the Global Water Strategy. The Act also requires that DOS 
and USAID draft Agency-specific plans to be appended to each Global 
Water Strategy, along with any other Federal Department and Agency as 
relevant.
    The U.S. Global Water Strategy aims to achieve a water-secure world 
where people have sustainable supplies of water of sufficient quantity 
and quality to meet human, economic, and ecosystem needs while 
improving the adaptive capacity and enhancing the resilience of people 
and systems to survive shocks and stressors such as floods and 
droughts. To advance this goal, the U.S. Government will work with 
partner countries, the private sector, and other stakeholders to 
advance four interrelated strategic objectives: (1) Promote sustainable 
access to safe drinking water and sanitation services, and the adoption 
of key hygiene behaviors; (2) encourage the sound management and 
protection of freshwater resources; (3) reduce conflict by promoting 
cooperation on shared waters; and (4) strengthen water sector 
governance, financing, and institutions

Request for Public Comment

    To inform revisions to the Global Water Strategy, DOS and USAID 
invite written comments from the public on successes and challenges 
with implementation, monitoring, and reporting on the Global Water 
Strategy 2017-2022. DOS and USAID are especially interested in comments 
on the following:
    (1) What steps can be taken to strengthen implementation of the 
Global Water Strategy? (Provide evidence and agency-specific examples 
if possible.)
    (2) What untapped opportunities exist to accelerate progress 
towards the GWS Strategic Objectives? (Consider cross-cutting issues or 
emerging priorities. Provide evidence and examples if possible.)
    Written comments and information are requested on or before Friday, 
October 29, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. EDT, and should be submitted by email to 
[email protected]. Include ``Comments: U.S. Global Water Strategy'' 
in the subject line. Please submit comments and information as a Word 
or PDF attachment to your email. You are encouraged to submit written 
comments even if you plan to attend the public meeting.

Public Meeting

    A public meeting to receive input will take place November 17, 2021 
at 2:00 p.m. EDT. This meeting is free and open to the public. Persons 
wishing to attend the meeting must register at the following URL no 
later than Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. EDT: https://statedept.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItdeCqqzIvE77yMpttzV8W82xO1mkqEXw.
    Closed captioning will be provided during the public meeting. 
Questions about the public meeting or requests for reasonable 
accommodations should be directed to Danielle Neighbour at 
[email protected]. Include ``Global Water Strategy Public Meeting: 
Reasonable Accommodations'' in the subject line.


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(Authority: Sec. 6, Pub. L. 113-189, 128 Stat. 3288 (22 U.S.C. Ch. 
32 2152h))

    Dated: September 16, 2021.
Lisa Schechtman,
Senior Policy and Partnerships Advisor, Center for Water Security, 
Sanitation and Hygiene, Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, United 
States Agency for International Development.
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