[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 199 (Monday, October 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62782-62783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22409]


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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Notice of Meeting; Partnership for Peace Fund Advisory Board

AGENCY: United States Agency for International Development.

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

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SUMMARY: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) 
announces a public meeting, co-hosted with the U.S. Institute for 
Peace, and requests public comment for the second meeting of the 
Partnership for Peace Fund (PPF) Advisory Board to (1) review progress 
following the first year of PPF programming; (2) discuss approaches to 
programming in the next fiscal year; and (3) discuss plans to engage 
the international donor community in peacebuilding work.

DATES: 
    1. Written comments and information are requested on or before 
October 20, 2022, at 5 p.m. EDT.
    2. The public meeting will take place on Thursday, October 27, 
2022, from 1:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT via the Zoom platform (https://usaid.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_9L05MuZsT5imiGiRDn6fdw).
    3. The meeting does not require pre-registration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments regarding the work of the PPF 
Advisory Board by email to [email protected]. Include ``Public Comment, 
PPF Advisory Board Meeting, October 27'' in the subject line. All 
public comments and questions will be included in the official record 
of the meeting and posted publicly on the USAID website.
    Please email [email protected] to request reasonable accommodations 
for the public meeting. Include ``Request for Reasonable Accommodation, 
PPF Advisory Board Meeting, October 27'' in the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan McDonald, 202-712-4938, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In December 2020, Congress passed the Nita 
M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act, or MEPPA, with 
bipartisan support. The Act directs USAID and the U.S. International 
Development Finance Corporation (DFC), in coordination with the 
Department of State, to program $250 million over five years to build 
the foundation for peaceful coexistence between Israelis and 
Palestinians through a new PPF, managed by USAID, and a Joint 
Investment Initiative, managed by the DFC.
    MEPPA serves as a recognition that economic, social, and political 
connections between Israelis and Palestinians are the best way to 
foster mutual understanding and provide the strongest basis for a 
sustainable, two-state solution. USAID's Middle East Bureau has been 
working with Congress, interagency colleagues, and partners in Israel, 
the West Bank, and Gaza to implement the Act. MEPPA also calls for the 
establishment of a board to advise USAID on the strategic direction of 
the PPF.
    Composed of up to 15 members, the PPF Advisory Board includes 
development experts, private sector leaders and faith-based leaders who 
are appointed by members of Congress and the USAID Administrator. As 
stated in its charter, the Board's role is to:
    1. To consult with, provide information to and advise USAID, and 
other U.S. agencies, as appropriate, on matters and issues relating to 
the PPF, including on:
     the efficacy of United States and international support 
for grassroots, people-to-people efforts aimed at fostering tolerance, 
countering extremist propaganda and incitement in the State of Israel, 
the West Bank, and Gaza;
     strengthening engagement between Palestinians and 
Israelis, including through people-to-people peace-building programs to 
increase the bonds of friendship and understanding; and
     investing in cooperation that develops the Palestinian 
economy and results in joint economic ventures;
    2. To make recommendations on the types of projects USAID should 
seek to further the purposes of the People-to-People PPF;
    3. To make recommendations on partnerships with foreign governments 
and international organizations to leverage the impact of the PPF; and
    4. To inform USAID's required reporting to the appropriate 
Congressional committees.
    The following are the current members of the Advisory Board:

 Chair: The Honorable George R. Salem
 The Honorable Elliott Abrams
 Rabbi Angela Buchdahl
 Rabbi Michael M. Cohen
 Sander Gerber
 Ambassador Mark Green (ret.)
 Hiba Husseini
 Heather Johnston
 Harley Lippman
 The Honorable Nita M. Lowey
 Dina Powell McCormick
 Jen Stewart
 The Honorable Robert Wexler

    PPF Advisory Board meetings are held twice a year and are public. 
More information about how USAID is implementing MEPPA to increase 
people-to-people partnerships between Israelis and Palestinians is 
available at: https://www.usaid.gov/west-bank-and-gaza/meppa.
    The purpose of this meeting is for the Advisory Board to gain a 
better understanding of the progress so far to program funds under the 
PPF to bring Israelis and Palestinians together to increase 
understanding and advance the goal of a two-state solution.
    During this meeting, the Board will (1) review progress following 
the first year of PPF programming; (2) discuss options for approaches 
to programming in the next fiscal year; and (3) discuss plans to engage 
the international donor community in peacebuilding work.

Request for Public Comment

    To inform the direction and advice of the Board, USAID invites 
written comments from the public on areas for focus and strategies for 
people-to-people peacebuilding under the PPF.
    Written comments and information are requested on or before 
Thursday, October 20, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Include ``Public Comment, 
PPF Advisory Board Meeting, October 27'' 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. All public comments and

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questions will be included in the official record of the meeting and 
posted publicly on the USAID website.

Public Meeting

    A public meeting will take place Thursday, October 27, 2022, from 
1:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT. This meeting is free and open to the 
public. Persons wishing to attend the meeting should use the following 
link: (https://usaid.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_9L05MuZsT5imiGiRDn6fdw).
    American Sign Language interpretation will be provided during the 
public meeting. Requests for reasonable accommodations should be 
directed to Daniel McDonald at [email protected]. Please include 
``Request for Reasonable Accommodation, PPF Advisory Board Meeting, 
October 27'' in the subject line.

Megan Doherty,
USAID Designated Federal Officer for the PPF Advisory Board, Bureau for 
the Middle East, U.S. Agency for International Development.
[FR Doc. 2022-22409 Filed 10-14-22; 8:45 am]
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