[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 71 (Thursday, April 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25687-25688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07681]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12376]


Meeting on Implementation of the United States-Singapore Free 
Trade Agreement Environment Chapter and Biennial Review Under the 
United States-Singapore Memorandum of Intent on Environmental 
Cooperation

AGENCY: U.S. Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of meetings and request for comments; invitation to 
public session.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State and the Office of the United 
States Trade Representative (USTR) are providing notice that the United 
States

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and Singapore intend to hold a meeting on implementation of Chapter 18 
(Environment) of the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) 
and a biennial review under the Memorandum of Intent between the United 
States of America and the Republic of Singapore on Cooperation in 
Environmental Matters (MOI) on April 19, 2024. The purposes of these 
two meetings, respectively, are to review implementation of FTA Chapter 
18 (Environment) and to review the results of environmental cooperation 
under the MOI guided by the 2022-2023 Plan of Action (POA) and to 
approve the 2024-2025 POA.

DATES: The joint public session of the meeting on implementation of 
Chapter 18 (Environment) of the United States-Singapore FTA and the 
biennial review under the MOI will be held by teleconference on April 
19, 2024, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. Instructions on submitting 
requests to participate in the virtual public session or on submitting 
questions or comments are under the heading ADDRESSES. Submissions 
should be made in writing no later than April 12, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Requests to participate in the virtual public session and 
written comments or questions should use ``United States-Singapore FTA 
Environment Chapter Implementation/MOI Review Meetings'' as the subject 
line and be submitted to both: (1) Merideth Manella, U.S. Department of 
State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific 
Affairs, Office of Environmental Quality, by email to 
[email protected] and (2) Amy Kreps, Office of the United States Trade 
Representative, by email to [email protected].
    When preparing comments, submitters are encouraged to refer to 
Chapter 18 of the FTA and/or the MOI, as relevant (available at https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/Sngapore-Environment%20Chapter.pdf and 
https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/oes/rls/or/22193.htm). In your email, 
please include your full name and organization.
    If you have access to the internet, you can view and comment on 
this notice by going to: http://www.regulations.gov/#!home and 
searching for docket number DOS-2024-0014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Merideth Manella, (202) 286-5271, 
[email protected] or Amy Kreps, (202) 881-8903, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of State and USTR invite 
interested organizations and members of the public to submit comments 
or suggestions regarding any issues that should be discussed at the 
meetings and to participate in a virtual public session that will be 
held on April 19, 2024 at 12 p.m. EDT via teleconference. Instructions 
on how to submit comments or to participate in the virtual public 
session are under the heading ADDRESSES.
    Article 18.4 of the FTA provides for institutional arrangements to 
discuss matters related to the operation of Chapter 18 (Environment). 
Article 18.5 further provides for opportunities for public 
participation in the discussion of matters related to the operation of 
Chapter 18 (Environment).
    Section III of the MOI establishes that the United States and 
Singapore plan to meet at least biennially to review the status of 
cooperation under the MOI and that the two governments intend to devise 
and update a Plan of Action setting out cooperative projects to be 
pursued.
    Visit the Department of State website at www.state.gov and the USTR 
website at www.ustr.gov for more information.

Scott B. Ticknor,
Director, Office of Environmental Quality, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2024-07681 Filed 4-10-24; 8:45 am]
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