[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54451-54452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-21292]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Request for Comments and Notice of Fourth United States-Mexico-
Canada Agreement Environment Committee Meeting
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Request for comments and notice of committee meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Parties to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
(USMCA) intend to hold the fourth meeting of the Environment Committee
(Committee) on December 11, 2025. Following the government-to-
government Committee meeting, the Committee will hold a virtual public
session, pursuant to Article 24.26.8 of the USMCA. The Office of the
United States Trade Representative (USTR) invites interested parties to
join the public session, and seeks written comments on the
implementation and operation of Chapter 24 (Environment) prior to the
public session.
DATES:
December 5, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. EDT: Deadline for submission of
written comments and/or intent to participate in the public session.
December 11, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT: The Parties
will host the fourth meeting of the Environment Committee.
December 11, 2025, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT: The Parties
will host a virtual public session of the Committee.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments and/or your interest in joining the
public session to Judith Webster, Director for Environment and Natural
Resources, by email at [email protected] with the subject
line USMCA Environment Committee Meeting.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith Webster, Director for
Environment and Natural Resources, at [email protected], or
202-881-7318.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Article 24.26 of the USMCA establishes an Environment Committee
composed of senior government representatives to oversee the
implementation of Chapter 24 (Environment), and provide a forum to
discuss and review chapter implementation. The USMCA requires the
Committee to meet within one year of the date of entry into force of
the USMCA and every two years thereafter unless the Committee agrees
otherwise. The Committee last held a biannual meeting on September 26,
2023. The Committee also met in special sessions twice in 2025
(February and June) for the purpose of conducting the requisite five-
year review of Chapter 24 (Article 24.26.7). All decisions and reports
of the Committee will be made publicly available, unless the Committee
decides otherwise. The Committee will provide for public input on
matters relevant to the Committee's work, as appropriate, and hold a
public session at each meeting.
II. Committee Meeting
On December 11, 2025, the Committee will meet in a government-to-
government session to (1) review the implementation and operation of
Chapter 24, in accordance with Article 24.26(7)(a) of the USMCA and (2)
receive a presentation from the Commission on Environmental Cooperation
(CEC) Secretariat on cooperation and public Submissions for Enforcement
Matters (SEMs). This session will not be open to the public.
III. Public Session on USMCA Chapter 24 Implementation
Following the government-to-government session, the Committee
invites all interested persons to attend a virtual public session on
USMCA Chapter 24 implementation. At the session, the Committee will
welcome questions and input concerning the Parties' implementation of
the Chapter 24 obligations. The Committee will cover both questions
raised in comments submitted to USTR, and those submitted through a
live chat function, during the public session, overseen by a moderator.
Email Judith Webster, Director for Environment and Natural Resources,
at [email protected] for a link to join the live session.
Registration is required by December 5, 2025.
IV. Comments
USTR invites all interested persons to submit their interest in
participating in the public session, as well as comments on the
implementation and operation of Chapter 24. As noted, during the public
session, there will also be an allotted time for the public to ask
questions through a chat function that a moderator will oversee.
Accordingly, participation in the public session is not limited to
those questions submitted through comments in advance of the session.
When preparing comments, we encourage submitters to refer to Chapter 24
of the USMCA: https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/IssueAreas/Environment/USMCA_Environment_Chapter_24.pdf.
Kelly Milton,
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environment and Natural
Resources, Office of the United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 2025-21292 Filed 11-25-25; 8:45 am]
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