Meeting of the United States-Jordan Joint Forum on Environmental Technical Cooperation and Request for Comments on the Meeting Agenda and the 2014-2017 Work Program, 52099-52100 [2014-20805]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8856]
James E. Rivera,
Associate Administrator, for Disaster
Assistance.
Meeting of the United States-Jordan
Joint Forum on Environmental
Technical Cooperation and Request for
Comments on the Meeting Agenda and
the 2014–2017 Work Program
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Department of State.
Announcement of meeting;
solicitation of comments; invitation to
public session.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 8857]
This notice announces the
renewal of the charter for the
International Telecommunication
Advisory Committees (ITAC). In
accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. Appendix) and the
general authority of the Secretary of
State and the Department of State set
forth in Title 22 of the United States
Code, in particular Sections 2656 and
2707, the charter of the International
Telecommunication Advisory
Committee has been extended until
August 8, 2016.
The ITAC consists of members of the
telecommunications industry, ranging
from network operators and service
providers to equipment vendors,
members of academia, members of civil
society, and officials of interested
government agencies. The ITAC
provides views and advice to the
Department of State on positions on
international telecommunications and
information policy matters. This advice
has been a major factor in ensuring that
the United States was well prepared to
participate effectively in the
international telecommunications and
information policy arena.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Dated: August 27, 2014.
Franz J.G. Zichy,
Electronic Engineer, Office of International
Communications and Information Policy,
Department of State.
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The Department of State is
providing notice that the governments
of the United States and the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan (the governments)
intend to hold the Joint Forum on
Environmental Technical Cooperation
(Joint Forum) and a public session in
Amman, Jordan, on September 8, 2014,
at the Royal Scientific Society,
Hashemite Auditorium.
The governments created the Joint
Forum pursuant to the United StatesJordan Joint Statement on
Environmental Technical Cooperation
(Joint Statement) in support of the
United States-Jordan Free Trade
Agreement (FTA), both signed on
October 24, 2000. During the Joint
Forum, the governments will discuss
how the United States and Jordan can
cooperate to protect the environment,
review past bilateral environmental
cooperation, and commit to a 2014–
2017 Work Program on Environmental
Technical Cooperation (Work Program).
The Department of State invites
members of the public to submit written
comments on items to include on the
meeting agenda or in the 2014–2017
Work Program.
The Department of State also invites
interested persons to attend a public
session to learn more about the work of
the Joint Forum and the new Work
Program and provide advice or
comments on its implementation.
DATES: The public session will be held
on September 8, 2014, in Amman,
Jordan at the Royal Scientific Society,
Hashemite Auditorium. Comments on
the Joint Forum meeting agenda and/or
the 2014–2017 Work Program should be
provided no later than September 4,
2014, to facilitate consideration.
ADDRESSES: Those interested in
attending the public session should
email Geoff Finger at FingerGT@
state.gov. Comments on the Joint Forum
meeting agenda and/or the 2014–2017
Work Program should be emailed to
FingerGT@state.gov or faxed to Geoff
Finger at (202) 647–5947, with the
subject line ‘‘United States-Jordan
Environmental Cooperation.’’ Those
SUMMARY:
Renewal of the Charter of the
International Telecommunication
Advisory Committee on (ITAC)
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with access to the internet can view and
comment on this notice by going to:
https://www.regulations.gov/#!home and
searching on docket number DOS–
2014–0021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Geoff Finger, (202) 647–4828.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
United States and Jordan announced the
establishment of the Joint Forum when
they signed the Joint Statement on
October 24, 2000, along with the FTA.
The Joint Forum meets regularly and
advances environmental protection in
Jordan by developing environmental
technical cooperation initiatives, which
take into account environmental
priorities, and which are agreed to by
the governments. In paragraph 4 of the
Joint Statement, the countries identified
an initial focus of technical cooperation
on Jordanian environmental quality
issues and the development and
effective implementation of Jordanian
environmental laws, as defined in
Articles 5.4 and 18.2(a) of the FTA.
The Joint Forum has met three times
since 2000: In 2004, 2009, and 2012,
and issued three documents to
implement the Joint Statement. The
United States anticipates the 2014–2017
Work Program will build upon this prior
cooperation. The September 2004 Plan
of Action focused on implementing the
strategic vision of Jordan’s Ministry of
Environment, established in 2002, to
promote sustainable economic growth
and development. The plan outlined
activities to, among other things,
strengthen the Ministry’s capacity for
setting, implementing, and ensuring
compliance with environmental
standards; harness market forces to
protect the environment while bringing
economic benefits; undertake industrial
wastewater treatment and hazardous
waste management for a target region;
seek out economic benefits of
ecotourism; and promote the
development of a regional network of
environmental lawmakers and
enforcement officials. During the second
Joint Forum in March 2009, the
governments agreed on the 2008–2011
Work Program, which largely continued
the previous areas for cooperation. In
March 2012, the governments issued the
most recent Work Program for 2012–
2013 with the following priority areas of
cooperation: (1) Institutional and policy
strengthening for effective
implementation and enforcement of
environmental laws, including natural
resource-related laws; (2) biodiversity
conservation and improved
management of protected areas and
other ecologically important
ecosystems; (3) improved private sector
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environmental performance; and (4)
environmental education, transparency,
and public participation in
environmental decision-making and
enforcement.
Members of the public, including
non-governmental organizations,
educational institutions, private sector
enterprises, and all other interested
persons, are invited to submit written
comments regarding items for inclusion
in the meeting agenda or in the new
Work Program. Please include your full
name and identify any organization or
group you represent. We encourage
submitters to refer to:
• United States-Jordan Joint
Statement on Environmental Technical
Cooperation;
• United States-Jordan 2012–2013
Work Program on Environmental
Technical Cooperation;
• United States-Jordan 2008–2011
Work Program on Environmental
Technical Cooperation;
• Article 5 of the United States-Jordan
Free Trade Agreement; and
• Environmental Review of the
United States-Jordan Free Trade
Agreement.
These documents are available at:
https://www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/
jordan/index.htm.
Dated: August 27, 2014.
Deborah Klepp,
Director, Office of Environmental Quality and
Transboundary Issues, U.S. Department of
State.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Request for Comments and Notice of
Public Hearing Concerning Russia’s
Implementation of Its WTO Obligations
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Request for comments and
notice of public hearing concerning
Russia’s implementation of Its
obligations as a Member of the World
Trade Organization (WTO).
AGENCY:
The interagency Trade Policy
Staff Committee (TPSC) will convene a
public hearing and seek public
comment to assist the Office of the
United States Trade Representative
(USTR) in the preparation of its annual
report to Congress on Russia’s
implementation of its obligations as a
Member of the WTO.
DATES: Written comments are due by
11:59 p.m., Friday, September 26, 2014.
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Persons wishing to testify orally at the
hearing must provide written
notification of their intention, as well as
a summary of their testimony, by 11:59
p.m., Friday, September 26, 2014. The
hearing will be held on Friday, October
10, 2014, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in
Rooms 1 & 2, 1724 F Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20508.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
notifications of intent to testify should
be submitted electronically via the
Internet at www.regulations.gov. If you
are unable to provide submissions at
www.regulations.gov, please contact
Yvonne Jamison, TPSC, at (202) 395–
3475, to arrange for an alternative
method of transmission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
procedural questions concerning written
comments, please contact Yvonne
Jamison at (202) 395–3475. All other
questions regarding this notice should
be directed to Betsy Hafner, Deputy
Assistant United States Trade
Representative for Russia and Eurasia, at
(202) 395–9124.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Background
Russia became a Member of the WTO
on August 22, 2012, and on December
21, 2012, following the termination of
the application of the Jackson-Vanik
amendment to Russia and the extension
of permanent normal trade relations to
the products of Russia, the United States
and Russia both filed letters with the
WTO withdrawing their notices of nonapplication and consenting to have the
WTO Agreement apply between them.
In accordance with section 201(a) of the
Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik
Repeal and Sergei Magnitskiy Rule of
Law Accountability Act of 2012 (Pub. L.
112–208), USTR is required to submit,
by December 21 of each year, a report
to Congress on the extent to which
Russia is implementing the WTO
Agreement, including the Agreement on
the Application of Sanitary and
Phytosanitary Measures and the
Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights. The Report
must also assess Russia’s progress on
acceding to the Information Technology
Agreement (ITA) and the Government
Procurement Agreement (GPA). In
addition, to the extent that USTR finds
that Russia is not implementing fully
the WTO Agreement or is not making
adequate progress in acceding to the
ITA or the GPA, USTR must describe in
the report the actions it plans to take to
encourage Russia to improve its
implementation and/or increase its
accession efforts. In accordance with
section 201(a), and to assist it in
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preparing this year’s report, the TPSC is
hereby soliciting public comment.
The terms of Russia’s accession to the
WTO are contained in the Marrakesh
Agreement Establishing the World
Trade Organization and the Protocol on
the Accession of the Russian Federation
to the WTO (including its annexes)
(Protocol). The Report of the Working
Party on the Accession of the Russian
Federation (Working Party Report)
provides detail and context to the
commitments listed in the Protocol. The
Protocol and Working Party Report can
be found on USTR’s Web page, https://
www.ustr.gov/webfmlsend/3224 or on
the WTO Web site, https://
docsonline.wto.org (document symbols:
WT/ACC/RUS/70, WT/MIN(11)/2, WT/
MIN(11)/24, WT/L/839, and WT/ACC/
RUS/70/Add.1, WT/ACC/RUS/70/
Add.2.
2. Public Comment and Hearing
USTR invites written comments and/
or oral testimony of interested persons
on Russia’s implementation of the
commitments made in connection with
its accession to the WTO, including, but
not limited to, commitments in the
following areas: (a) Import regulation
(e.g., tariffs, tariff-rate quotas, quotas,
import licenses); (b) export regulation;
(c) subsidies; (d) standards and
technical regulations; (e) sanitary and
phytosanitary measures; (f) trade-related
investment measures; (g) taxes and
charges levied on imports and exports;
(h) other internal policies affecting
trade; (i) intellectual property rights
(including intellectual property rights
enforcement); (j) services; (k) rule of law
issues (e.g., transparency, judicial
review, uniform administration of laws
and regulations); and (l) other WTO
commitments.
Written comments must be received
no later than 11:59 p.m., Friday,
September 26, 2014.
A hearing will be held on Friday,
October 10, 2014, in Rooms 1 & 2, 1724
F Street NW., Washington, DC 20508.
Persons wishing to testify at the hearing
must provide written notification of
their intention by 11:59 p.m., September
26, 2014. The intent to testify
notification must be made in the ‘‘Type
Comment’’ field under docket number
USTR–2014–0016 on the
www.regulations.gov Web site and
should include the name, address and
telephone number of the person
presenting the testimony. A summary of
the testimony should be attached by
using the ‘‘Upload File’’ field. The name
of the file should also include who will
be presenting the testimony. Remarks at
the hearing should be limited to no
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8856]
Meeting of the United States-Jordan Joint Forum on Environmental
Technical Cooperation and Request for Comments on the Meeting Agenda
and the 2014-2017 Work Program
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting; solicitation of comments; invitation
to public session.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State is providing notice that the
governments of the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
(the governments) intend to hold the Joint Forum on Environmental
Technical Cooperation (Joint Forum) and a public session in Amman,
Jordan, on September 8, 2014, at the Royal Scientific Society,
Hashemite Auditorium.
The governments created the Joint Forum pursuant to the United
States-Jordan Joint Statement on Environmental Technical Cooperation
(Joint Statement) in support of the United States-Jordan Free Trade
Agreement (FTA), both signed on October 24, 2000. During the Joint
Forum, the governments will discuss how the United States and Jordan
can cooperate to protect the environment, review past bilateral
environmental cooperation, and commit to a 2014-2017 Work Program on
Environmental Technical Cooperation (Work Program). The Department of
State invites members of the public to submit written comments on items
to include on the meeting agenda or in the 2014-2017 Work Program.
The Department of State also invites interested persons to attend a
public session to learn more about the work of the Joint Forum and the
new Work Program and provide advice or comments on its implementation.
DATES: The public session will be held on September 8, 2014, in Amman,
Jordan at the Royal Scientific Society, Hashemite Auditorium. Comments
on the Joint Forum meeting agenda and/or the 2014-2017 Work Program
should be provided no later than September 4, 2014, to facilitate
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Those interested in attending the public session should
email Geoff Finger at FingerGT@state.gov. Comments on the Joint Forum
meeting agenda and/or the 2014-2017 Work Program should be emailed to
FingerGT@state.gov or faxed to Geoff Finger at (202) 647-5947, with the
subject line ``United States-Jordan Environmental Cooperation.'' Those
with access to the internet can view and comment on this notice by
going to: https://www.regulations.gov/#!home and searching on docket
number DOS-2014-0021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Geoff Finger, (202) 647-4828.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States and Jordan announced the
establishment of the Joint Forum when they signed the Joint Statement
on October 24, 2000, along with the FTA. The Joint Forum meets
regularly and advances environmental protection in Jordan by developing
environmental technical cooperation initiatives, which take into
account environmental priorities, and which are agreed to by the
governments. In paragraph 4 of the Joint Statement, the countries
identified an initial focus of technical cooperation on Jordanian
environmental quality issues and the development and effective
implementation of Jordanian environmental laws, as defined in Articles
5.4 and 18.2(a) of the FTA.
The Joint Forum has met three times since 2000: In 2004, 2009, and
2012, and issued three documents to implement the Joint Statement. The
United States anticipates the 2014-2017 Work Program will build upon
this prior cooperation. The September 2004 Plan of Action focused on
implementing the strategic vision of Jordan's Ministry of Environment,
established in 2002, to promote sustainable economic growth and
development. The plan outlined activities to, among other things,
strengthen the Ministry's capacity for setting, implementing, and
ensuring compliance with environmental standards; harness market forces
to protect the environment while bringing economic benefits; undertake
industrial wastewater treatment and hazardous waste management for a
target region; seek out economic benefits of ecotourism; and promote
the development of a regional network of environmental lawmakers and
enforcement officials. During the second Joint Forum in March 2009, the
governments agreed on the 2008-2011 Work Program, which largely
continued the previous areas for cooperation. In March 2012, the
governments issued the most recent Work Program for 2012-2013 with the
following priority areas of cooperation: (1) Institutional and policy
strengthening for effective implementation and enforcement of
environmental laws, including natural resource-related laws; (2)
biodiversity conservation and improved management of protected areas
and other ecologically important ecosystems; (3) improved private
sector
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environmental performance; and (4) environmental education,
transparency, and public participation in environmental decision-making
and enforcement.
Members of the public, including non-governmental organizations,
educational institutions, private sector enterprises, and all other
interested persons, are invited to submit written comments regarding
items for inclusion in the meeting agenda or in the new Work Program.
Please include your full name and identify any organization or group
you represent. We encourage submitters to refer to:
United States-Jordan Joint Statement on Environmental
Technical Cooperation;
United States-Jordan 2012-2013 Work Program on
Environmental Technical Cooperation;
United States-Jordan 2008-2011 Work Program on
Environmental Technical Cooperation;
Article 5 of the United States-Jordan Free Trade
Agreement; and
Environmental Review of the United States-Jordan Free
Trade Agreement.
These documents are available at: https://www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/jordan/index.htm.
Dated: August 27, 2014.
Deborah Klepp,
Director, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues,
U.S. Department of State.
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