Meeting on United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Environment Chapter Implementation and Biennial Review Under the United States-Singapore Memorandum of Intent on Environmental Cooperation, 45572-45573 [2015-18697]

Download as PDF 45572 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 146 / Thursday, July 30, 2015 / Notices For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.15 Robert W. Errett, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–18635 Filed 7–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Data Collection Available for Public Comments Solicitation of Public Comments 60-day notice and request for comments. ACTION: The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35 requires federal agencies to publish a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information before submission to OMB, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice complies with such requirements. SUMMARY: Submit comments on or before September 28, 2015. ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Timothy C. Treanor, Chair, SBA Outreach Task Force, Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, Room 7221, Washington, DC 20416. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Treanor, 202–619–1029, timothy.treanor@sba.gov, or Curtis B. Rich, SBA PRA Officer, 202–205–7030, curtis.rich@sba.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This form is a three-page questionnaire, principally in checklist form, designed to give SBA feedback from those who attend events which SBA cosponsors with other organizations. The form does not ask respondents to identify themselves except by NAICS Code. The form asks whether the event provided practical information which allowed them to manage their businesses more effectively and efficiently and gave them a good working knowledge of the subject. It asks whether the program was sufficient. It asks whether each speaker was well-organized, interesting, presented information at the appropriate level, and communicated well. It asks for suggestions for improvement, and for ideas for new topics. The form asks some demographic information so that SBA can better Lhorne on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES DATES: 15 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:54 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 235001 understand the community which these events serve. Where the event relates to government contracting, it asks whether the respondent has taken advantage of various government contracting programs which SBA offers. SBA may also use this form to help evaluate programs which it conducts by itself. Responding to the questionnaire is entirely voluntary. SBA is requesting comments on (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the agency to properly perform its functions; (b) whether the burden estimates are accurate; (c) whether there are ways to minimize the burden, including through the use of automated techniques or other forms of information technology; and (d) whether there are ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information. Summary of Information Collection Title: Outreach Event Survey. Description of Respondents: Those who attend events which SBA cosponsors with other organizations. Form Number: 20. Total Estimated Annual Responses: 40,000. Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 20 minutes. Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst. [FR Doc. 2015–18705 Filed 7–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8025–01–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 9208] Meeting on United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Environment Chapter Implementation and Biennial Review Under the United StatesSingapore Memorandum of Intent on Environmental Cooperation Notice of meeting on United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Environment Chapter implementation and the Biennial Review under the United States-Singapore Memorandum of Intent on Environmental Cooperation, and request for comments. ACTION: The U.S. Department of State and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) are providing notice that the United States and Singapore intend to hold a meeting on implementation of the United StatesSingapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Environment Chapter and the Biennial Review under the Memorandum of SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Intent on Environmental Cooperation (MOI) on August 3, 2015. The purpose of the meeting is to review implementation of Chapter 18 (Environment) of the United StatesSingapore FTA and the results of environmental cooperation under the MOI guided by the 2013–2014 Plan of Action (POA), which was extended to the end of 2015. The United States and Singapore also expect to approve a new 2016–2017 POA. The meeting’s public session will be held on August 3, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of State, 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520, Room 1408. The Department of State and USTR invite interested organizations and members of the public to attend the public session, and to submit in advance written comments or suggestions regarding implementation of Chapter 18 and the POAs, and any issues that should be discussed at the meetings. If you would like to attend the public session, please notify Tiffany Prather and David Oliver at the email addresses listed below under the heading ADDRESSES. Please include your full name and any organization or group you represent. In preparing comments, submitters are encouraged to refer to: • Chapter 18 of the FTA, https:// ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-tradeagreements/singapore-fta/final-text • the Final Environmental Review of the FTA, https://ustr.gov/sites/default/ files/Singapore%20final%20review.pdf, and • the 2013–2014 POA, www.state.gov/documents/organization/ 209543.pdf These and other useful documents are available at:https://ustr.gov/tradeagreements/free-trade-agreements/ singapore-fta and at https:// www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/ singapore/index.htm DATES: The public session for the meeting on FTA Environment Chapter implementation and the Biennial Review under the MOI will be held on August 3, 2015, at 5:00 p.m., at the U.S. Department of State, 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520, Room 1408. Written comments and suggestions should be submitted no later than July 31, 2015 to facilitate consideration. ADDRESSES: Written comments and suggestions should be submitted to both: (1) Tiffany Prather, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues, U.S. Department of State, by electronic mail at PratherTA@state.gov with the subject line ‘‘U.S.-Singapore Meeting’’; and E:\FR\FM\30JYN1.SGM 30JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 146 / Thursday, July 30, 2015 / Notices (2) David Oliver, Office of Environment and Natural Resources, Office of the United States Trade Representative, by electronic mail at David_Oliver@ustr.eop.gov with the subject line ‘‘U.S.-Singapore Meeting.’’ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Tiffany Prather, Telephone (202) 647– 4548. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FTA entered into force on January 1, 2004. The MOI entered into force on June 13, 2003. Section 3 of the MOI calls for biennial meetings to review the status of environmental cooperation and update the POA. In 2014, the United States and Singapore agreed to extend the 2013– 2014 POA through 2015. Dated: July 23, 2015. Deborah Klepp, Director, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2015–18697 Filed 7–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–09–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0305] Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of final disposition. AGENCY: FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 35 individuals from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). They are unable to meet the vision requirement in one eye for various reasons. The exemptions will enable these individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce without meeting the prescribed vision requirement in one eye. The Agency has concluded that granting these exemptions will provide a level of safety that is equivalent to or greater than the level of safety maintained without the exemptions for these CMV drivers. DATES: The exemptions were granted May 27, 2015. The exemptions expire on May 27, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles A. Horan, III, Director, Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards, (202) 366–4001, fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64–224, Washington, DC 20590–0001. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Lhorne on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:54 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 235001 Federal holidays. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, contact Docket Services, telephone (202) 366–9826. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Electronic Access You may see all the comments online through the Federal Document Management System (FDMS) at https:// www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments, go to https:// www.regulations.gov and/or Room W12–140 on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. II. Background On April 23, 2015, FMCSA published a notice of receipt of exemption applications from certain individuals, and requested comments from the public (80 FR 22773). That notice listed 35 applicants’ case histories. The 35 individuals applied for exemptions from the vision requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), for drivers who operate CMVs in interstate commerce. Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may grant an exemption for a 2year period if it finds ‘‘such exemption would likely achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to or greater than the level that would be achieved absent such exemption.’’ The statute also allows the Agency to renew exemptions at the end of the 2-year period. Accordingly, FMCSA has evaluated the 35 applications on their merits and made a determination to grant exemptions to each of them. III. Vision and Driving Experience of the Applicants The vision requirement in the FMCSRs provides: A person is physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle if that person has distant visual acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye without corrective lenses or visual acuity separately corrected to 20/40 (Snellen) or better with corrective lenses, distant binocular acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 45573 or without corrective lenses, field of vision of at least 70° in the horizontal meridian in each eye, and the ability to recognize the colors of traffic signals and devices showing red, green, and amber (49 CFR 391.41(b)(10)). FMCSA recognizes that some drivers do not meet the vision requirement but have adapted their driving to accommodate their vision limitation and demonstrated their ability to drive safely. The 35 exemption applicants listed in this notice are in this category. They are unable to meet the vision requirement in one eye for various reasons, including amblyopia, macular scar, optic atrophy, enucleation, optic nerve hypoplasia, corneal scar, aphakia, complete loss of vision, deformed retina, retinal scar, refractive amblyopia, central macula scar, light perception, retinal detachment, large choroidal scar over macula, and chorioretinal scar. In most cases, their eye conditions were not recently developed. Nineteen of the applicants were either born with their vision impairments or have had them since childhood. The 16 individuals that sustained their vision conditions as adults have had it for a range of two to 52 years. Although each applicant has one eye which does not meet the vision requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), each has at least 20/40 corrected vision in the other eye, and in a doctor’s opinion, has sufficient vision to perform all the tasks necessary to operate a CMV. Doctors’ opinions are supported by the applicants’ possession of valid commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) or non-CDLs to operate CMVs. Before issuing CDLs, States subject drivers to knowledge and skills tests designed to evaluate their qualifications to operate a CMV. All of these applicants satisfied the testing requirements for their State of residence. By meeting State licensing requirements, the applicants demonstrated their ability to operate a CMV, with their limited vision, to the satisfaction of the State. While possessing a valid CDL or nonCDL, these 35 drivers have been authorized to drive a CMV in intrastate commerce, even though their vision disqualified them from driving in interstate commerce. They have driven CMVs with their limited vision in careers ranging from two to 52 years. In the past three years, one driver was involved in a crash, and one was convicted of a moving violation in a CMV. The qualifications, experience, and medical condition of each applicant were stated and discussed in detail in the April 23, 2015 notice (80 FR 22773). E:\FR\FM\30JYN1.SGM 30JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 146 (Thursday, July 30, 2015)]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-18697]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9208]


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

ACTION: Notice of meeting on United States-Singapore Free Trade 
Agreement Environment Chapter implementation and the Biennial Review 
under the United States-Singapore Memorandum of Intent on Environmental 
Cooperation, and request for comments.

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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 and Singapore intend to hold a meeting on implementation of the 
United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Environment Chapter 
and the Biennial Review under the Memorandum of Intent on Environmental 
Cooperation (MOI) on August 3, 2015. The purpose of the meeting is to 
review implementation of Chapter 18 (Environment) of the United States-
Singapore FTA and the results of environmental cooperation under the 
MOI guided by the 2013-2014 Plan of Action (POA), which was extended to 
the end of 2015. The United States and Singapore also expect to approve 
a new 2016-2017 POA.
    The meeting's public session will be held on August 3, 2015, at 
5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of State, 2201 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20520, Room 1408. The Department of State and USTR 
invite interested organizations and members of the public to attend the 
public session, and to submit in advance written comments or 
suggestions regarding implementation of Chapter 18 and the POAs, and 
any issues that should be discussed at the meetings. If you would like 
to attend the public session, please notify Tiffany Prather and David 
Oliver at the email addresses listed below under the heading ADDRESSES. 
Please include your full name and any organization or group you 
represent.
    In preparing comments, submitters are encouraged to refer to:
     Chapter 18 of the FTA, https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/singapore-fta/final-text
     the Final Environmental Review of the FTA, https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/Singapore%20final%20review.pdf, and
     the 2013-2014 POA, www.state.gov/documents/organization/209543.pdf
    These and other useful documents are available at:https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/singapore-fta and at https://www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/singapore/index.htm

DATES: The public session for the meeting on FTA Environment Chapter 
implementation and the Biennial Review under the MOI will be held on 
August 3, 2015, at 5:00 p.m., at the U.S. Department of State, 2201 C 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20520, Room 1408. Written comments and 
suggestions should be submitted no later than July 31, 2015 to 
facilitate consideration.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and suggestions should be submitted to 
both:
    (1) Tiffany Prather, Office of Environmental Quality and 
Transboundary Issues, U.S. Department of State, by electronic mail at 
PratherTA@state.gov with the subject line ``U.S.-Singapore Meeting''; 
and

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    (2) David Oliver, Office of Environment and Natural Resources, 
Office of the United States Trade Representative, by electronic mail at 
David_Oliver@ustr.eop.gov with the subject line ``U.S.-Singapore 
Meeting.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Tiffany Prather, Telephone (202) 647-
4548.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FTA entered into force on January 1, 
2004. The MOI entered into force on June 13, 2003. Section 3 of the MOI 
calls for biennial meetings to review the status of environmental 
cooperation and update the POA. In 2014, the United States and 
Singapore agreed to extend the 2013-2014 POA through 2015.

    Dated: July 23, 2015.
Deborah Klepp,
Director, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2015-18697 Filed 7-29-15; 8:45 am]
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