Meeting of the United States-Colombia Environmental Affairs Council and Environmental Cooperation Commission, 12957 [2020-04487]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Public Notice 11059]
Meeting of the United States-Colombia
Environmental Affairs Council and
Environmental Cooperation
Commission
Department of State.
Announcement of meetings of
the United States-Colombia
Environmental Affairs Council and
Environmental Cooperation
Commission and request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of State and
the Office of the United States Trade
Representative (USTR) are providing
notice that the parties to the United
States-Colombia Trade Promotion
Agreement (TPA) and the United StatesColombia Environmental Cooperation
Agreement (ECA) intend to hold a
meeting of the Environmental Affairs
Council (the ‘‘Council’’) and a meeting
of the Environmental Cooperation
Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’).
On March 24, the Council and
Commission will meet in a closed
government-to-government session to
(1) review implementation of Chapter 18
(Environment Chapter), and discuss
how parties are meeting their
environment chapter obligations; (2)
highlight environmental enforcement
and achievements and share related
lessons learned and best practices; (3)
review the environmental cooperation
program; and (4) receive a report from
the Secretariat for Environmental
Enforcement Matters.
On March 25, the Council invites all
interested persons to attend a public
session on Chapter 18 implementation,
beginning at 10:00 a.m., at the Ministry
of Trade Annex, located at Calle 28 No.
13–22, 9th Floor (Palma Real Building),
Bogota´, Colombia. At the public session,
the Council will welcome questions,
input, and information about challenges
and achievements in implementation of
the Environment Chapter obligations
and the related ECA. If you would like
to attend the public session, please
notify Sarah Flores and Katy Sater at the
email addresses listed under the
heading ADDRESSES. Please include your
full name and identify any organization
or group you represent. The Department
of State and USTR also invite written
comments or suggestions regarding
implementation of Chapter 18, the ECA,
or topics to be discussed at the Council
meeting, to be submitted no later than
March 16, 2020. When preparing
comments, we encourage submitters to
refer to Chapter 18 of the U.S.-Colombia
TPA and the U.S.-Colombia ECA.
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(documents available at https://
www.state.gov/key-topics-office-ofenvironmental-quality-andtransboundary-issues/current-tradeagreements-with-environmentalchapters/#colombia and https://
ustr.gov/issue-areas/environment/
bilateral-and-regional-tradeagreements). Instructions on how to
submit comments are under the heading
ADDRESSES.
DATES: The public session of the
Council will be held on March 25, 2020,
from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at the
Ministry of Trade Annex, located at
Calle 28 No. 13–22, 9th Floor (Palma
Real Building), Bogota´, Colombia. We
request comments and suggestions in
writing no later than March 16, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments or
suggestions should be submitted to
both:
(1) Sarah Flores, U.S. Department of
State, Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs, Office of
Environmental Quality and
Transboundary Issues by email to
FloresSC@state.gov with the subject line
‘‘U.S.-Colombia TPA EAC/ECC
Meeting’’; and
(2) Katy Sater, Director for
Environment and Natural Resources,
Office of the United States Trade
Representative by email to
mary.c.sater@ustr.eop.gov with the
subject line ‘‘U.S.-Colombia TPA EAC/
ECC Meeting’’.
If you have access to the internet you
can view and comment on this notice by
going to: https://www.regulations.gov/
#!home and searching for docket
number [DOS–2020–0012].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah Flores, (202) 647–0156, or Katy
Sater, (202) 395–9522.
Seth H. Vaughn,
Acting Director, Office of Environmental
Quality and Transboundary Issues, U.S.
Department of State.
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States, are of cultural significance. The
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agreements with the foreign owners or
custodians. I also determine that the
exhibition or display of the exhibit
objects at The J. Paul Getty Museum at
the Getty Center, Los Angeles,
California, from on or about April 21,
2020, until on or about July 26, 2020,
and at possible additional exhibitions or
venues yet to be determined, is in the
national interest. I have ordered that
Public Notice of these determinations be
published in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chi
D. Tran, Program Administrator, Office
of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of
State (telephone: 202–632–6471; email:
section2459@state.gov). The mailing
address is U.S. Department of State, L/
PD, SA–5, Suite 5H03, Washington, DC
20522–0505.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
foregoing determinations were made
pursuant to the authority vested in me
by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat.
985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order
12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign
Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of
1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C.
6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of
Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999,
and Delegation of Authority No. 236–3
of August 28, 2000.
Marie Therese Porter Royce,
Assistant Secretary, Educational and Cultural
Affairs, Department of State.
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Notice of Public Meeting Concerning
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Correction
ACTION:
Notice of meeting; correction.
The State Department
published a document in the Federal
Register on February 20, 2020
concerning a planned public meeting on
March 12, 2020. This document was
published with the incorrect time for
the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding the submission of
comments should be directed to Patrick
Reilly (202) 647–4827, ReillyPK2@
state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Public Notice 11059]
Meeting of the United States-Colombia Environmental Affairs
Council and Environmental Cooperation Commission
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Announcement of meetings of the United States-Colombia
Environmental Affairs Council and Environmental Cooperation Commission
and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State and the Office of the United States
Trade Representative (USTR) are providing notice that the parties to
the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) and the
United States-Colombia Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA) intend
to hold a meeting of the Environmental Affairs Council (the
``Council'') and a meeting of the Environmental Cooperation Commission
(the ``Commission'').
On March 24, the Council and Commission will meet in a closed
government-to-government session to (1) review implementation of
Chapter 18 (Environment Chapter), and discuss how parties are meeting
their environment chapter obligations; (2) highlight environmental
enforcement and achievements and share related lessons learned and best
practices; (3) review the environmental cooperation program; and (4)
receive a report from the Secretariat for Environmental Enforcement
Matters.
On March 25, the Council invites all interested persons to attend a
public session on Chapter 18 implementation, beginning at 10:00 a.m.,
at the Ministry of Trade Annex, located at Calle 28 No. 13-22, 9th
Floor (Palma Real Building), Bogot[aacute], Colombia. At the public
session, the Council will welcome questions, input, and information
about challenges and achievements in implementation of the Environment
Chapter obligations and the related ECA. If you would like to attend
the public session, please notify Sarah Flores and Katy Sater at the
email addresses listed under the heading ADDRESSES. Please include your
full name and identify any organization or group you represent. The
Department of State and USTR also invite written comments or
suggestions regarding implementation of Chapter 18, the ECA, or topics
to be discussed at the Council meeting, to be submitted no later than
March 16, 2020. When preparing comments, we encourage submitters to
refer to Chapter 18 of the U.S.-Colombia TPA and the U.S.-Colombia ECA.
(documents available at https://www.state.gov/key-topics-office-of-environmental-quality-and-transboundary-issues/current-trade-agreements-with-environmental-chapters/#colombia and https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/environment/bilateral-and-regional-trade-agreements).
Instructions on how to submit comments are under the heading ADDRESSES.
DATES: The public session of the Council will be held on March 25,
2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at the Ministry of Trade Annex,
located at Calle 28 No. 13-22, 9th Floor (Palma Real Building),
Bogot[aacute], Colombia. We request comments and suggestions in writing
no later than March 16, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments or suggestions should be submitted to both:
(1) Sarah Flores, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of
Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues by email to
[email protected] with the subject line ``U.S.-Colombia TPA EAC/ECC
Meeting''; and
(2) Katy Sater, Director for Environment and Natural Resources,
Office of the United States Trade Representative by email to
[email protected] with the subject line ``U.S.-Colombia TPA
EAC/ECC Meeting''.
If you have access to the internet you can view and comment on this
notice by going to: https://www.regulations.gov/#!home and searching for
docket number [DOS-2020-0012].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Flores, (202) 647-0156, or Katy
Sater, (202) 395-9522.
Seth H. Vaughn,
Acting Director, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary
Issues, U.S. Department of State.
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