Partnership for Peace Fund Advisory Board; Notice of Meeting, 71817-71818 [2023-22912]

Download as PDF 71817 Notices Federal Register Vol. 88, No. 200 Wednesday, October 18, 2023 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Partnership for Peace Fund Advisory Board; Notice of Meeting United States Agency for International Development. AGENCY: Request for public comment and notice of public meeting. ACTION: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announces a public meeting, and requests public comment for the third meeting of the Partnership for Peace Fund (PPF) Advisory Board to receive updates on programming and progress under MEPPA; receive information regarding ongoing efforts aiming to improve program implementation; and discuss and provide recommendations for peacebuilding programming at USAID. SUMMARY: Written comments and information are requested on or before November 9, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. EST. The public meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, from 1:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. EST via the Zoom platform (https://usaid.zoomgov.com/j/ 1600787082). The meeting does not require preregistration. DATES: You may submit comments regarding the work of the PPF Advisory Board by email to MEPPA@usaid.gov. Include ‘‘Public Comment, PPF Advisory Board Meeting, November 14’’ in the subject line. All public comments and questions will be included in the official record of the meeting and posted publicly on the USAID website. Please email MEPPA@usaid.gov to request reasonable accommodations for the public meeting. Include ‘‘Request for Reasonable Accommodation, PPF Advisory Board Meeting, November 14’’ in the subject line. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:01 Oct 17, 2023 Jkt 262001 Dan McDonald, 202–712–4965, meppa@ usaid.gov SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In December 2020, Congress passed the Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act (https://www.usaid.gov/ west-bank-and-gaza/documents/nita-mlowey-middle-east-partnership-peaceact), or MEPPA, with bipartisan support. The Act directs USAID and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), in coordination with the Department of State, to program $250 million over five years to build the foundation for peaceful coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians through a new PPF, managed by USAID, and a Joint Investment Initiative, managed by the DFC. MEPPA serves as a recognition that economic, social, and political connections between Israelis and Palestinians are the best way to foster mutual understanding and provide the strongest basis for a sustainable, twostate solution. USAID’s Middle East Bureau has been working with Congress, interagency colleagues, and partners in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza to implement the Act. MEPPA also calls for the establishment of a board to advise USAID on the strategic direction of the PPF. Composed of up to 15 members, the PPF Advisory Board includes development experts, private sector leaders and faith-based leaders who are appointed by members of Congress and the USAID Administrator. As stated in its charter (https://www.usaid.gov/westbank-and-gaza/documents/charterpartnership-peace-fund-advisoryboard), the Board’s role is purely advisory and possesses no enforcement authority or power to bind USAID. Duties of the Board and individual members are restricted to providing information and making recommendations to USAID on matters and issues relating to the types of projects USAID should seek to support in order to further the purposes of the People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund and partnerships with foreign governments and international organizations to leverage the impact of the People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund. The following are the current members of the Advisory Board: Chair: The Honorable George R. Salem FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The Honorable Elliott Abrams Farah Bdour Rabbi Angela Buchdahl Rabbi Michael M. Cohen Sander Gerber Ambassador Mark Green (ret.) Hiba Husseini Heather Johnston Harley Lippman The Honorable Nita M. Lowey Dina Powell McCormick Nickolay Mladenov Jen Stewart The Honorable Robert Wexler PPF Advisory Board meetings are held twice a year and are public. More information about how USAID is implementing MEPPA to increase people-to-people partnerships between Israelis and Palestinians is available at: https://www.usaid.gov/west-bank-andgaza/meppa. The purpose of this meeting is for the Advisory Board to gain a better understanding of the progress so far to program funds under the PPF to bring Israelis and Palestinians together to increase understanding and advance the goal of a two-state solution. During this meeting, the Board will (1) receive updates on programming and progress under MEPPA; (2) receive information regarding ongoing efforts aiming to improve program implementation; and (3) discuss and provide recommendations for peacebuilding programming at USAID. Request for Public Comment To inform the direction and advice of the Board, USAID invites written comments from the public on areas for focus and strategies for people-to-people peacebuilding under the PPF. Written comments and information are requested on or before Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Include ‘‘Public Comment, PPF Advisory Board Meeting, November 14’’ in the subject line. Please submit comments and information as a Word or PDF attachment to your email. You are encouraged to submit written comments even if you plan to attend the public meeting. All public comments and questions will be included in the official record of the meeting and posted publicly on the USAID website. 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or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings 
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delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency 
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents 
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 18, 2023 / 
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Partnership for Peace Fund Advisory Board; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: United States Agency for International Development.

ACTION: Request for public comment and notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) 
announces a public meeting, and requests public comment for the third 
meeting of the Partnership for Peace Fund (PPF) Advisory Board to 
receive updates on programming and progress under MEPPA; receive 
information regarding ongoing efforts aiming to improve program 
implementation; and discuss and provide recommendations for 
peacebuilding programming at USAID.

DATES: Written comments and information are requested on or before 
November 9, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. EST.
    The public meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, 
from 1:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. EST via the Zoom platform (https://usaid.zoomgov.com/j/1600787082).
    The meeting does not require pre-registration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments regarding the work of the PPF 
Advisory Board by email to [email protected]. Include ``Public Comment, 
PPF Advisory Board Meeting, November 14'' in the subject line. All 
public comments and questions will be included in the official record 
of the meeting and posted publicly on the USAID website.
    Please email [email protected] to request reasonable accommodations 
for the public meeting. Include ``Request for Reasonable Accommodation, 
PPF Advisory Board Meeting, November 14'' in the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan McDonald, 202-712-4965, 
[email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In December 2020, Congress passed the Nita 
M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act (https://www.usaid.gov/west-bank-and-gaza/documents/nita-m-lowey-middle-east-partnership-peace-act), or MEPPA, with bipartisan support. The Act directs USAID 
and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), in 
coordination with the Department of State, to program $250 million over 
five years to build the foundation for peaceful coexistence between 
Israelis and Palestinians through a new PPF, managed by USAID, and a 
Joint Investment Initiative, managed by the DFC.
    MEPPA serves as a recognition that economic, social, and political 
connections between Israelis and Palestinians are the best way to 
foster mutual understanding and provide the strongest basis for a 
sustainable, two-state solution. USAID's Middle East Bureau has been 
working with Congress, interagency colleagues, and partners in Israel, 
the West Bank, and Gaza to implement the Act. MEPPA also calls for the 
establishment of a board to advise USAID on the strategic direction of 
the PPF.
    Composed of up to 15 members, the PPF Advisory Board includes 
development experts, private sector leaders and faith-based leaders who 
are appointed by members of Congress and the USAID Administrator. As 
stated in its charter (https://www.usaid.gov/west-bank-and-gaza/documents/charter-partnership-peace-fund-advisory-board), the Board's 
role is purely advisory and possesses no enforcement authority or power 
to bind USAID. Duties of the Board and individual members are 
restricted to providing information and making recommendations to USAID 
on matters and issues relating to the types of projects USAID should 
seek to support in order to further the purposes of the People-to-
People Partnership for Peace Fund and partnerships with foreign 
governments and international organizations to leverage the impact of 
the People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund.
    The following are the current members of the Advisory Board:

Chair: The Honorable George R. Salem
The Honorable Elliott Abrams
Farah Bdour
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl
Rabbi Michael M. Cohen
Sander Gerber
Ambassador Mark Green (ret.)
Hiba Husseini
Heather Johnston
Harley Lippman
The Honorable Nita M. Lowey
Dina Powell McCormick
Nickolay Mladenov
Jen Stewart
The Honorable Robert Wexler

    PPF Advisory Board meetings are held twice a year and are public. 
More information about how USAID is implementing MEPPA to increase 
people-to-people partnerships between Israelis and Palestinians is 
available at: https://www.usaid.gov/west-bank-and-gaza/meppa.
    The purpose of this meeting is for the Advisory Board to gain a 
better understanding of the progress so far to program funds under the 
PPF to bring Israelis and Palestinians together to increase 
understanding and advance the goal of a two-state solution.
    During this meeting, the Board will (1) receive updates on 
programming and progress under MEPPA; (2) receive information regarding 
ongoing efforts aiming to improve program implementation; and (3) 
discuss and provide recommendations for peacebuilding programming at 
USAID.

Request for Public Comment

    To inform the direction and advice of the Board, USAID invites 
written comments from the public on areas for focus and strategies for 
people-to-people peacebuilding under the PPF.
    Written comments and information are requested on or before 
Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Include ``Public Comment, 
PPF Advisory Board Meeting, November 14'' in the subject line. Please 
submit comments and information as a Word or PDF attachment to your 
email. You are encouraged to submit written comments even if you plan 
to attend the public meeting. All public comments and questions will be 
included in the official record of the meeting and posted publicly on 
the USAID website.

Public Meeting

    A public meeting will take place Tuesday, November 14, 2023, from 
1:15

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p.m. to 3:15 p.m. This meeting is free and open to the public. Persons 
wishing to attend the meeting should use the following link: (https://usaid.zoomgov.com/j/1613820653).
    Requests for reasonable accommodations should be directed to Daniel 
McDonald at [email protected]. Please include ``Request for Reasonable 
Accommodation, PPF Advisory Board Meeting, November 14'' in the subject 
line.

Daniel McDonald,
USAID Designated Federal Officer for the PPF Advisory Board, Bureau for 
the Middle East, U.S. Agency for International Development.
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