Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 169 / Tuesday, September 2, 2014 / Notices 52099 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Numbers 59002 and 59008). 

James E. Rivera, 

Associate Administrator, for Disaster 

Assistance. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 8857] 

Renewal of the Charter of the 

International Telecommunication 

Advisory Committee on (ITAC) 

SUMMARY: 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please contact Franz Zichy at 202–647– 

5778, zichyfj@msn.com. 

Dated: August 27, 2014. 

Franz J.G. Zichy, 

Electronic Engineer, Office of International 

Communications and Information Policy, 

Department of State. 

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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. 

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 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 

with access to the internet can view and 

comment on this notice by going to: 

http://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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