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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6927] 

Suggestions for Environmental 

Cooperation Pursuant to the United 

States-Peru Environmental 

Cooperation Agreement 

ACTION: Notice of preparation of the 

2011–2012 U.S.-Peru Environmental 

Cooperation Work Program and request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department invites the 

public, including NGOs, educational 

institutions, private sector enterprises 

and other interested persons, to submit 

written comments or suggestions 

regarding items for inclusion in a new 

Work Program for implementing the 

United States-Peru Environmental 

Cooperation Agreement (ECA), which 

entered into force in August 2009. The 

ECA Work Program will focus in 

particular on the implementation of the 

Annex on Forest Sector Governance of 

the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion 

agreement (PTPA). Please review the 

Annex carefully when preparing your 

ideas and suggestions. We also 

encourage submitters to refer to: (1) The 

Environment Chapter of the PTPA, (2) 

the U.S.-Peru ECA, (3) the U.S.-Peru 

2009–2010 Environmental Cooperation 

Work Program, and (4) the 

Environmental Review of the PTPA. 

(Documents are available at: http:// 

www.state.gov/g/oes/env/trade/peru/ 

index.htm). 

DATES: To be assured of timely 

consideration, all written comments or 

suggestions are requested no later than 

May 25, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments or 

suggestions should be e-mailed 

(trontjm@state.gov) or faxed to 

Jacqueline Tront ((202) 647–5947), 

Office of Environmental Policy, Bureau 

of Oceans and International 

Environmental and Scientific Affairs, 

U.S. Department of State, with the 

subject line ‘‘U.S.-Peru Environmental 

Cooperation Work Program.’’ 

If you have access to the Internet and 

wish to make comment on this Public 

Notice, you may do so by going to 

http://www.regulations.gov/search/ 

Regs/home.html#home. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jacqueline Tront, telephone (202) 647– 

4750, Office of Environmental Policy, 

Bureau of Oceans and International 

Environmental and Scientific Affairs, 

U.S. Department of State. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

U.S.-Peru Environmental Cooperation 

Agreement, the Parties (1) recognize that 

cooperation is a principal means to 

contribute to ‘‘efforts * * * to ensure 

that trade and environmental policies 

are mutually supportive and to promote 

the optimal use of resources in 

accordance with the objective of 

sustainable development’’ and (2) 

‘‘establish a framework for enhancing 

bilateral and/or regional environmental 

cooperation between the Parties.’’ In the 

Environment Chapter of the PTPA 

(Chapter 18), the Parties likewise 

‘‘recognize the importance of 

strengthening their capacity to protect 

the environment and of promoting 

sustainable development in concert 

with strengthening their trade and 

investment relations.’’ The Parties 

commit to ‘‘undertaking cooperative 

environmental activities pursuant to the 

ECA, including activities related to 

implementation of the [Environment] 

Chapter.’’ In particular, in the 

Environment Chapter’s Annex on Forest 

Sector Governance, the Parties commit 

to work cooperatively to implement 

certain actions required under the 

Annex, including through capacitybuilding and other joint initiatives to 

promote sustainable management of 

Peru’s forest resources, in accordance 

with the ECA. 

Article III of the ECA establishes the 

Environmental Cooperation 

Commission (ECC) to coordinate and 

review environmental cooperation 

activities. The responsibilities of the 

ECC include developing and 

periodically reviewing the work 

program. The work program is a tool to 

identify and establish goals, objectives 

and areas for cooperation, including 

short-, medium- and long-term bilateral 

and/or regional projects and activities. 

The Parties also agree to take into 

account public comments and 

recommendations regarding cooperative 

environmental activities. 

In August 2009, the Parties agreed to 

the 2009–2010 U.S.-Peru Environmental 

Cooperation Work Program. The main 

areas of cooperation under the 2009– 

2010 Work Program are: (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 forests, protected areas 

and other ecologically important 

ecosystems; (3) transparency and public 

participation in environmental decisionmaking and enforcement; (4) 

community and market-based activities; 

and (5) improved environmental 

performance in the productive sector. 

The Parties agreed to focus cooperation 

on the capacity building activities 

identified in the Annex on Forest Sector 

Governance to ensure effective and 

timely implementation of those 

obligations. The capacity building 

activities listed in the Annex include: 

(a) Strengthening the legal, policy, and 

institutional framework governing the 

forest estate and the international trade 

in forest products; (b) building 

institutional capacity for forest law 

enforcement and the international trade 

in forest products; (c) improving the 

performance of the forest concession 

system in meeting economic, social, and 

ecological objectives; and (d) increasing 

public participation and improving 

transparency in forest resource planning 

and management decision-making. 

The United States anticipates building 

upon the cooperative work initiated in 

the 2009–2010 Work Program with a 

primary focus on activities related to the 

Annex on Forest Sector Governance. We 

are requesting ideas and suggestions 

that may be considered for inclusion in 

the next Work Program. 

For additional information: http:// 

www.state.gov/g/oes/env/trade/peru/ 

index.htm. 

Disclaimer: This Public Notice is a 

request for comments and suggestions, 

and is not a request for applications. No 

granting or money is directly associated 

with this request for suggestions for the 

Work Program. There is no expectation 

of resources or funding associated with 

any comments or suggestions provided 

for the work program. 

Dated: April 6, 2010. 

Willem H. Brakel, 

Director, Office of Environmental Policy, 

Department of State. 

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