47046 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 149 / Friday, August 2, 2013 / Notices 

extension of an OMB-approved 

information collection. 

Type of Request: Extension of an 

OMB-approved information collection. 

Type of 

respondents 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average burden 

per response 

(minutes) 

Total annual burden 

(hours) 

Private Sector .................................................................................. 1,800 1 10 300 

State/Local/Tribal Government ........................................................ 1,800 1 10 300 

Totals ........................................................................................ 3,600 ............................ ............................ 600 

Type of 

respondents 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average burden 

per response 

(minutes) 

Total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Private Sector .................................................................................. 1,800 1 10 300 

State/Local/Tribal Government ........................................................ 1,800 1 10 300 

Totals ........................................................................................ 3,600 ............................ ............................ 600 

Dated: July 30, 2013. 

Faye Lipsky, 

Reports Clearance Director, Social Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2013–18635 Filed 8–1–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8403] 

Suggestions for Environmental 

Cooperation Pursuant to the United 

States-Colombia Environmental 

Cooperation Agreement 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice of preparation of and 

request for comments regarding the first 

United States—Colombia Environmental 

Cooperation Work Program. 

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 the first 

Work Program for implementing the 

United States—Colombia Environmental 

Cooperation Agreement, which entered 

into force on June 28, 2013. We 

encourage submitters to refer to: (1) The 

U.S.—Colombia Environmental 

Cooperation Agreement; (2) Chapter 18 

(Environment) of the U.S.—Colombia 

Trade Promotion Agreement; and (3) the 

Environmental Review of the U.S.— 

Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. 

These documents are available at: 

http://www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/ 

c51527.htm. 

DATES: To be assured of timely 

consideration, all written comments or 

suggestions are requested no later than 

August 16, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments or 

suggestions should be emailed to 

(MartirTorresMC@state.gov) or faxed 

((202) 647–5947) to Maina MartirTorres, Office of Environmental Quality 

and Transboundary Issues, Bureau of 

Oceans and International Environmental 

and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department 

of State, with the subject line ‘‘U.S.- 

Colombia Environmental Cooperation.’’ 

If you have access to the Internet, you 

can view and comment on this notice by 

going to: http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!home and searching on docket 

number: DOS–2013–0013 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: 

Maina Martir-Torres, telephone (202) 

647–4750. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

U.S.-Colombia Environmental 

Cooperation Agreement 

The United States—Colombia 

Environmental Cooperation Agreement 

(ECA) entered into force on June 28, 

2013. The United States and Colombia 

negotiated the ECA in parallel with the 

U.S.—Colombia Trade Promotion 

Agreement. The ECA establishes a 

framework to promote cooperation on 

environmental protection, sustainable 

management of natural resources, 

conservation and protection of 

biodiversity, and strengthening of 

environmental law enforcement. Article 

III of the ECA establishes an 

Environmental Cooperation 

Commission (ECC), which is responsible 

for developing work programs that 

reflect the parties’ priorities for 

cooperative environmental activities. 

We are requesting suggestions for 

cooperative environmental activities to 

consider for inclusion in the first Work 

Program. For additional information, 

please visit: http://www.state.gov/e/oes/ 

eqt/trade/index.htm.Disclaimer: This 

Public Notice is a request for comments 

and suggestions, and is not a request for 

applications. No granting of 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 for the Work Program or 

the Plan of Action. 

Dated: July 23, 2013. 

Deborah E. Klepp, 

Director, Office of Environmental Quality and 

Transboundary Issues, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2013–18666 Filed 8–1–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8404] 

Waiver of Restriction on Assistance to 

the Central Government of Suriname 

Pursuant to Section 7031(b)(3) of the 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2012 (Div. I, Pub. 

L.112–74) (‘‘the Act’’), as carried 

forward by the Further Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2013 (Div. F, Pub. 

L. 113–6), and Department of State 

Delegation of Authority Number 245–1, 

I hereby determine that it is important 

to the national interest of the United 

States to waive the requirements of 

Section 7031(b)(1) of the Act and similar 

provisions of law in prior year Acts with 

respect to Suriname and I hereby waive 

this restriction. 

This determination and the 

accompanying Memorandum of 

Justification shall be reported to the 

Congress, and the determination shall 

be published in the Federal Register. 


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