4648 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 16 / Wednesday, January 24, 2024 / Notices 

19 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

will be available for inspection and 

copying at the principal office of the 

Exchange. Do not include personal 

identifiable information in submissions; 

you should submit only information 

that you wish to make available 

publicly. We may redact in part or 

withhold entirely from publication 

submitted material that is obscene or 

subject to copyright protection. All 

submissions should refer to file number 

SR–CboeBZX–2024–005 and should be 

submitted on or before February 14, 

2024. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.19

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01306 Filed 1–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12311] 

Notification of Meetings of the United 

States-Peru Environmental Affairs 

Council, Environmental Cooperation 

Commission, and Sub-Committee on 

Forest Sector Governance 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings and requests 

for comments; invitation to public 

session. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State 

and the Office of the United States 

Trade Representative (USTR) are 

providing notice that on February 13– 

14, 2024, the United States and Peru 

will hold meetings of the Environmental 

Affairs Council (the ‘‘Council’’), the 

Environmental Cooperation 

Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’), and 

the Sub-Committee on Forest Sector 

Governance (the ‘‘Sub-Committee’’). The 

public sessions for the Council, 

Commission, and Sub-Committee 

meetings will be held on February 14, 

2024. All meetings will take place in 

Lima, Peru. The purpose of the meetings 

is to review the implementation of 

Chapter 18 (Environment) of the United 

States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement 

(PTPA); the PTPA Annex on Forest 

Sector Governance (Annex 18.3.4); and 

the United States-Peru Environmental 

Cooperation Agreement (ECA). 

All interested persons are invited to 

attend the public session, and to submit 

written comments or questions 

regarding the implementation of 

Chapter 18, Annex 18.3.4, and the ECA. 

Specifically, the public may submit 

input for the Council meeting agenda; 

views and comments on the issues the 

public considers relevant to the 

Council’s work; and views with respect 

to the forthcoming update of the 2024– 

2027 United States-Peru Environmental 

Cooperation Work Program. In 

preparing comments, submitters are 

encouraged to refer to Chapter 18 of the 

PTPA, including Annex 18.3.4, and the 

ECA (available at https://www.state.gov/ 

key-topics-office-of-environmentalquality-and-transboundary-issues/ 

current-trade-agreements-withenvironmental-chapters/#peru). 

Instructions on how to submit 

comments are under the heading 

‘‘Comments and RSVP’’. 

DATES: The public sessions of the 

Council, Commission, and SubCommittee meetings will be held on 

February 14, 2024. Confirmation of 

attendance and comments or 

suggestions are requested in writing no 

later than February 9, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Please contact Elizabeth 

Linske and Sigrid Simpson for the 

location of this meeting. 

Comments and RSVP: Written 

comments or suggestions should be 

submitted to both: 

(1) Elizabeth Linske, U.S. Department 

of State, Bureau of Oceans and 

International Environmental and 

Scientific Affairs, Office of 

Environmental Quality, by email at 

LinskeE@state.gov with the subject line 

‘‘UNITED STATES-PERU EAC/ECC 

MEETING’’ and 

(2) Sigrid Simpson, Office of the 

United States Trade Representative, 

Office of Environment and Natural 

Resources, by email at 

Sigrid.A.Simpson@ustr.eop.gov with the 

subject line ‘‘UNITED STATES-PERU 

EAC/ECC MEETING.’’ 

In your email, please include your full 

name and affiliation. 

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 for docket 

number DOS–2024–0002. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Linske (telephone: 202–344– 

9852; email: LinskeE@state.gov) or 

Sigrid Simpson (telephone: 202–881– 

6592; email: Sigrid.A.Simpson@

ustr.eop.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PTPA 

entered into force on February 1, 2009. 

Article 18.6 of the PTPA establishes an 

Environmental Affairs Council, which is 

required to meet once a year unless 

otherwise agreed by the Parties to 

discuss the implementation of Chapter 

18. Annex 18.3.4 to the PTPA 

establishes a Sub-Committee on Forest 

Sector Governance. The Sub-Committee 

is a specific forum for the Parties to 

share views and information on any 

matter arising under the PTPA Annex 

on Forest Sector Governance. The ECA 

entered into force on August 23, 2009. 

Article III of the ECA establishes an 

Environmental Cooperation 

Commission and makes the Commission 

responsible for developing a Work 

Program. Article 18.6 of the PTPA and 

Article VI of the ECA provide that 

meetings of the Council and 

Commission respectively include a 

public session, unless the Parties 

otherwise agree. At its first meeting, the 

Sub-Committee on Forest Sector 

Governance committed to hold a public 

session after each Sub-Committee 

meeting. 

Scott B. Ticknor, 

Director, Office of Environmental Quality, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01299 Filed 1–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. EP 290 (Sub–No. 4)] 

Railroad Cost Recovery Procedures— 

Productivity Adjustment 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Presentation of the Board’s 

calculation for the change in railroad 

productivity for the 2018–2022 

averaging period. 

SUMMARY: In a decision served on 

January 19, 2024, the Board proposed to 

adopt 1.011 (1.1% per year) as the 

measure of average (geometric mean) 

change in railroad productivity for the 

2018–2022 (five-year) period. The 

Board’s January 19, 2024 decision stated 

that comments may be filed addressing 

any perceived data and computational 

errors in the Board’s calculation. The 

decision also stated that, unless a 

further order is issued postponing the 

effective date, the decision will take 

effect on March 1, 2024. 

DATES: Comments are due by February 

5, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed via 

e-filing on the Board’s website at 

www.stb.gov. Comments must be served 

on all parties appearing on the service 

list. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pedro Ramirez at (202) 245–0333. If you 

require accommodation under the 

Americans with Disabilities Act, please 

call (202) 245–0245. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additional information is contained in 


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