[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85136-85137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24830]


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Federal Register / Vol. 89 , No. 207 / Friday, October 25, 2024 / 
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


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 sixth 
meeting of the Partnership for Peace Fund (PPF) Advisory Board to 
receive updates on progress and changes to USAID programming under 
MEPPA following the terrorist attacks of October 7, 2023, and discuss 
recommendations for the strategic direction of MEPPA one year later.

DATES: Written comments and information are requested on or before 
November 11, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. EST.
    The public meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 
from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. EST via the WebEx platform (https://usaid.webex.com/usaid/j.php?MTID=ma3abcea1c0e636b33b35abe43d844958).
    The meeting does not require pre-registration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments regarding the work of the PPF 
Advisory Board by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#09444c595948497c7a68606d276e667f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="206d657070616055534149440e474f56">[email protected]</span></a>. Include ``Public Comment, 
PPF Advisory Board Meeting, November 19'' 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f5b8b0a5a5b4b58086949c91db929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="470a02171706073234262e2369202831">[email protected]</span></a> to request reasonable accommodations 
for the public meeting. Include ``Request for Reasonable Accommodation, 
PPF Advisory Board Meeting, November 19'' in the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan McDonald, 202-712-4965, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="452820353524053036242c216b222a33">[email protected]</a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In December 2020, Congress passed the Nita 
M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for 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, 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 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 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 progress 
and changes to USAID programming under MEPPA following the terrorist 
attacks of October 7, 2023, and (2) discuss recommendations for the 
strategic direction of MEPPA one year later.
    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 Monday, 
November 11, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Include ``Public Comment, PPF 
Advisory Board Meeting, November 11'' 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 
19, 2024, from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 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/1606503264?pwd=ZVpXSWpnYnBoTHFIVFEwYTR5QTVTUT09).
    Requests for reasonable accommodations should be directed to Daniel 
McDonald at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#307d756060717045435159541e575f46"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="521f17020213122721333b367c353d24">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include ``Request for Reasonable 
Accommodation, PPF Advisory Board

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Meeting, November 19'' in the subject line.

John Walsh,
USAID Designated Federal Officer for the PPF Advisory Board, Bureau for 
the Middle East, U.S. Agency for International Development.
[FR Doc. 2024-24830 Filed 10-24-24; 8:45 am]
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