16302 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 55 / Tuesday, March 22, 2022 / Notices 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

[Docket Number USTR–2022–0003] 

Request for Comments and Notice of 

Meetings of the United States– 

Colombia Environmental Affairs 

Council and Environmental 

Cooperation Commission 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The parties to the United 

States-Colombia Trade Promotion 

Agreement (TPA) and the United StatesColombia Environmental Cooperation 

Agreement (ECA) intend to hold 

meetings of the Environmental Affairs 

Council (Council) and Environmental 

Cooperation Commission (Commission). 

The Office of the United States Trade 

Representative (USTR) and the U.S. 

Department of State (State) invite public 

participation in a Council meeting and 

written comments on issues that should 

be addressed. 

DATES: 

March 30, 2022: Deadline for 

submission of written comments and 

notices of intent to attend the public 

meeting. 

April 7, 2022: The Council and 

Commission will meet in a closed 

government-to-government session. The 

Council also will convene a public 

session. The time and location of the 

public meeting will be available on the 

USTR and State websites. 

ADDRESSES: We strongly prefers 

electronic submissions made through 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// 

www.regulations.gov (Regulations.gov), 

using Docket Number USTR–2022– 

0003. Follow the instructions for 

submitting comments in ‘Requirements 

for Submissions’ below. For alternatives 

to on-line submissions, please contact 

Katy Sater at mary.c.sater@ustr.eop.gov, 

(202) 395–9522, or Sarah Flores at 

FloresSC@state.gov, (202) 647–0156. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katy 

Sater, Director for Environment and 

Natural Resources, USTR, mary.c.sater@

ustr.eop.gov, (202) 395–9522, or Sarah 

Flores, Bureau of Oceans and 

International Environmental and 

Scientific Affairs, Office of 

Environmental Quality and 

Transboundary Issues, State, FloresSC@

state.gov, (202) 647–0156. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Background 

On April 7, 2022, the Council and 

Commission will meet in a closed 

government-to-government session to 

(1) review implementation of Chapter 18 

(Environment) of the TPA, and discuss 

how the parties are meeting their 

environment chapter obligations; (2) 

highlight environmental enforcement 

and achievements and share related 

lessons learned and best practices; (3) 

review the environmental cooperation 

program; and (4) receive a report from 

the Secretariat for Environmental 

Enforcement Matters established under 

the TPA. 

Also on April 7, 2022, the Council 

invites all interested persons to attend a 

public session on Chapter 18 

implementation. The location will be 

shared on the USTR and State websites: 

https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/ 

environment/bilateral-and-regionaltrade-agreements and https://

www.state.gov/key-topics-office-ofenvironmental-quality-andtransboundary-issues/current-tradeagreements-with-environmentalchapters/. At the public session, the 

Council will welcome questions, input 

and information about challenges and 

achievements in implementation of the 

Environment Chapter obligations and 

the related ECA. Attendees must comply 

with any public health protocols 

required by local authorities. 

II. Public Participation 

If you would like to attend the public 

session, please provide your full name, 

identify any organization or group you 

represent, and provide contact 

information such as email address and 

phone number. 

USTR and State invite written 

comments or suggestions regarding 

implementation of Chapter 18, the ECA, 

or topics to be discussed at the public 

Council meeting. When preparing 

comments, submitters should refer to 

Chapter 18 of the TPA and ECA. 

Documents are available at https://

www.state.gov/key-topics-office-ofenvironmental-quality-andtransboundary-issues/current-tradeagreements-with-environmentalchapters/#colombia and https://

ustr.gov/issue-areas/environment/ 

bilateral-and-regional-trade-agreements. 

III. Requirements for Submissions 

USTR and State invite public 

comments and suggestions, and notices 

of intent to attend the public session, by 

the March 30, 2022 deadline. You can 

view all comments in Docket Number 

USTR–2022–0003 on Regulations.gov. 

We strongly urge you to make all 

submissions in English via 

Regulations.gov, using Docket Number 

USTR–2022–0003. We will not accept 

hand-delivered submissions. To make a 

submission using Regulations.gov, enter 

Docket Number USTR–2022–0003 in the 

‘search for’ field on the home page and 

click ‘search.’ The site will provide a 

search results page listing all documents 

associated with this docket. Find a 

reference to this notice by selecting 

‘notice’ under ‘document type’ in the 

‘filter results by’ section on the left side 

of the screen and click on the link 

entitled ‘comment now.’ The 

Regulations.gov website offers the 

option of providing comments by filling 

in a ‘type comment’ field or by attaching 

a document using the ‘upload file(s)’ 

field. We prefer that you provide 

submissions in an attached document 

and note ‘see attached’ in the ‘type 

comment’ field on the online 

submission form. At the beginning of 

the submission, or on the first page (if 

an attachment) include ‘U.S.-Colombia 

TPA EAC/ECC Meeting’. Submissions 

should not exceed 30 double-spaced, 

standard letter-size pages in 12-point 

type, including attachments. Include 

any data attachments to the submission 

in the same file as the submission itself, 

and not as separate files. You will 

receive a tracking number upon 

completion of the submission procedure 

at Regulations.gov. The tracking number 

is confirmation that Regulations.gov 

received the submission. Keep the 

confirmation for your records. We are 

not able to provide technical assistance 

for Regulations.gov. 

If you are unable to provide 

submissions as requested, please contact 

Katy Sater, Director for Environment 

and Natural Resources, USTR, 

mary.c.sater@ustr.eop.gov, (202) 395– 

9522, or Sarah Flores, Bureau of Oceans 

and International Environmental and 

Scientific Affairs, Office of 

Environmental Quality and 

Transboundary Issues, State, FloresSC@

state.gov, (202) 647–0156, in advance of 

the deadline, to arrange for an 

alternative method of transmission. 

Kelly Milton, 

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for 

Environment and Natural Resources, Office 

of the United States Trade Representative. 

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