[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 2483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00700]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 10271]


Biennial Review Under the United States-Singapore Memorandum of 
Intent on Environmental Cooperation

ACTION:  Notice of a biennial review under the United States-Singapore 
Memorandum of Intent on Environmental Cooperation, and request for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State is providing notice that the 
United States and Singapore intend to hold a biennial review under the 
Memorandum of Intent between the United States of America and the 
Republic of Singapore on Cooperation in Environmental Matters (MOI) on 
January 19, 2018. The purpose of the meeting is to review the results 
of environmental cooperation under the MOI guided by the 2016-2017 Plan 
of Action (POA). The United States and Singapore also expect to approve 
a new 2018-2019 POA.
    The meeting's public session will be held on January 19, 2018, at 
5:00 p.m., at the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, 40 
Scotts Road, #24-00, Level 23, Environment Building, Singapore 228231, 
Tel: (65) 6731 9000. The U.S. Department of State invites interested 
organizations and members of the public to attend the public session, 
and to submit in advance written comments or suggestions regarding 
implementation of the POA, and any issues that should be discussed at 
the meeting. If you would like to attend the public session, please 
notify Tiffany Prather at the email address listed below under the 
heading ADDRESSES. Please include your full name and any organization 
or group you represent. In preparing comments, submitters are 
encouraged to refer to:
    <bullet> 2016-2017 POA, https://www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/singapore/246192.htm
    Other useful documents are available at: https://www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/singapore/index.htm.

DATES: The public session for the Biennial Review under the MOI will be 
held on January 19, 2018, at 5:00 p.m., at the Ministry of the 
Environment and Water Resources, 40 Scotts Road, #24-00, Level 23, 
Environment Building, Singapore 228231, Tel: (65) 6731 9000. Written 
comments and suggestions should be submitted no later than noon on 
January 18, 2018 to facilitate consideration.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and suggestions should be submitted to: 
Tiffany Prather, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary 
Issues, U.S. Department of State, by electronic mail at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#37674556435f5245637677444356435219505841"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="12426073667a776046535261667366773c757d64">[email protected]</span></a> with the subject line ``United States-Singapore 
Biennial Review.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tiffany Prather, Telephone (202) 647-
4548 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cb9bb9aabfa3aeb99f8a8bb8bfaabfaee5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="adfddfccd9c5c8dff9ecedded9ccd9c883cac2db">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MOI was signed on June 13, 2003. Section 
3 of the MOI calls for biennial meetings to review the status of 
environmental cooperation and update the POA, as appropriate.

Robert Wing,
Acting Director, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary 
Issues, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2018-00700 Filed 1-16-18; 8:45 am]
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