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On May 28, 2014, the Department of State (State) [and the US Trade Representative (USTR)] published in the Federal Register a document [Public Notice 8746] announcing that the governments of the United States and Oman intend to hold a meeting to review implementation of the Environment Chapter of the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the United States-Oman Joint Forum on Environmental Cooperation (Joint Forum), and a public session in Muscat, Oman, on June 4 and 5, 2014, at a venue to be announced.
The governments of the United States and Oman (the governments) created the Joint Forum pursuant to the United States-Oman Memorandum of Understanding on Environmental Cooperation (MOU), signed on February 20, 2006. During the Joint Forum meeting, the governments will discuss how the United States and Oman can strengthen Oman’s capacity to protect and conserve its environment, highlight past bilateral environmental cooperation, review activities under the 2011–2014 Plan of Action, and commit to a 2014–2017 Plan of Action. State and USTR invite the members of the public to submit written suggestions on items to include on the meeting agenda or in the 2014– 2017 Plan of Action. The Department of State and USTR also invite interested persons to attend a public session where the public will have the opportunity to ask about implementation of both the MOU and the Environment Chapter of the United States-Oman FTA. The public session will be held on June 5, 2014, in Muscat, Oman at a venue to be announced. Suggestions on the Joint Forum meeting agenda and/or the 2014–2017 Plan of Action should be provided no later than June 2, 2014, to facilitate consideration. Details on whom to contact are provided in the Federal Register announcement. |
