Trade Policy Staff Committee; Public Comments on Environmental Review of Proposed United States-Jordan Free Trade Agreement

Zusammenfassung

This publication gives notice that pursuant to Executive Order 13141 (64 FR 63169) the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), through the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC), is initiating an environmental review of the proposed United States-Jordan free trade agreement notified in the Federal Register on June 15, 2000 (65 FR 37594). The TPSC is requesting written comments from the public on what should be included in the scope of the review, including the potential environmental effects that might flow from the free trade agreement and the potential implications for out environmental laws and regulations. Persons submitting written comments should provide as much detail as possible on the degree to which the subject matter they propose for inclusion in the review may raise significant environmental issues in the context of the negotiation. Jordan has indicated that it plans to perform its own environmental review of the free trade agreement, a process the U.S. Agency for International Development is prepared to support with technical assistance if requested by the government of Jordan.