Meeting of the United States-Panama Environmental Affairs Council and Environmental Cooperation Commission and Request for Comments on Meeting Agendas and the Work Program for Environmental Cooperation

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The Department of State and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) are providing notice that the United States and Panama intend to hold the first meeting of the Environmental Affairs Council (the "Council") and the first meeting of the Environmental Cooperation Commission (the "Commission") on January 29, 2014 in Panama City, Panama. The purpose of the Council meeting is to review implementation of Chapter 17 (Environment) of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) and the purpose of the Commission meeting is to review implementation of the United States- Panama Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA) and approve a Work Program for implementing the ECA. The Department of State and USTR invite interested organizations and members of the public to attend the public session of the meetings and comment on any items that should be included on the meeting agendas. The Department of State also invites suggestions for items to be included in the Work Program. During the Council meeting, the United States and Panama (collectively the "Parties") will discuss their respective implementation of and progress under Chapter 17. During the Commission meetin