Notification of the Next Meetings of the U.S.-Chile FTA Environmental Affairs Council and ECA Joint Commission for Environmental Cooperation and Request for Comments on the Meeting Agenda

Résumé

The Department of State and the Office of the United States Trade Representative ("USTR") are providing notice that the United States and Chile intend to hold the sixth meeting of the Environmental Affairs Council (the "Council") and the fourth meeting of the Joint Commission for Environmental Cooperation (the "Commission") in Santiago, Chile, on January 9, 2013. The United States and Chile created the Council and Commission pursuant to Chapter 19 (Environment) of the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement ("FTA") and Article II of the United States-Chile Environmental Cooperation Agreement ("ECA"), respectively. During the Council meeting, the United States and Chile (collectively the "Parties") will discuss their respective implementation of and progress under Chapter 19. During the Commission meeting, the Parties will provide an overview of environmental cooperation projects and the impact of those projects in their countries, and present and sign the new 2012-2014 Work Program for Environmental Cooperation. All interested persons are invited to attend a public session in the afternoon where they will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss implementation of Chapter