Notification of the Fifteenth Meeting of the CAFTA-DR Environmental Affairs Council

Samenvatting

The Department of State and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) are providing notice that the parties to CAFTA-DR intend to hold the fifteenth meeting of the Environmental Affairs Council (the Council) established under Chapter 17 (Environment Chapter) of that agreement on October 6-7, 2022, in Washington, DC. The Department of State and USTR also invite written comments or questions regarding implementation of Chapter 17 and any topics that should be discussed at the Council meeting consistent with its purpose. When preparing comments, we encourage submitters to refer to Chapter 17 of the CAFTA-DR and to the CAFTA-DR Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA) (documents available at https://www.state.gov/key-topics-office- of-environmental-quality-and-transboundary-issues/current-trade- agreements-with-environmental-chapters/#cafta-dr and https://ustr.gov/ issue-areas/environment/bilateral-and-regional-trade-agreements). Instructions on how to submit comments are under the heading ADDRESSES.