2022-23031: Notification of the Meetings of the United States-Panama Environmental Affairs Council and Environmental Cooperation Commission

Summary

The Department of State and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) are providing notice that the United States and Panama plan to hold meetings of the United States-Panama Environmental Affairs Council (the "Council") and Environmental Cooperation Commission (the "Commission") on December 5, 2022, in Panama City, Panama. The purpose of the meetings of these two bodies, respectively, is to review implementation of the Environment Chapter (Chapter 17) of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) and the United States-Panama Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA). The Department of State and USTR also invite written comments or questions to be submitted no later than November 25, 2022, regarding implementation of Chapter 17 and the ECA, and any topics that should be discussed at the Council and Commission meetings consistent with their respective purposes. When preparing comments, submitters are encouraged to refer to Chapter 17 of the TPA and/or the ECA, as relevant (available at https://www.state.gov/key-topics-office-of-environmental- quality-and-transboundary-issues/current-trade-agreements-with- environmental-chapters/#panama and https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/ free-trade-agreements/panama-tpa/final-text). Instructions on how to submit comments are under the heading ADDRESSES.

The agency’s own summary, as published.