80 FR 67423 - President's Committee on the International Labor Organization Charter Renewal

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 211 (November 2, 2015)

On September 30, 2015, President Obama continued the President's Committee on the International Labor Organization (ILO) for two years through September 30, 2017 (E.O. 13708, 80 FR 60271 (October 5, 2015)). In response, and pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), the Secretary of Labor renewed the committee's charter on October 13, 2015. Purpose: The President's Committee on the International Labor Organization was established in 1980 by Executive Order 12216 to monitor and assess the work of the ILO and make recommendations to the President regarding United States policy towards the ILO. The committee is chaired by the Secretary of Labor and the Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs is responsible for providing the necessary support for the committee. The committee is composed of seven members: The Secretary of Labor (chair), the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, and one representative each from organized labor and the business community, designated by the Secretary. The labor and business members are the presidents of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and the United States Council for International Business (USCIB), respectively, as the most representative organizations of U.S. workers and employers engaged in ILO matters.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


President's Committee on the International Labor Organization 
Charter Renewal

AGENCY: Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of charter renewal.

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SUMMARY: On September 30, 2015, President Obama continued the 
President's Committee on the International Labor Organization (ILO) for 
two years through September 30, 2017 (E.O. 13708, 80 FR 60271 (October 
5, 2015)). In response, and pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), the Secretary of Labor 
renewed the committee's charter on October 13, 2015.
    Purpose: The President's Committee on the International Labor 
Organization was established in 1980 by Executive Order 12216 to 
monitor and assess the work of the ILO and make recommendations to the 
President regarding United States policy towards the ILO. The committee 
is chaired by the Secretary of Labor and the Department of Labor's 
Bureau of International Labor Affairs is responsible for providing the 
necessary support for the committee.
    The committee is composed of seven members: The Secretary of Labor 
(chair), the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, the 
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, the Assistant 
to the President for Economic Policy, and one representative each from 
organized labor and the business community, designated by the 
Secretary. The labor and business members are the presidents of the 
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations 
(AFL-CIO) and the United States Council for International Business 
(USCIB), respectively, as the most representative organizations of U.S. 
workers and employers engaged in ILO matters.

    Authority:  The authority for this notice is granted by the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and Executive Order 
No. 13708 of September 30, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert B. Shepard, Director, Office of 
International Relations, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. 
Department of Labor, telephone (202) 693-4808.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on October 26, 2015.
Carol Pier,
Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-27878 Filed 10-30-15; 8:45 am]
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