82 FR 11944 - Bureau of International Labor Affairs; National Advisory Committee for Labor Provisions of U.S. Free Trade Agreements

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 37 (February 27, 2017)

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC), and the Labor Chapters of U.S. Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), the Secretary of Labor has determined that the renewal of the charter of the National Advisory Committee for Labor Provisions of U.S. Free Trade Agreements (NAC) is necessary and in the public interest and will provide information that cannot be obtained from other sources. The committee shall provide its views to the Secretary of Labor through the Bureau of International Labor Affairs of the U.S. Department of Labor, which is the point of contact for the NAALC and the Labor Chapters of U.S. FTAs. The committee shall comprise twelve members, four representing the labor community, four representing the business community, and four representing the public.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 37 (Monday, February 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11944-11945]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03759]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Bureau of International Labor Affairs; National Advisory 
Committee for Labor Provisions of U.S. Free Trade Agreements

ACTION: Notice of charter renewal.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as 
amended, the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC), and 
the Labor Chapters of U.S. Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), the Secretary 
of Labor has determined that the renewal of the charter of the National 
Advisory Committee for Labor Provisions of U.S. Free Trade Agreements 
(NAC) is necessary and in the public interest and will provide 
information that cannot be obtained from other sources. The committee 
shall provide its views to the Secretary of Labor through the Bureau of 
International Labor Affairs of the U.S. Department of Labor, which is 
the point of contact for the NAALC and the Labor Chapters of U.S. FTAs. 
The committee shall comprise twelve members, four representing the 
labor community, four representing the business community, and four 
representing the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Donna Chung, Designated Federal 
Officer, Office of Trade and Labor Affairs, Bureau of International 
Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, telephone (202) 693-4861.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the provisions of the 
FACA, Article 17 of the NAALC, Article 17.4 of the United States--
Singapore Free Trade Agreement, Article 18.4 of the United States--
Chile Free Trade Agreement, Article 18.4 of the United States--
Australia Free Trade Agreement, Article 16.4 of the United States--
Morocco Free Trade Agreement, Article 16.4 of the Central America--
Dominican Republic--United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), 
Article 15.4 of the United States--Bahrain Free Trade Agreement, 
Article 16.4 of the United States--Oman Free Trade Agreement, Article 
17.5 of the United States--Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, Article 17.5 
of the United States--Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, Article 19.5 
of the United States--Korea Free Trade Agreement, and Article 16.5 of 
the United States--Panama Trade Promotion Agreement, the Secretary of 
Labor has determined that the renewal of the charter of the NAC is 
necessary and in the public interest and will provide information that 
cannot be obtained from other sources.
    The Bureau of International Labor Affairs of the U.S. Department of 
Labor serves as the U.S. point of contact under the FTAs listed above. 
The committee shall provide its advice to the Secretary of Labor 
through the Bureau of International Labor Affairs concerning the 
implementation of the NAALC and the Labor Chapters of U.S. FTAs. The 
committee may be asked to provide advice on the implementation of labor 
provisions of other FTAs to which the United States may be a party or 
become a party. The committee should provide advice on issues within 
the scope of the NAALC and the Labor Chapters of the FTAs, including 
cooperative activities and the labor cooperation mechanism of each FTA 
as established in the Labor Chapters and the corresponding annexes. The 
committee may be asked to provide advice on these and other matters as 
they arise in the course of administering the labor provisions of other 
FTAs.
    The committee shall comprise 12 members, four representing the 
labor community, four representing the business community, and four 
representing the public. Unless already employees of the United States 
Government, no members of the committee shall be deemed to be employees 
of the United States

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Government for any purpose by virtue of their participation on the 
committee. Members of the committee will not be compensated for their 
services or reimbursed for travel expenses.

    Authority: The authority for this notice is granted by the FACA 
(5 U.S.C. App. 2) and the Secretary of Labor's Order No. 18-2006 (71 
FR 77560 (12/26/2006)).

Mark Mittelhauser,
Associate Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-03759 Filed 2-24-17; 8:45 am]
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