[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 13436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5637]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


National Advisory Committee for Labor Provisions of U.S. Free 
Trade Agreements

ACTION: Notice of Charter Reestablishment.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as 
amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), the North American Agreement on Labor 
Cooperation (NAALC), and the Labor Provisions of U.S. Free Trade 
Agreements, the Secretary of Labor has determined that the 
reestablishment of the charter of the National Advisory Committee for 
Labor Provisions of U.S. Free Trade Agreements is necessary and in the 
public interest and will provide information that can not 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 Provisions of U.S. Free Trade Agreements. The 
committee is to be comprised of twelve members, four representing the 
labor community, four representing the business community, and four 
representing the public.
    Purpose: In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 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, and 
Article 17.5 of the United States--Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, the 
Secretary of Labor has determined that the reestablishment of the 
charter of the National Advisory Committee for Labor Provisions of U.S. 
Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) is necessary and in the public interest 
and will provide information that can not be obtained from other 
sources.
    The Bureau of International Labor Affairs 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 of the U.S. Department of Labor 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 free trade agreements 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 provisions of the 
free trade agreements, including cooperative activities and the labor 
cooperation mechanism of each free trade agreement as established in 
the labor provisions 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 NAALC and the labor provisions of other 
free trade agreements.
    The committee shall be comprised of twelve 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 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 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and the Secretary 
of Labor's Order No. 18-2006 ((71 FR 77559 (12/26/2006)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Church Albertson, Deputy 
Division Chief, Trade Agreement Administration and Technical 
Cooperation, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of 
Labor, telephone (202) 693-4789.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of March 2011.
Sandra Polaski,
Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-5637 Filed 3-10-11; 8:45 am]
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