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Agenda: The NAC agenda will 

include: an overview of labor provisions 

in U.S. free trade agreements; an update 

on labor chapter submissions and 

processes; a discussion of the NAALC; 

and sessions on engaging with trade 

partner governments and enhancing 

public dialogue. 

Public Participation: Written data, 

views, or comments for consideration by 

the NAC on the various agenda items 

listed above should be submitted to 

Paula Church Albertson at the address 

listed above. Submissions received by 

August 18, 2011, will be provided to 

Committee members and will be 

included in the record of the meeting. 

Requests to make oral presentations to 

the Committee may be granted as time 

permits. 

Sandra Polaski, 

Deputy Undersecretary, International Affairs. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–28–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Solicitation of Nominations for the 

United States Department of Labor’s 

Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination 

of Child Labor 

The United States Department of 

Labor’s Iqbal Masih Award for the 

Elimination of Child Labor presented by 

Secretary Hilda Solis, United States 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210: 

1. Subject: The United States 

Department of Labor’s Iqbal Masih 

Award for the Elimination of Child 

Labor. 

2. Purpose: To outline the eligibility 

criteria, the nomination process and the 

administrative procedures for the 

United States Department of Labor’s 

Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination 

of Child Labor, and to solicit 

nominations for the United States 

Department of Labor’s Iqbal Masih 

Award for the Elimination of Child 

Labor. 

3. Originator: Office of Child Labor, 

Forced Labor and Human Trafficking of 

the Bureau of International Labor Affairs 

(ILAB/OCFT). 

4. Background: The award is to 

recognize exceptional efforts to reduce 

the worst forms of child labor and is in 

response to Senate Committee direction 

(Significant Report 110–107 DM/ILAB), 

that the Secretary of Labor: 

Establish an annual non-monetary award 

recognizing the extraordinary efforts by an 

individual, company, organization or 

national government toward the reduction of 

the worst forms of child labor. The award 

shall be named, ‘‘the United States 

Department of Labor’s Iqbal Masih Award for 

the Elimination of Child Labor.’’ Iqbal Masih 

was a Pakistani carpet weaver sold into 

slavery at age four. He escaped from his 

servitude at age 12 and became an outspoken 

advocate against child slavery. He told the 

world of his plight when he received the 

Reebok Human Rights Award in 1994. He 

was tragically killed a year later at the age of 

13 in his native Pakistan. 

In view of inspiring and motivating 

those who are working to eliminate the 

worst forms of child labor, the award’s 

two major goals are to: 

a. Honor and give public recognition to a 

recipient demonstrating extraordinary efforts 

to combat the worst forms of child labor 

internationally, and who shares qualities 

demonstrated by Iqbal Masih including 

leadership, courage, integrity, and a search to 

end the labor exploitation of children, and, 

b. Raise awareness about the worst forms 

of child labor internationally. 

5. Eligibility and Selection Criteria: 

A. The nominees may include 

individuals, companies, organizations, 

or national governments and 

nominations may be submitted by other 

persons and entities with the knowledge 

and permission of the nominee. 

B. Nominees for the United States 

Department of Labor’s Iqbal Masih 

Award for the Elimination of Child 

Labor will be judged by the following 

selection criteria: 

1. Implemented extraordinary efforts that 

contribute towards the reduction of the worst 

forms of child labor. 

2. Generated positive international 

attention in support of efforts to reduce the 

worst forms of child labor. 

3. Inspired others, including young 

persons, to become champions against the 

worst forms of child labor following the spirit 

and example of Iqbal Masih. 

4. Fomented constructive change regarding 

the labor exploitation of children under great 

odds or at great personal cost. 

6. Nomination Submission 

Requirements: 

A. Nominations must identify the 

proposed candidate and include a 

justification statement. 

B. The nomination packages should 

be limited to information relevant to the 

nominee. Nomination packages should 

be no longer than two (2) typed pages 

double-spaced. A page is 8.5 × 11 (on 

one side only) with one-inch margins 

(top, bottom, and sides). 

C. Nomination packages must include 

the following for consideration: 

1. An executive summary about the 

nominee, which clearly identifies the 

specific attributes of the nominee 

relevant to the selection criteria as listed 

in Section 5(B). 

2. A data summary on the nominee. 

See Section 6(D). 

D. A data summary on the nominee 

will include the following: 

1. Name(s) of the individual, 

company, organization or national 

government being nominated. 

2. Full street address, telephone 

number and e-mail address of nominee. 

3. Name, title, street address, 

telephone number and e-mail address of 

the person or organization submitting 

the nomination. 

E. Timing and Acceptable Methods of 

Submission of Nominations: 

Nomination packages must be 

submitted to The United States 

Department of Labor’s Iqbal Masih 

Award for the Elimination of Child 

Labor, Office of Child Labor, Forced 

Labor and Human Trafficking, Room 

S–5317, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20210 by September 

30, 2011. Any application received after 

4:45 p.m. EDT on September 30, 2011 

will not be considered unless it was 

received before the award is made and: 

1. It was sent by registered or certified 

mail no later than September 15, 2011. 

2. It is determined by the Government 

that the late receipt was due solely to 

mishandling by the Government after 

receipt at the U.S. Department of Labor 

at the address indicated; or 

3. It was sent by U.S. Postal Service 

Express Mail Next Day Service—Post 

Office to Addressee, not later than 

5 p.m. EDT at the place of mailing, 

September 29, 2011. 

The only acceptable evidence to 

establish the date of mailing of a late 

application sent by registered or 

certified mail is the U.S. Postal Service 

postmark on the envelope or wrapper 

and on the original receipt from the U.S. 

Postal Service. If the postmark is not 

legible, an application received after the 

above closing time and date will be 

processed as if mailed late. ‘‘Postmark’’ 

means a printed, stamped, or otherwise 

placed impression (not a postage meter 

machine impression) that is readily 

identifiable without further action as 

having been applied and affixed by an 

employee of the U.S. Postal Service on 

the date of mailing. Therefore, 

applicants should request that the postal 

clerk place a legible hand cancellation 

‘‘bull’s-eye’’ postmark on both the 

receipt and the envelope or wrapper. 

The only acceptable evidence to 

establish the time of receipt at the U.S. 

Department of Labor is the date/time 

stamp of the ILAB/OCFT on the 

application wrapper or other 

documentary evidence or receipt 

maintained by that office. Applications 

sent by other delivery services, such as 

Federal Express, UPS, e-mail (to 

cook.katherine@dol.gov), etc., will also 

be accepted; however, the applicant 

bears the responsibility of timely 

submission. 


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Confirmation of receipt of your 

application can be made by contacting 

Katie Cook, by e-mail 

cook.katherine@dol.gov, telephone (202) 

693–4838, or OCFT telephone (202) 

693–4843, prior to the closing deadline. 

4. The U.S. Department of Labor will 

also consider nomination packages from 

previous years that were deemed 

responsive but not yet selected for 

award. 

7. The Administrative Review Process: 

A. ILAB/OCFT will perform a 

preliminary administrative review to 

determine the sufficiency of all 

submitted application packages relative 

to the selection criteria listed in Section 

5(B). 

B. ILAB/OCFT will conduct an initial 

substantive review of the nominations 

received and will identify a short list of 

candidates to be considered. 

C. A panel of Department of Labor 

representatives will perform a 

secondary review to make a 

determination of the semi-finalists. 

D. The Secretary of Labor will 

conduct the final review and selection. 

8. Other Factors to be Considered 

During the Administrative Review 

Process: Receipt of this award will not 

preclude a nominee from being 

considered for the United States 

Department of Labor’s Iqbal Masih 

Award for the Elimination of Child 

Labor in subsequent years. Specific 

accomplishments that served as the 

basis of a prior award, however, may not 

be considered as the basis for a 

subsequent award application. 

9. Procedures Following Selection: 

The awardee will be notified of 

selection via the contact person 

identified in the application package at 

least four weeks prior to the awards 

ceremony. 

10. Location: The Department of 

Labor anticipates that the awards 

ceremony will be held in late 2011 or 

early 2012 at a location to be 

determined by the Secretary of Labor. 

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice 

(Pub. L. 104–13): Persons are not 

required to respond to a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) control number. This 

collection of information is approved 

under OMB Number 1290–0007 

(Expiration Date: 12/31/2012). The 

obligation to respond to this information 

collection is voluntary; however, only 

nominations that follow the nomination 

procedures outlined in this notice will 

receive consideration. The average time 

to respond to this information of 

collection is estimated to be 10 hours 

per response; including the time for 

reviewing instructions, researching 

existing data sources, gathering and 

maintaining the data needed, and 

completing and reviewing the collection 

of information. Submit comments 

regarding this estimate; including 

suggestions for reducing response time 

or for improving any aspect of this 

collection of information to the 

Departmental Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer, Room N–1301, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington 

DC 20210 or e-mail to 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Please do 

not send completed nominations to this 

address. 

We are very interested in your 

thoughts and suggestions about your 

experience in preparing and filing this 

nomination packet for the United States 

Department of Labor’s Iqbal Masih 

Award for the Elimination of Child 

Labor. Your comments will be very 

useful to the ILAB/OCFT in making 

improvements in our solicitation for 

nominations for this award in 

subsequent years. All comments are 

strictly voluntary and strictly private. 

We would appreciate your taking a few 

minutes to tell us—for example, 

whether you thought the instructions 

were sufficiently clear; what you liked 

or disliked; what worked or didn’t work; 

whether it satisfied your need for 

information or if it didn’t, or anything 

else that you think is important for us 

to know. Your comments will be most 

helpful if you can be very specific in 

relating your experience. 

Please send any comments you have 

to Katie Cook at cook.katherine@dol.gov 

or via mail to the U.S. Department of 

Labor, Office of Child Labor, Forced 

Labor, and Human Trafficking, Room 

S–5317, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20210. 

Sandra Polaski, 

Deputy Undersecretary for International 

Affairs. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–28–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

157th Meeting of the Advisory Council 

on Employee Welfare and Pension 

Benefit Plans; Notice of Meeting 

Pursuant to the authority contained in 

Section 512 of the Employee Retirement 

Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 

U.S.C. 1142, the 157th open meeting of 

the Advisory Council on Employee 

Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (also 

known as the ERISA Advisory Council) 

will be held on August 30–September 1, 

2011. 

The three-day meeting will take place 

in C–5515 Room 1–A, U.S. Department 

of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210. The purpose of 

the open meeting is for Advisory 

Council members to hear testimony 

from invited witnesses and to receive an 

update from the Employee Benefits 

Security Administration (EBSA). The 

meeting will run from 9 a.m. to 

approximately 5 p.m. on August 30 and 

from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m. 

on August 31 and September 1, with a 

one hour break for lunch each day. The 

EBSA update is scheduled for the 

afternoon of August 31, subject to 

change. 

The Advisory Council will study the 

following issues: (1) Current Challenges 

and Best Practices for ERISA 

Compliance for 403(b) Plan Sponsors, 

(2) Hedge Funds and Private Equity 

Investments, and (3) Privacy and 

Security Issues Affecting Employee 

Benefit Plans (other than health care 

plans). The schedule for testimony and 

discussion of these issues generally will 

be one issue per day in the order noted 

above. Descriptions of these topics are 

available on the Advisory Council page 

of the EBSA Web site, at http:// 

www.dol.gov/ebsa/aboutebsa/ 

erisa_advisory_council.html. 

Organizations or members of the 

public wishing to submit a written 

statement may do so by submitting 30 

copies on or before August 19, 2011 to 

Larry Good, Executive Secretary, ERISA 

Advisory Council, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Suite N–5623, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. 

Statements also may be submitted as email attachments in text or pdf format 

transmitted to good.larry@dol.gov. It is 

requested that statements not be 

included in the body of the e-mail. 

Statements deemed relevant by the 

Advisory Council and received on or 

before August 19, 2011 will be included 

in the record of the meeting and 

available in the EBSA Public Disclosure 

room, along with witness statements. Do 

not include any personally identifiable 

information (such as name, address, or 

other contact information) or 

confidential business information that 

you do not want publicly disclosed. 

Written statements submitted by invited 

witnesses also will be posted, without 

change, on the Advisory Council page of 

the EBSA Web site—http:// 

www.dol.gov/ebsa/aboutebsa/ 

erisa_advisory_council.html. Statements 

posted on the Internet can be retrieved 

by most Internet search engines. 

Individuals or representatives of 

organizations wishing to address the 


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