62076 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 224 / Thursday, November 20, 1997 / Notices

SUMMARY: The U.S. National

Administrative Office (NAO) gives

notice that on November 17, 1997,

Submission #9702 was accepted for

review. The submission was filed with

the NAO on October 30, 1997, by the

Support Committee for Maquiladora

Workers (SCMW), the International

Labor Rights Fund (ILRF), the National

Association of Democratic Lawyers of

Mexico (ANAD), and the Union of

Metal, Steel, Iron, and Allied Workers

(Sindicato de Trabajadores de la

Industria Meta ́lica, Acero, Hierro,

Conexos y Similares—STIMAHCS) of

Mexico and raises issues of freedom of

association involving workers at an

export processing (maquiladora) plant.

Article 16(3) of the North American

Agreement on Labor Cooperation

(NAALC) provides for the review of

labor law matters in Canada and Mexico

by the NAO. The objectives of the

review of the submission will be to

gather information to assist the NAO to

better understand and publicly report

on the Government of Mexico’s

compliance with the obligations set

forth in Articles 3 and 5 of the NAALC.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 17, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Irasema T. Garza, Secretary, U.S.

National Administrative Office,

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Room C–4327,

Washington, D.C. 20210. Telephone:

(202) 501–6653 (this is not a toll-free

number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

October 30, 1997, SCMW, ILRF, ANAD

and STIMAHCS filed a submission with

the NAO concerning allegations

involving freedom of association among

workers at an export processing

(maquiladora) plant. The submission

contains information alleging that

workers at the Han Young maquiladora

plant in Tijuana, Baja California,

Mexico, were harassed and intimidated

because of their support for an

independent union. It is also alleged

that several union supporters were fired

and one was physically attacked by the

plant manager. Finally, the submission

alleges that the local Conciliation and

Arbitration Board (CAB) failed to

enforce the appropriate provisions of

the Mexican labor law.

The submission maintains that

Mexico is in violation of NAALC Article

5(4) in failing to ensure that its labor

tribunal proceedings are impartial and

independent and do not have a

substantial interest in the outcome of

the matter; Article 5(1) in failing to

ensure that such proceedings are fair,

equitable and transparent; Article

5(1)(d) in failing to ensure that such

proceedings are not unnecessarily

complicated and do not entail

unwarranted delays; Article 5(2)(b) in

failing to ensure that final decisions in

labor proceedings are made available

without undue delay; and 3(1)(g) in

failing to enforce its labor laws

protecting workers’ rights through

appropriate actions.

The submission asserts that Mexico

has failed to enforce its labor laws

regarding freedom of association,

occupational safety and health, wages,

payment of wages, seniority, and profit

sharing as well as the Mexican

Constitution which guarantees freedom

of association. Finally, the submission

alleges that Mexico is in violation of

Convention 87 of the International

Labor Organization (ILO) on freedom of

association, which Mexico has ratified,

and ILO Convention 98 on freedom of

association and collective bargaining,

which Mexico has not ratified but is

nevertheless bound by as a member of

the ILO.

Article 16(3) of the NAALC provides

for the review of labor law matters in

Canada and Mexico by the NAO.

The procedural guidelines for the

NAO, published in the Federal Register

on April 7, 1994, 59 Fed. Reg. 16660,

specify that, in general, the Secretary of

the NAO shall accept a submission for

review if it raises issues relevant to

labor law matters in Canada or Mexico

and if a review would further the

objectives of the NAALC.

Submission #9702 relates to labor law

matters in Mexico. A review would

appear to further the objectives of the

NAALC, as set out in Article 1 of the

NAALC, among them freedom of

association; promoting compliance with

and effective enforcement by each Party

of, its labor law; and fostering

transparency in the administration of

labor law. Accordingly, this submission

has been accepted for review of the

allegations raised therein. The NAO’s

decision is not intended to indicate any

determination as to the validity or

accuracy of the allegations contained in

the submission.

The objectives of the review will be to

gather information to assist the NAO to

better understand and publicly report

on the right to organize and freedom of

association raised in the submission,

including the Government of Mexico’s

compliance with the obligations agreed

to under Articles 3 and 5 of the NAALC.

The review will be completed, and a

public report issued, within 120 days, or

180 days if circumstances require an

extension of time, as set out in the

procedural guidelines of the NAO.

Signed at Washington, D.C. on November

17, 1997.

Lewis Karesh,

Deputy Secretary, U.S. National

Administrative Office.

[FR Doc. 97–30491 Filed 11–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–28–M

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

Privacy Act; System of Records.

AGENCY: National Council on Disability.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Privacy Act (% U.S.C. 552a(e)(11)), the

National Council on Disability is issuing

notice of our intent to amend the system

of records entitled the National Payroll

Center to include a new routine use.

The disclosure is required by the

Personal Responsibility and Work

Opportunity Reconciliation Act

(PRWORA, Pub. L. 104–193). We invite

public comment on this publication.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on

the proposed routine use must do so by

December 10, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested individuals may

comment on this publication by writing

to the National Council on Disability,

1331 F Street, NW, Suite 1050,

Washington, DC 20004; 202–272–2022

(fax); ebriggs@ncd.gov (e-mail). All

comments received will be available for

public inspection at that address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ethel D. Briggs, Executive Director,

National Council on Disability, 1331 F

Street NW, Suite 1050, Washington,

D.C. 20004–1107; 202–272–2004

(Voice); 202–272–2074 (TTY); 202–272–

2022 (Fax); ebriggs@ncd.gov (e-mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to Public Law 104–93, the Personal

Responsibility and Work Opportunity

Reconciliation Act of 1996, the National

Council on Disability will disclose data

from its National Payroll Center system

of records to the Office of Child Support

Enforcement, Administration for

Children and Families, Department of

Health and Human Services for use in

the National Database of New Hires, part

of the Federal Parent Locator Service

(FPLS) and Federal Tax Offset System,

DHHS/OSCE No. 09–90–0074. A

description of the Federal Parent

Locator Service may be found at 62 FR

51663 (October 2, 1997).

FPLS is a computerized network

through which States may request

location information from Federal and

State agencies to find non-custodial

parents and their employers for

purposes of establishing paternity and
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securing support. On October 1, 1997,

the FPLS was expanded to include the

National Director of New Hires, a

database containing employment

information on employees recently

hired, quarterly wage data on private

and public sector employees, and

information on unemployment

compensation benefits. On October 1,

1998, the FPLS will be expanded further

to include a Federal Case Registry. The

Federal Case Registry will contain

abstracts on all participants involved in

child support enforcement cases. When

the Federal Case Registry is instituted,

its files will be matched on an ongoing

basis against the files in the National

Director of New Hires to determine if an

employee is a participant in a child

support case anywhere in the country.

If the FPLS identifies a person as being

a participant in a State child support

case, that State will be notified. State

requests to the FPLS for location

information will also continue to be

processed after October 1, 1998.

When individuals are hired by the

National Council on Disability, we may

disclose to the FPLS their names, social

security numbers, home addresses,

dates of birth, dates of hire, and

information identifying us as the

employer. We also may disclose to FPLS

names, social security numbers, and

quarterly earnings of each National

Council on Disability employee, within

one month of the end of the quarterly

reporting period.

Information submitted by the National

Council on Disability to the FPLS will

be disclosed by the Office of Child

Support Enforcement to the Social

Security Administration for verification

to ensure that the social security

number provided is correct. The data

disclosed by the National Council on

Disability to the FPLS will also be

disclosed by the Office of Child Support

Enforcement to the Secretary of the

Treasury for use in verifying claims for

the advance payment of the earned

income tax credit or to verify a claim of

employment on a tax return.

Accordingly, the National Council on

Disability system notice is further

amended by addition of the following

routine use:

Routine Uses of Records Maintained in

the System, Including Categories of

Users and the Purposes of Such Uses

The names, social security numbers,

home addresses, dates of birth, dates of

hire, quarterly earnings, employer

identifying information, and State of

hire of employees may be disclosed to

the Office of Child Support

Enforcement, Administration for

Children and Families, Department of

Health and Human Services for the

purpose of locating individuals to

establish paternity, establishing and

modifying orders of child support,

identifying sources of income, and for

other child support enforcement actions

as required by the Personal

Responsibility and Work Opportunity

Reconciliation Act (Welfare Reform

Law, Pub. L. 104–193).

Signed in Washington, DC, on November

12, 1997.

Ethel D. Briggs,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 97–30470 Filed 11–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–MA–M

NATIONAL CREDIT UNION

ADMINISTRATION

Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Monday,

November 24, 1997.

PLACE: Board Room, 7th Floor, Room

7047, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA

22314–3428.

STATUS: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Requests from Three (3) Federal

Credit Unions to Convert to a

Community Charter.

2. Request from a Federal Credit

Union for a Charter and Insurance

Conversion.

3. Requests from Two (2) Credit

Unions to Merge and Convert Insurance.

4. Extension of Regulation Effective

Date: Part 704, NCUA’s Rules and

Regulations, Corporate Credit Unions.

5. Notice of Proposed Rule and

Request for Comments: Part 708a,

Appendix A, NCUA’s Rules and

Regulations, Mergers or Conversions of

Federally Insured Credit Unions to NonCredit Union Status.

6. Notice of Proposed Rule and

Request for Comments: Part 708b,

Subpart C, NCUA’s Rules and

Regulations, Mergers of Federally

Insured Credit Unions; Voluntary

Termination or Conversion of Insured

Status.

7. Proposed National Small Credit

Union Development Program.

8. NCUA’s 1998/1999 Operating

Budget.

RECESS: 12:30 p.m.

TIME AND DATE: 1:00 p.m., Monday,

November 24, 1997.

PLACE: Board Room, 7th Floor, Room

7047, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA

22314–3428.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Administrative Action under

Sections 116, 206 and 208 of the Federal

Credit Union Act. Closed pursuant to

exemptions (8), (9)(A)(ii) and (9)(B).

2. Administrative Action under

Section 206 of the Federal Credit Union

Act. Closed pursuant to exemptions (8),

(9)(A)(ii) and (9)(B).

3. Administrative Action under

Section 206 of the Federal Credit Union

Act. Closed pursuant to exemptions (5),

(7), (8) and (10).

4. Two (2) Administrative Actions

under Part 704 of NCUA’s Rules and

Regulations. Closed pursuant to

exemption (8).

5. One (1) Personnel Action. Closed

pursuant to exemptions (2) and (6).

6. Delegations of Authority. Closed

pursuant to exemptions (2) and (6).

7. Final Rule: Amendments to Part

790.2(b)(7), NCUA’s Rules and

Regulations. Closed pursuant to

exemptions (2) and (6).

8. Final Rule: Amendments to Part

791, including 791.4, 791.5, and 791.6,

NCUA’s Rules and Regulations. Closed

pursuant to exemptions (2) and (6).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Becky Baker, Secretary of the Board,

Telephone (703) 518–6304.

Becky Baker,

Secretary of the Board,

[FR Doc. 97–30578 Filed 11–17–97; 4:31 pm]

BILLING CODE 7535–01–M

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Advanced

Scientific Computing; Notice of

Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in

Advanced Scientific computing (#1185).

Date and Time: December 12, 1997, 8:30

am to 5:00 pm.

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1105.17, Arlington,

VA.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. John Van Rosendale,

Program Director, New Technologies

Program, Suite 1122, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230, (703) 306–1962.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide

recommendations and advice concerning

proposals submitted to NSF for financial

support.

Agenda: Panel review of the new

Technologies Program proposals as part of

the selection process for awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a