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partnership between Executive agencies,

labor and human rights advocacy

groups, industry representatives, and

the public to promote effective

enforcement of the law and to further

the President’s commitment to combat

abusive child labor.

Objective, Scope and Description of the

Committee

The Committee will advise the U.S.

Treasury Department, the U.S. Customs

Service, and other Executive agencies,

on measures to enhance the

effectiveness of enforcement of the

import prohibition on merchandise

manufactured in foreign countries with

forced or indentured child labor. Among

other matters, the Committee will assist

in identifying specific information

resources regarding, and avenues of

productive inquiry into, prohibited

child labor operations overseas. A major

objective of the Committee is to share

the expertise of private sector specialists

regarding methods of operation

employed, and international trade

channels used, by manufacturers and

distributors of merchandise produced

with forced or indentured child labor.

The ultimate purpose of this combined

effort is to support a vigorous law

enforcement initiative to stop illegal

shipments of products of forced or

indentured child labor and to punish

violators.

Among other things, the Committee

may make recommendations in the

following areas. The Committee may

consider additional governmental and

nongovernmental measures to prevent

child labor imports. The Committee may

recommend measures and furnish

information that will assist the

Executive agencies in establishing a

vigorous outreach and educational

program calling upon industries and

individuals in the private sector to

promote voluntary compliance with the

child labor prohibition. The Committee

may explore avenues for encouraging

the cooperation of both foreign

governments and foreign

nongovernmental organizations in

nations where child labor is widely

perceived to be a serious problem in

order to enlarge the reach and

effectiveness of U.S. enforcement efforts

and resources.

Private sector members will be

selected by the Secretary of the Treasury

from persons with expertise in the

subject of the use of child labor in

foreign countries, particularly in the

production of merchandise for

international trade and/or who have

commercial interests that may be

affected by governmental enforcement

measures. Members will be drawn from

such organizations as labor rights,

human rights, and child welfare groups;

labor unions; affected private firms and

trade associations; academic experts and

others who possess relevant expertise

and/or who represent affected

constituencies. Appointments will be

made with the objective of creating a

diverse and balanced body with a

variety of interests, backgrounds, and

viewpoints represented. In general,

there will be at least twelve private

sector members and not more than

twenty. The Committee also will

include ex officio members from

relevant government agencies and

entities.

The Committee will be chaired by the

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for

Enforcement who may designate

another official to serve in his absence

as Acting Chairperson for purposes of

presiding over a meeting of the

Committee or performing any other duty

of the Chairperson. The Committee will

function for a two-year period before

renewal or termination. It will meet

periodically, but generally not more

than four times per year, at the Treasury

Department in Washington. The

Committee may elect to hold a

meeting(s) at another location if there is

a consensus that this would further the

objectives of the Committee.

The meetings are open to public

observers, including the press, unless

special procedures have been followed

to close a meeting.

No person who is required to register

under the Foreign Agents Registration

Act as an agent or representative of a

foreign principal may serve on an

advisory committee. Members shall not

be paid compensation nor shall they be

considered Federal Government

employees for any purpose. No per

diem, transportation, or other expenses

are reimbursed for the cost of attending

Committee meetings at any location.

Membership on the Committee is

personal to the appointee. Regular

attendance is essential to the effective

operation of the Committee. However,

in the event of an unavoidable absence,

a member may designate an alternate to

represent him or her at a meeting.

Application for Advisory Committee

Appointment

Any interested person wishing to

serve on the Treasury Advisory

Committee on International Child Labor

Enforcement must provide the

following:

—Statement of interest and reasons for

application;

—Complete professional biography or

resume;

In addition, applicants must state in

their applications that they agree to

submit to preappointment security and

tax checks. There is no prescribed

format for the application. Applicants

may send a cover letter describing their

interest and qualifications and enclosing

a resume.

The application period for interested

candidates will extend to July 10, 1998.

Applications should be submitted in

sufficient time to be received by the

close of business on the closing date and

be addressed to Dennis M. O’Connell,

Director, Office of Tariff and Trade

Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary

(Enforcement), Room 4004, Department

of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20220,

Attention: CHILD 1998.

Dated: June 2, 1998.

Dennis M. O’Connell,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary

(Regulatory, Tariff and Trade Enforcement).

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Treasury Advisory Committee on

Commercial Operations of the U.S.

Customs Service; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

date and location of the next meeting

and the agenda for consideration by the

Treasury Advisory Committee on

Commercial Operations of the U.S.

Customs Service.

DATES: The next meeting of the Treasury

Advisory Committee on Commercial

Operations of the U.S. Customs Service

will be held on June 26, 1998. The

session will be held at the Marriot

Financial Center, 85 West Street, New

York, New York. (Tel. 212–266–6246,

FAX: 212–385–9174) from

approximately 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dennis M. O’Connell, Director, Office of

Tariff and Trade Affairs, Office of the

Under Secretary for Enforcement, Room

4004, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20220. Tel.: (202) 622–

0220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is the

seventh meeting of the current two-year

term of the Committee. The provisional

agenda to be considered at the meeting

is as follows:

1. Introduction of the Chief U.S.

Textile Negotiator, Mr. Donald Johnson,

and a discussion of the textile program.
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2. Automated Export System: report of

the subcommittee to develop industry

recommendations.

3. Status and progress of Customs

automation.

4. Current priorities in commercial

enforcement.

5. The Merchandise Processing Fee

and aggregation of entries: How can they

be harmonized?

The foregoing provisional agenda may

be modified prior to the meeting.

Members of the public may verify the

final content of the agenda by calling

the information number one week prior

to the meeting. The Committee, in its

discretion, may take up other matters,

time permitting. The meeting is open to

the public. However, participation in

the discussion is limited to Committee

members and Treasury and Customs

staff. It is necessary for any person other

than an Advisory Committee member

who wishes to attend the meeting to

give notice by contacting Ms. Theresa

Manning no later than June 19, 1998 at

202–622–0220.

Dated: June 2, 1998.

Dennis M. O’Connell,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary

(Regulatory, Tariff and Trade Enforcement).

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