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[FR Doc No: 94-30755]


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[Federal Register: December 15, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

 

National Advisory Committee for the North American Agreement on 
Labor Cooperation; Notice of Establishment

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act and Article 
17 of the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation, the Secretary 
of Labor has established the National Advisory Committee for the North 
American Agreement on Labor Cooperation.
    The National Advisory Committee for the North American Agreement on 
Labor Cooperation shall provide advice to the Department of Labor on a 
number of matters pertaining to the administration and implementation 
of the side accord to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). 
These include but are not limited to the following: (1) Improving 
working conditions and living standards in each signatory's territory, 
(2) encouraging cooperation to promote innovation and rising levels of 
productivity and quality, (3) encouraging the publication and exchange 
of information to enhance the understanding of laws and institutions 
governing labor in each signatory's territory, (4) promoting compliance 
with, and effective enforcement by each signatory of, its labor laws.
    The committee will meet at least two times a year and more often as 
necessary. It shall comprise approximately 12 members, 4 representing 
the labor community, 4 representing the business community, two 
representing academia and two representing the public. None of these 
members shall be deemed to be employees of the United States.
    The committee will report to the Deputy Under Secretary for 
International Affairs. It will function solely as an advisory body and 
in compliance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act. Its charter will be filed under the Act fifteen (15) days from the 
date of this publication.
    Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding the 
establishment of the National Advisory Committee for the North American 
Agreement on Labor Cooperation. Such comments should be addressed to: 
Irasema T. Garza, Secretary, U.S. National Administrative Office, 
Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room C-4327, Washington, D.C. 20210, 
telephone (202) 501-6653.

    Signed at Washington, D.C., this 7th day of December, 1994.
Robert B. Reich,
Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 94-30755 Filed 12-14-94; 8:45 am]
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