[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 231 (Monday, December 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 71606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30427]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Notice of Redelegation of Authority and Further Assignment of 
Functions

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: The United States Trade Representative (USTR) is redelegating 
authorities and further assigning functions under the Trade Act of 2002 
(``Trade Act'') to other agencies and departments of the Executive 
Branch.

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SUMMARY: The Trade Act specifically granted to the President certain 
authorities and assigned certain functions related to agreements 
covered by Trade Act provisions. In Executive Order 13277 (67 FR 7305), 
the President delegated certain authorities and assigned certain 
functions to the USTR and provided guidance for exercising that 
authority and performing those functions, including the redelegation of 
authority and further assignment of functions to officers of any other 
department or agency within the Executive Branch. This notice informs 
the public of the USTR's redelegation of authorities and further 
assignment of functions. This notice does not create any right or 
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or equity by a 
party against the United States, its agencies, its officers, or any 
person.

DATES: These actions are effective immediately.

Redelegation of Authorities and Further Assignment of Functions

    Pursuant to section 3(b)(ii) of Executive Order 13277, the USTR 
hereby redelegates certain authorities and further assigns certain 
functions delegated or assigned to the USTR as set forth below. 
Agencies and departments to which authorities are delegated or 
functions are assigned shall exercise or perform them in a manner that 
is supportive of agreements subject to the Trade Act.
    (a) The functions of the President under section 2102(c)(5) of the 
Trade Act with respect to reviewing the impact of trade agreements on 
U.S. employment, including labor markets, assigned to the USTR are 
further assigned to the Secretary of Labor. Such reviews will be 
conducted through the interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee.
    (b) The USTR, in carrying out the assessment required under section 
2104(c), may obtain the advice and assistance of the Secretary of 
Commerce. The USTR will report to the Committee on Ways and Means of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
on proposals related to trade remedies as provided under section 
2104(d)(3)(A) with the advice and assistance of the Secretary of 
Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission.
    (c) The functions of the President under section 2108(a)(1-3) and 
(5), as they pertain to section 2108(1-3) of the Trade Act with respect 
to preparing and submitting to Congress implementation and enforcement 
plans for trade agreements, that have been assigned to the USTR are 
further assigned to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
who shall carry out these functions with the advice and assistance of 
the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, State and the Treasury and 
the U.S. Trade Representative and other agencies and departments as 
necessary.
    (d) The authorities and functions of the President under sections 
204(b)(3)(B)(ii), 204(b)(3)(B)(vi)(II)(cc), 204(b)(3)(C), 204(b)(3)(D), 
and 204(b)(3)(E) of the Andean Trade Preferences Act (ATPA) (19 U.S.C. 
3203(b)(3)(B)(ii), 3203(b)(B)((vi)(II)(cc), 3203(b)(3)(C), 
3203(b)(3)(D), and 3202(b)(3)(E)) that have been delegated or assigned 
to the USTR are redelegated and further assigned to the Secretary of 
State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, and 
the Secretary of Labor and may be redelegated or further assigned 
within each department or agency consistent with law. In exercising 
these authorities and performing these functions, these officials, 
including the USTR, or their designees shall act collectively in 
accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth in sections 
1(a) and (b) of Executive Order 11651, as amended, and in Executive 
Order 13191.

    Dated: November 25, 2002.
Robert B. Zoellick,
United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 02-30427 Filed 11-29-02; 8:45 am]
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