[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 56 (Thursday, March 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15125-15126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5805]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Bureau of International Labor Affairs; National Advisory 
Committee for Labor Provisions of U.S. Free Trade Agreements; Notice of 
Reestablishment

    In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Article 17 of the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation 
(NAALC), Article 17.4 of the United States--Singapore Free Trade 
Agreement, and Article 18.4 of the United States--Chile Free Trade 
Agreement, and Article 18.4 of the United States--Australia Free Trade 
Agreement, the Secretary of Labor has determined that the issuance of 
the charter of the National Advisory Committee for Labor Provisions of 
U.S. Free Trade Agreements, formerly the National Advisory Committee 
for the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation, is necessary and 
in the public interest.
    The Bureau of International Labor Affairs is the point of contact 
within the U.S. Department of Labor for the NAALC and the labor 
provisions of the United States--Singapore, United States--Chile, and 
United States--Australia Free Trade Agreements.
    The committee shall provide its views to the Secretary of Labor 
through the Bureau of International Labor Affairs of the U.S. 
Department of Labor on the implementation of the NAALC and the labor 
chapters of the United States--Singapore Free Trade Agreement, the 
United States--Chile Free Trade Agreement, and the United States--
Australia Free Trade Agreement. The committee may be asked to provide 
advice on labor provisions of other free trade agreements to which the 
United States may be a party or become a party. The committee should 
provide advice on issues within the scope of the NAALC and the labor 
provisions of the free trade agreements, including cooperative 
activities and the labor cooperation mechanism of each free trade 
agreement as established in the labor provisions and the corresponding 
annexes. The committee may provide advice on these and other matters as 
they arise in the course of administering the NAALC and the labor 
provisions of other free trade agreements to which the United States 
may be a party or become a party.
    The committee is to be comprised of twelve members, four 
representing the labor community, four representing the business 
community, and four representing the public. Unless already

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employees of the United States Government, none of these members shall 
be deemed to be employees of the United States Government.
    Persons seeking additional information may contact the Office of 
Trade Agreement Implementation, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, 
U.S. Department of Labor, telephone (202) 693-4900.

    Signed in Washington DC, this 18th day of March, 2005.
Elaine L. Chao,
Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 05-5805 Filed 3-23-05; 8:45 am]
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