[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28713-28714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9778]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


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

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice of charter renewal.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC), and the 
Labor Provisions of U.S. Free Trade Agreements, the Secretary of Labor 
has determined that the renewal of the charter of the National Advisory 
Committee for Labor Provisions of U.S. Free Trade Agreements is 
necessary and in the public interest. 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, which is the point of 
contact for the NAALC and the Labor Provisions of U.S. Free Trade 
Agreements. The committee is to be comprised of twelve members, four 
representing the labor community, four representing the business 
community, and four representing the public.

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    Purpose: In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, Article 17 of the NAALC, Article 17.4 of the United 
States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, Article 18.4 of the United 
States-Chile Free Trade Agreement, Article 18.4 of the United States-
Australia Free Trade Agreement, Article 16.4 of the United States-
Morocco Free Trade Agreement, Article 16.4 of the Central America-
Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), and 
Article 15.4 of the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement, the 
Secretary of Labor has determined that the renewal of the charter of 
the National Advisory Committee for Labor Provisions of U.S. Free Trade 
Agreements 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, United 
States-Australia Free Trade Agreements, United States-Morocco Free 
Trade Agreement, the Central America-Dominican Republic-United States 
Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), and the United States-Bahrain Free 
Trade Agreement.
    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, the United States-Australia 
Free Trade Agreement, United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement, the 
Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement 
(CAFTA-DR), and the United States-Bahrain 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 employees 
of the United States Government, none of these members shall be deemed 
to be employees of the United States Government.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celeste Helm, Division Chief, Division 
of Trade Agreement Administration and Technical Cooperation, Bureau of 
International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, telephone (202) 
693-4775.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 16th day of May 2007.
James Carter,
Deputy Undersecretary, International Labor Affairs.
[FR Doc. E7-9778 Filed 5-21-07; 8:45 am]
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