[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 222 (Tuesday, November 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 61552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30262]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Bureau of International Labor Affairs; U.S. National
Administrative Office; North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation;
Notice of Request for Comment
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Article 10(1)(a) of the North American Agreement on Labor
Cooperation (NAALC) calls for the Council for the Commission for Labor
Cooperation to review the operation and effectiveness of the NAALC
within four years of its entry into force. In order to undertake the
review, the Council agreed to a process which includes seeking public
input on the operation and effectiveness of the NAALC. Written comments
are requested.
DATES: Written comments on the operation and effectiveness of the NAALC
should be submitted by December 18, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to the U.S. National Administrative
Office, U.S. Department of Labor, Room C-4327, 200 Constitution Avenue,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210 or the Secretariat, Commission for Labor
Cooperation, 350 North St. Paul, Suite 2424, Dallas, Texas 75201-4240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irasema T. Garza, Secretary, U.S.
National Administrative Office, Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Room C-4327, Washington, D.C. 20210. Telephone: (202)
501-6653 (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The North American Agreement on Labor
Cooperation (NAALC) was signed by the Presidents of the United States
of America and of the United Mexican States, and the Prime Minister of
Canada in September 1993 and entered into force on January 1, 1994.
Article 10(1)(a) of the NAALC provides that the Council shall ``oversee
the implementation and develop recommendations on the further
elaboration of this Agreement and, to this end, the Council shall,
within four years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement,
review its operation and effectiveness in light of experience * * *.''
The Council agreed to a process of review that includes issuing an
invitation for written public comments on the operation and
effectiveness of the NAALC. Written comments may be made to the
National Administrative Offices of any Party or to the international
Secretariat. Any comment received by the U.S. National Administrative
Office will be transmitted verbatim to the Secretariat, which has been
delegated responsibility by the Council to oversee the review process.
Signed at Washington, D.C. on November 12, 1997.
Irasema T. Garza,
Secretary, U.S. National Administrative Office.
[FR Doc. 97-30262 Filed 11-17-97; 8:45 am]
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