Bureau of International Labor Affairs; U.S. National
Administrative Office; North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation;
Extension of Comment Period [11/25/2003]
Volume 68, Number 227, Page 66125
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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;
Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor.
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
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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. The
Council completed a review of the Agreement in 1998, for the period
1994-1998, and issued a report titled ``Review of the North American
Agreement on Labor Cooperation.'' In that report, the Council agreed to
undertake a second review in the year 2002. The U.S. National
Administrative Office hereby extends by 60 days the period for filing
public comments for the purpose of that report. This action is taken to
permit additional comments from interested persons.
DATES: Written comments on the operation and effectiveness of the NAALC
should be submitted by February 3, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to the National Administrative Office,
U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-5205, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lewis Karesh, Acting Director,
National Administrative Office, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-5205, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone:
(202) 693-4900 (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 carried out the first review of the Agreement in 1998 and
issued a report titled ``Review of the North American Agreement on
Labor Cooperation.'' In that report, the Council agreed to undertake a
second comprehensive review in the year 2002. As part of the review,
the National Administrative Office is seeking public comments on the
operation and effectiveness of the NAALC from 1999 to the present. This
request for public comments was previously announced in the Federal
Register of November 5, 2003 (68 FR 62620), with a deadline of December
5, 2003. However, it has been decided to extend the deadline by an
additional 60 days to February 3, 2004, to provide the public with more
time to submit comments. Written comments and/or an electronic version
(preferred in Microsoft Word format) may be sent to the National
Administrative Office. In the event that a response to this notice is
going to be sent by electronic mail, please use the following address_USNAO@DOL.GOV_and the following subject heading: Response to Request
for Comments on NAALC Review 2004.
A text of the NAALC can be obtained at the following Internet
address: http://www.dol.gov/ILAB/regs/naalc/naalc.htm. A text of the
first four year review can be obtained at the following Internet
address: http://www.naalc.org/english/publications/review.htm or by
calling (202) 693-4900.
Signed at Washington, DC on November 18, 2003.
Lewis Karesh,
Acting Director, National Administrative Office.
[FR Doc. 03-29365 Filed 11-24-03; 8:45 am]
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