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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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