Notice2023-11560
Notification of the Second United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Labor Council Meeting
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Published
May 31, 2023
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Trade Representative, Office of United States
Abstract
The Parties to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) intend to hold the second meeting of the Labor Council on June 28-29, 2023. The meeting will include a closed in-person government-to- government Labor Council session in Mexico City, Mexico, and a virtual public session on implementation of the USMCA labor chapter. The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) invite comments and questions from the public in advance of the virtual public session.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 34915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11560]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notification of the Second United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Labor Council Meeting
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Parties to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
(USMCA) intend to hold the second meeting of the Labor Council on June
28-29, 2023. The meeting will include a closed in-person government-to-
government Labor Council session in Mexico City, Mexico, and a virtual
public session on implementation of the USMCA labor chapter. The Office
of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the U.S.
Department of Labor (DOL) invite comments and questions from the public
in advance of the virtual public session.
DATES:
June 1, 2023: Details for registering for participation in the
virtual public session will be made available on DOL and USTR websites.
June 12, 2023: The deadline for submission of questions or
comments.
June 29, 2023, 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT: The Labor Council will
convene a virtual public session.
ADDRESSES: Submit written questions and/or comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d49d989596f99ba1a0a6b1b5b7bc94909b98fab3bba2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f4bdb8b5b6d9bb8180869195979cb4b0bbb8da939b82">[email protected]</span></a> and <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fcb1bea4d2a9afa8aed2a9afb1bfbd94938890959299bc898f888ed299938cd29b938a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f323d27512a2c2b2d512a2c323c3e17100b1316111a3f0a0c0b0d511a100f51181009">[email protected]</span></a>. All
submissions must include the subject line USMCA Labor Council Meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenna Dougan, Deputy Assistant U.S.
Trade Representative for Labor Affairs, USTR at 202-395-7391, or
Samantha Tate, Division Chief for USMCA Monitoring and Enforcement,
Office of Trade and Labor Affairs, Bureau of International Labor
Affairs, DOL at 202-693-4920.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Article 23.14 of the USMCA establishes a Labor Council composed of
senior government representatives from trade and labor ministries that
must meet within one year of the date of entry into force of the USMCA.
On June 29, 2021, the Labor Council conducted the initial meeting.
Thereafter, the Labor Council will meet every two years unless the
Parties decide otherwise. The June 28-29, 2023, meeting is being held
pursuant to this requirement. The Labor Council may consider any matter
within the scope of Chapter 23 (Labor) and perform other functions as
the Parties may decide.
In conducting its activities, including meetings, the Labor Council
must provide a means for receiving and considering the views of
interested persons on matters related to the labor chapter. If
practicable, meetings will include a public session or other means for
Labor Council members to meet with the public to discuss matters
relating to the implementation of Chapter 23 (Labor). Accordingly, the
Parties invite questions and comments from interested persons, and the
July 28-29, 2023, Labor Council meeting will include a virtual public
session.
Labor Council decisions and reports are made by consensus and will
be made publicly available unless the Council decides otherwise. The
Labor Council issues a joint summary report or statement on its work at
the end of each Council meeting.
II. Labor Council Meeting
The Labor Council will include an in-person, government-to-
government closed session to discuss the Parties' Chapter 23 (Labor)
obligations and a virtual public session. The government-to-government
session will not be open to the public.
III. Public Session on USMCA Chapter 23 Implementation
The Labor Council invites members of the public to participate in a
virtual public session on June 29, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
EDT, to address USMCA Chapter 23 (Labor) implementation. Details for
registering for virtual participation in the public session will be
made available by June 1, 2023, on both the USTR website at <a href="https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/labor">https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/labor</a>, and the DOL website at <a href="https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/our-work/trade/labor-rights-usmca">https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/our-work/trade/labor-rights-usmca</a>.
IV. Comments
The Labor Council is interested in the views of interested persons
on matters related to the USMCA labor chapter. DOL and USTR invite
specific comments and questions about the labor chapter that could be
addressed at the public session. When preparing comments and questions,
we encourage submitters to refer to Chapter 23 of the USMCA (<a href="https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/files/agreements/FTA/USMCA/Text/23-Labor.pdf">https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/files/agreements/FTA/USMCA/Text/23-Labor.pdf</a>) and the USMCA Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and
Enforcement Interim Procedural Guidelines for Petitions Pursuant to the
USMCA (<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/06/30/2020-14086/interagency-labor-committee-for-monitoring-and-enforcement-procedural-guidelines-for-petitions">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/06/30/2020-14086/interagency-labor-committee-for-monitoring-and-enforcement-procedural-guidelines-for-petitions</a>).
Joshua Kagan,
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Labor, Office of the United
States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 2023-11560 Filed 5-30-23; 8:45 am]
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