Solicitation of Nominations for the United States Department of Labor's Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor, 48902-48903 [2011-20085]
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Solicitation of Nominations for the
United States Department of Labor’s
Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination
of Child Labor
The United States Department of
Labor’s Iqbal Masih Award for the
Elimination of Child Labor presented by
Secretary Hilda Solis, United States
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210:
1. Subject: The United States
Department of Labor’s Iqbal Masih
Award for the Elimination of Child
Labor.
2. Purpose: To outline the eligibility
criteria, the nomination process and the
administrative procedures for the
United States Department of Labor’s
Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination
of Child Labor, and to solicit
nominations for the United States
Department of Labor’s Iqbal Masih
Award for the Elimination of Child
Labor.
3. Originator: Office of Child Labor,
Forced Labor and Human Trafficking of
the Bureau of International Labor Affairs
(ILAB/OCFT).
4. Background: The award is to
recognize exceptional efforts to reduce
the worst forms of child labor and is in
response to Senate Committee direction
(Significant Report 110–107 DM/ILAB),
that the Secretary of Labor:
Establish an annual non-monetary award
recognizing the extraordinary efforts by an
individual, company, organization or
national government toward the reduction of
the worst forms of child labor. The award
shall be named, ‘‘the United States
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Department of Labor’s Iqbal Masih Award for
the Elimination of Child Labor.’’ Iqbal Masih
was a Pakistani carpet weaver sold into
slavery at age four. He escaped from his
servitude at age 12 and became an outspoken
advocate against child slavery. He told the
world of his plight when he received the
Reebok Human Rights Award in 1994. He
was tragically killed a year later at the age of
13 in his native Pakistan.
In view of inspiring and motivating
those who are working to eliminate the
worst forms of child labor, the award’s
two major goals are to:
a. Honor and give public recognition to a
recipient demonstrating extraordinary efforts
to combat the worst forms of child labor
internationally, and who shares qualities
demonstrated by Iqbal Masih including
leadership, courage, integrity, and a search to
end the labor exploitation of children, and,
b. Raise awareness about the worst forms
of child labor internationally.
5. Eligibility and Selection Criteria:
A. The nominees may include
individuals, companies, organizations,
or national governments and
nominations may be submitted by other
persons and entities with the knowledge
and permission of the nominee.
B. Nominees for the United States
Department of Labor’s Iqbal Masih
Award for the Elimination of Child
Labor will be judged by the following
selection criteria:
1. Implemented extraordinary efforts that
contribute towards the reduction of the worst
forms of child labor.
2. Generated positive international
attention in support of efforts to reduce the
worst forms of child labor.
3. Inspired others, including young
persons, to become champions against the
worst forms of child labor following the spirit
and example of Iqbal Masih.
4. Fomented constructive change regarding
the labor exploitation of children under great
odds or at great personal cost.
6. Nomination Submission
Requirements:
A. Nominations must identify the
proposed candidate and include a
justification statement.
B. The nomination packages should
be limited to information relevant to the
nominee. Nomination packages should
be no longer than two (2) typed pages
double-spaced. A page is 8.5 × 11 (on
one side only) with one-inch margins
(top, bottom, and sides).
C. Nomination packages must include
the following for consideration:
1. An executive summary about the
nominee, which clearly identifies the
specific attributes of the nominee
relevant to the selection criteria as listed
in Section 5(B).
2. A data summary on the nominee.
See Section 6(D).
D. A data summary on the nominee
will include the following:
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1. Name(s) of the individual,
company, organization or national
government being nominated.
2. Full street address, telephone
number and e-mail address of nominee.
3. Name, title, street address,
telephone number and e-mail address of
the person or organization submitting
the nomination.
E. Timing and Acceptable Methods of
Submission of Nominations:
Nomination packages must be
submitted to The United States
Department of Labor’s Iqbal Masih
Award for the Elimination of Child
Labor, Office of Child Labor, Forced
Labor and Human Trafficking, Room
S–5317, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210 by September
30, 2011. Any application received after
4:45 p.m. EDT on September 30, 2011
will not be considered unless it was
received before the award is made and:
1. It was sent by registered or certified
mail no later than September 15, 2011.
2. It is determined by the Government
that the late receipt was due solely to
mishandling by the Government after
receipt at the U.S. Department of Labor
at the address indicated; or
3. It was sent by U.S. Postal Service
Express Mail Next Day Service—Post
Office to Addressee, not later than
5 p.m. EDT at the place of mailing,
September 29, 2011.
The only acceptable evidence to
establish the date of mailing of a late
application sent by registered or
certified mail is the U.S. Postal Service
postmark on the envelope or wrapper
and on the original receipt from the U.S.
Postal Service. If the postmark is not
legible, an application received after the
above closing time and date will be
processed as if mailed late. ‘‘Postmark’’
means a printed, stamped, or otherwise
placed impression (not a postage meter
machine impression) that is readily
identifiable without further action as
having been applied and affixed by an
employee of the U.S. Postal Service on
the date of mailing. Therefore,
applicants should request that the postal
clerk place a legible hand cancellation
‘‘bull’s-eye’’ postmark on both the
receipt and the envelope or wrapper.
The only acceptable evidence to
establish the time of receipt at the U.S.
Department of Labor is the date/time
stamp of the ILAB/OCFT on the
application wrapper or other
documentary evidence or receipt
maintained by that office. Applications
sent by other delivery services, such as
Federal Express, UPS, e-mail (to
cook.katherine@dol.gov), etc., will also
be accepted; however, the applicant
bears the responsibility of timely
submission.
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Confirmation of receipt of your
application can be made by contacting
Katie Cook, by e-mail
cook.katherine@dol.gov, telephone (202)
693–4838, or OCFT telephone (202)
693–4843, prior to the closing deadline.
4. The U.S. Department of Labor will
also consider nomination packages from
previous years that were deemed
responsive but not yet selected for
award.
7. The Administrative Review Process:
A. ILAB/OCFT will perform a
preliminary administrative review to
determine the sufficiency of all
submitted application packages relative
to the selection criteria listed in Section
5(B).
B. ILAB/OCFT will conduct an initial
substantive review of the nominations
received and will identify a short list of
candidates to be considered.
C. A panel of Department of Labor
representatives will perform a
secondary review to make a
determination of the semi-finalists.
D. The Secretary of Labor will
conduct the final review and selection.
8. Other Factors to be Considered
During the Administrative Review
Process: Receipt of this award will not
preclude a nominee from being
considered for the United States
Department of Labor’s Iqbal Masih
Award for the Elimination of Child
Labor in subsequent years. Specific
accomplishments that served as the
basis of a prior award, however, may not
be considered as the basis for a
subsequent award application.
9. Procedures Following Selection:
The awardee will be notified of
selection via the contact person
identified in the application package at
least four weeks prior to the awards
ceremony.
10. Location: The Department of
Labor anticipates that the awards
ceremony will be held in late 2011 or
early 2012 at a location to be
determined by the Secretary of Labor.
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
(Pub. L. 104–13): Persons are not
required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) control number. This
collection of information is approved
under OMB Number 1290–0007
(Expiration Date: 12/31/2012). The
obligation to respond to this information
collection is voluntary; however, only
nominations that follow the nomination
procedures outlined in this notice will
receive consideration. The average time
to respond to this information of
collection is estimated to be 10 hours
per response; including the time for
reviewing instructions, researching
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existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the collection
of information. Submit comments
regarding this estimate; including
suggestions for reducing response time
or for improving any aspect of this
collection of information to the
Departmental Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Labor, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Room N–1301, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington
DC 20210 or e-mail to
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Please do
not send completed nominations to this
address.
We are very interested in your
thoughts and suggestions about your
experience in preparing and filing this
nomination packet for the United States
Department of Labor’s Iqbal Masih
Award for the Elimination of Child
Labor. Your comments will be very
useful to the ILAB/OCFT in making
improvements in our solicitation for
nominations for this award in
subsequent years. All comments are
strictly voluntary and strictly private.
We would appreciate your taking a few
minutes to tell us—for example,
whether you thought the instructions
were sufficiently clear; what you liked
or disliked; what worked or didn’t work;
whether it satisfied your need for
information or if it didn’t, or anything
else that you think is important for us
to know. Your comments will be most
helpful if you can be very specific in
relating your experience.
Please send any comments you have
to Katie Cook at cook.katherine@dol.gov
or via mail to the U.S. Department of
Labor, Office of Child Labor, Forced
Labor, and Human Trafficking, Room
S–5317, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210.
Sandra Polaski,
Deputy Undersecretary for International
Affairs.
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Employee Benefits Security
Administration
157th Meeting of the Advisory Council
on Employee Welfare and Pension
Benefit Plans; Notice of Meeting
Pursuant to the authority contained in
Section 512 of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29
U.S.C. 1142, the 157th open meeting of
the Advisory Council on Employee
Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (also
known as the ERISA Advisory Council)
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will be held on August 30–September 1,
2011.
The three-day meeting will take place
in C–5515 Room 1–A, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. The purpose of
the open meeting is for Advisory
Council members to hear testimony
from invited witnesses and to receive an
update from the Employee Benefits
Security Administration (EBSA). The
meeting will run from 9 a.m. to
approximately 5 p.m. on August 30 and
from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m.
on August 31 and September 1, with a
one hour break for lunch each day. The
EBSA update is scheduled for the
afternoon of August 31, subject to
change.
The Advisory Council will study the
following issues: (1) Current Challenges
and Best Practices for ERISA
Compliance for 403(b) Plan Sponsors,
(2) Hedge Funds and Private Equity
Investments, and (3) Privacy and
Security Issues Affecting Employee
Benefit Plans (other than health care
plans). The schedule for testimony and
discussion of these issues generally will
be one issue per day in the order noted
above. Descriptions of these topics are
available on the Advisory Council page
of the EBSA Web site, at https://
www.dol.gov/ebsa/aboutebsa/
erisa_advisory_council.html.
Organizations or members of the
public wishing to submit a written
statement may do so by submitting 30
copies on or before August 19, 2011 to
Larry Good, Executive Secretary, ERISA
Advisory Council, U.S. Department of
Labor, Suite N–5623, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Statements also may be submitted as email attachments in text or pdf format
transmitted to good.larry@dol.gov. It is
requested that statements not be
included in the body of the e-mail.
Statements deemed relevant by the
Advisory Council and received on or
before August 19, 2011 will be included
in the record of the meeting and
available in the EBSA Public Disclosure
room, along with witness statements. Do
not include any personally identifiable
information (such as name, address, or
other contact information) or
confidential business information that
you do not want publicly disclosed.
Written statements submitted by invited
witnesses also will be posted, without
change, on the Advisory Council page of
the EBSA Web site—https://
www.dol.gov/ebsa/aboutebsa/
erisa_advisory_council.html. Statements
posted on the Internet can be retrieved
by most Internet search engines.
Individuals or representatives of
organizations wishing to address the
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Solicitation of Nominations for the United States Department of
Labor's Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor
The United States Department of Labor's Iqbal Masih Award for the
Elimination of Child Labor presented by Secretary Hilda Solis, United
States Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210:
1. Subject: The United States Department of Labor's Iqbal Masih
Award for the Elimination of Child Labor.
2. Purpose: To outline the eligibility criteria, the nomination
process and the administrative procedures for the United States
Department of Labor's Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child
Labor, and to solicit nominations for the United States Department of
Labor's Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor.
3. Originator: Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human
Trafficking of the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB/OCFT).
4. Background: The award is to recognize exceptional efforts to
reduce the worst forms of child labor and is in response to Senate
Committee direction (Significant Report 110-107 DM/ILAB), that the
Secretary of Labor:
Establish an annual non-monetary award recognizing the
extraordinary efforts by an individual, company, organization or
national government toward the reduction of the worst forms of child
labor. The award shall be named, ``the United States Department of
Labor's Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor.''
Iqbal Masih was a Pakistani carpet weaver sold into slavery at age
four. He escaped from his servitude at age 12 and became an
outspoken advocate against child slavery. He told the world of his
plight when he received the Reebok Human Rights Award in 1994. He
was tragically killed a year later at the age of 13 in his native
Pakistan.
In view of inspiring and motivating those who are working to
eliminate the worst forms of child labor, the award's two major goals
are to:
a. Honor and give public recognition to a recipient
demonstrating extraordinary efforts to combat the worst forms of
child labor internationally, and who shares qualities demonstrated
by Iqbal Masih including leadership, courage, integrity, and a
search to end the labor exploitation of children, and,
b. Raise awareness about the worst forms of child labor
internationally.
5. Eligibility and Selection Criteria:
A. The nominees may include individuals, companies, organizations,
or national governments and nominations may be submitted by other
persons and entities with the knowledge and permission of the nominee.
B. Nominees for the United States Department of Labor's Iqbal Masih
Award for the Elimination of Child Labor will be judged by the
following selection criteria:
1. Implemented extraordinary efforts that contribute towards the
reduction of the worst forms of child labor.
2. Generated positive international attention in support of
efforts to reduce the worst forms of child labor.
3. Inspired others, including young persons, to become champions
against the worst forms of child labor following the spirit and
example of Iqbal Masih.
4. Fomented constructive change regarding the labor exploitation
of children under great odds or at great personal cost.
6. Nomination Submission Requirements:
A. Nominations must identify the proposed candidate and include a
justification statement.
B. The nomination packages should be limited to information
relevant to the nominee. Nomination packages should be no longer than
two (2) typed pages double-spaced. A page is 8.5 x 11 (on one side
only) with one-inch margins (top, bottom, and sides).
C. Nomination packages must include the following for
consideration:
1. An executive summary about the nominee, which clearly identifies
the specific attributes of the nominee relevant to the selection
criteria as listed in Section 5(B).
2. A data summary on the nominee. See Section 6(D).
D. A data summary on the nominee will include the following:
1. Name(s) of the individual, company, organization or national
government being nominated.
2. Full street address, telephone number and e-mail address of
nominee.
3. Name, title, street address, telephone number and e-mail address
of the person or organization submitting the nomination.
E. Timing and Acceptable Methods of Submission of Nominations:
Nomination packages must be submitted to The United States
Department of Labor's Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child
Labor, Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Room
S-5317, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210 by September
30, 2011. Any application received after 4:45 p.m. EDT on September 30,
2011 will not be considered unless it was received before the award is
made and:
1. It was sent by registered or certified mail no later than
September 15, 2011.
2. It is determined by the Government that the late receipt was due
solely to mishandling by the Government after receipt at the U.S.
Department of Labor at the address indicated; or
3. It was sent by U.S. Postal Service Express Mail Next Day
Service--Post Office to Addressee, not later than 5 p.m. EDT at the
place of mailing, September 29, 2011.
The only acceptable evidence to establish the date of mailing of a
late application sent by registered or certified mail is the U.S.
Postal Service postmark on the envelope or wrapper and on the original
receipt from the U.S. Postal Service. If the postmark is not legible,
an application received after the above closing time and date will be
processed as if mailed late. ``Postmark'' means a printed, stamped, or
otherwise placed impression (not a postage meter machine impression)
that is readily identifiable without further action as having been
applied and affixed by an employee of the U.S. Postal Service on the
date of mailing. Therefore, applicants should request that the postal
clerk place a legible hand cancellation ``bull's-eye'' postmark on both
the receipt and the envelope or wrapper.
The only acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at
the U.S. Department of Labor is the date/time stamp of the ILAB/OCFT on
the application wrapper or other documentary evidence or receipt
maintained by that office. Applications sent by other delivery
services, such as Federal Express, UPS, e-mail (to
cook.katherine@dol.gov), etc., will also be accepted; however, the
applicant bears the responsibility of timely submission.
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Confirmation of receipt of your application can be made by
contacting Katie Cook, by e-mail cook.katherine@dol.gov, telephone
(202) 693-4838, or OCFT telephone (202) 693-4843, prior to the closing
deadline.
4. The U.S. Department of Labor will also consider nomination
packages from previous years that were deemed responsive but not yet
selected for award.
7. The Administrative Review Process:
A. ILAB/OCFT will perform a preliminary administrative review to
determine the sufficiency of all submitted application packages
relative to the selection criteria listed in Section 5(B).
B. ILAB/OCFT will conduct an initial substantive review of the
nominations received and will identify a short list of candidates to be
considered.
C. A panel of Department of Labor representatives will perform a
secondary review to make a determination of the semi-finalists.
D. The Secretary of Labor will conduct the final review and
selection.
8. Other Factors to be Considered During the Administrative Review
Process: Receipt of this award will not preclude a nominee from being
considered for the United States Department of Labor's Iqbal Masih
Award for the Elimination of Child Labor in subsequent years. Specific
accomplishments that served as the basis of a prior award, however, may
not be considered as the basis for a subsequent award application.
9. Procedures Following Selection: The awardee will be notified of
selection via the contact person identified in the application package
at least four weeks prior to the awards ceremony.
10. Location: The Department of Labor anticipates that the awards
ceremony will be held in late 2011 or early 2012 at a location to be
determined by the Secretary of Labor.
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice (Pub. L. 104-13): Persons are not
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
This collection of information is approved under OMB Number 1290-0007
(Expiration Date: 12/31/2012). The obligation to respond to this
information collection is voluntary; however, only nominations that
follow the nomination procedures outlined in this notice will receive
consideration. The average time to respond to this information of
collection is estimated to be 10 hours per response; including the time
for reviewing instructions, researching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing
the collection of information. Submit comments regarding this estimate;
including suggestions for reducing response time or for improving any
aspect of this collection of information to the Departmental Clearance
Officer, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Room N-1301, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20210
or e-mail to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Please do not send completed
nominations to this address.
We are very interested in your thoughts and suggestions about your
experience in preparing and filing this nomination packet for the
United States Department of Labor's Iqbal Masih Award for the
Elimination of Child Labor. Your comments will be very useful to the
ILAB/OCFT in making improvements in our solicitation for nominations
for this award in subsequent years. All comments are strictly voluntary
and strictly private. We would appreciate your taking a few minutes to
tell us--for example, whether you thought the instructions were
sufficiently clear; what you liked or disliked; what worked or didn't
work; whether it satisfied your need for information or if it didn't,
or anything else that you think is important for us to know. Your
comments will be most helpful if you can be very specific in relating
your experience.
Please send any comments you have to Katie Cook at
cook.katherine@dol.gov or via mail to the U.S. Department of Labor,
Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking, Room S-
5317, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Sandra Polaski,
Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs.
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