Executive Order 13439

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to ensure that the executive branch takes all appropriate steps to promote the safety of imported products, it is hereby ordered as follows:

. Establishment of Interagency Working Group on Import Safety.
 * The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish within the Department of Health and Human Services for administrative purposes only an Interagency Working Group on Import Safety (Working Group).

. Membership and Operation of Working Group.

. Mission of Working Group.
 * The mission of the Working Group shall be to identify actions and appropriate steps that can be pursued, within existing resources, to promote the safety of imported products, including the following:

. Administration of Working Group.
 * The Chair shall, to the extent permitted by law, provide administrative support and funding for the Working Group.

. Recommendations of Working Group.
 * The Working Group shall provide recommendations to the President, through the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, on the matters set forth in section 3 within 60 days of the date of this order, unless the Chair determines that an extension is necessary. The Working Group may take other actions it considers appropriate to promote the safety of imported products.

. Termination of Working Group.
 * Following consultation with the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, the Chair shall terminate the Working Group upon the completion of its duties.

. General Provisions.

, July 18, 2007. [FR Doc. 07–3593 Filed 7–19–07; 10:46 am] Billing Code 3195–01–P