[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23512-23513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9430]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; virtual meeting
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice of a virtual meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) (Pub. L. 92-463; 5 U.S.C. APP. 1), notice is hereby given to
announce a open virtual meeting of the Advisory Committee on
Apprenticeship (ACA) on May 9-10, 2012, which will be held online at
http://www.doleta.gov/oa/. The ACA is a discretionary committee
established by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with FACA, as
amended 5 U.S.C., App. 2, and its implementing regulations (41 CFR 101-
6 and 102-3). All meetings of the ACA are open to the public. A virtual
meeting of the ACA provides cost savings and a greater degree of public
participation and transparency.
DATES: The meeting will begin at approximately 1 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, and continues until approximately 5
p.m. The meeting will reconvene on Thursday, May 10, 2012, at
approximately 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and adjourn at approximately
5 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The designated Federal Official, Mr.
John V. Ladd, Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship, Employment and
Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room N-5311, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-
2796, (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This virtual meeting will take place via
webinar and audio-video conferencing technology. Web and audio
instructions to participate in this meeting will be posted at http://www.doleta.gov/oa/.
Members of the public are encouraged to attend the meeting
virtually. For members of the public wishing to attend in person, a
listening room with limited seating will be made available upon
request. The location for public attendees to attend will be: U.S.
Department of Labor, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20210. The agenda may be updated should priority
items come before the Committee between the time of this publication
and the scheduled date of the ACA meeting. For meeting updates please
refer to http://www.doleta.gov/oa/. All meeting participants, whether
attending virtually or in person, should submit a notice of intention
to attend via email to John V. Ladd at [email protected],
subject line ``Virtual ACA Meeting.'' The webinar will be limited to
200 participants, unless the Office of Apprenticeship receives more
than 200 submissions to attended. If individuals have special needs
and/or disabilities that will require special accommodations, please
contact Kenya Huckaby on (202) 693-3795 no later than Wednesday, May 2,
2012, to request for arrangements to be made.
Any member of the public who wishes to file written data or
comments pertaining to the agenda may do so by sending the data or
comments to Mr. John V. Ladd, Administrator via email at
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[email protected], subject line ``Virtual ACA Meeting,'' or
submitting to the Office of Apprenticeship, Employment and Training
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-5311, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Such submissions must be received by
Wednesday, May 2, 2012, to be included in the record for the meeting.
Purpose of the Meeting and Topics To Be Discussed
The purpose of the meeting is to consider several policy matters
affecting Registered Apprenticeship programs. The meeting will
primarily focus on planning for activities in support of the 75th
Anniversary of the signing of National Apprenticeship Act of 1937, to
include:
Discussion of the nature, structure, location and date of
a culminating event this summer;
Planning for National Apprenticeship Month including tours
of innovative and successful Registered Apprenticeship programs and
partnerships (to be scheduled in advance of culminating event);
Review of Trailblazer and Innovator submissions for the
21st Century Registered Apprenticeship Challenge.
Additional topics to be covered during the meeting include:
Workgroup Report-Outs and Open Committee Discussion
Regulatory Updates (as needed)
Update on Veterans Opportunity to Work to Hire Heroes Act
of 2011
Other Matters of Interest to the Apprenticeship Community
Public Comment
Any member of the public who wishes to speak at the meeting should
indicate the nature of the intended presentation and the amount of time
needed by furnishing a written statement to the Designated Federal
Official, Mr. John V. Ladd, by Wednesday, May 2, 2012. The Chairperson
will announce at the beginning of the meeting the extent to which time
will permit the granting of such requests.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 13th day of April, 2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-9430 Filed 4-18-12; 8:45 am]
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