[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 198 (Friday, October 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 62264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25121]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Notice of a Virtual Meeting of the Advisory Committee on
Apprenticeship (ACA)
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 an open virtual meeting of the Advisory Committee on
Apprenticeship (ACA) on November 14-15, 2012, which can be accessed
from the Office of Apprenticeship's (OA) homepage: 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 a cost savings to the government while still
offering a venue that allows for public participation and transparency,
as required by FACA.
DATES: The meeting will begin at approximately 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
on Wednesday, November 14, 2012, and will continue until approximately
3:00 p.m. The meeting will reconvene on Thursday, November 15, 2012, at
approximately 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time and adjourn at approximately 3:00
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 prominently posted
on the OA homepage: 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 the listening room 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. All meeting updates will be posted
to OA's homepage: http://www.doleta.gov/oa/. All meeting participants,
whether attending virtually or in person, should submit a notice of
intention to attend by Wednesday, November 7, 2012, via email to Mr.
John V. Ladd at [email protected], subject line ``Virtual ACA
Meeting.'' The webinar will be limited to 200 participants, unless OA
receives more than 200 submissions to attend. 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, November 7, 2012.
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 via email at [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 will be included in the record for the meeting
if received by Wednesday, November 7, 2012.
Purpose of the Meeting and Topics To Be Discussed
The primary purpose of the meeting is to provide the ACA with an
opportunity to reconvene after the summit honoring the 75th anniversary
of the National Apprenticeship Act, finalize their recommendations to
the Secretary of Labor, and begin to proactively develop implementation
strategies for the upcoming term. The meeting agenda will include the
following:
[rtarr8] Improving Completion Rates
[rtarr8] Final Recommendations and Report to the Secretary
[rtarr8] Pre-Apprenticeship Update
[rtarr8] Community Based Organizations (CBO) White Paper
[rtarr8] Efforts to Improve Opportunities for Veterans
[rtarr8] Sector Caucus Breakout Sessions and Report Outs
[rtarr8] Annual Outlook: Finalize Workgroups and Implementation
Strategies for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013
[rtarr8] Other Matters of Interest to the Apprenticeship Community
[rtarr8] 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, November 7, 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 4th day of October, 2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-25121 Filed 10-11-12; 8:45 am]
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