[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49772-49773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19847]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Notice of a Public Meeting of the Advisory Committee on
Apprenticeship (ACA)
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2 Sec. 10), notice is hereby given to announce a
public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA) on
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 and Thursday, September 19, 2013. The ACA
is a discretionary committee established by the Secretary of Labor, in
accordance with FACA, as amended in 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and its
implementing regulations (41 CFR parts 101-6 and 102-3). All meetings
of the ACA are open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will begin at approximately 1:30 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time on Tuesday, September 17, 2013, via webinar, and will
continue until approximately 4:00 p.m. The meeting will reconvene on
Thursday, September 19, 2013, at the U.S. Department of Labor, at
approximately 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time and adjourn at
approximately 4:00 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: In order to promote cost savings, the ACA
will convene virtually on Tuesday, September 17, 2013, and face-to-face
at the U.S. Department of Labor on September 19, 2013. The first day of
the meeting will take place via webinar and audio-video conference
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. (Please consult the Security Instructions for the
Frances Perkins Building below). The second first day of the meeting
will take place at the Department of Labor, Frances Perkins Building,
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC, 20210, Room, C5515.
Members of the public are encouraged to arrive early to allow for
security clearance into the Francis Perkins Building.
Security Instructions for June 6, 2013 at the Frances Perkins
Building: Meeting participants should use the visitor's entrance to
access Frances Perkins Building, one block north of Constitution Avenue
on at 3rd and C Streets NW. For security purposes meeting participants
must:
1. Present a valid photo ID to receive a visitor badge.
2. Know the name of the event you are attending: the meeting event
is the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship.
3. Visitor badges are issued by the security officer at the Visitor
Entrance located at 3rd and C Streets NW. When you receive your visitor
badge, the
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security officer will retain your photo ID until you return the visitor
badge.
4. Laptops and other electronic devices may be inspected and logged
for identification purposes.
5. Due to limited parking options, Metro rail is the easiest way to
access the Frances Perkins Building.
Notice of Intent to Attend the Meeting: All meeting participants,
whether attended either session, virtually or in person, are being
asked to submit a notice of intent to attend by Wednesday, September 4,
2013, via email to Mr. John V. Ladd at [email protected],
subject line ``September 2013 ACA Meeting.'' Please indicate if you
will be attending the meeting on both days. This information is
necessary to provide adequate space to accommodate all meeting
participants. If individuals have special needs and/or disabilities
that will require special accommodations, please contact Kenya Huckaby
on (202) 693-3795 or via email at [email protected] no later than
Wednesday, September 4, 2013. The webinar will be limited to 200
participants, unless OA receives more than 200 submissions to attend.
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
``September 2013 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, September 4, 2013.
Purpose of the Meeting and Topics To Be Discussed: The primary
purpose of the meeting is to discuss and approve final recommendations
to improve veterans' access to Registered Apprenticeship (RA); develop
a implementation plan for the recently approved Vision for Registered
Apprenticeship in the 21st Century Report, and begin discussions on the
need for concerted efforts to improve the rate of women's participation
in Registered Apprenticeship. The meeting agenda will include the
following:
Follow-up Discussion from the June 2013 Meeting
Deliberation on Proposed Recommendations to the Secretary to
improve the transition of Veterans into Registered Apprenticeship
Workgroup Breakout Sessions: (1) Expansion/Quality; (2)
Education/Partnerships; and (3) Increasing Opportunities
Workgroup Report Outs: Proposed Priorities, Metrics, and Work
plan for the Year Ahead
Discuss Women's Participation in Registered Apprenticeship.
Other Matters of Interest to the Apprenticeship Community
Public Comment
Adjourn
The agenda may be updated should priority items come before the ACA
between the time of this publication and the scheduled date of the ACA
meeting. All meeting updates will be posted to the Office of
Apprenticeship's homepage: http://www.doleta.gov/oa/. 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, September 4, 2013. 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 30th day of July 2013.
Eric Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-19847 Filed 8-14-13; 8:45 am]
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