80_FR_47677 80 FR 47525 - Workforce Information Advisory Council

80 FR 47525 - Workforce Information Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 152 (August 7, 2015)

Page Range47525-47526
FR Document2015-19385

The Department of Labor (Department) announces the establishment of the Workforce Information Advisory Council (WIAC), invites interested parties to submit nominations for individuals to serve on the WIAC, and announces the procedures for those nominations.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 152 (Friday, August 7, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 152 (Friday, August 7, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Workforce Information Advisory Council

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of Establishment of the Workforce Information Advisory 
Council and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department) announces the 
establishment of the Workforce Information Advisory Council (WIAC), 
invites interested parties to submit nominations for individuals to 
serve on the WIAC, and announces the procedures for those nominations.

DATES: Nominations for individuals to serve on the WIAC must be 
submitted (postmarked, if sending by mail; submitted electronically; or 
received, if hand delivered) by October 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations and supporting materials 
described in this Federal Register Notice by any one of the following 
methods:
    Electronically: Submit nominations, including attachments, by email 
using the following address: WIAC@dol.gov (use subject line 
``Nomination--Workforce Information Advisory Council'').
    Mail, express delivery, hand delivery, messenger, or courier 
service: Submit one copy of the nominations and supporting materials to 
the following address: Workforce Information Advisory Council 
Nominations, Office of Workforce Investment, U.S. Department of Labor, 
200 Constitution Ave. NW., Room C-4526, Washington, DC 20210. 
Deliveries by hand, express mail, messenger, and courier service are 
accepted by the Office of Workforce Investment during the hours of 9:00 
a.m.-5:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, Monday through Friday. Due to 
security-related procedures, submissions by regular mail may experience 
significant delays.
    Facsimile: The Department will not accept nominations submitted by 
fax.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Vitelli, Division of National 
Programs, Tools, and Technical Assistance, Office of Workforce 
Investment (address above); (202) 693-3045; or use email address for 
the WIAC, WIAC@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background and Authority

    Section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, 29 U.S.C. 49l-2, as amended by 
section 308 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 
(WIOA), Public Law #113-128 requires the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) 
to establish the WIAC.

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    The statute, as amended, requires the Secretary, acting through the 
Commissioner of Labor Statistics and the Assistant Secretary for 
Employment and Training, to formally consult at least twice annually 
with the WIAC to address: (1) Evaluation and improvement of the 
nationwide workforce and labor market information system established by 
the Wagner-Peyser Act, and of the statewide systems that comprise the 
nationwide system, and (2) how the Department and the States will 
cooperate in the management of those systems. The Secretary, acting 
through the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Employment and 
Training Administration (ETA), and in consultation with the WIAC and 
appropriate Federal agencies, must also develop a 2-year plan for 
management of the system, with subsequent updates every two years 
thereafter. The statute generally prescribes how the plan is to be 
developed and implemented, outlines the contents of the plan, and 
requires the Secretary to submit the plan to designated authorizing 
committees in the House and Senate.
    By law, the Secretary must ``seek, review, and evaluate'' 
recommendations from the WIAC, and respond to the recommendations in 
writing to the WIAC. The WIAC must make written recommendations to the 
Secretary on the evaluation and improvement of the workforce and labor 
market information system, including recommendations for the 2-year 
plan. The 2-year plan, in turn, must describe WIAC recommendations and 
the extent to which the plan incorporates them.
    The Department anticipates that the WIAC will accomplish its 
objectives by, for example: (1) Studying workforce and labor market 
information issues; (2) seeking and sharing information on innovative 
approaches, new technologies, and data to inform employment, skills 
training, and workforce and economic development decision making and 
policy; and (3) advising the Secretary on how the workforce and labor 
market information system can best support workforce development, 
planning, and program development.

II. Structure

    The Wagner-Peyser Act at section 15(d)(2)(B), requires the WIAC to 
have representative 14 members, appointed by the Secretary, consisting 
of:
    (i) Four members who are representatives of lead State agencies 
with responsibility for workforce investment activities, or State 
agencies described in Wagner-Peyser Act section 4 (agency designated or 
authorized by Governor to cooperate with the Secretary), who have been 
nominated by such agencies or by a national organization that 
represents such agencies;
    (ii) Four members who are representatives of the State workforce 
and labor market information directors affiliated with the State 
agencies responsible for the management and oversight of the workforce 
and labor market information system as described in Wagner-Peyser Act 
section 15(e)(2), who have been nominated by the directors;
    (iii) One member who is a representative of providers of training 
services under WIOA section 122 (Identification of Eligible Providers 
of Training Services);
    (iv) One member who is a representative of economic development 
entities;
    (v) One member who is a representative of businesses, who has been 
nominated by national business organizations or trade associations;
    (vi) One member who is a representative of labor organizations, who 
has been nominated by a national labor federation;
    (vii) One member who is a representative of local workforce 
development boards, who has been nominated by a national organization 
representing such boards; and
    (viii) One member who is a representative of research entities that 
use workforce and labor market information.
    The Secretary must ensure that the membership of the WIAC is 
geographically diverse, and that no two members appointed under clauses 
(i), (ii), and (vii), above, represent the same State. Each member will 
be appointed for a term of three years, except that the initial terms 
for members may be one, two, or three years in order to establish a 
rotation in which one-third of the members are selected each year. The 
Secretary will not appoint a member for any more than two consecutive 
terms. Any member whom the Secretary appoints to fill a vacancy 
occurring before the expiration of the predecessor's term will be 
appointed only for the remainder of that term. Members of the WIAC will 
serve on a voluntary and generally uncompensated basis, but will be 
reimbursed for travel expenses to attend WIAC meetings, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by the Federal travel 
regulations.

III. Nominations Process

    Of the seven types of members listed above and at section 15(d)(2), 
the Secretary may consider all nominations for three types, but for the 
other four, the Secretary may only appoint individuals nominated by 
particular organizations. Type (i) requires nomination from ``lead 
State agencies with responsibility for workforce investment 
activities'' and type (ii) requires nomination from ``State workforce 
and labor market information directors.'' Type (v) requires nomination 
by national business organizations or trade associations and type (vi) 
requires nomination by a national labor federation. But for types 
(iii), (iv), and (vii), any interested person or organization may 
nominate one or more qualified individuals for membership. If you would 
like to nominate an individual or yourself for appointment to the WIAC, 
please submit, to one of the addresses listed below, the following 
information:
     A copy of the nominee's biographical information and 
resume;
     A cover letter that provides your reason(s) for nominating 
the individual, the constituency area that they represent (as outlined 
above in the WIAC membership identification discussion), and their 
particular expertise for contributing to the national policy discussion 
on: (1) The evaluation and improvement of the nationwide workforce and 
labor market information system and statewide systems that comprise the 
nationwide system, and (2) how the Department and the States will 
cooperate in the management of those systems, including programs that 
produce employment-related statistics and State and local workforce and 
labor market information; and
     Contact information for the nominee (name, title, business 
address, business phone, fax number, and business email address).
    In addition, the cover letter must state that the nomination is 
being made in response to this Federal Register Notice and that the 
nominee (if nominating someone other than oneself) has agreed to be 
nominated and is willing to serve on the WIAC.

    Authority:  Pursuant to the Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933, as 
amended, 29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act, Pub. L. 113-128; Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 
U.S.C. App.

Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
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                                              [FR Doc. 2015–19495 Filed 8–6–15; 8:45 am]              DATES:  Nominations for individuals to                mail, messenger, and courier service are
                                              BILLING CODE P                                          serve on the WIAC must be submitted                   accepted by the Office of Workforce
                                                                                                      (postmarked, if sending by mail;                      Investment during the hours of 9:00
                                                                                                      submitted electronically; or received, if             a.m.–5:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time,
                                              DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                                     hand delivered) by October 6, 2015.                   Monday through Friday. Due to
                                                                                                      ADDRESSES: You may submit                             security-related procedures,
                                              Employment and Training                                 nominations and supporting materials                  submissions by regular mail may
                                              Administration                                          described in this Federal Register                    experience significant delays.
                                                                                                      Notice by any one of the following                      Facsimile: The Department will not
                                              Workforce Information Advisory                          methods:                                              accept nominations submitted by fax.
                                              Council                                                                                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                        Electronically: Submit nominations,
                                              AGENCY: Employment and Training                         including attachments, by email using                 Kimberly Vitelli, Division of National
                                              Administration, Labor.                                  the following address: WIAC@dol.gov                   Programs, Tools, and Technical
                                              ACTION: Notice of Establishment of the                  (use subject line ‘‘Nomination—                       Assistance, Office of Workforce
                                              Workforce Information Advisory                          Workforce Information Advisory                        Investment (address above); (202) 693–
                                              Council and Solicitation of Nominations                 Council’’).                                           3045; or use email address for the
                                              for Membership.                                           Mail, express delivery, hand delivery,              WIAC, WIAC@dol.gov.
                                                                                                      messenger, or courier service: Submit                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                              SUMMARY:   The Department of Labor                      one copy of the nominations and
                                                                                                                                                            I. Background and Authority
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                                              (Department) announces the                              supporting materials to the following
                                              establishment of the Workforce                          address: Workforce Information                          Section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act,
                                              Information Advisory Council (WIAC),                    Advisory Council Nominations, Office                  29 U.S.C. 49l–2, as amended by section
                                              invites interested parties to submit                    of Workforce Investment, U.S.                         308 of the Workforce Innovation and
                                              nominations for individuals to serve on                 Department of Labor, 200 Constitution                 Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA), Public
                                              the WIAC, and announces the                             Ave. NW., Room C–4526, Washington,                    Law #113–128 requires the Secretary of
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                                              procedures for those nominations.                       DC 20210. Deliveries by hand, express                 Labor (Secretary) to establish the WIAC.


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                                                 The statute, as amended, requires the                Governor to cooperate with the                        Secretary may consider all nominations
                                              Secretary, acting through the                           Secretary), who have been nominated by                for three types, but for the other four,
                                              Commissioner of Labor Statistics and                    such agencies or by a national                        the Secretary may only appoint
                                              the Assistant Secretary for Employment                  organization that represents such                     individuals nominated by particular
                                              and Training, to formally consult at                    agencies;                                             organizations. Type (i) requires
                                              least twice annually with the WIAC to                      (ii) Four members who are                          nomination from ‘‘lead State agencies
                                              address: (1) Evaluation and                             representatives of the State workforce                with responsibility for workforce
                                              improvement of the nationwide                           and labor market information directors                investment activities’’ and type (ii)
                                              workforce and labor market information                  affiliated with the State agencies                    requires nomination from ‘‘State
                                              system established by the Wagner-                       responsible for the management and                    workforce and labor market information
                                              Peyser Act, and of the statewide systems                oversight of the workforce and labor
                                                                                                                                                            directors.’’ Type (v) requires nomination
                                              that comprise the nationwide system,                    market information system as described
                                              and (2) how the Department and the                                                                            by national business organizations or
                                                                                                      in Wagner-Peyser Act section 15(e)(2),
                                              States will cooperate in the management                 who have been nominated by the                        trade associations and type (vi) requires
                                              of those systems. The Secretary, acting                 directors;                                            nomination by a national labor
                                              through the Bureau of Labor Statistics                     (iii) One member who is a                          federation. But for types (iii), (iv), and
                                              (BLS) and the Employment and Training                   representative of providers of training               (vii), any interested person or
                                              Administration (ETA), and in                            services under WIOA section 122                       organization may nominate one or more
                                              consultation with the WIAC and                          (Identification of Eligible Providers of              qualified individuals for membership. If
                                              appropriate Federal agencies, must also                 Training Services);                                   you would like to nominate an
                                              develop a 2-year plan for management                       (iv) One member who is a                           individual or yourself for appointment
                                              of the system, with subsequent updates                  representative of economic development                to the WIAC, please submit, to one of
                                              every two years thereafter. The statute                 entities;                                             the addresses listed below, the
                                              generally prescribes how the plan is to                    (v) One member who is a                            following information:
                                              be developed and implemented,                           representative of businesses, who has
                                                                                                                                                               • A copy of the nominee’s
                                              outlines the contents of the plan, and                  been nominated by national business
                                                                                                                                                            biographical information and resume;
                                              requires the Secretary to submit the plan               organizations or trade associations;
                                              to designated authorizing committees in                    (vi) One member who is a                              • A cover letter that provides your
                                              the House and Senate.                                   representative of labor organizations,                reason(s) for nominating the individual,
                                                 By law, the Secretary must ‘‘seek,                   who has been nominated by a national                  the constituency area that they represent
                                              review, and evaluate’’ recommendations                  labor federation;                                     (as outlined above in the WIAC
                                              from the WIAC, and respond to the                          (vii) One member who is a                          membership identification discussion),
                                              recommendations in writing to the                       representative of local workforce                     and their particular expertise for
                                              WIAC. The WIAC must make written                        development boards, who has been                      contributing to the national policy
                                              recommendations to the Secretary on                     nominated by a national organization                  discussion on: (1) The evaluation and
                                              the evaluation and improvement of the                   representing such boards; and                         improvement of the nationwide
                                              workforce and labor market information                     (viii) One member who is a                         workforce and labor market information
                                              system, including recommendations for                   representative of research entities that              system and statewide systems that
                                              the 2-year plan. The 2-year plan, in turn,              use workforce and labor market                        comprise the nationwide system, and (2)
                                              must describe WIAC recommendations                      information.                                          how the Department and the States will
                                              and the extent to which the plan                           The Secretary must ensure that the
                                                                                                                                                            cooperate in the management of those
                                              incorporates them.                                      membership of the WIAC is
                                                                                                      geographically diverse, and that no two               systems, including programs that
                                                 The Department anticipates that the
                                                                                                      members appointed under clauses (i),                  produce employment-related statistics
                                              WIAC will accomplish its objectives by,
                                                                                                      (ii), and (vii), above, represent the same            and State and local workforce and labor
                                              for example: (1) Studying workforce and
                                                                                                      State. Each member will be appointed                  market information; and
                                              labor market information issues; (2)
                                              seeking and sharing information on                      for a term of three years, except that the               • Contact information for the
                                              innovative approaches, new                              initial terms for members may be one,                 nominee (name, title, business address,
                                              technologies, and data to inform                        two, or three years in order to establish             business phone, fax number, and
                                              employment, skills training, and                        a rotation in which one-third of the                  business email address).
                                              workforce and economic development                      members are selected each year. The                      In addition, the cover letter must state
                                              decision making and policy; and (3)                     Secretary will not appoint a member for               that the nomination is being made in
                                              advising the Secretary on how the                       any more than two consecutive terms.                  response to this Federal Register Notice
                                              workforce and labor market information                  Any member whom the Secretary
                                                                                                                                                            and that the nominee (if nominating
                                              system can best support workforce                       appoints to fill a vacancy occurring
                                                                                                                                                            someone other than oneself) has agreed
                                              development, planning, and program                      before the expiration of the
                                                                                                                                                            to be nominated and is willing to serve
                                              development.                                            predecessor’s term will be appointed
                                                                                                      only for the remainder of that term.                  on the WIAC.
                                              II. Structure                                           Members of the WIAC will serve on a                     Authority: Pursuant to the Wagner-Peyser
                                                 The Wagner-Peyser Act at section                     voluntary and generally uncompensated                 Act of 1933, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.;
                                              15(d)(2)(B), requires the WIAC to have                  basis, but will be reimbursed for travel              Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act,
                                              representative 14 members, appointed                    expenses to attend WIAC meetings,                     Pub. L. 113–128; Federal Advisory
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                                              by the Secretary, consisting of:                        including per diem in lieu of                         Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App.
                                                 (i) Four members who are                             subsistence, as authorized by the
                                              representatives of lead State agencies                                                                        Portia Wu,
                                                                                                      Federal travel regulations.
                                              with responsibility for workforce                                                                             Assistant Secretary, Employment and
                                              investment activities, or State agencies                III. Nominations Process                              Training Administration.
                                              described in Wagner-Peyser Act section                     Of the seven types of members listed               [FR Doc. 2015–19385 Filed 8–6–15; 8:45 am]
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Establishment of the Workforce Information Advisory Council and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership.
DatesNominations for individuals to serve on the WIAC must be submitted (postmarked, if sending by mail; submitted electronically; or received, if hand delivered) by October 6, 2015.
ContactKimberly Vitelli, Division of National Programs, Tools, and Technical Assistance, Office of Workforce
FR Citation80 FR 47525 

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