80_FR_48493 80 FR 48338 - Notice of a Public Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA)

80 FR 48338 - Notice of a Public Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 155 (August 12, 2015)

Page Range48338-48338
FR Document2015-19788

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 an open meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA) on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 and Wednesday, September 23, 2015. The meeting will convene over a day and a half. 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 (41CFR 101-6 and 102-3). All meetings of the ACA are open to the public.

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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 
an open meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA) on 
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 and Wednesday, September 23, 2015. The 
meeting will convene over a day and a half. 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 
(41CFR 101-6 and 102-3). All meetings of the ACA are open to the 
public.

DATES: The meeting will begin at approximately 1:00 p.m. Eastern 
Standard Time on Tuesday, September 22, 2015, at the U.S. Department of 
Labor, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210, and will continue until approximately 5:00 p.m. 
The meeting will reconvene on Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at 
approximately 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time at the U.S. Department of 
Labor, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210 and adjourn at approximately 5:00 p.m. Any updates 
to the agenda and meeting logistics will be posted on the Office of 
Apprenticeship's homepage: http://www.dol.gov/apprenticeship.

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 openness, and increase 
public participation, webinar and audio conference technology will be 
used throughout the meeting. Webinar and audio instructions will be 
posted prominently on the Office of Apprenticeship homepage: http://www.dol.gov/apprenticeship. Members of the public can attend the 
meeting in-person or virtually. Members of the public that will attend 
the meeting in-person are encouraged to arrive early to allow for 
security clearance into the Frances Perkins Building.

Security and Transportation Instructions for the Frances Perkins 
Building

    Meeting participants should use the visitor's entrance to access 
the Frances Perkins Building, one block north of Constitution Avenue on 
3rd and C Streets NW. For security purposes meeting participants must:
    1. Present valid photo identification (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 meeting.
    3. Visitor badges are issued by the security officer at the Visitor 
Entrance located at 3rd and C Streets NW., as described above.
    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 
travel to the Frances Perkins Building. For individuals wishing to take 
metro rail, the closest metro stop to the building is Judiciary Square 
on the Red Line.

Notice of Intent To Attend the Meeting

    All meeting participants are being asked to submit a notice of 
intent to attend by Wednesday, September 9, 2015, via email to Mr. John 
V. Ladd at [email protected], with the subject line ``September 
2015 ACA Meeting.''
    1. Please indicate if you will be attending virtually, or in 
person, to ensure adequate space is arranged to accommodate all meeting 
participants.
    2. 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 9, 2015.
    3. 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 2015 ACA Meeting,'' or 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 9, 2015.
    4. See below regarding members of the public wishing to speak at 
the ACA meeting.

Purpose of the Meeting and Topics To Be Discussed

    The purpose of the meeting is to focus on apprenticeship expansion 
and employer engagement efforts in order to seek advice from the ACA on 
industry issues and how best to increase Registered Apprenticeships 
across the country. The agenda will cover the following topics:

 Employer Engagement and Apprenticeship Expansion
 American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) Grants
 The ApprenticeshipUSA Initiative
 Sectors of Excellence in Apprenticeship
 Apprentice to Journeyworker Ratios
 Competency Based Apprenticeship Models
 Increasing Opportunities in Registered Apprenticeship and 
Policy Updates
 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
 Office of Apprenticeship and State Apprenticeship Agency 
Partnerships
 Other Matters of Interest to the Apprenticeship Community
 Public Comment
 Adjourn

    The agenda and meeting logistics 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.dol.gov/apprenticeship. 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 
9, 2015. 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.
Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration,
[FR Doc. 2015-19788 Filed 8-11-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                                     public that will attend the meeting in-                 4. See below regarding members of
                                                                                                          person are encouraged to arrive early to              the public wishing to speak at the ACA
                                                  Employment and Training                                 allow for security clearance into the                 meeting.
                                                  Administration                                          Frances Perkins Building.
                                                                                                                                                                Purpose of the Meeting and Topics To
                                                  Notice of a Public Meeting of the                       Security and Transportation                           Be Discussed
                                                  Advisory Committee on                                   Instructions for the Frances Perkins
                                                  Apprenticeship (ACA)                                    Building                                                 The purpose of the meeting is to focus
                                                                                                                                                                on apprenticeship expansion and
                                                  AGENCY: Employment and Training                            Meeting participants should use the
                                                                                                          visitor’s entrance to access the Frances              employer engagement efforts in order to
                                                  Administration (ETA), Labor.                                                                                  seek advice from the ACA on industry
                                                  ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.                     Perkins Building, one block north of
                                                                                                          Constitution Avenue on 3rd and C                      issues and how best to increase
                                                  SUMMARY:   Pursuant to Section 10 of the                Streets NW. For security purposes                     Registered Apprenticeships across the
                                                  Federal Advisory Committee Act                          meeting participants must:                            country. The agenda will cover the
                                                  (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2 § 10), notice is                   1. Present valid photo identification              following topics:
                                                  hereby given to announce an open                        (ID) to receive a visitor badge.                      • Employer Engagement and
                                                  meeting of the Advisory Committee on                       2. Know the name of the event you are                Apprenticeship Expansion
                                                  Apprenticeship (ACA) on Tuesday,                        attending: the meeting event is the
                                                  September 22, 2015 and Wednesday,                       Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship                  • American Apprenticeship Initiative
                                                  September 23, 2015. The meeting will                    meeting.                                                (AAI) Grants
                                                  convene over a day and a half. The ACA                     3. Visitor badges are issued by the                • The ApprenticeshipUSA Initiative
                                                  is a discretionary committee established                security officer at the Visitor Entrance              • Sectors of Excellence in
                                                  by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance                located at 3rd and C Streets NW., as                    Apprenticeship
                                                  with FACA, as amended in 5 U.S.C.                       described above.
                                                  App. 2, and its implementing                                                                                  • Apprentice to Journeyworker Ratios
                                                                                                             4. Laptops and other electronic
                                                  regulations (41CFR 101–6 and 102–3).                    devices may be inspected and logged for               • Competency Based Apprenticeship
                                                  All meetings of the ACA are open to the                 identification purposes.                                Models
                                                  public.                                                    5. Due to limited parking options,                 • Increasing Opportunities in
                                                  DATES: The meeting will begin at                        Metro rail is the easiest way to travel to              Registered Apprenticeship and Policy
                                                  approximately 1:00 p.m. Eastern                         the Frances Perkins Building. For                       Updates
                                                  Standard Time on Tuesday, September                     individuals wishing to take metro rail,
                                                  22, 2015, at the U.S. Department of                     the closest metro stop to the building is             • Workforce Innovation and
                                                  Labor, Frances Perkins Building, 200                    Judiciary Square on the Red Line.                       Opportunity Act
                                                  Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,                                                                          • Office of Apprenticeship and State
                                                  DC 20210, and will continue until                       Notice of Intent To Attend the Meeting
                                                                                                                                                                  Apprenticeship Agency Partnerships
                                                  approximately 5:00 p.m. The meeting                        All meeting participants are being
                                                  will reconvene on Wednesday,                                                                                  • Other Matters of Interest to the
                                                                                                          asked to submit a notice of intent to                   Apprenticeship Community
                                                  September 23, 2015, at approximately                    attend by Wednesday, September 9,
                                                  9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time at the                  2015, via email to Mr. John V. Ladd at                • Public Comment
                                                  U.S. Department of Labor, Frances                       oa.administrator@dol.gov, with the                    • Adjourn
                                                  Perkins Building, 200 Constitution                      subject line ‘‘September 2015 ACA
                                                  Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210                                                                                The agenda and meeting logistics may
                                                                                                          Meeting.’’
                                                  and adjourn at approximately 5:00 p.m.                                                                        be updated should priority items come
                                                                                                             1. Please indicate if you will be
                                                  Any updates to the agenda and meeting                   attending virtually, or in person, to                 before the ACA between the time of this
                                                  logistics will be posted on the Office of               ensure adequate space is arranged to                  publication and the scheduled date of
                                                  Apprenticeship’s homepage: http://                      accommodate all meeting participants.                 the ACA meeting. All meeting updates
                                                  www.dol.gov/apprenticeship.                                2. If individuals have special needs               will be posted to the Office of
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The                    and/or disabilities that will require                 Apprenticeship’s homepage: http://
                                                  Designated Federal Official, Mr. John V.                special accommodations, please contact                www.dol.gov/apprenticeship. Any
                                                  Ladd, Administrator, Office of                          Kenya Huckaby on (202) 693–3795 or                    member of the public who wishes to
                                                  Apprenticeship, Employment and                          via email at huckaby.kenya@dol.gov no                 speak at the meeting should indicate the
                                                  Training Administration, U.S.                           later than Wednesday, September 9,                    nature of the intended presentation and
                                                  Department of Labor, 200 Constitution                   2015.                                                 the amount of time needed by
                                                  Avenue NW., Room N–5311,                                   3. Any member of the public who                    furnishing a written statement to the
                                                  Washington, DC 20210, Telephone:                        wishes to file written data or comments               Designated Federal Official, Mr. John V.
                                                  (202) 693–2796 (this is not a toll-free                 pertaining to the agenda may do so by                 Ladd, by Wednesday, September 9,
                                                  number).                                                sending the data or comments to Mr.                   2015. The Chairperson will announce at
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In order to                  John V. Ladd via email at                             the beginning of the meeting the extent
                                                  promote openness, and increase public                   oa.administrator@dol.gov, subject line                to which time will permit the granting
                                                  participation, webinar and audio                        ‘‘September 2015 ACA Meeting,’’ or to                 of such requests.
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                                                  conference technology will be used                      the Office of Apprenticeship,
                                                                                                                                                                  Signed at Washington, DC.
                                                  throughout the meeting. Webinar and                     Employment and Training
                                                  audio instructions will be posted                       Administration, U.S. Department of                    Portia Wu,
                                                  prominently on the Office of                            Labor, Room N–5311, 200 Constitution                  Assistant Secretary for the Employment and
                                                  Apprenticeship homepage: http://                        Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.                     Training Administration,
                                                  www.dol.gov/apprenticeship. Members                     Such submissions will be included in                  [FR Doc. 2015–19788 Filed 8–11–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  of the public can attend the meeting in-                the record for the meeting if received by             BILLING CODE 4510–FR–P
                                                  person or virtually. Members of the                     Wednesday, September 9, 2015.


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a public meeting.
DatesThe meeting will begin at approximately 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, September 22, 2015, at the U.S. Department of Labor, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210, and will continue until approximately 5:00 p.m. The meeting will reconvene on Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at approximately 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time at the U.S. Department of Labor, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210 and adjourn at approximately 5:00 p.m. Any updates to the agenda and meeting logistics will be posted on the Office of Apprenticeship's homepage: http://www.dol.gov/apprenticeship.
ContactThe 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).
FR Citation80 FR 48338 

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