81 FR 39713 - Workforce Information Advisory Council (WIAC)
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 117 (June 17, 2016)
Employment and Training Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 117 (June 17, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-14336 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 39713-39714] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-14336] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Workforce Information Advisory Council (WIAC) AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 308 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) (Pub. L. 113-128), which amends section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933 (29 U.S.C. 491-2), notice is hereby given that the WIAC will hold its inaugural meeting on July 13 and 14, 2016. The meeting will take place at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Training and Conference Center in Washington, DC. The WIAC is being established in accordance with provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. App.) and will act in accordance with the applicable provisions of FACA and its implementing regulation at 41 CFR 102-3. Portions of this meeting will be open to the public. DATES: The meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 13 and Thursday, July 14, 2016, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be open to the public during the following times: Wednesday, July 13, 2016, 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Thursday, July 14, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Public statements and requests to address the Advisory Council must be postmarked by June 29, 2016. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the BLS Janet Norwood Training and Conference Center, Rooms 7 and 8, in the Postal Square Building at 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE., Washington, DC 20212. Mail public statements and requests to address the advisory council to Mr. Steven Rietzke, Division of National Programs, Tools, and Technical Assistance, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room C-4510, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20210 or transmit by email to [email protected]. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional guidelines. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Rietzke, Chief, Division of National Programs, Tools, and Technical Assistance Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room C-4510, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: 202-693-3912. Mr. Rietzke is the Designated Federal Officer for the WIAC. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The WIAC is an important component of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The WIAC is a Federal Advisory Committee of workforce and labor market information experts representing a broad range of national, State, and local data and information users and producers. The purpose of the WIAC is to provide recommendations to the Secretary of Labor, working jointly through the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training and the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, to address: (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. These systems include programs to produce employment-related statistics and State and local workforce and labor market information. The Department of Labor anticipates the WIAC will accomplish its objectives by: (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. Additional information is available at www.doleta.gov/wioa/wiac/. Purpose: The purpose of this meeting is to welcome the Council members, provide background briefings on Council activities and issues confronting the nationwide and statewide workforce and labor market information systems, and facilitate development of the Council's activities to accomplish the objectives established in its Charter. Agenda: Beginning at 10:30 a.m. on July 13, 2016, the meeting will be open to the public and the Committee will discuss a number of items related to the [[Page 39714]] administrative functioning of the Committee, including a review of the WIAC charter and objectives, and issues related to Committee operations. After the lunch break, brief remarks from Federal Committee members and other relevant Federal officials will be made. The discussion will focus on current initiatives, challenges, and opportunities related to nationwide and statewide workforce and labor market information systems. The meeting will resume at 9:00 a.m. on July 14, 2016. The second day will continue the previous day's conversation through facilitated discussions among Committee members, including but not limited to focusing on key areas for further examination and the need for subcommittees. Time for public comment or statements for the record will be made available on each day; please see the final agenda on the Web site for exact times. The full agenda for the meeting, and changes or updates to the meeting, will be posted on the WIAC's Web page, www.doleta.gov/wioa/wiac/. Attending the meeting: BLS is located in the Postal Square Building, the building that also houses the U.S. Postal Museum, at 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE., Washington, DC. You must have a picture ID to be admitted to the BLS offices at Postal Square Building, and you must enter through the Visitors' Entrance. The BLS Visitors' Entrance is on First Street NE., mid-block, across from Union Station. Public statements: Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit written statements may do so by mailing them to the person and address indicated in the ADDRESSES section by the date indicated in the DATES section or transmitting them as email attachments in PDF format to the email address indicated in the ADDRESSES section with the subject line ``July WIAC Meeting Public Statements'' by the date indicated in the DATES section. Submitters may include their name and contact information in a cover letter for mailed statements or in the body of the email for statements transmitted electronically. Relevant statements received before the date indicated in the DATES section will be included in the record of the meeting. No deletions, modifications, or redactions will be made to statements received, as they are public records. Please do not include personally identifiable information (PII) in your public statement. Requests to address the Advisory Council: Members of the public or representatives of organizations wishing to address the Council should forward their requests to the contact indicated in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, or contact the same by phone, by the date indicated in the DATES section. Oral presentations will be limited to 10 minutes, time permitting, and shall proceed at the discretion of the Council chair. Individuals with disabilities, or others, who need special accommodations, should indicate their needs along with their request. Portia Wu, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration. [FR Doc. 2016-14336 Filed 6-16-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P
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The United States initiated this civil reproduction cost) payable to the United SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
action on behalf of the United States States Treasury. additional guidelines.
Environmental Protection Agency FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan M. Akers,
against Owyhee Construction, Inc. Steven Rietzke, Chief, Division of
(‘‘Owyhee’’) and the Riverside Water Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and National Programs, Tools, and
and Sewer District (‘‘RWSD’’) Natural Resources Division. Technical Assistance Employment and
(collectively ‘‘Settling Defendants’’) Training Administration, U.S.
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pursuant to Section 107 of the Department of Labor, Room C–4510, 200
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Comprehensive Environmental Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC
Response, Compensation, and Liability 20210; Telephone: 202–693–3912. Mr.
Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607, to recover response Rietzke is the Designated Federal Officer
costs incurred by the United States in DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
for the WIAC.
connection with the release and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Employment and Training
threatened release of hazardous Background: The WIAC is an
Administration
substances at the Orofino Asbestos important component of the Workforce
Superfund Site in Orofino, Clearwater Workforce Information Advisory Innovation and Opportunity Act. The
County, Idaho (the ‘‘Site’’). Council (WIAC) WIAC is a Federal Advisory Committee
Under the terms of the proposed of workforce and labor market
Consent Decree, the Settling Defendants AGENCY: Employment and Training information experts representing a
will be responsible for making a lump Administration, Labor. broad range of national, State, and local
sum payment of $475,000 and Owyhee ACTION: Notice of meeting. data and information users and
will make payments totaling $48,000 to producers. The purpose of the WIAC is
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 308 of the
be paid quarterly in installments over to provide recommendations to the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
two years as reimbursement for the past Secretary of Labor, working jointly
Act of 2014 (WIOA) (Pub. L. 113–128),
response costs incurred by the United through the Assistant Secretary for
which amends section 15 of the Wagner-
States during the removal actions. The Employment and Training and the
Peyser Act of 1933 (29 U.S.C. 491–2),
Consent Decree contains a covenant not Commissioner of Labor Statistics, to
notice is hereby given that the WIAC
to sue for past and certain future costs address: (1) The evaluation and
will hold its inaugural meeting on July
and response work at the Site under improvement of the nationwide
13 and 14, 2016. The meeting will take
Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA. workforce and labor market information
place at the Bureau of Labor Statistics
The publication of this notice opens system and statewide systems that
(BLS) Training and Conference Center
a period for public comment on the comprise the nationwide system; and (2)
in Washington, DC. The WIAC is being
proposed Consent Decree. Comments how the Department and the States will
established in accordance with
should be addressed to the Assistant cooperate in the management of those
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Attorney General, Environment and systems. These systems include
Committee Act (FACA), as amended
Natural Resources Division, and should programs to produce employment-
(5 U.S.C. App.) and will act in
refer to United States v. Owyhee related statistics and State and local
accordance with the applicable
Construction, Inc. et al. D.J. Ref. No. 90– workforce and labor market information.
provisions of FACA and its
11–3–10860. All comments must be The Department of Labor anticipates
implementing regulation at 41 CFR 102–
submitted no later than thirty (30) days the WIAC will accomplish its objectives
3. Portions of this meeting will be open
after the publication date of this notice. by: (1) Studying workforce and labor
to the public.
Comments may be submitted either by market information issues; (2) seeking
DATES: The meeting will take place on and sharing information on innovative
email or by mail:
Wednesday, July 13 and Thursday, July approaches, new technologies, and data
To submit
14, 2016, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 to inform employment, skills training,
Send them to: p.m. The meeting will be open to the
comments: and workforce and economic
public during the following times: development decision making and
By email ......... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ Wednesday, July 13, 2016, 10:30 a.m. to policy; and (3) advising the Secretary on
usdoj.gov. 4:00 p.m.; Thursday, July 14, 2016, 9:00 how the workforce and labor market
By mail ........... Assistant Attorney General, a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Public statements and
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
information system can best support
requests to address the Advisory workforce development, planning, and
Box 7611, Washington,
Council must be postmarked by June 29, program development. Additional
DC 20044–7611.
2016. information is available at
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at www.doleta.gov/wioa/wiac/.
During the public comment period,
the BLS Janet Norwood Training and Purpose: The purpose of this meeting
the proposed Consent Decree may be
Conference Center, Rooms 7 and 8, in is to welcome the Council members,
examined and downloaded at this
the Postal Square Building at 2 provide background briefings on
Justice Department Web site: https://
Massachusetts Ave. NE., Washington, Council activities and issues
www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
DC 20212. Mail public statements and confronting the nationwide and
We will provide a paper copy of the
requests to address the advisory council statewide workforce and labor market
proposed Consent Decree upon written
to Mr. Steven Rietzke, Division of information systems, and facilitate
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request and payment of reproduction
National Programs, Tools, and development of the Council’s activities
costs. Please mail your request and
Technical Assistance, Employment and to accomplish the objectives established
payment to: Consent Decree Library,
Training Administration, U.S. in its Charter.
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Department of Labor, Room C–4510, 200 Agenda: Beginning at 10:30 a.m. on
Washington, DC 20044–7611.
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC July 13, 2016, the meeting will be open
Please enclose a check or money order 20210 or transmit by email to to the public and the Committee will
for $5.50 (25 cents per page Rietzke.Steven@dol.gov. See discuss a number of items related to the
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administrative functioning of the the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT sites provide application information,
Committee, including a review of the section, or contact the same by phone, eligibility requirements, review and
WIAC charter and objectives, and issues by the date indicated in the DATES selection procedures, and other program
related to Committee operations. After section. Oral presentations will be requirements governing this funding
the lunch break, brief remarks from limited to 10 minutes, time permitting, opportunity.
Federal Committee members and other and shall proceed at the discretion of DATES: The closing date for receipt of
relevant Federal officials will be made. the Council chair. Individuals with applications under this announcement
The discussion will focus on current disabilities, or others, who need special is August 25, 2016. Applications must
initiatives, challenges, and accommodations, should indicate their be received no later than 4 p.m. Eastern
opportunities related to nationwide and needs along with their request. Time.
statewide workforce and labor market
Portia Wu, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
information systems.
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Ariam Ferro, 200 Constitution Avenue
The meeting will resume at 9:00 a.m.
Training Administration. NW., Room N–4716, Washington, DC
on July 14, 2016. The second day will
[FR Doc. 2016–14336 Filed 6–16–16; 8:45 am] 20210; Telephone: 202–693–3968.
continue the previous day’s
conversation through facilitated BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P Signed June 9, 2016, in Washington, DC, by
discussions among Committee members, Eric D. Luetkenhaus,
including but not limited to focusing on Grant Officer, Employment and Training
key areas for further examination and DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Administration.
the need for subcommittees. Time for [FR Doc. 2016–14286 Filed 6–16–16; 8:45 am]
public comment or statements for the Employment and Training
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record will be made available on each Administration
day; please see the final agenda on the Notice of Availability of Funds and
Web site for exact times. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Funding Opportunity Announcement
The full agenda for the meeting, and
for America’s Promise Grants Office of the Secretary of Labor
changes or updates to the meeting, will
be posted on the WIAC’s Web page, AGENCY: Employment and Training
www.doleta.gov/wioa/wiac/. Administration, Labor. Notice of Extension of Request for
Attending the meeting: BLS is located Public Comment Regarding Revising
ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity
in the Postal Square Building, the the List of Products Requiring Federal
Announcement. Contractor Certification as to Forced
building that also houses the U.S. Postal
Museum, at 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE., Funding Opportunity Number: FOA– or Indentured Child Labor Pursuant to
Washington, DC. You must have a ETA–16–12. Executive Order 13126
picture ID to be admitted to the BLS SUMMARY: The Employment and AGENCY: Bureau of International Labor
offices at Postal Square Building, and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Affairs, Department of Labor.
you must enter through the Visitors’ Department of Labor (DOL), announces
ACTION: Request for comments.
Entrance. The BLS Visitors’ Entrance is the availability of approximately $100
on First Street NE., mid-block, across million in grant funds authorized under SUMMARY: This notice reopens and
from Union Station. the American Competitiveness and extends the period for comments on the
Public statements: Organizations or Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 Notice of Initial Determination
members of the public wishing to (ACWIA), as amended (codified at 29 published in the Federal Register on
submit written statements may do so by U.S.C. 3224a) for America’s Promise December 2, 2014, proposing to add
mailing them to the person and address Job-driven Grant Program. carpets from India to the List of
indicated in the ADDRESSES section by Under this Funding Opportunity Products Requiring Federal Contractor
the date indicated in the DATES section Announcement (FOA), DOL will award Certification as to Forced or Indentured
or transmitting them as email grants through a competitive process to Child Labor (the EO List) (77 FR 59418).
attachments in PDF format to the email organizations to create or expand The EO List is required by Executive
address indicated in the ADDRESSES regional partnerships between Order 13126 (Prohibition of Acquisition
section with the subject line ‘‘July WIAC employers, economic development, of Products Produced by Forced or
Meeting Public Statements’’ by the date workforce development, community Indentured Child Labor), and is
indicated in the DATES section. colleges, training programs, K–12 developed in accordance with the
Submitters may include their name and education systems, and community- ‘‘Procedural Guidelines for the
contact information in a cover letter for based organizations that make a Maintenance of the List of Products
mailed statements or in the body of the commitment to provide a pipeline of Requiring Federal Contractor
email for statements transmitted workers to fill existing job openings. Certification as to Forced or Indentured
electronically. Relevant statements DOL expects to fund approximately 20– Child Labor Under 48 CFR Subpart
received before the date indicated in the 40 grants, with individual grant 22.15 and E.O. 13126.’’ The EO List
DATES section will be included in the amounts ranging from $1 million to $6 identifies products, by their country of
record of the meeting. No deletions, million. The grant period for origin, that the Department of Labor, in
modifications, or redactions will be performance for this FOA is 48 months, consultation and cooperation with the
made to statements received, as they are including all necessary implementation Departments of State and Homeland
public records. Please do not include and start-up activities. Security (collectively, the Departments),
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personally identifiable information (PII) The complete FOA and any has a reasonable basis to believe might
in your public statement. subsequent FOA amendments in have been mined, produced or
Requests to address the Advisory connection with this funding manufactured by forced or indentured
Council: Members of the public or opportunity are described in further child labor. In addition to proposing to
representatives of organizations wishing detail on ETA’s Web site at https:// add a one new item, carpets from India,
to address the Council should forward www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm to the EO List, the initial determination
their requests to the contact indicated in or on http://www.grants.gov/. The Web invited comments from the public.
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| Action | Notice of meeting. | |
| Dates | The meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 13 and Thursday, July 14, 2016, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be open to the public during the following times: Wednesday, July 13, 2016, 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Thursday, July 14, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 | |
| Contact | Steven Rietzke, Chief, Division of National Programs, Tools, and Technical Assistance Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room C-4510, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: 202-693-3912. Mr. Rietzke is the Designated Federal Officer for the WIAC. | |
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