83_FR_7530 83 FR 7495 - Notice of a Public Meeting of the Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion

83 FR 7495 - Notice of a Public Meeting of the Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 35 (February 21, 2018)

Page Range7495-7496
FR Document2018-03535

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and its implementing regulations, notice is hereby given to announce the third public meeting of the Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion on Thursday, March 15, 2018. The Task Force is a FACA committee established by Presidential Executive Order that is charged with identifying strategies and proposals to promote and expand apprenticeships, especially in sectors where apprenticeship programs are insufficient. The Task Force is solely advisory in nature, and will consider reports, comments, research, evidence, and existing practices as appropriate to develop recommendations for inclusion in its final report to the President. To achieve its mission, the Task Force will convene two additional meetings between April and May 2018; one meeting will convene virtually and one meeting will convene in person.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of a Public Meeting of the Task Force on Apprenticeship 
Expansion

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and its 
implementing regulations, notice is hereby given to announce the third 
public meeting of the Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion on 
Thursday, March 15, 2018. The Task Force is a FACA committee 
established by Presidential Executive Order that is charged with 
identifying strategies and proposals to promote and expand 
apprenticeships, especially in sectors where apprenticeship programs 
are insufficient. The Task Force is solely advisory in nature, and will 
consider reports, comments, research, evidence, and existing practices 
as appropriate to develop recommendations for inclusion in its final 
report to the President. To achieve its mission, the Task Force will 
convene two additional meetings between April and May 2018; one meeting 
will convene virtually and one meeting will convene in person.

DATES: The meeting will begin at approximately 1:00 p.m. Eastern 
Daylight Time on Thursday, March 15, 2018, and adjourn at approximately 
3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Labor, 
Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20210. The Department will post any updates regarding the agenda and 
meeting logistics to the Task Force website: https://www.dol.gov/apprenticeship/task-force.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Laurie Rowe, Senior Policy Advisor 
to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20210, Telephone: (202) 693-2772 (this is not a toll-
free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Viewing Accommodations

    In order to promote openness, and increase public participation, in 
person or web based viewing accommodations will be made available for 
members of the public to observe the meeting proceedings. Additional 
information will be provided on https://www.dol.gov/apprenticeship/task-force.htm. Members of the public interested in the viewing 
accommodations, must register via the registration link below, space is 
limited and in person participants are encouraged to arrive 30 minutes 
early to allow for security clearance into the U.S. Department of 
Labor, Frances Perkins Building.

Security and Transportation Instructions for 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:
    1. Visitors must present valid photo identification (ID) to receive 
a visitor badge.
    2. Visitors must know the name of the event you are attending: The 
meeting event is the Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion 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, Metrorail is the easiest way to 
travel to the Frances Perkins Building. For individuals wishing to take 
Metrorail, the closest metro stop to the building is Judiciary Square 
on the Red Line.

Notice of Intent To Attend the Meeting and Submission of a Written 
Statement

    Interested members of the public must register for the Task Force 
meeting by Thursday, March 12, 2018, via the public registration 
website using the following link: https://www.apprenticeshiptaskforce.com/reg/. Additionally, individuals with 
special needs and/or disabilities that will require special 
accommodations should send an email to Apprenticeshiptaskforce@dol.gov 
with the subject line ``Special Accommodations for the March 2018 Task 
Force Meeting'' no later than Tuesday, March 6, 2018.
    The tentative agenda for this meeting includes the following:

 Updates Since February 2018 Meeting
 Updates from the Subcommittees
 Next Meeting and Next Steps

    Also in the interest of increasing public participation, any member 
of the public who wishes to provide a written statement should send it 
via electronic mail to Apprenticeshiptaskforce@dol.gov, subject line 
``Public Comment March 2018 Task Force Meeting.'' The agenda and 
meeting logistics may be updated between the time of this publication 
and the scheduled date of the Task Force meeting. All meeting

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updates will be posted to the Task Force website: https://www.dol.gov/apprenticeship/task-force.htm.

Rosemary Lahasky,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-03535 Filed 2-20-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4510-FR-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 21, 2018 / Notices 7495 to renew existing registrations. The regarding the number of respondents, below table presents information responses and associated burden hours. Number of Average time Total annual annual per response hours respondents DEA Form 363 (paper) ................................................. 15 0.30 hours (18 minutes) ............................................... 5 DEA Form 363 (online) ................................................ 223 0.13 hours (8 minutes) ................................................. 30 DEA Form 363a (paper) ............................................... 51 0.22 hours (13 minutes) ............................................... 11 DEA Form 363a (online) .............................................. 1,437 0.10 hours (6 minutes) ................................................. 144 Total ....................................................................... 1,726 ....................................................................................... 189 Figures are rounded. 6. An estimate of the total public between April and May 2018; one 1. Visitors must present valid photo burden (in hours) associated with the meeting will convene virtually and one identification (ID) to receive a visitor proposed collection: The DEA estimates meeting will convene in person. badge. that this collection takes 189 annual DATES: The meeting will begin at 2. Visitors must know the name of the burden hours. approximately 1:00 p.m. Eastern event you are attending: The meeting If additional information is required Daylight Time on Thursday, March 15, event is the Task Force on please contact: Melody Braswell, 2018, and adjourn at approximately 3:00 Apprenticeship Expansion meeting. Department Clearance Officer, United p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. 3. Visitor badges are issued by the States Department of Justice, Justice security officer at the Visitor Entrance ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Management Division, Policy and located at 3rd and C Streets NW, as the U.S. Department of Labor, Frances Planning Staff, Two Constitution described above. Perkins Building, 200 Constitution 4. Laptops and other electronic Square, 145 N Street NE, Suite 3E.405B, Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. Washington, DC 20530. devices may be inspected and logged for The Department will post any updates identification purposes. Dated: February 15, 2018. regarding the agenda and meeting 5. Due to limited parking options, Melody Braswell, logistics to the Task Force website: Metrorail is the easiest way to travel to Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. https://www.dol.gov/apprenticeship/ the Frances Perkins Building. For Department of Justice. task-force.htm. individuals wishing to take Metrorail, [FR Doc. 2018–03513 Filed 2–20–18; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. the closest metro stop to the building is BILLING CODE 4410–09–P Laurie Rowe, Senior Policy Advisor to Judiciary Square on the Red Line. the Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Notice of Intent To Attend the Meeting Washington, DC 20210, Telephone: and Submission of a Written Statement DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (202) 693–2772 (this is not a toll-free Interested members of the public must Employment and Training number). register for the Task Force meeting by Administration SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Thursday, March 12, 2018, via the public registration website using the Notice of a Public Meeting of the Task I. Public Viewing Accommodations following link: https:// Force on Apprenticeship Expansion www.apprenticeshiptaskforce.com/reg/. In order to promote openness, and AGENCY: Employment and Training increase public participation, in person Additionally, individuals with special Administration (ETA), Labor. or web based viewing accommodations needs and/or disabilities that will ACTION: Notice. will be made available for members of require special accommodations should the public to observe the meeting send an email to SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal proceedings. Additional information Apprenticeshiptaskforce@dol.gov with Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and its will be provided on https:// the subject line ‘‘Special implementing regulations, notice is www.dol.gov/apprenticeship/task- Accommodations for the March 2018 hereby given to announce the third force.htm. Members of the public Task Force Meeting’’ no later than public meeting of the Task Force on interested in the viewing Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Apprenticeship Expansion on Thursday, accommodations, must register via the The tentative agenda for this meeting March 15, 2018. The Task Force is a registration link below, space is limited includes the following: FACA committee established by and in person participants are • Updates Since February 2018 Meeting Presidential Executive Order that is encouraged to arrive 30 minutes early to • Updates from the Subcommittees charged with identifying strategies and allow for security clearance into the • Next Meeting and Next Steps proposals to promote and expand U.S. Department of Labor, Frances Also in the interest of increasing apprenticeships, especially in sectors Perkins Building. public participation, any member of the where apprenticeship programs are public who wishes to provide a written insufficient. The Task Force is solely Security and Transportation statement should send it via electronic daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES advisory in nature, and will consider Instructions for Frances Perkins mail to Apprenticeshiptaskforce@ reports, comments, research, evidence, Building dol.gov, subject line ‘‘Public Comment and existing practices as appropriate to Meeting participants should use the March 2018 Task Force Meeting.’’ The develop recommendations for inclusion visitor’s entrance to access the Frances agenda and meeting logistics may be in its final report to the President. To Perkins Building, one block north of updated between the time of this achieve its mission, the Task Force will Constitution Avenue on 3rd and C publication and the scheduled date of convene two additional meetings Streets NW. For security purposes: the Task Force meeting. All meeting VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:57 Feb 20, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21FEN1.SGM 21FEN1

7496 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 21, 2018 / Notices updates will be posted to the Task Force Docket Office for information about I. Notice of the Application for website: https://www.dol.gov/ security procedures concerning delivery Expansion apprenticeship/task-force.htm. of materials by express mail, hand The Occupational Safety and Health delivery, or messenger service. The Administration is providing notice that Rosemary Lahasky, hours of operation for the OSHA Docket MET Laboratories, Inc. (MET), is Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office are 10:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m., ET. Employment and Training Administration. applying for expansion of its current 4. Instructions: All submissions must recognition as a NRTL. MET requests [FR Doc. 2018–03535 Filed 2–20–18; 8:45 am] include the Agency name and the OSHA the addition of two test standards to its BILLING CODE 4510–FR–P docket number (OSHA–2006–0028). NRTL scope of recognition. OSHA places comments and other OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies materials, including any personal that the organization meets the DEPARTMENT OF LABOR information, in the public docket requirements specified in 29 CFR Occupational Safety and Health without revision, and these materials 1910.7. Recognition is an Administration will be available online at http:// acknowledgment that the organization www.regulations.gov. Therefore, the can perform independent safety testing [Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028] Agency cautions commenters about and certification of the specific products submitting statements they do not want covered within its scope of recognition. MET Laboratories, Inc.: Application for made available to the public, or Expansion of Recognition and Each NRTL’s scope of recognition submitting comments that contain includes (1) the type of products the Proposed Modification to the NRTL personal information (either about Program’s List of Appropriate Test NRTL may test, with each type specified themselves or others) such as Social by its applicable test standard; and (2) Standards Security numbers, birth dates, and the recognized site(s) that has/have the AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health medical data. technical capability to perform the Administration (OSHA), Labor. 5. Docket: To read or download product-testing and product- ACTION: Notice. submissions or other material in the certification activities for test standards docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov within the NRTL’s scope. Recognition is SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA or the OSHA Docket Office at the not a delegation or grant of government announces the application of MET address above. All documents in the authority; however, recognition enables Laboratories, Inc. for expansion of its docket are listed in the http:// employers to use products approved by recognition as a Nationally Recognized www.regulations.gov index; however, the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents some information (e.g., copyrighted require product testing and certification. the Agency’s preliminary finding to material) is not publicly available to The Agency processes applications by grant the application. Additionally, read or download through the website. a NRTL for initial recognition and for an OSHA proposes to add a new test All submissions, including copyrighted expansion or renewal of this standard to the NRTL Program’s List of material, are available for inspection at recognition, following requirements in Appropriate Test Standards. the OSHA Docket Office. Contact the Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. This DATES: Submit comments, information, OSHA Docket Office for assistance in appendix requires that the Agency and documents in response to this locating docket submissions. publish two notices in the Federal notice, or requests for an extension of 6. Extension of comment period: Register in processing an application. In time to make a submission, on or before Submit requests for an extension of the the first notice, OSHA announces the March 8, 2018. comment period on or before March 8, application and provides its preliminary ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of 2018 to the Office of Technical finding. In the second notice, the the following methods: Programs and Coordination Activities, Agency provides its final decision on 1. Electronically: Submit comments Directorate of Technical Support and the application. These notices set forth and attachments electronically at http:// Emergency Management, Occupational the NRTL’s scope of recognition or www.regulations.gov, which is the Safety and Health Administration, U.S. modifications of that scope. OSHA Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the Department of Labor, 200 Constitution maintains an informational web page for instructions online for making Avenue NW, Room N–3653, each NRTL, including MET, which electronic submissions. Washington, DC 20210, or by fax to details the NRTL’s scope of recognition. 2. Facsimile: If submissions, (202) 693–1644. These pages are available from the including attachments, are not longer FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OSHA website at http://www.osha.gov/ than 10 pages, commenters may fax Information regarding this notice is dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html. MET them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) available from the following sources: currently has one facility (site) 693–1648. Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank recognized by OSHA for product testing 3. Regular or express mail, hand Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of and certification, with its headquarters delivery, or messenger (courier) service: Communications, U.S. Department of located at: MET Laboratories, Inc., 914 Submit comments, requests, and any Labor, phone: (202) 693–1999; email: West Patapsco Avenue, Baltimore, attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, meilinger.francis2@dol.gov. Maryland 21230. A complete list of Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028, General and technical information: MET’s scope of recognition is available Technical Data Center, U.S. Department Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director, at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Office of Technical Programs and met.html. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Room N–3653, Washington, DC 20210; Coordination Activities, Directorate of telephone: (202) 693–2350 (TTY Technical Support and Emergency II. General Background on the number: (877) 889–5627). Note that Management, Occupational Safety and Application security procedures may result in Health Administration, U.S. Department MET submitted an application, dated significant delays in receiving of Labor, phone: (202) 693–2110 or July 27, 2016 (OSHA–2006–0028–0042), comments and other written materials email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. to expand its recognition to include two by regular mail. 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Document Created: 2018-02-21 01:48:41
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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThe meeting will begin at approximately 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, March 15, 2018, and adjourn at approximately 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
ContactMs. Laurie Rowe, Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210, Telephone: (202) 693-2772 (this is not a toll- free number).
FR Citation83 FR 7495 
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