[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 56 (Thursday, March 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 16068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7148]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Senior Community Service Employment Program; Notice of Town Hall 
Meetings on the 2000 Amendment to the Older Americans Act

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of Town Hall meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor is giving notice of the fourth in a 
series of Town Hall Meetings to provide interested individuals an 
opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's approach to the 
implementation of changes to the Senior Community Service Employment 
Program (SCSEP), which were occasioned by the Older Americans Act (OAA) 
by the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-50) (Nov. 
13, 2000). We are holding Town Hall Meetings in various locations 
throughout the country, in order to facilitate the participation of all 
interested individuals. Town Hall Meetings have been held in Atlanta, 
Georgia, 66 FR 6678-02 (January 22, 2001), Washington, DC, and New 
Orleans, Louisiana, 66 FR 10919-01 (February 20, 2001).

DATES: The Town Hall Meeting being announced in this Notice will be 
held on Wednesday, March 21, 2001, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Pasadena, 
California in conjunction with the U.S. Forest Service-Regional Senior 
Community Service Employment Workshop. The dates, locations and times 
for subsequent Town Hall Meetings will be announced in advance in the 
Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: The Town Hall Meeting will be held in the Justin East Room 
at the Sheraton Pasadena Hotel, 303 E. Cordova Street, Pasadena, 
California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Erich W. (``Ric'') Larisch, 
Division of Older Worker Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N4644, Washington, DC 20210, Telephone: 
(202) 693-3742 (voice) TTY (202) 693-2871 (these are not toll-free 
numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Town Hall Meetings is to 
provide each interested individual with an opportunity to comment on 
the Department of Labor's approach to the implementation of changes to 
the SCSEP occasioned by the revisions to title V of the Older Americans 
Act (OAA) by the Older American Act Amendments of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-
501) (dated November 13, 2000). Each attendee is welcome to offer 
comments on a variety of subjects, including: (1) Issues and concerns 
that should be addressed in regulations; (2) issues and concerns that 
should be addressed in policy guidance; (3) suggestions and comments on 
the overall implementation plan, such as consultation strategies; (4) 
specific suggestions on the approach that should be taken in 
implementing any or all of the new title V provisions; and (5) 
suggestions on revisions that should be made to the existing title V 
regulations, which were published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, 
May 17, 1995 (20 CFR part 641).
    Public Participation: All interested parties are invited to attend 
the Town Hall Meetings. Persons wishing to make statements or 
presentations at the Town Hall Meetings should limit oral statements to 
5 minutes, but extended written statements may be submitted for the 
record within 30 days after the Town Hall meeting date. Written 
statements may also be submitted without presenting oral statements. 
Individuals may submit written comments to the Employment and Training 
Administration, Division of Older Worker Programs, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Room N4644, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Mr. Erich W. 
(``Ric'') Larisch.
    Minutes of all Town Hall Meetings and summaries of other documents 
will be available to the public on the SCSEP website http://www.wdsc.org/owprog. Any written comments on the minutes should be 
directed to Mr. Erich W. (``Ric'') Larisch, as shown above.
    Individuals with disabilities who are planning to attend one of the 
Town Hall Meetings should contact Ms. Karen Davis of the Department of 
Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Division of Older Worker 
Programs at (202) 693-3761 (this is not a toll-free number), if special 
accommodations are needed.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 15th day of March, 2001.
Raymond J. Uhalde,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 01-7148 Filed 3-21-01; 8:45 am]
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