[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 7983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3678]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Public Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA)

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(Pub. L. 92-463; 5 U.S.C. APP. 1), notice is hereby given of a meeting 
of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA).

Time and Date: The meeting will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. on 
Tuesday, March 9, and continue until approximately 5 p.m. The meeting 
will reconvene at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 10, and 
continue until approximately 4 p.m.

Place: Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel, 101 West Fayette Street, 
Baltimore, Maryland 21201, Telephone: (410) 752-1100.
    The agenda is subject to change due to time constraints and 
priority items which may come before the Committee between the time of 
this publication and the scheduled date of the ACA meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Anthony Swoope, Administrator, 
Office of Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services, 
Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room 
N-4671, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: 
(202) 693-2796 (this is not a toll-free number).

Matters To Be Considered: The agenda will focus on a series of status 
reports from the Committee's subcommittees, and selected presenters on 
the following topics:

 Status of Recommendations
 Technical Assistance Provider's Bank
 National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) 
Competency-Based Apprenticeship
 One-Stop System
 Partnerships with Education
 High-Growth Job Training Initiative

Status: Members of the public are invited to attend the proceedings. 
Individuals with special needs should contact Ms. Marion Winters at 
(202) 693-3786 no later than March 2, 2004, if special accommodations 
are needed.
    Any member of the public who wishes to file written data or 
comments pertaining to the agenda may do so by forwarding their request 
to Mr. Anthony Swoope, Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship 
Training, Employer and Labor Services, Employment and Training 
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-4671, 200 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Such submissions should be sent by 
March 2, 2004, to be included in the record for the meeting.
    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. Anthony Swoope, by March 2, 2004. 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, this 13th day of February, 2004.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-3678 Filed 2-19-04; 8:45 am]
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