[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 55 (Monday, March 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 13335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6285]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Office of Compliance Assistance Policy; Establishment of the DOL 
Partnerships for Compliance Assistance Program (PCAP) and Request for 
Applications for Partnerships

AGENCY: Office of Assistant Secretary for Policy/Office of Compliance 
Assistance Policy (ASP/OCA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the establishment of the DOL 
Partnerships for Compliance Assistance Program (PCAP) and an 
opportunity for partnerships.
    The primary goal of these partnerships is to better inform 
businesses and workers, through nonprofit third-party membership 
organizations, of the compliance assistance tools and resources the 
Department has available to help them comply with its laws and 
regulations.

DATES: Letters of interest from organizations containing information 
identifying the organization, including promotional literature 
describing their mission/purpose statement and constituent information; 
Web site URL; and contact person's name, title, address and telephone 
number will be considered if we receive them at the appropriate 
address, as provided below, no later than 5 p.m. on April 21, 2004.

ADDRESSES: To submit letter of interest, or for further information on 
the Partnerships for Compliance Assistance Program (PCAP), you may 
write to the following address: Office of Compliance Assistance Policy, 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, 
Attention: Barbara Bingham, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Rm S2312, 
Washington, DC 20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Bingham, Director of the 
Office of Compliance Assistance Policy, (202) 693-5080, or visit http://www.dol.gov/compliance.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    In accordance with the Secretary's Compliance Assistance 
Initiative, the Department of Labor (DOL), through the Office of 
Compliance Assistance Policy (OCA), will partner with various 
stakeholder organizations, specifically nonprofit third-party 
membership organizations, to increase the opportunity to provide DOL's 
customers with assistance in complying with federal employment laws. 
OCA is seeking partnership applications from nonprofit trade, 
professional or labor organizations that share DOL's understanding of 
the importance of providing clear, accurate and easy-to-access 
compliance assistance for employers and other stakeholders, in order to 
protect the wages, health benefits, retirement security, safety and 
health of America's workforce.
    Partnership efforts will be designed to provide nonprofit third-
party organizations and their members with an awareness of the various 
laws and regulations DOL administers and where to get information on 
compliance assistance. These partnerships will enable DOL to reach a 
greater number of businesses and workers than it could solely through 
its own outreach efforts.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of March, 2004.
Barbara Bingham,
Director, Office of Compliance Assistance Policy.
[FR Doc. 04-6285 Filed 3-19-04; 8:45 am]
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