[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 16 (Thursday, January 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3425-3427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1106]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


America's Job Bank

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor's (USDOL) Employment and

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Training Administration (ETA) intends to provide hyperlinks to Web 
sites to aid customers to find an alternative job bank when America's 
Job Bank (AJB) is phased out on June 30, 2007. ETA is issuing this 
notice to solicit information from private-sector job bank Web sites 
interested in applying to be included in the list of Web links.

DATES: All interested parties are asked to submit the information 
requested in this notice at the Web site: http://www.ajbtransition.org. 
Information must be submitted no later than February 26, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to Anthony D. 
Dais, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 
200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-4231, Washington, DC 20210; or e-
mail [email protected]; or transmit via fax at 202-693-3015 (this 
is not a toll-free number).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony D. Dais, at telephone number 
202-693-2650 (this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ETA's transition plan for the phase-out of 
AJB includes developing the ability to direct employers and job seekers 
to both public and private sector job banks. This will be accomplished 
by providing a `list of Web links' to qualified Web sites during the 
AJB phase-out period. The `list of Web links' (to include all state 
workforce agency job banks) will be available for a period of time both 
before and after the phase-out of AJB on June 30, 2007. ETA will select 
Web sites to be included in the list of links from applications meeting 
the requirements of this notice. ETA reserves the right to use the 
listings for multiple Federal purposes, to edit, and to remove the 
`list of Web links' at its sole discretion.

Solicitation for Information About Private, and Non-Profit Sector Job 
Banks

    Organizations that operate private and/or non-profit sector job 
banks or bulletin boards that wish to be considered for inclusion on 
the `list of Web links' are invited to provide information about the 
services they provide.
    1. Mandatory Requirements. ETA will only consider for inclusion on 
this list, a job bank or bulletin board that provides information about 
the following mandatory requirements:
     Is available via the Internet;
     Is national in scope, accepting job orders and resumes 
from all employers and job seekers in all States and Territories and 
accepting job orders from all occupational categories and industries;
     Has been in the business of providing job bank services 
over the Internet for at least the past 18 months;
     Does not require a registration fee or membership fee for 
job seekers to search for jobs;
     Has a state or federal employer identification number 
(EIN); and
     Offers functionality similar to that currently provided by 
AJB:
     Accepts job orders from employers;
     Accepts resumes from job seekers at no cost;
     Provides matching capability between job seeker resumes 
and employer job postings at no cost to the job seeker;
     Provides the ability for a `geographical location or area 
specific' search;
     Monitors job postings to assure there are no 
discriminatory language or requirements; and
     Provides feedback to job posting organizations that their 
jobs have been accepted and posted to the Web site.
    2. Additional Information. To help job seekers and employers 
understand the services offered, private and non-profit job bank or 
bulletin board organizations must provide additional information. To be 
included in the list of Web hyperlinks a job bank or bulletin board 
must provide information about the availability of the services listed 
below:
     Machine language translation services for Spanish 
speakers;
     ``Job Scout'' capability;
     Compliance with section 508 of the Americans with 
Disabilities Act; and
     Specialized service to:
    [cir] Veterans, transitioning military service members and military 
spouses;
    [cir] Youth;
    [cir] Mature workers;
    [cir] Migrant and seasonal farmworkers; and
    [cir] Other (please specify).
    In order to be considered for inclusion on the `list of Web links', 
an organization operating a job bank or bulletin board must meet all 
mandatory requirements and must respond to all of the ``additional 
information'' questions. Submittals that do not address the mandatory 
requirements and the additional information functionality questions 
will not be considered for inclusion. Please note, however, that the 
information provided regarding the ``additional information'' questions 
is not used to disqualify a site, but will be used to provide helpful 
information to those seeking information about alternatives to AJB. 
Information must be submitted at the www.ajbtransition.org web site no 
later than close of business February 26, 2007. State workforce 
agencies need not respond to this notice to be included in the job bank 
listing. States have already submitted information to ETA and the 
State's AJB transition coordinator can provide updated information at 
any time.

Solicitation for Information About Internet Gateway or Portal Sites

    Organizations that operate portal or gateway Web sites that provide 
information about Job Banks (Public, Private, National, Regional, 
Niche); Recruiting Services and Directories; and Recruiters are invited 
to provide information about the services they provide.
    1. Mandatory Requirements. To be considered for inclusion on the 
`list of Web links', a portal site must:
     Be available via the Internet;
     Be national in scope;
     Have been in business providing job bank portal 
information services over the Internet for at least the past 18 months;
     Not require a registration fee or membership fee for job 
seekers to search for job search assistance;
     Have a state or federal employer identification number; 
and
    2. Additional Information. To help job seekers and employers 
navigate the many portal sites included in the `list of Web links', 
portal sites must provide additional information including, but not 
limited to, the following:
     Machine language translation services for Spanish 
speakers;
     Compliance with section 508 of the Americans with 
Disabilities Act;
     Specialized service to:
    [cir] Veterans, transitioning military service members and military 
spouses;
    [cir] Youth;
    [cir] Mature workers;
    [cir] Migrant and seasonal farmworkers;
    [cir] Business/Trade Associations or organizations; and
    [cir] Other (please specify).
    In order to be considered for inclusion on the `list of Web links', 
an organization operating a portal or gateway site must meet all 
mandatory requirements and must respond to all of the ``additional 
information'' questions. Submittals that do not address the mandatory 
requirements and the additional information functionality questions 
will not be considered for inclusion. Please note, however, that the 
information provided to the ``additional information'' questions is not 
used to disqualify a site, but will be used to provide helpful 
information to those seeking information about alternatives to AJB. 
Information must be submitted

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at the www.ajbtransition.org Web site no later than close of business 
February 26, 2007.
    Each submittal from either a job board or portal site organization 
must include an attestation that the information provided is true and 
accurate. This attestation must be from an organizational 
representative who has the authority to represent the organization. The 
attestation must clearly identify the name, title, e-mail address, and 
phone number of the attester. Failure to include a complete attestation 
statement will result in the submittal not being considered for 
inclusion.
    At this time ETA anticipates listing all organizations offering job 
banks/bulletin boards or portal/gateway sites that meet the standards 
set forth in this notice. However, if the response to this notice is 
greater that anticipated, ETA reserves the right to limit the list to a 
manageable size.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 17th day of January, 2006.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. E7-1106 Filed 1-24-07; 8:45 am]
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