[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 67 (Monday, April 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 18814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7118]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Office of Job Corps; Advisory Committee on Job Corps; Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Job Corps, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: On August 22, 2006, the Advisory Committee on Job Corps (ACJC) 
was established in accordance with the provisions of the Workforce 
Investment Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Committee 
was established to advance Job Corps' new vision for student 
achievement aimed at 21st century high-growth employment. The Committee 
was established to advance Job Corps' new vision for student 
achievement aimed at 21st century high-growth employment. This 
Committee will also evaluate Job Corps program characteristics, 
including its purpose, goals, and effectiveness, efficiency, and 
performance measures in order to address the critical issues facing the 
provision of job training and education to the youth population that it 
serves. The Committee may provide other advice and recommendations with 
regard to identifying and overcoming problems, planning program or 
center development or strengthening relations between Job Corps and 
agencies, institutions, or groups engaged in related activities.

DATES: The meeting will be held on April 21-22, 2008 from 1 p.m. to 4 
p.m. on April 21 and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 22.

ADDRESSES: The Advisory Committee meeting will be held at the Sheraton 
St. Louis City Center Hotel & Suites, 400 South 14th Street, St. Louis, 
MO 63103; Telephone: (314) 231-5007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Woodard, Office of Job Corps, 
202-693-3000 (this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 22, 2006 the Advisory Committee on 
Job Corps (71 FR 48949) was established in accordance with the 
provisions of the Workforce Investment Act, and the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. The Committee was established to advance Job Corps' new 
vision for student achievement aimed at 21st century high-growth 
employment. This Committee will also evaluate Job Corps program 
characteristics, including its purpose, goals, and effectiveness, 
efficiency, and performance measures in order to address the critical 
issues facing the provision of job training and education to the youth 
population that it serves. The Committee may provide other advice and 
recommendations with regard to identifying and overcoming problems, 
planning program or center development or strengthening relations 
between Job Corps and agencies, institutions, or groups engaged in 
related activities.
    Agenda: The agenda for the meeting will be a status of the 
Committee's first report to the Secretary which is due April 2008, and 
a presentation of new issues.
    Public Participation: The meeting will be open to the public. 
Seating will be available to the public on a first-come first-served 
basis. Seats will be reserved for the media. Individuals with 
disabilities should contact the Job Corps official listed above, if 
special accommodations are needed.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of April 2008.
Esther R. Johnson,
National Director, Office of Job Corps.
[FR Doc. E8-7118 Filed 4-4-08; 8:45 am]
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