[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17157-17158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7153]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of an Open Meeting of the Advisory Committee on 
Apprenticeship (ACA)

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Announcement of 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. 2), notice is hereby given to announce 
an open meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA) being 
held on May 16-17, 2011, in Washington, DC.
    The ACA, an advisory board to the Secretary of Labor, is a 
discretionary Committee established by the Secretary of Labor, in 
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), as amended 5 U.S.C., App. 2, and it's implementing regulations 
(41 CFR parts 101-6 and 102-3). All meetings of the ACA are open to the 
public.
    Time and Date: The meeting will begin at approximately 12:30 p.m. 
Eastern Standard Time on Monday, May 16, 2011, and continue until 
approximately 5 p.m. The meeting will reconvene on Tuesday, May 17, 
2011, at approximately 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time and adjourn at 
approximately 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting location is the U.S. Department of Labor, 
Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Official, Mr. 
John V. Ladd, Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship, ETA, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-5311, 
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-2796, (this is not a toll-
free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is open to the public and 
members of the public are invited to attend the proceedings. If 
individuals have special needs and/or disabilities that will require 
special accommodations, please contact Ms. Kenya Huckaby on (202) 693-
3795 no later than Monday, May 9, 2011, to request for arrangements to 
be made. Any member of the public who wishes to file written data or 
comments pertaining to the agenda may do so by sending the data or 
comments to Mr. John V. Ladd, Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship, 
ETA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-5311, 200 Constitution Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20210. Such submissions must be sent by Monday, May 
9, 2011, to be included in the record for the meeting.
    The agenda is subject to change due to time constraints and 
priority items which may come before the ACA between the time of this 
publication and the scheduled date of the ACA meeting.

Purpose of the Meeting and Topics To Be Discussed

    The purpose of the meeting is to consider several policy matters 
affecting Registered Apprenticeship programs.

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The agenda will focus on the following topics:
     Workgroup Report-Outs and Open Committee Discussion
     Extended Discussion on Proposed Pre-Apprenticeship 
Framework
     Review of Available Data Capabilities
     Long-Term Planning
     Apprenticeship Community of Practice
     Public Comment
    Any member of the public who wishes to speak at the meeting must 
indicate the nature of the intended presentation and the amount of time 
needed by furnishing a written statement to the Designated Federal 
Official, Mr. John V. Ladd, by Monday, May 9, 2011. 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 22nd day of March 2011.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-7153 Filed 3-25-11; 8:45 am]
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