[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 52991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21641]



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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; as amended 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 September 22-23, 2011, in Hanover, Maryland.
    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 8:30 a.m. 
Eastern Time on Thursday, September 22, 2011, and continue until 
approximately 5 p.m. The meeting will reconvene on Friday, September 
23, 2011, at approximately 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time and adjourn at 
approximately 12 noon.
    Place: The meeting location is the International Finishing Trades 
Institute, 7230 Parkway Drive, Hanover, Maryland 21076.

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 Thursday, September 15, 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 Thursday, September 15, 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. The agenda will focus on 
the following topics:
     Workgroup Report-Outs and Open Committee Discussion
     Extended Discussion on New Partnerships and Community 
College Articulation Agreements
     Updates on Pre-Apprenticeship Policy Guidance and 
Technical Assistance
     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 Thursday, September 15, 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 19th day of August 2011.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-21641 Filed 8-23-11; 8:45 am]
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