[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39516-39517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16157]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of a Public Meeting of the Advisory Committee on 
Apprenticeship (ACA)

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA) (Pub. L. 92-463; 5 U.S.C. APP. 1), notice is hereby given to 
announce an open meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship on 
August 1-2, 2012. This meeting will take place at the U.S. Department 
of Labor, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210. The ACA is a discretionary committee established 
by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with FACA, as amended 5 
U.S.C., App. 2, and its implementing regulations (41 CFR 101-6 and 102-
3). All meetings of the ACA are open to the public.

Time and Date: The meeting will begin at approximately 1:30 p.m. 
Eastern Daylight Savings Time on Wednesday, August 1, 2012, and 
continues until approximately 5:00 p.m. The meeting will reconvene on 
Thursday, August 2, 2012, at approximately 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight 
Savings Time and adjourn at approximately 1:00 p.m.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Official, Mr. 
John V. Ladd, Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship, Employment and 
Training Administration, 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 Kenya Huckaby on (202) 693-3795 
no later than Wednesday, July 25, 2012, to request for arrangements to 
be made.
    Agenda topics for this meeting can be found below. 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

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to the Designated Federal Official, Mr. John V. Ladd, Administrator via 
email at [email protected], subject line ``ACA Meeting,'' or 
submitting to Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship, Employment and 
Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-5311, 200 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Such submissions must be 
received by Wednesday, July 25, 2012, to be included in the record for 
the meeting.

Purpose of the Meeting and Topics To Be Discussed

    The August ACA meeting will follow the Department's Registered 
Apprenticeship National Education and Action Summit in recognition of 
the 75th Anniversary of the National Apprenticeship Act. The primary 
purpose of the meeting is to convene expert panels, drawn from summit 
participants, to consider key goals of the ACA's draft vision for 21st 
Century Registered Apprenticeship as follows:
     An increasing number of businesses and additional 
industries will use and reap the advantages of the Registered 
Apprenticeship model.
     Americans will seek and find Registered Apprenticeship as 
a valuable post-secondary pathway to rewarding careers.
     Diverse populations in the U.S. workforce will have access 
to growing opportunities generated within Registered Apprenticeship.
     Public policy will increasingly reflect the power and 
value of Registered Apprenticeship to address economic and workforce 
development challenges.
    In addition, the Department will provide a report to the Committee 
on the outcomes of the Registered Apprenticeship National Education and 
Action Summit, including specific recommendations generated at the 
summit, held in recognition of the 75th Anniversary of the National 
Apprenticeship Act. Finally, the Employee Benefits Security 
Administration will also provide information to the Committee related 
to recent oversight activities of apprenticeship and training plans.
    Finally, the ACA may also consider comments from members of the 
public related to the agenda items above. Any member of the public who 
wishes to speak at the meeting should 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 Wednesday, July 25, 2012; (see above for contact information). 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 27th day of June 2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-16157 Filed 7-2-12; 8:45 am]
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