[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 198 (Friday, October 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 62264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25121]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


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

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

ACTION: Notice of a virtual 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 virtual meeting of the Advisory Committee on 
Apprenticeship (ACA) on November 14-15, 2012, which can be accessed 
from the Office of Apprenticeship's (OA) homepage: http://www.doleta.gov/oa/. 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. A virtual meeting 
of the ACA provides a cost savings to the government while still 
offering a venue that allows for public participation and transparency, 
as required by FACA.

DATES: The meeting will begin at approximately 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time 
on Wednesday, November 14, 2012, and will continue until approximately 
3:00 p.m. The meeting will reconvene on Thursday, November 15, 2012, at 
approximately 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time and adjourn at approximately 3:00 
p.m.

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 virtual meeting will take place via 
webinar and audio-video conferencing technology. Web and audio 
instructions to participate in this meeting will be prominently posted 
on the OA homepage: http://www.doleta.gov/oa/.
    Members of the public are encouraged to attend the meeting 
virtually. For members of the public wishing to attend in person, a 
listening room with limited seating will be made available upon 
request. The location for the listening room will be: U.S. Department 
of Labor, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210. The agenda may be updated should priority items 
come before the Committee between the time of this publication and the 
scheduled date of the ACA meeting. All meeting updates will be posted 
to OA's homepage: http://www.doleta.gov/oa/. All meeting participants, 
whether attending virtually or in person, should submit a notice of 
intention to attend by Wednesday, November 7, 2012, via email to Mr. 
John V. Ladd at [email protected], subject line ``Virtual ACA 
Meeting.'' The webinar will be limited to 200 participants, unless OA 
receives more than 200 submissions to attend. 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, November 7, 2012.
    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 via email at [email protected], 
subject line ``Virtual ACA Meeting,'' or submitting to the Office of 
Apprenticeship, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department 
of Labor, Room N-5311, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20210. Such submissions will be included in the record for the meeting 
if received by Wednesday, November 7, 2012.

Purpose of the Meeting and Topics To Be Discussed

    The primary purpose of the meeting is to provide the ACA with an 
opportunity to reconvene after the summit honoring the 75th anniversary 
of the National Apprenticeship Act, finalize their recommendations to 
the Secretary of Labor, and begin to proactively develop implementation 
strategies for the upcoming term. The meeting agenda will include the 
following:
    [rtarr8] Improving Completion Rates
    [rtarr8] Final Recommendations and Report to the Secretary
    [rtarr8] Pre-Apprenticeship Update
    [rtarr8] Community Based Organizations (CBO) White Paper
    [rtarr8] Efforts to Improve Opportunities for Veterans
    [rtarr8] Sector Caucus Breakout Sessions and Report Outs
    [rtarr8] Annual Outlook: Finalize Workgroups and Implementation 
Strategies for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013
    [rtarr8] Other Matters of Interest to the Apprenticeship Community
    [rtarr8] Public Comment
    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, November 7, 2012. 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 4th day of October, 2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-25121 Filed 10-11-12; 8:45 am]
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