[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75195-75196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30529]


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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) (5 U.S.C. App. 2 Sec.  10), notice is hereby given to announce 
an open virtual meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship 
(ACA) on January 17, 2013, 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 in 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 p.m. Eastern Time on 
Thursday, January 17, 2013, and will adjourn at approximately 3 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Official, Mr. 
John V. Ladd, Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship, Employment and

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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 Thursday, January 17, 2013, 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 Thursday, January 
17, 2013.
    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 Thursday, January 17, 2013.

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 to discuss and finalize their recommendations 
to the Secretary of Labor, and to consider additional reports, white 
papers, and upcoming events. The meeting agenda will include the 
following:

    [square] Final Recommendations and Report to the Secretary on 21st 
Century Registered Apprenticeship
    [square] Finalize and Approve a White Paper on Supporting 
Partnerships with Sponsors of Registered Apprenticeship and Community 
Based Organizations (CBO)
    [square] Update on Efforts to Improve Opportunities for Veterans
    [square] Other Matters of Interest to the Apprenticeship Community
    [square] 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 Thursday, January 17, 2013. 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 6th day of December, 2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-30529 Filed 12-18-12; 8:45 am]
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