[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49772-49773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19847]


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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) (5 U.S.C. App. 2 Sec.  10), notice is hereby given to announce a 
public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA) on 
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 and Thursday, September 19, 2013. 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 parts 101-6 and 102-3). All meetings 
of the ACA are open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will begin at approximately 1:30 p.m. Eastern 
Standard Time on Tuesday, September 17, 2013, via webinar, and will 
continue until approximately 4:00 p.m. The meeting will reconvene on 
Thursday, September 19, 2013, at the U.S. Department of Labor, at 
approximately 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time and adjourn at 
approximately 4:00 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: In order to promote cost savings, the ACA 
will convene virtually on Tuesday, September 17, 2013, and face-to-face 
at the U.S. Department of Labor on September 19, 2013. The first day of 
the meeting will take place via webinar and audio-video conference 
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. (Please consult the Security Instructions for the 
Frances Perkins Building below). The second first day of the meeting 
will take place at the Department of Labor, Frances Perkins Building, 
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC, 20210, Room, C5515. 
Members of the public are encouraged to arrive early to allow for 
security clearance into the Francis Perkins Building.
    Security Instructions for June 6, 2013 at the Frances Perkins 
Building: Meeting participants should use the visitor's entrance to 
access Frances Perkins Building, one block north of Constitution Avenue 
on at 3rd and C Streets NW. For security purposes meeting participants 
must:
    1. Present a valid photo ID to receive a visitor badge.
    2. Know the name of the event you are attending: the meeting event 
is the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship.
    3. Visitor badges are issued by the security officer at the Visitor 
Entrance located at 3rd and C Streets NW. When you receive your visitor 
badge, the

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security officer will retain your photo ID until you return the visitor 
badge.
    4. Laptops and other electronic devices may be inspected and logged 
for identification purposes.
    5. Due to limited parking options, Metro rail is the easiest way to 
access the Frances Perkins Building.
    Notice of Intent to Attend the Meeting: All meeting participants, 
whether attended either session, virtually or in person, are being 
asked to submit a notice of intent to attend by Wednesday, September 4, 
2013, via email to Mr. John V. Ladd at [email protected], 
subject line ``September 2013 ACA Meeting.'' Please indicate if you 
will be attending the meeting on both days. This information is 
necessary to provide adequate space to accommodate all meeting 
participants. If individuals have special needs and/or disabilities 
that will require special accommodations, please contact Kenya Huckaby 
on (202) 693-3795 or via email at [email protected] no later than 
Wednesday, September 4, 2013. The webinar will be limited to 200 
participants, unless OA receives more than 200 submissions to attend. 
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 
``September 2013 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, September 4, 2013.
    Purpose of the Meeting and Topics To Be Discussed: The primary 
purpose of the meeting is to discuss and approve final recommendations 
to improve veterans' access to Registered Apprenticeship (RA); develop 
a implementation plan for the recently approved Vision for Registered 
Apprenticeship in the 21st Century Report, and begin discussions on the 
need for concerted efforts to improve the rate of women's participation 
in Registered Apprenticeship. The meeting agenda will include the 
following:

 Follow-up Discussion from the June 2013 Meeting
 Deliberation on Proposed Recommendations to the Secretary to 
improve the transition of Veterans into Registered Apprenticeship
 Workgroup Breakout Sessions: (1) Expansion/Quality; (2) 
Education/Partnerships; and (3) Increasing Opportunities
 Workgroup Report Outs: Proposed Priorities, Metrics, and Work 
plan for the Year Ahead
 Discuss Women's Participation in Registered Apprenticeship.
 Other Matters of Interest to the Apprenticeship Community
 Public Comment
 Adjourn
    The agenda may be updated should priority items come before the ACA 
between the time of this publication and the scheduled date of the ACA 
meeting. All meeting updates will be posted to the Office of 
Apprenticeship's homepage: http://www.doleta.gov/oa/. 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, September 4, 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 30th day of July 2013.
Eric Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-19847 Filed 8-14-13; 8:45 am]
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