[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7478-7479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02663]


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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 
March 3-5, 2014. 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.

DATES: The meeting will begin at approximately 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time 
on Monday, March 3, 2014, at the U.S. Department of Labor, Frances 
Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room C5515, 1A and 1B, 
Washington, DC 20210, and will continue until approximately 4:00 p.m. 
The meeting will continue on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at approximately 
8:30 a.m. Eastern Time at the AFL-CIO, 815 16th Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20005, until approximately 4:00 p.m. The meeting will reconvene on 
Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at approximately 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time at 
the U.S. Department of Labor, and adjourn at approximately 12:00 noon. 
Any updates to the agenda and meeting logistics will be posted on the 
Office of Apprenticeship's homepage: http://www.doleta.gov/oa/.

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 openness, and increase 
public participation, webinar and audio conference technology will be 
used throughout the meeting. Webinar and audio instructions will be 
prominently posted on the Office of Apprenticeship 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. Members of the public are encouraged to arrive early to 
allow for security clearance into the Frances Perkins Building.

Security and Transportation Instructions for the Frances Perkins 
Building

    Meeting participants should use the visitor's entrance to access 
the Frances Perkins Building, one block north of Constitution Avenue on 
3rd and C Streets NW. For security purposes meeting participants must:
    1. Present valid photo identification (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., as described above.
    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. For individuals wishing to take 
metro rail, the closest metro stop to the building is Judiciary Square 
on the Red Line.

Security and Transportation Instructions for the AFL-CIO Headquarters 
Building

    Meeting participants should use 815 16th Street NW., Washington, 
DC, to access the AFL-CIO Headquarters Building. For security purposes 
meeting participants must:
    1. Present valid photo identification (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. Parking is limited to public parking garages. Metro rail is the 
easiest way to access the AFL-CIO Headquarters Building.
    4. For individuals wishing to take metro rail, the closest metro 
stop to the building is McPherson Square on the Orange and Blue Lines.

Notice of Intent To Attend the Meeting

    1. All meeting participants are being asked to submit a notice of 
intent to attend by Friday, February 14, 2014, via email to Mr. John V. 
Ladd at [email protected], with the subject line ``March 2014 
ACA Meeting.''
    2. Please indicate if you will be attending virtually, or in 
person, to ensure adequate space is arranged to accommodate all meeting 
participants.
    3. 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 Friday, 
February 14, 2014.
    4. 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 ``March 2014 ACA Meeting,'' or 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 Friday, February 14, 2014.
    5. See below regarding members of the public wishing to speak at 
the ACA meeting.

Purpose of the Meeting and Topics To Be Discussed

    The primary purpose of the meeting is to discuss and focus on 
Advancing Registered Apprenticeship in the 21st Century, Youth 
Participation in Registered Apprenticeship and Lessons

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and Developments of Registered Apprenticeship in the Construction 
Industry. The meeting agenda will include the following topics:
     Dialogue on policies to advance apprenticeship including 
updates on the ACA's Vision Report;
     Registered Apprenticeship: Lessons and Issues in the 
Construction Industry;
     Youth Apprenticeship Panel: Highlighting State's School to 
Apprenticeship and Youth Apprenticeship Models;
     Briefing from the Center for American Progress on their 
December 2013 report entitled, ``Training for Success: A Policy to 
Expand Apprenticeship in the United States'';
     ACA Workgroup Updates and Report Outs;
     Other Matters of Interest to the Apprenticeship Community;
     Public Comment; and Adjourn
    The agenda and meeting logistics 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 Friday, February 14, 2014. 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 31st day of January 2014.
Eric M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-02663 Filed 2-6-14; 8:45 am]
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