[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23601-23602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10564]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Workforce Information Advisory Council

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 308 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) notice is hereby given that the 
Workforce Information Advisory Council (WIAC) will meet on June 21 and 
22, 2017. The meeting will take place at the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
(BLS) Janet Norwood Training and Conference Center in Washington, DC. 
The WIAC was established in accordance with provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, and will act in accordance 
with the applicable provisions of FACA and its implementing regulation. 
The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will take place on Wednesday, June 21, and Thursday, 
June 22, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Public statements and 
requests for special accommodations or to address the Advisory Council 
must be received by June 12, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the BLS Janet Norwood Training 
and Conference Center, Rooms 9 and 10, in the Postal Square Building at 
2 Massachusetts Ave. NE., Washington, DC 20212.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Rietzke, Chief, Division of 
National Programs, Tools, and Technical Assistance, Employment and 
Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room C-4510, 200 
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: 202-693-3912. 
Mr. Rietzke is the Designated Federal Officer for the WIAC.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The WIAC is an important component of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (Pub. L. 113-128), which amends section 
15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933 (29 U.S.C. 491-2). The WIAC is a 
Federal Advisory Committee of workforce and labor market information 
experts representing a broad range of national, State, and local data 
and information users and producers. The purpose of the WIAC is to 
provide recommendations to the Secretary of Labor, working jointly 
through the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training and the 
Commissioner of Labor Statistics, to address: (1) The evaluation and 
improvement of the nationwide workforce and labor market information 
(WLMI) system and statewide systems that comprise the nationwide 
system; and (2) how the Department and the States will cooperate in the 
management of those systems. These systems include programs to produce 
employment- related statistics and State and local workforce and labor 
market information.
    The Department of Labor anticipates the WIAC will accomplish its 
objectives by: (1) Studying workforce and labor market information 
issues; (2) seeking and sharing information on innovative approaches, 
new technologies, and data to inform employment, skills training, and 
workforce and economic development decision making and policy; and (3) 
advising the Secretary on how the workforce and labor market 
information system can best support workforce development, planning, 
and program development. Additional information is available at 
www.doleta.gov/wioa/wiac/.
    Purpose: The WIAC is currently in the process of identifying and 
reviewing issues and aspects of the WLMI system and statewide systems 
that comprise the nationwide system and how the Department and the 
States will cooperate in the management of those systems. As part of 
this process, the Advisory Council meets to gather information and to 
engage in deliberative and planning activities to facilitate the 
development and provision of its recommendations to the Secretary in a 
timely manner.
    Agenda: Beginning at 8:30 a.m. on June 21, 2017, the Advisory 
Council will briefly review the minutes of the previous meeting held 
February 8, 2017. The Advisory Council will then hear briefings from 
the sub-committees and their proposed recommendations for the entire 
WIAC to consider. The meeting will end for the day 4:30 p.m.
    The meeting will resume at 8:30 a.m. on June 22, 2017. The second 
day will continue the previous day's discussions, with the goal of all 
four sub-committees presenting their proposed recommendations. The WIAC 
chair will open the floor for public comment at 1:00 p.m. on June 22, 
2017. However, the precise schedule of events is subject to change and 
an up-to-date agenda will be available on WIAC's Web page (see URL 
below) prior to the meeting. The second day will conclude with a 
discussion of next steps, including action items and planning for the 
next meeting of the Advisory Council. The meeting will adjourn at 4:30 
p.m. The full agenda for the meeting, and changes or updates to the 
agenda, will be posted on the WIAC's Web page, www.doleta.gov/wioa/wiac/.
    Attending the meeting: BLS is located in the Postal Square 
Building, the building that also houses the U.S. Postal Museum, at 2 
Massachusetts Ave. NE., Washington, DC. You must have a picture ID to 
be admitted to the BLS offices at Postal Square Building, and you must 
enter through the Visitors' Entrance. The BLS Visitors' Entrance is on 
First Street NE., mid-block, across from Union Station. Members of the 
public who require reasonable accommodations to attend the meeting may 
submit requests for accommodations by mailing them to the person and 
address indicated in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by the 
date indicated in the DATES section or transmitting them as email 
attachments in PDF format to the email address indicated in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section with the subject line ``June WIAC 
Meeting Accommodations'' by the date indicated in the DATES section. 
Please include a specific description of the accommodations requested 
and phone number or email address where you may be contacted if 
additional information is needed to meet your request.
    Public statements: Organizations or members of the public wishing 
to submit written statements may do so by mailing them to the person 
and address indicated in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by 
the date indicated in the DATES section or transmitting them as email 
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in PDF format to the email address indicated in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section with the subject line ``June WIAC Meeting 
Public Statements'' by the date indicated in the DATES section. 
Submitters may include their name and contact information in a cover 
letter for mailed statements or in the body of the email for statements 
transmitted electronically. Relevant statements received before the 
date indicated in the DATES section will be included in the record of 
the meeting. No deletions, modifications, or redactions will be made to 
statements received, as they are public records. Please do not include 
personally identifiable information (PII) in your public statement.
    Requests to Address the Advisory Council: Members of the public or 
representatives of organizations wishing to address the Advisory 
Council should forward their requests to the contact indicated in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, or contact the same by phone, 
by the date indicated in the DATES section. Oral presentations will be 
limited to 10 minutes, time permitting, and shall proceed at the 
discretion of the Council chair. Individuals with disabilities, or 
others, who need special accommodations, should indicate their needs 
along with their request.

Byron Zuidema,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-10564 Filed 5-22-17; 8:45 am]
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