[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 23524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10665]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs


American Workforce Policy Advisory Board; Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Department 
of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Under Secretary for Economic Affairs announces the second 
meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board (Advisory 
Board). Discussions of the Advisory Board will include its progress 
toward achieving the goals set at its inaugural meeting on March 6, 
2019, as well as other Advisory Board matters. The meeting will take 
place in Charlotte, NC, on Tuesday, June 18, 2019.

DATES: The Advisory Board will meet on June 18, 2019; the meeting will 
begin at 11:15 a.m. and end at approximately 2 p.m. (EDT).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be in the Foundation For The Carolinas, 220 
North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 (https://www.fftc.org/). The 
meeting is open to the public via audio conference technology. Audio 
instructions will be prominently posted on the Advisory Board homepage 
at: https://www.commerce.gov/americanworker/american-workforce-policy-advisory-board. Please note: The Advisory Board website will maintain 
the most current information on the meeting agenda, schedule, and 
location. These items may be updated without further notice in the 
Federal Register.
    The public may also submit statements or questions via the Advisory 
Board email address, [email protected] 
(please use the subject line ``June 2019 Advisory Board Meeting Public 
Comment''), or by letter to Sabrina Montes, c/o Office of Under 
Secretary for Economic Affairs, Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. If you wish the Advisory 
Board to consider your statement or question during the meeting, we 
must receive your written statement or question no later than 5 p.m. 
(EST) four business days prior to the meeting. We will provide all 
statements or questions received after the deadline to the members; 
however, they may not consider them during the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sabrina Montes, c/o Office of Under 
Secretary for Economic Affairs, Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, (301) 278-9268, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary of Commerce and the Advisor to 
the President overseeing the Office of Economic Initiatives serve as 
the co-chairs of the Advisory Board. In addition to the co-chairs, the 
Advisory Board comprises 25 members that represent various sectors of 
the economy. The Board advises the National Council for the American 
Worker.
    Discussions at the June meeting will include updates toward 
achieving the four main goals announced at the inaugural meeting of the 
Advisory Board:
     Develop a Campaign to Promote Multiple Pathways to Career 
Success. Companies, workers, parents, and policymakers have 
traditionally assumed that a university degree is the best, or only, 
path to a middle-class career. Employers and job seekers should be 
aware of multiple career pathways and skill development opportunities 
outside of traditional 4-year degrees.
     Increase Data Transparency to Better Match American 
Workers with American Jobs. High-quality, transparent, and timely data 
can significantly improve the ability of employers, students, job 
seekers, education providers, and policymakers to make informed choices 
about education and employment--especially for matching education and 
training programs to in-demand jobs and the skills needed to fill them.
     Modernize Candidate Recruitment and Training Practices. 
Employers often struggle to fill job vacancies, yet their hiring 
practices may actually reduce the pool of qualified job applicants. To 
acquire a talented workforce, employers must better identify the skills 
needed for specific jobs and communicate those needs to education 
providers, job seekers, and students.
     Measure and Encourage Employer-led Training Investments. 
The size, scope, and impacts of education and skills training 
investments are still not fully understood. There is a lack of 
consistent data on company balance sheets and in federal statistics. 
Business and policy makers need to know how much is spent on training, 
the types of workers receiving training, and the long-term value of the 
money and time spent in classroom and on-the-job training.

Brian C. Moyer,
Acting Under Secretary for Economic Affairs and Director, Bureau of 
Economic Analysis.
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