[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 36844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16071]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

29 CFR Part 34

RIN 1291-AA39


Rescission of Regulations Implementing the Nondiscrimination and 
Equal Opportunity Provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act of 
1982

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and 
Management, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM) is withdrawing the 
proposed rule to rescind its regulations implementing Section 167 of 
the Job Training Partnership Act of 1982, as amended (JTPA). On 
September 26, 2018, OASAM simultaneously published in the Federal 
Register a notice of proposed rulemaking and a direct final rule to 
rescind its regulations implementing Section 167 of the JTPA. The 
comment period for the proposed rule and the direct final rule ended on 
October 26, 2018, and no adverse comments were received on either rule. 
The direct final rule is effective November 26, 2018.

DATES: The proposed rule published on September 26, 2018 (83 FR 48576), 
is withdrawn as of July 30, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of this Federal Register notice are 
available at http://www.regulation.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Barry-Perez, Director, Civil 
Rights Center, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Room N-4123, Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 693-6500 (VOICE) or 
(800) 877-8339 (Federal Relay Service--for TTY), or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 26, 2018, OASAM simultaneously 
published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (83 
FR 48576) and a direct final rule (83 FR 48542) to rescind its 
regulations implementing Section 167 of the JTPA. Section 167 contained 
the nondiscrimination and equal-opportunity provisions of the JTPA. In 
1998, Congress passed the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), which 
repealed the JTPA and required the Secretary of Labor to transition any 
authority under the JTPA to the system that WIA created. WIA, in turn, 
was subsequently altered by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (WIOA). The JTPA's nondiscrimination and equal opportunity 
requirements were superseded by similar provisions in WIA, and more 
recently, WIOA. The current WIOA regulations governing 
nondiscrimination and equal opportunity are at 29 CFR part 38. In sum, 
the rule removes regulations for an inoperative program, but has no 
impact on existing non-discrimination rules.
    OASAM explained that if no significant adverse comments were 
received during the comment period, then the direct final rule would 
become effective and OASAM would withdraw the proposed rule. The 
comment period for the proposed rule and the direct final rule ended on 
October 26, 2018. No adverse comments were received on either rule. The 
direct final rule is effective November 26, 2018. As such, the proposed 
rule is unnecessary and OASAM withdraws it.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on July 19, 2019.
Bryan Slater,
Assistant Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration and Management, Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2019-16071 Filed 7-29-19; 8:45 am]
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