[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 36815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16073]


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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: Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM) is confirming the 
effective date of its direct final rule (DFR) rescinding its 
regulations implementing section 167 of the Job Training Partnership 
Act of 1982, as amended (JTPA). In the DFR published on September 26, 
2018, OASAM stated that if no significant adverse comments were 
submitted by October 26, 2018, then the rule would become effective on 
November 26, 2018. No adverse comments were received on the rule. So by 
this document the agency is confirming that the DFR is effective as of 
November 26, 2018.

DATES: This document confirms that the effective of the DFR published 
on September 26, 2018 (83 FR 48542), is November 26, 2018.

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 DFR (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repealed the JTPA and required the Secretary of Labor to transition any 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 DFR would become effective 
and OASAM would withdraw the proposed rule. The comment period for the 
proposed rule and the DFR ended on October 26, 2018. No adverse 
comments were received on either rule. By this document, OASAM is 
confirming that the DFR is effective as of November 26, 2018. As such, 
the proposed rule is unnecessary and OASAM is withdrawing it in another 
publication.

    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. 2019-16073 Filed 7-29-19; 8:45 am]
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