[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 9456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03211]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs

RIN 0691-XC110


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 Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs 
announces the fifth 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 Mount Vernon, OH on March 19, 2020.

DATES: The Advisory Board will meet on March 19, 2020; the meeting will 
begin at 9:30 a.m. (EDT) and end at approximately 12:00 p.m. (EDT).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Ariel Corporation, 35 Blackjack 
Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050. 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 ``March 2020 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. 
(EDT) 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.
    The March meeting will include updates on implementation of 
recommendations from the previous meetings and discussions of new 
recommendations under each of the four main goals 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.

Sabrina L. Montes,
Designated Federal Official, American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, 
Bureau of Economic Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2020-03211 Filed 2-18-20; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-MN-P