[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 169 (Monday, August 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53794-53795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19087]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs

RIN 0691-XC113


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 seventh 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.

DATES: The Advisory Board will meet on September 23, 2020; the meeting 
will begin at 1:30 p.m. and end at approximately 3:30 p.m. (EDT).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Eisenhower Executive Office 
Building, 1650 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20502. 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 ``September 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 September meeting will include updates on implementation of the 
Call to Action from the May 2020 meeting and recommendations from prior 
meetings, and discussions of new recommendations under 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.
     Build the Technological Infrastructure Necessary for the 
Future of Work. In response to the ``Call to Action'' recommendations 
approved by the Advisory Board in May 2020, the Increase Data 
Transparency to Better Match American Workers with American Jobs 
Working Group expanded its scope and changed its name to the Build the 
Technological Infrastructure Necessary for the Future of Work Working 
Group. The working group's scope now includes digital infrastructure 
investment as described in the ``Digital Infrastructure Principles'' 
approved by the Advisory Board at the June 2020 meeting. Our nation 
cannot achieve a satisfactory economic recovery unless the 
technological infrastructure is in place to connect and empower all 
Americans to participate in the workforce. High-quality, transparent, 
and timely data can significantly improve the ability of employers, 
students, job seekers,

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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. 2020-19087 Filed 8-28-20; 8:45 am]
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