[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 72 (Friday, April 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23099-23100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07865]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Public Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA)

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), notice 
is hereby given to announce a public meeting of the ACA. All meetings 
of the ACA are open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at the 
Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) Chicagoland 
Laborers' District Council Training and Apprentice Fund (CLTAF) located 
at 5700 West Homer Street, Chicago, Illinois 60639. The meeting will 
begin at approximately 9 a.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT) and adjourn 
at approximately 5 p.m. CDT. Any updates to the agenda and meeting 
logistics will be posted on the Office of Apprenticeship's website at: 
https://www.apprenticeship.gov/advisory-committee-apprenticeship/meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer, Mr. 
John V. Ladd, Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship, Employment and 
Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Room C-5321, Washington, DC 20210; Email: 
[email protected]; Telephone: (202) 693-2796 
(this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACA is a discretionary committee 
reestablished by the Secretary of Labor on May 4, 2021, in accordance 
with FACA (5 U.S.C. App. 2 Sec.  10), as amended in 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 
and its implementing regulations (41 CFR 101-6 and 102-3). The first 
meeting of the ACA was held on Wednesday, October 6, 2021; the second 
meeting of the ACA was held on Wednesday, January 26, 2022; the third 
meeting of the ACA was held on Monday, May 16, 2022; the fourth meeting 
of the ACA was held on Tuesday, September 27, 2022; the fifth meeting 
of the ACA was held on Thursday, January 12, 2023; and the sixth 
meeting of the ACA was held on Thursday, March 30, 2023. All past 
meeting materials are posted here: https://www.apprenticeship.gov/advisory-committee-apprenticeship/meetings. All meetings are open to 
the public. To promote greater access, webinar and audio conference 
technology will be used to support public participation in the meeting. 
In-person space for the meeting is limited. Please send an email to 
[email protected] if you plan to attend the 
meeting in-person, no later than Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Members of 
the public that are unable to join the meeting in-person are encouraged 
to join the meeting virtually. Both the in-person and virtual login 
instructions will be posted prominently on the Office of 
Apprenticeship's website at: https://www.apprenticeship.gov/advisory-committee-apprenticeship/meetings. If individuals have special needs 
and/or disabilities that will require special accommodations, please 
contact Kenya Huckaby at (202) 693-3795 or via email at 
[email protected] no later than Wednesday, April 26, 2023.
    Instructions to Attend the Meeting In-Person: Send an email to 
[email protected] no later than Wednesday, 
April 26, 2023, to request to attend the meeting in-person. As outlined 
above, LIUNA CLTAF is located at 5700 West Homer Street, Chicago, 
Illinois 60639. To attend the meeting in person, upon arrival at the 
LIUNA CLTAF, members of the public will need to use the driveway and 
follow the signage to the entrance. Limited public park is available.
    Instructions to Attend the Meeting Virtually: Virtual meeting 
participants have two options to access the meeting. Virtual meeting 
participants can access the meeting by computer or by phone. To access 
the meeting by computer, meeting participants will use the meeting link 
and event password posted on the Office of Apprenticeship's website at: 
https://www.apprenticeship.gov/advisory-committee-apprenticeship/meetings. To access the meeting by phone, meeting participants will use 
the dial-in number posted on the Office of Apprenticeship's website at: 
https://www.apprenticeship.gov/advisory-committee-apprenticeship/meetings.
    Any member of the public who wishes to file written data or 
comments pertaining to the agenda may do so by sending the data or 
comments to Mr. John V. Ladd via email at 
[email protected] using the subject line ``May 
2023 ACA Meeting.'' Such submissions will be included in the record for 
the meeting if received by Thursday, April 26, 2023. See below 
regarding members of the public wishing to speak at the ACA meeting.
    Purpose of the Meeting and Topics To Be Discussed: The primary 
purpose of the May 2023 ACA meeting is to focus on pre-apprenticeship 
in promoting equity in apprenticeship and highlight current innovations 
within traditional apprenticeship programs. The ACA will also discuss 
and finalize the Issue papers, a deliverable discussed at the March 
meeting. Anticipated agenda topics for this meeting include the 
following:

 Call to Order
 Remarks from ETA Leadership and Other Apprenticeship 
Stakeholders
 Insights on Apprenticeship Site Visits
 Apprentice Panel
 Update on Year-One Interim Report
 Final Biennial Report and Two-Year Accomplishments
 Subcommittee Report Outs:
[cir] Final Issue Papers
 Public Comment
 Adjourn

    The agenda and meeting logistics may be updated should priority 
items come before the ACA between the time of this publication and the 
scheduled date of the ACA meeting. All meeting updates will be posted 
to the Office of Apprenticeship's website at: https://www.apprenticeship.gov/advisory-committee-apprenticeship/meetings. Any 
member of the public who wishes to speak at the meeting should indicate 
the nature of the intended presentation and the amount of time needed 
by furnishing a written statement to the Designated Federal Officer, 
Mr. John V. Ladd, via email at 
[email protected], by Thursday, April 26, 2023. 
The Chairperson will announce at the beginning of the meeting the 
extent to

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which time will permit the granting of such requests.

Brent Parton,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2023-07865 Filed 4-13-23; 8:45 am]
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