[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 53928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16997]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Tribal Consultation; Federal-State Unemployment Compensation (UC) 
Program; Confidentiality and Disclosure of State UC Information

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice of Tribal Consultation; virtual meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department) is announcing that it 
will conduct a virtual Tribal Consultation in order to obtain input 
from federally recognized Indian tribes as the Department is 
considering making a change to the definition of public official to 
include Tribal Officials as part of the UC confidentiality and 
disclosure regulations.

DATES: This Tribal Consultation meeting will take place on Monday, 
August 28, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: This virtual meeting will be accessible to the public as a 
webinar on WorkforceGPS, an online technical assistance platform 
sponsored by the Employment and Training Administration. To participate 
in a WorkforceGPS webinar, individuals must register as a member the 
Workforce GPS platform in advance of the webinar. To become a 
WorkforceGPS member, please access the registration page at https://www.workforcegps.org/register and enter the required information. 
Registration information for this Tribal Consultation can be found on 
https://www.workforcegps.org/events.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randy Painter, Director, Division of 
Policy, Legislation, and Regulations, Office of Policy Development and 
Research, Employment and Training Administration at (202) 693-3979.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this Tribal Consultation is 
to allow the Department to learn more about the effects, benefits, and 
costs that may result from changing the definition of public official 
in 20 CFR part 603. This part applies to States and State UC agencies, 
as defined in Sec.  603.2(f) and (g). The Department is exploring 
potential rulemaking changes, to include expanding the definition of 
public official to include Tribal Officials, as well as other potential 
changes. The Department wants to explore the implications for federally 
recognized Indian tribes as the Department determines the most 
appropriate changes to propose. The Department has issued a Request for 
Information (RFI) that was published in the Federal Register on July 
25, 2023 (88 FR 47829) as part of its pre-rulemaking activities.
    The Department, through this initial Tribal Consultation, is 
initiating the Tribal Consultation process by announcing the 
publication of an RFI regarding the Federal UC law concerning 
confidentiality and disclosure of UC information. In addition, 
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal 
Governments (65 FR 67249), and the Department's Tribal Consultation 
Policy (77 FR 71833) require the Department to solicit input from 
Tribal officials in the development of Federal policies that have 
Tribal implications. Accordingly, this Tribal Consultation seeks to 
provide Tribes with an opportunity to provide input as the Department 
explores the effects, benefits, and costs of a potential change and/or 
modification to the definition of a public official in Sec.  603.2(d), 
which could have implications for all federally recognized Indian 
tribes.

Brent Parton,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, 
Labor.
[FR Doc. 2023-16997 Filed 8-8-23; 8:45 am]
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