[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63983-63984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17313]


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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 Thursday, September 12, 2024, at PA 
CareerLink[supreg] Pittsburgh located at 914 Penn Avenue, Floor #6, 
Pittsburgh, PA 15222. The meeting will begin at approximately 9:00 a.m. 
Eastern Standard Time (EST) and end at approximately 5:00 p.m. EST. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 
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 that 
was renewed by the Acting Secretary of Labor in accordance with the 
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 ACA's Charter 
was renewed on May 11, 2023, and is active for two years. This will be 
the second meeting of the renewed ACA. All meeting materials, including 
all previous term materials, are posted here: https://www.apprenticeship.gov/advisory-committee-apprenticeship. 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, August 28, 2024. 
Members of the public that are unable to join the meeting in-person are 
encouraged to join the meeting virtually. Both the in-person

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and virtual login instructions are listed below and will be posted 
prominently on the Office of Apprenticeship's website at: https://www.apprenticeship.gov/advisory-committee-apprenticeship. 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, August 
28, 2024.
    Instructions to Attend the Meeting In-Person: Send an email to 
[email protected] no later than Wednesday, 
August 28, 2024, to request to attend the meeting in-person at PA 
CareerLink[supreg] Pittsburgh located at 914 Penn Avenue, Floor #6, 
Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
    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 below. To access the meeting by phone, meeting 
participants will use the dial-in number and access code below.

Computer Access

 https://usdolevents.webex.com/usdolevents/j.php?MTID=m7bce04a3f9cee3579d31624e30b9e034
 Access code: 2824 373 9224
 Webinar password: Welcome!24

Telephone Access

 Dial-In Number: 877-465-7975
 Access code: 2824 373 9224
 Telephone password: 93526631

    Virtual meeting instructions will also be posted on posted on the 
Office of Apprenticeship's website at: https://www.apprenticeship.gov/advisory-committee-apprenticeship. 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 ``File 
Data/Comments--September 2024 ACA Meeting.'' Such submissions will be 
included in the record for the meeting if received by Wednesday, August 
28, 2024. 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 September 2024 ACA meeting is to focus on state and 
local workforce initiatives that are leveraging historic federal 
investments to support the building of dynamic, diverse, and modern 
apprenticeship eco-systems. The agenda will focus on models that 
demonstrate the successful integration of apprenticeship with workforce 
and education systems that provide insights into opportunities for 
expansion, diversification and modernizing at a national scale. 
Anticipated agenda topics for this meeting include the following:

 Call to Order & Departmental Remarks
 Welcome from Local Hosts
 General Apprenticeship Updates
 State and Local Panels featuring Registered Apprenticeship 
Initiatives
 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. 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], 
using the subject line ``Request to Speak--September 2024 ACA Meeting'' 
by Wednesday, August 28, 2024. The Chairperson will announce at the 
beginning of the meeting the extent to which time will permit the 
granting of such requests.

Jos[eacute] Javier Rodr[iacute]guez,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, U.S. Department of 
Labor.
[FR Doc. 2024-17313 Filed 8-5-24; 8:45 am]
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