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designated as participating tribes under section 204 of the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended, on an accelerated basis, under the voluntary pilot project described in section 908(b)(2) of the Violence Against
Women Reauthorization Act of 2013.

**DATES :**  This notice is effective February

6, 2014.

**ADDRESSES :**  Mr. Tracy Toulou, Director, Office of Tribal Justice, Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 2310, Washington, DC 20530,
email OTJ@usdoj.gov.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Mr. Tracy Toulou, Director, Office of Tribal Justice, Department of Justice, at (202) 514–8812 (not a toll-free number) or OTJ@usdoj.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Section 908(b)(2) of the Violence Against
Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA 2013) establishes a voluntary pilot project for Indian tribes that wish to commence exercising jurisdiction on
an accelerated basis over certain crimes of domestic violence and dating
violence and certain criminal violations of protection orders in Indian country. This announcement provides public notice that the Associate Attorney General, exercising authority delegated by the Attorney General, is granting the requests of three Indian tribes to be designated as participating tribes under section 204 of the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended, on an accelerated basis, under the voluntary pilot project described in section 908(b)(2) of VAWA 2013. The three tribes are (in alphabetical order):

• The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation,

• The Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona,
and

• The Tulalip Tribes of Washington. In deciding to grant the three tribes’ requests, the Department of Justice followed the procedures described in the Department’s final notice on the Pilot Project for Tribal Jurisdiction over Crimes of Domestic Violence, 78 FR 71645 (Nov. 29, 2013). The Department of Justice coordinated with the Department of the Interior, consulted with affected Indian tribes, and concluded that the criminal justice system of each of the three tribes has adequate safeguards in place to protect defendants’ rights, consistent with 25

U.S.C. 1304.

By February 20, 2014, each of the three tribes will notify its community
that the tribe will soon commence prosecuting ‘‘special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction’’ (SDVCJ) cases. That notification will include sending press releases to the print and electronic media outlets in the tribe’s area. Each of the three tribes may not exercise SDVCJ to prosecute any crime committed
before that notification has been completed or before February 20, 2014. Also, during the remainder of the Pilot Project’s duration (i.e., until March 7, 2015), each of the three tribes will provide the Department of Justice’s Office of Tribal Justice (OTJ) with updated information if changes in the tribe’s laws, rules, policies, or personnel
render the answers to the tribe’s certified Application Questionnaire incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated.

The Department of Justice will post on its Tribal Justice and Safety Web site (http://www.justice.gov/tribal/ ) each of the three tribes’ Application Questionnaires and all the tribal laws, rules, and policies that were attached or linked to those Application Questionnaires. Once posted, these
materials will serve as a resource for those tribes that may also wish to participate in the Pilot Project or to commence exercising SDVCJ in March 2015 or later, after the Pilot Project has
concluded.

Dated: February 6, 2014.
Tony West, Associate Attorney General.

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**BILLING CODE 4410–A5–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE**

**Foreign Claims Settlement**
**Commission**

**[F.C.S.C. Meeting and Hearing Notice No. 02–14]** 

**Sunshine Act Meeting**

The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, pursuant to its regulations (45 CFR 503.25) and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in regard to the scheduling of open meetings as follows:
Friday, February 21, 2014:

10:00 a.m.—Oral hearing on Objection

to Commission’s Proposed Decision in Claim No. IRQ–I–005; 11:00 a.m.—Issuance of Proposed Decisions in claims against Iraq.

Status: Open. All meetings are held at the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, 600 E Street NW., Washington, DC. Requests for information, or advance notices of intention to observe an open meeting, may be directed to: Patricia M. Hall, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, 600 E Street NW., Suite 6002, Washington, DC 20579. Telephone: (202) 616–6975.

Brian M. Simkin, Chief Counsel.

[FR Doc. 2014–03145 Filed 2–10–14; 11:15 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF LABOR**

**Presidential Memorandum of January 30, 2014; Job-Driven Training for** 

**Workers**

**AGENCY :**  Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

On January 30, 2014, President Barack
Obama issued a memorandum to the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Education, directing them to develop a specific action plan to make theworkforce and training system more jobdriven, integrated, and effective. This plan is to be provided to the President through the Vice President within 180 days of the date of this memorandum.
The text of this memorandum reads —

Giving workers the opportunity to acquire the skills that they need to pursue in-demand jobs and careers is critical to growing our economy, ensuring that everyone who works hard is rewarded, and building a strong middle class. Despite recentemployment growth, far too many hardworking individuals still have not been able to find a job or increase their earnings, and many businesses report difficulty hiring workers with the right skills for jobs that they want to fill.

It is critical that the Federal Government ensure that its policies and programs in the workforce and training system are designed to equip the Nation’s workers with skills matching the needs of employers looking to hire. To achieve this goal, employers must identify the skills and credentials required for in-demand jobs and help develop training programs; workers and job seekers must have access to education and training that meets their unique needs and the requirements for good jobs and careers; and employers must have easy ways to find workers who have or can acquire those skills. We must take steps to ensure that all relevant Federal programs follow such a job-driven approach to training, and that these programs are accountable for getting Americans into good jobs and careers as quickly as possible. That is why I have asked the Vice President to
lead a Government-wide review of relevant Federal programs.


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Therefore, as part of the overall review process led by the Vice President, I hereby direct as follows:

Section 1. Job-Driven Reform of Federal Employment and Training Programs. (a) Within 180 days of the
date of this memorandum and in
coordination with the Office of the Vice President, the National Economic Council, the Domestic Policy Council, the Council of Economic Advisers, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the Office of Management and Budget, the Secretaries of Labor, Commerce, and Education (Secretaries),
in consultation with other executive departments and agencies as appropriate, shall develop a specific action plan, to be provided to me through the Vice President, to make theworkforce and training system more jobdriven, integrated, and effective.

(b) The action plan shall identify concrete steps to make Federal workforce and training programs and policies more focused on imparting relevant skills with job-market value, more easily accessed by employers and job seekers, and more accountable for producing positive employment and earning outcomes for the people they serve. Such steps shall be consistent with the following job-driven training principles:

(i) Promoting more active engagement with industry, employers and employer associations, and worker representatives to identify the skills and supports workers need, and to make sure those
skills are better communicated to education and training providers, workforce leaders, job seekers, and policy makers;

(ii) providing support for secondary and post-secondary education and training entities to equip individuals with the skills, competencies, and credentials necessary to help them obtain jobs, increase earnings, and advance their careers;

(iii) making available to workers, job seekers, and employers the best information regarding job demand, skills matching, supports, and education, training, and career options, as well as innovative approaches to training using learning science and advanced technology;

(iv) improving accountability for the outcomes of training programs, including employment and earnings

outcomes;

(v) ensuring better alignment across secondary, post-secondary, and adult education, and workforce training, including coordinating Federal programs and promoting foundationalskill development for employability, onthe-job training, and apprenticeship options; and

(vi) encouraging effective regional partnerships among industry, educators, worker representatives, nonprofits, and the workforce system to prepare, support, and train youth, unemployed workers, low-skilled employed adults, and others for career path employment

and advancement.

(c) In developing the action plan, the Secretaries shall consult with industry, employers and employer associations, State and local leaders, economic development organizations, worker representatives, education and training providers, workforce leaders, and relevant nonprofit organizations.

(d) In developing the action plan, the Secretaries shall review existing evidence of the job training strategies that most effectively achieve the goals of this memorandum, determine what information is lacking, and identify

future research and evaluation that can

be undertaken to ensure that Federal programs invest in effective practices.

Sec. 2. General Provisions. (a) Nothing

in this memorandum shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) The authority granted by law to a department or agency, or the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

(c) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

(d) The Secretary of Labor is authorized and directed to publish this

memorandum in the Federal Register

.

Dated: February 6, 2014.

Gerri Fiala,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.

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**BILLING CODE 4510–XX–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR** 

**Office of the Secretary**

**Privacy Act of 1974; Publication of Five New Systems of Records;**  **Amendments to Nine Existing Systems**
**of Records**

**AGENCY :**  Office of the Secretary, Labor.

**ACTION :**  Notice of five new systems of records; amendments to nine existing systems of records; decommissioning of five existing systems of records.

**SUMMARY :**  The Privacy Act of 1974 requires that each agency publish notice of all of the systems of records that it maintains. This document proposes to add five new systems of records to the current systems of records of the Department of Labor (Department or DOL). With the addition of these five systems of records, and the decommissioning of five existing systems, the Department will maintain 153 systems of records. The Department also proposes to amend nine existing systems of records. The nine proposed revised systems of records include changes to their routine uses and to the various system categories, some of which are updates to names, locations and stylistic changes. Major changes are summarized in the introductory portion of the Supplementary Information section. DOL also proposes to decommission five existing outdated systems of records.

**DATES :**  Persons wishing to comment on the changes set out in this notice may do so on or before March 24, 2014.

Effective Date: Unless there is a
further notice in the Federal Register

, these five new systems of records and nine amended systems of records and the decommissioning of five existing systems of records will become effective on April 8, 2014.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Joseph J. Plick, Counsel for FOIA and Information Law, Office of the Solicitor, Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room N–2420, Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–5527, or by email to plick.joseph@ dol.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)), hereinafter referred to as the Act, the Department hereby publishes notice of updates to its systems of records. On April 8, 2002, in Volume 67 at Page 16816 of the Federal Register

, the Department published a notice of 147 systems of records maintained under the Act. In February 2003, a new system of records was published on behalf of the Office of the 21st Century