Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 12 / Thursday, January 19, 2012 / Notices 2765 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Notice of an Open Meeting of the 

Advisory Committee on 

Apprenticeship (ACA) 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA), Labor. 

ACTION: Announcement of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10 of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463; as amended 5 U.S.C., App. 

2), notice is hereby given to announce 

an open meeting of the Advisory 

Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA) 

being held on February 2–3, 2012, in 

Washington, DC. 

The ACA, an advisory board to the 

Secretary of Labor, is a discretionary 

Committee established by the Secretary 

of Labor, in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended 5 U.S.C., 

App. 2, and its implementing 

regulations (41 CFR parts 101–6 and 

102–3). All meetings of the ACA are 

open to the public. 

Time and Date: The meeting will 

begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. Eastern 

Time on Thursday, February 2, 2012, 

and continue until approximately 5 p.m. 

The meeting will reconvene on Friday, 

February 3, 2012, at approximately 8:30 

a.m. Eastern Time and adjourn at 

approximately 12 noon. 

Address: The meeting location is the 

U.S. Department of Labor, Frances 

Perkins Building, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Designated Federal Official, Mr. John V. 

Ladd, Administrator, Office of 

Apprenticeship, ETA, U.S. Department 

of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Room N–5311, Washington, DC 20210. 

Telephone: (202) 693–2796, (this is not 

a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is open to the public and 

members of the public are invited to 

attend the proceedings. If individuals 

have special needs and/or disabilities 

that will require special 

accommodations, please contact Ms. 

Marisa Nixon on (202) 693–3616 no 

later than Thursday, January 26, 2012, 

to request for arrangements to be made. 

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, Administrator, Office of 

Apprenticeship, ETA, U.S. Department 

of Labor, Room N–5311, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20210. Such submissions must be 

received by Thursday, January 26, 2012, 

to be included in the record for the 

meeting. 

Purpose of the Meeting and Topics To 

Be Discussed 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

consider several policy matters affecting 

Registered Apprenticeship programs. 

The meeting will focus on the following 

topics: 

• Workgroup Report-outs and Open 

Committee Discussion. 

• Equal Employment Opportunity 

(EEO) in Registered Apprenticeship. 

• Veterans Opportunity to Work to 

Hire Heroes Act of 2011. 

• Presentation by the Employment 

Benefits Security Administration 

(EBSA) on current monitoring and 

oversight activities for Apprenticeship 

Training Trust funds. 

• YouthBuild and Registered 

Apprenticeship Partnerships. 

• Overview of Preliminary Findings 

on the Net Social Benefits of Registered 

Apprenticeship. 

• Planning for 75th Anniversary of 

the National Apprenticeship Act of 

1937. 

• Other Matters of Interest to the 

Apprenticeship Community. 

• Public Comment. 

Any member of the public who 

wishes to speak at the meeting must 

indicate the nature of the intended 

presentation and the amount of time 

needed by furnishing a written 

statement to the Designated Federal 

Official, Mr. John V. Ladd, which must 

be received by Thursday, January 26, 

2012. The Chairperson will announce at 

the beginning of the meeting the extent 

to which time will permit the granting 

of such requests. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of 

January 2012. 

Jane Oates, 

Assistant Secretary for the Employment and 

Training Administration. 

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice (12–003)] 

NASA International Space Station 

Advisory Committee; Meeting 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 

Law 92–463, as amended, the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration 

announces an open meeting of the 

NASA International Space Station (ISS) 

Advisory Committee. The purpose of 

the meeting is to assess NASA and 

Roscosmos continuing plans to support 

a six-person crew aboard the 

International Space Station, including 

transportation, and crew rotation; and, 

to assess the possibilities for using the 

ISS for future space exploration. 

DATES: February 9, 2012, 12:00–1 p.m. 

Eastern Standard Time. 

ADDRESSES: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration Headquarters, 300 

E Street SW., Glennan Conference 

Room, 1Q39, Washington, DC 20546. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

J. Donald Miller, Office of International 

and Interagency Relations, (202) 358– 

1527, National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration, Washington, DC 20546– 

0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is 

imperative that the meeting be held on 

this date to accommodate the 

scheduling priorities of the key 

participants. This meeting will be open 

to the public up to the seating capacity 

of the room. Attendees will be requested 

to sign a register and to comply with 

NASA security requirements, including 

the presentation of a valid picture ID, 

before receiving an access badge. 

Foreign nationals attending this meeting 

will be required to provide a copy of 

provide a copy of their passport and 

visa in addition to providing the 

following information no less than 10 

working days prior to the meeting: Full 

name; gender; date/place of birth; 

citizenship; visa/green card information 

(number, type, expiration date); 

passport information (number, country, 

expiration date); employer/affiliation 

information (name of institution, 

address, country, telephone); title/ 

position of attendee. To expedite 

admittance, attendees with U.S. 

citizenship and green cards should 

provide identifying information 3 

working days in advance by contacting 

Dr. Miller via email at 

j.d.miller@nasa.gov or by telephone at 

(202) 358–1527. 

Patricia D. Rausch, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer, 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–977 Filed 1–18–12; 8:45 am] 

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