[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 2765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-927]



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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.

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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:
    <bullet> Workgroup Report-outs and Open Committee Discussion.
    <bullet> Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) in Registered 
Apprenticeship.
    <bullet> Veterans Opportunity to Work to Hire Heroes Act of 2011.
    <bullet> Presentation by the Employment Benefits Security 
Administration (EBSA) on current monitoring and oversight activities 
for Apprenticeship Training Trust funds.
    <bullet> YouthBuild and Registered Apprenticeship Partnerships.
    <bullet> Overview of Preliminary Findings on the Net Social 
Benefits of Registered Apprenticeship.
    <bullet> Planning for 75th Anniversary of the National 
Apprenticeship Act of 1937.
    <bullet> Other Matters of Interest to the Apprenticeship Community.
    <bullet> 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.
[FR Doc. 2012-927 Filed 1-18-12; 8:45 am]
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