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issues with service delivery. Responses 

will be assessed to plan and inform 

efforts to improve or maintain the 

quality of service offered to the public. 

If this information is not collected, vital 

feedback from customers and 

stakeholders on the Commission’s 

services will be unavailable. 

Feedback collected under this generic 

clearance provides useful information, 

but it does not yield data that can be 

generalized to the overall population. 

This type of generic clearance for 

qualitative information will not be used 

for quantitative information collections 

that are designed to yield reliably 

actionable results, such as monitoring 

trends over time or documenting 

program performance. Such data uses 

require more rigorous designs that 

address: the target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential 

nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior to 

fielding the study. As a general matter, 

information collections will not result 

in any new system of records containing 

privacy information and will not ask 

questions of a sensitive nature. 

The Agency will only submit a 

collection for approval under this 

generic clearance if it meets the 

following conditions: 

• The collections are voluntary; 

• The collections are low-burden for 

respondents (based on considerations of 

total burden hours, total number of 

respondents, or burden-hours per 

respondent) and are low-cost for both 

the respondents and the Federal 

Government; 

• The collections are 

noncontroversial and do not raise issues 

of concern to other Federal agencies; 

• Any collection is targeted to the 

solicitation of opinions from 

respondents who have experience with 

the program or may have experience 

with the program in the near future; 

• Personally identifiable information 

(PII) is collected only to the extent 

necessary and is not retained; 

• Information gathered will be used 

only internally for general service 

improvement and program management 

purposes and is not intended for release 

outside of the agency; 

• Information gathered will yield 

qualitative information; the collections 

will not be designed or expected to 

yield statistically reliable results or used 

as though the results are generalizable to 

the population of study. 

(3) Estimated Burden of the Proposed 

Information Collection 

The Commission estimates that 

information collections issued under the 

requested generic clearance will impose 

an average annual burden of 350 hours 

on 1,000 respondents. 

No record-keeping burden is known 

to result from the proposed collection of 

information. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: December 21, 2023. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28599 Filed 12–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Workforce Information Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of a WIAC meeting 

February 6–7, 2024. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Workforce Information Advisory 

Council (WIAC or Advisory Council) 

will meet in person February 6–7, 2024. 

Information for public attendance, both 

in-person and virtually, will be posted 

at www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa/wiac/ 

meetings a week prior to the meeting 

dates. The meetings will be open to the 

public. 

DATES: The meeting will take place 

February 6–7, 2024. The meeting will 

begin each day at 9:00 a.m. EST and 

conclude at approximately 5:00 p.m. 

EST. Public statements, requests for 

special accommodations, or requests to 

address the Advisory Council must be 

received by January 29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the HYATT REGENCY CRYSTAL CITY, 

2799 Richmond Hwy., Arlington, VA 

22202. Any special instructions for 

attendance will be posted on the WIAC 

website, www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/ 

wioa/wiac/meetings. If problems arise 

accessing the meeting, please contact 

Donald Haughton, Unit Chief in the 

Division of National Programs, Tools, 

and Technical Assistance, Employment 

and Training Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, at 202–203–9209. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Rietzke, Chief, Division of 

National Programs, Tools, and 

Technical Assistance, Employment and 

Training Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room C–4510, 200 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20210; Telephone: 202–693–3912; 

Email: WIAC@dol.gov. Mr. Rietzke is the 

WIAC Designated Federal Officer (DFO). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: This meeting is being 

held pursuant to Sec. 308 of the 

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

Act of 2014 (WIOA) (Pub. L. 113–128), 

which amends sec. 15 of the WagnerPeyser Act of 1933 (29 U.S.C. 491–2). 

The WIAC is an important component 

of WIOA. The WIAC is a federal 

advisory committee of workforce and 

labor market information experts 

representing a broad range of national, 

State, and local data and information 

users and producers. The WIAC was 

established in accordance with 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 

U.S.C. app.) and will act in accordance 

with the applicable provisions of FACA 

and its implementing regulation at 41 

CFR 102–3. The purpose of the WIAC is 

to provide recommendations to the 

Secretary of Labor (Secretary), working 

jointly through the Assistant Secretary 

for Employment and Training and the 

Commissioner of Labor Statistics, to 

address: (1) the evaluation and 

improvement of the nationwide 

workforce and labor market information 

(WLMI) system and statewide systems 

that comprise the nationwide system; 

and (2) how the Department and the 

States will cooperate in the management 

of those systems. These systems include 

programs to produce employmentrelated statistics and State and local 

workforce and labor market information. 

The Department of Labor anticipates 

the WIAC will accomplish its objectives 

by: (1) studying workforce and labor 

market information issues; (2) seeking 

and sharing information on innovative 

approaches, new technologies, and data 

to inform employment, skills training, 

and workforce and economic 

development decision making and 

policy; and (3) advising the Secretary on 

how the workforce and labor market 

information system can best support 

workforce development, planning, and 

program development. Additional 

information is available at www.dol.gov/ 

agencies/eta/wioa/wiac/meetings. 

Purpose: The WIAC is continually 

identifying and reviewing issues and 

aspects of the WLMI system and 

statewide systems that comprise the 

nationwide system and how the 

Department and the States will 

cooperate in the management of those 

systems. As part of this process, the 


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Advisory Council meets to gather 

information and to engage in 

deliberative and planning activities to 

facilitate the development and provision 

of its recommendations to the Secretary 

in a timely manner. 

Agenda 

Tuesday, February 6, 2024, 9:00 a.m.– 

5:00 p.m. 

9:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. Welcome, Review 

of Agenda, and Goals for Meeting 

Series 

9:15 a.m.–9:45 a.m. Introductions and 

Opening Remarks from Leadership 

9:45 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Review of Past 

WIAC Priorities and WLMI Updates 

10:30 a.m.–10:50 a.m. 20-Minute Break 

10:50 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Initial WalkThrough and Discussion of 

Brainstormed Topics from December 

4th Virtual Meeting 

12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Lunch Break 

1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Brainstormed 

Topics, Continued: Subcommittee 

Interest 

2:30 p.m.–2:50 p.m. 20-Minute Break 

2:50 p.m.–4:50 p.m. The Role of WLMI 

in Unions, Research Entities, and 

Workforce Development Boards: 

Three Perspectives 

4:50 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Closing and Next 

Steps 

Meeting Day Two: Wednesday, February 

7, 2024, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. 

9:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. Welcome and 

Review of Agenda 

9:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Subcommittee 

Breakout Groups 

10:30 a.m.–10:50 a.m. 20-Minute Break 

10:50 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Subcommittee 

Breakout Groups, Continued 

12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Lunch Break 

1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Subcommittee 

Report Out 

3:00 p.m.–3:20 p.m. 20-Minute Break 

3:20 p.m.–3:50 p.m. Public Comment 

(at the discretion of the DFO) 

3:50 p.m.–4:50 p.m. Group Discussion 

and Next Steps 

4:50 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks 

Attending the meetings: Members of 

the public who require reasonable 

accommodations to attend any of the 

meetings may submit requests for 

accommodations via email to the email 

address indicated in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section with the 

subject line ‘‘February 2024 WIAC 

Meeting Accommodations’’ by the date 

indicated in the DATES section. Please 

include a specific description of the 

accommodations requested and phone 

number or email address where you 

may be contacted if additional 

information is needed to meet your 

request. 

Public statements: Organizations or 

members of the public wishing to 

submit written statements may do so by 

mailing them to the person and address 

indicated in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section by the 

date indicated in the DATES section or 

transmitting them as email attachments 

in PDF format to the email address 

indicated in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section with the 

subject line ‘‘February 2024 WIAC 

Meeting Public Statements’’ by the date 

indicated in the DATES section. 

Submitters may include their name and 

contact information in a cover letter for 

mailed statements or in the body of the 

email for statements transmitted 

electronically. Relevant statements 

received before the date indicated in the 

DATES section will be included in the 

record of each meeting. No deletions, 

modifications, or redactions will be 

made to statements received, as they are 

public records. Please do not include 

personally identifiable information in 

your public statement. 

Requests to Address the Advisory 

Council: Members of the public or 

representatives of organizations wishing 

to address the Advisory Council should 

forward their requests to the contact 

indicated in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section, or contact 

the same by phone, by the date 

indicated in the DATES section. Oral 

presentations will be limited to 10 

minutes, time permitting, and shall 

proceed at the discretion of the 

Advisory Council DFO. Individuals 

with disabilities, or others who need 

special accommodations, should 

indicate their needs along with their 

request. 

Brent Parton, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Employment and Training. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28587 Filed 12–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Improving 

Customer Experience (OMB Circular 

A–11, Section 280 Implementation) for 

the Department of Labor 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Administration 

and Management (OASAM)-sponsored 

information collection request (ICR) to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public 

comments on the ICR are invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that the agency 

receives on or before January 29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

Comments are invited on: (1) whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) if the 

information will be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimates of the burden and 

cost of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (4) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(5) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nora Hernandez by telephone at 202– 

693–8633, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection activity provides 

a means to garner customer and 

stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 

timely manner in accordance with the 

Administration’s commitment to 

improving customer service delivery as 

discussed in Section 280 of OMB 

Circular A–11. As discussed in OMB 

guidance, agencies should identify their 

highest-impact customer journeys (using 

customer volume, annual program cost, 

and/or knowledge of customer priority 

as weighting factors) and select 

touchpoints/transactions within those 

journeys to collect feedback. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

September 11, 2023 (88 FR 62401). 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless the OMB 

approves it and displays a currently 

valid OMB Control Number. In addition, 


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