[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84933-84934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24593]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Tribal Consultation on Opportunities and Access to Registered 
Apprenticeship and for Competitive Grants

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor.

ACTION:  Notice of formal Tribal Consultation.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Memorandum of Uniform Standards for 
Tribal Consultation issued on November 30, 2022, the U.S. Department of 
Labor (DOL or the Department) announces a formal Tribal Consultation. 
The Tribal Consultation will be convened by DOL's Employment and 
Training Administration (ETA), specifically the Office of 
Apprenticeship (OA) and the Office of Workforce Investment (OWI), to 
discuss opportunities and access to registered apprenticeship programs 
for federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal 
Nations (Tribal Nations) and ETA grants to Tribal Nations and Tribal 
organizations, and to invite feedback on proposed guidance that will 
provide guidance for Tribal Nations seeking to register apprenticeship 
programs with the OA or a federally recognized State Apprenticeship 
Agency. DOL also announces an optional pre-consultation webinar. This 
optional webinar will offer Tribal Nation leaders or their proxies an 
overview of OA and OWI programming, as well as time to answer technical 
questions on the areas relevant to the Tribal Consultation to help 
prepare for a substantive discussion in the Tribal Consultation.

DATES: The formal Tribal Consultation for federally recognized Tribal 
Nations and their proxies will be held virtually on Monday, November 
18, 2024, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST. To participate, advanced 
registration is required. Please register at: https://usdolee.webex.com/weblink/register/rdc2f0712c77459edb5e9bc3ac6e60a1d. 
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing 
information about joining the meeting. If you are unable to join via 
WebEx, a call-in number will also be provided when your registration is 
confirmed. The Tribal Consultation is open only to leaders of federally 
recognized Tribal Nations and their proxies. It is not open to the 
press or members of the public.
    Prior to the formal Tribal Consultation for federally recognized 
Tribal Nations and their proxies, an optional pre-consultation webinar 
will be held virtually on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, from 2 p.m. to 
3:30 p.m. EST. Advanced registration is also required for the webinar. 
Please register at: https://usdolee.webex.com/weblink/register/r3ea43d3eaa29a962aaaecd8b42867a29. After registering, registrants 
receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the 
webinar. A call-in number will also be provided for this webinar. Like 
the Tribal Consultation, the pre-consultation webinar is open only to 
leaders of federally recognized Tribal Nations and their proxies. It is 
not open to the press or members of the public.

ADDRESSES: The pre-consultation and Tribal Consultation meetings will 
be held virtually on the WebEx platform.
    Questions regarding the formal Tribal Consultation or the pre-
consultation webinar or reasonable accommodations may be submitted by 
email to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#671217140f121549061e02140f062703080b49000811"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f3a3f3c273a3d612e362a3c272e0f2b202361282039">[email protected]</span></a>. Please use the heading ``ETA FORMAL 
TRIBAL CONSULTATION 2024'' in the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ayesha Upshur, Supervisory Program 
Analyst, Division of National System Building, Office of 
Apprenticeship, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department 
of Labor, Room C-5311, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20210. Telephone number (202) 693-2771 (VOICE) (this is not a toll-free 
number) or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fa8f8a89928f88d49b839f89929bba9e9596d49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e4b4e4d564b4c105f475b4d565f7e5a515210595148">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Labor is committed to 
ensuring that Tribal Nations have access to ETA funding opportunities 
and are actively involved in the process of developing policies that 
impact them. This Tribal Consultation is an opportunity for Tribal 
leaders to receive targeted information on upcoming funding 
opportunities as well as provide direct feedback on a proposed circular 
that would offer guidance on how federally recognized Tribal Nations 
may register apprenticeship programs.
    This formal Tribal Consultation coincides with National 
Apprenticeship Week and aims to:
    (1) foster a broader understanding of competitive grant funding 
available to Tribal Nations through OWI and OA; and
    (2) garner insights from Tribal leaders regarding their 
experiences, challenges, and successes with Registered Apprenticeship 
programs.
    This Tribal Consultation is part of ETA's ongoing engagement with 
Tribal Nations across the country on issues

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related to funding and Registered Apprenticeships. In addition to the 
aforementioned Executive Office memorandum, this Tribal Consultation 
aligns with Executive Order 13175, Reforming Federal Funding and 
Support for Tribal Nations to Better Embrace our Trust Responsibilities 
and Promote the Next Era of Tribal Self-Determination.
    Tribal leaders or their proxies are invited to participate in the 
pre-consultation webinar to hear overviews of the topics to be 
discussed during the formal Tribal Consultation and ask any technical 
questions that would aid in providing input during the Tribal 
Consultation.

Jos[eacute] Javier Rodr[iacute]guez,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2024-24593 Filed 10-23-24; 8:45 am]
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