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Authority 

We publish this notice under section 

10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.). 

John Tirpak, 

Deputy Assistant Regional Director, 

Ecological Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Workforce Information Advisory 

Council; Charter Renewal 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(Department) announces the renewal of 

the Workforce Information Advisory 

Council (WIAC) charter. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Rietzke, Division of National 

Programs, Tools, and Technical 

Assistance, Office of Workforce 

Investment (address above); (202) 693– 

3912; or use email address for the 

WIAC, WIAC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background and Authority 

Section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, 

29 U.S.C. 49 l–2, as amended by section 

308 of the Workforce Innovation and 

Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA), Public 

Law 113–128 requires the Secretary of 

Labor (Secretary) to establish and 

maintain the WIAC. 

The statute, as amended, requires the 

Secretary, acting through the 

Commissioner of Labor Statistics and 

the Assistant Secretary for Employment 

and Training, to formally consult at 

least twice annually with the WIAC to 

address: (1) Evaluation and 

improvement of the nationwide 

workforce and labor market information 

system established by the WagnerPeyser Act, and of the statewide systems 

that comprise the nationwide system, 

and (2) how the Department and the 

States will cooperate in the management 

of those systems. The Secretary, acting 

through the Bureau of Labor Statistics 

(BLS) and the Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA), and in 

consultation with the WIAC and 

appropriate Federal agencies, must also 

develop a 2-year plan for management 

of the system, with subsequent updates 

every two years thereafter. The statute 

generally prescribes how the plan is to 

be developed and implemented, 

outlines the contents of the plan, and 

requires the Secretary to submit the plan 

to designated authorizing committees in 

the House and Senate. 

By law, the Secretary must ‘‘seek, 

review, and evaluate’’ recommendations 

from the WIAC, and respond to the 

recommendations in writing to the 

WIAC. The WIAC must make written 

recommendations to the Secretary on 

the evaluation and improvement of the 

workforce and labor market information 

system, including recommendations for 

the 2-year plan. The 2-year plan, in turn, 

must describe WIAC recommendations 

and the extent to which the plan 

incorporates them. 

The WIAC accomplishes its objectives 

by, for example: (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. 

II. Structure 

The Wagner-Peyser Act at section 

15(d)(2)(B), requires the WIAC to have 

14 representative members, appointed 

by the Secretary, consisting of: 

(i) Four members who are 

representatives of lead State agencies 

with responsibility for workforce 

investment activities, or State agencies 

described in Wagner-Peyser Act Section 

4 (agency designated or authorized by 

Governor to cooperate with the 

Secretary), who have been nominated by 

such agencies or by a national Start 

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represents such agencies; 

(ii) Four members who are 

representatives of the State workforce 

and labor market information directors 

affiliated with the State agencies 

responsible for the management and 

oversight of the workforce and labor 

market information system as described 

in Wagner-Peyser Act Section 15(e)(2), 

who have been nominated by the 

directors; 

(iii) One member who is a 

representative of providers of training 

services under WIOA section 122 

(Identification of Eligible Providers of 

Training Services); 

(iv) One member who is a 

representative of economic development 

entities; 

(v) One member who is a 

representative of businesses, who has 

been nominated by national business 

organizations or trade associations; 

(vi) One member who is a 

representative of labor organizations, 

who has been nominated by a national 

labor federation; 

(vii) One member who is a 

representative of local workforce 

development boards, who has been 

nominated by a national organization 

representing such boards; and 

(viii) One member who is a 

representative of research entities that 

use workforce and labor market 

information. 

The Secretary must ensure that the 

membership of the WIAC is 

geographically diverse, and that no two 

members appointed under clauses (i), 

(ii), and (vii), above, represent the same 

State. Each member will be appointed 

for a term of three years and the 

Secretary will not appoint a member for 

any more than two consecutive terms. 

Any member whom the Secretary 

appoints to fill a vacancy occurring 

before the expiration of the 

predecessor’s term will be appointed 

only for the remainder of that term. 

Members of the WIAC will serve on a 

voluntary and generally uncompensated 

basis, but will be reimbursed for travel 

expenses to attend WIAC meetings, 

including per diem in lieu of 

subsistence, as authorized by the 

Federal travel regulations. All WIAC 

members serve at the pleasure of the 

Secretary. Members may be appointed, 

reappointed, or replaced, and their 

terms may be extended, changed, or 

terminated at the Secretary’s discretion. 

A member’s excessive absence from 

WIAC meetings may result in the 

member’s removal and replacement. 

Authority: Pursuant to the Wagner-Peyser 

Act of 1933, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.; 

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 

Public Law 113–128; Federal Advisory 

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

Suzan G. LeVine, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Employment and Training Administration. 

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