[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 52499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20397]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Virtual Public Meeting of the Reestablished Advisory Committee on 
Apprenticeship (ACA)

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of a virtual public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), notice 
is hereby given to announce a public meeting of the ACA to be held 
virtually on October 6, 2021. All meetings of the ACA are open to the 
public.

DATES: The meeting will begin at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on 
October 6, 2021, at https://www.workforcegps.org/events/2021/09/13/17/41/Public-Meeting-of-the-Advisory-Committee-on-Apprenticeship-ACA, and 
adjourn at 5:00 p.m. Any updates to the agenda and meeting logistics 
will be posted on the Office of Apprenticeship's website at: https://www.apprenticeship.gov/advisory-committee-apprenticeship.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer, Mr. 
John V. Ladd, Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship, Employment and 
Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Room C-5321, Washington, DC 20210; Email: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fdbc998b948e928f84be92909094898998989293bc8d8d8f989389949e988e95948dbd999291d39a928b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1051746679637f6269537f7d7d79646475757f7e51606062757e647973756378796050747f7c3e777f66">[email protected]</span></a>; Telephone: (202) 693-2796 
(this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACA is a discretionary committee 
reestablished by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with FACA (5 
U.S.C. App. 2 Sec.  10), as amended in 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and its 
implementing regulations (41 CFR 101-6 and 102-3). The first public 
meeting of the reestablished ACA will be held on October 6, 2021. In 
order to promote openness, and increase public participation, webinar 
and audio conference technology will be used to convene the meeting. 
Webinar and audio instructions will be posted prominently on the Office 
of Apprenticeship's website at: https://www.apprenticeship.gov/advisory-committee-apprenticeship.

Notice of Intent To Attend the Meeting

    All meeting participants must register by September 29, 2021, via 
https://www.workforcegps.org/events/2021/09/13/17/41/Public-Meeting-of-the-Advisory-Committee-on-Apprenticeship-ACA. If individuals have 
special needs and/or disabilities that will require special 
accommodations, please contact Kenya Huckaby at (202) 693-3795 or via 
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#432b36202822213a6d28262d3a2203272c2f6d242c35"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6d05180e060c0f1443060803140c2d090201430a021b">[email protected]</span></a> no later than September 29, 2021.
    1. 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 via email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#763712001f0519040f35191b1b1f020213131918370606041318021f1513051e1f063612191a58111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a6b4e5c435945585369454747435e5e4f4f45446b5a5a584f445e43494f5942435a6a4e4546044d455c">[email protected]</span></a>, subject line ``October 6, 
2021 ACA Meeting.'' Such submissions will be included in the record for 
the meeting if received by September 29, 2021.
    2. See below regarding members of the public wishing to speak at 
the ACA meeting.

Purpose of the Meeting and Topics To Be Discussed

    The purpose of the October 6, 2021, meeting is to explore 
apprenticeship priorities in the upcoming year. The agenda topics for 
this meeting include the following:

<bullet> Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Registered Apprenticeship
<bullet> Expansion into New Industries
<bullet> Registered Apprenticeship Modernization
<bullet> Pre-Apprenticeship, Youth Apprenticeship, Degreed 
Apprenticeships and Other Models
<bullet> Public Comment
<bullet> Adjourn

    The agenda and meeting logistics may be updated should priority 
items come before the ACA between the time of this publication and the 
scheduled date of the ACA meeting. All meeting updates will be posted 
to the Office of Apprenticeship's website at: https://www.apprenticeship.gov/advisory-committee-apprenticeship. Any member of 
the public who wishes to speak at the meeting should indicate the 
nature of the intended presentation and the amount of time needed by 
furnishing a written statement to the Designated Federal Officer, Mr. 
John V. Ladd, via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e0a1849689938f9299a38f8d8d89949485858f8ea1909092858e9489838593888990a0848f8cce878f96"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="29684d5f405a465b506a464444405d5d4c4c46476859595b4c475d404a4c5a414059694d4645074e465f">[email protected]</span></a>, 
by September 29, 2021. The Chairperson will announce at the beginning 
of the meeting the extent to which time will permit the granting of 
such requests.

Lenita Jacobs-Simmons,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2021-20397 Filed 9-20-21; 8:45 am]
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