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designated as participating tribes under
section 204 of the Indian Civil Rights
Act of 1968, as amended, on an
accelerated basis, under the voluntary
pilot project described in section
908(b)(2) of the Violence Against
Women Reauthorization Act of 2013.
DATES: This notice is effective February
6, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Tracy Toulou, Director,
Office of Tribal Justice, Department of
Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Room 2310, Washington, DC 20530,
email OTJ@usdoj.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Tracy Toulou, Director, Office of Tribal
Justice, Department of Justice, at (202)
514–8812 (not a toll-free number) or
OTJ@usdoj.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
908(b)(2) of the Violence Against
Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
(VAWA 2013) establishes a voluntary
pilot project for Indian tribes that wish
to commence exercising jurisdiction on
an accelerated basis over certain crimes
of domestic violence and dating
violence and certain criminal violations
of protection orders in Indian country.
This announcement provides public
notice that the Associate Attorney
General, exercising authority delegated
by the Attorney General, is granting the
requests of three Indian tribes to be
designated as participating tribes under
section 204 of the Indian Civil Rights
Act of 1968, as amended, on an
accelerated basis, under the voluntary
pilot project described in section
908(b)(2) of VAWA 2013. The three
tribes are (in alphabetical order):
• The Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation,
• The Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona,
and
• The Tulalip Tribes of Washington.
In deciding to grant the three tribes’
requests, the Department of Justice
followed the procedures described in
the Department’s final notice on the
Pilot Project for Tribal Jurisdiction over
Crimes of Domestic Violence, 78 FR
71645 (Nov. 29, 2013). The Department
of Justice coordinated with the
Department of the Interior, consulted
with affected Indian tribes, and
concluded that the criminal justice
system of each of the three tribes has
adequate safeguards in place to protect
defendants’ rights, consistent with 25
U.S.C. 1304.
By February 20, 2014, each of the
three tribes will notify its community
that the tribe will soon commence
prosecuting ‘‘special domestic violence
criminal jurisdiction’’ (SDVCJ) cases.
That notification will include sending
press releases to the print and electronic
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media outlets in the tribe’s area. Each of
the three tribes may not exercise SDVCJ
to prosecute any crime committed
before that notification has been
completed or before February 20, 2014.
Also, during the remainder of the Pilot
Project’s duration (i.e., until March 7,
2015), each of the three tribes will
provide the Department of Justice’s
Office of Tribal Justice (OTJ) with
updated information if changes in the
tribe’s laws, rules, policies, or personnel
render the answers to the tribe’s
certified Application Questionnaire
incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated.
The Department of Justice will post
on its Tribal Justice and Safety Web site
(https://www.justice.gov/tribal/) each of
the three tribes’ Application
Questionnaires and all the tribal laws,
rules, and policies that were attached or
linked to those Application
Questionnaires. Once posted, these
materials will serve as a resource for
those tribes that may also wish to
participate in the Pilot Project or to
commence exercising SDVCJ in March
2015 or later, after the Pilot Project has
concluded.
Dated: February 6, 2014.
Tony West,
Associate Attorney General.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Presidential Memorandum of January
30, 2014; Job-Driven Training for
Workers
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
On January 30, 2014, President Barack
Obama issued a memorandum to the
Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of
Commerce, and the Secretary of
Education, directing them to develop a
specific action plan to make the
workforce and training system more jobdriven, integrated, and effective. This
plan is to be provided to the President
through the Vice President within 180
days of the date of this memorandum.
The text of this memorandum reads —
Giving workers the opportunity to
acquire the skills that they need to
pursue in-demand jobs and careers is
critical to growing our economy,
ensuring that everyone who works hard
is rewarded, and building a strong
middle class. Despite recent
employment growth, far too many hardworking individuals still have not been
able to find a job or increase their
earnings, and many businesses report
difficulty hiring workers with the right
skills for jobs that they want to fill.
It is critical that the Federal
Government ensure that its policies and
programs in the workforce and training
system are designed to equip the
Nation’s workers with skills matching
the needs of employers looking to hire.
To achieve this goal, employers must
identify the skills and credentials
required for in-demand jobs and help
develop training programs; workers and
job seekers must have access to
education and training that meets their
unique needs and the requirements for
good jobs and careers; and employers
must have easy ways to find workers
who have or can acquire those skills.
We must take steps to ensure that all
relevant Federal programs follow such a
job-driven approach to training, and that
these programs are accountable for
getting Americans into good jobs and
careers as quickly as possible. That is
why I have asked the Vice President to
lead a Government-wide review of
relevant Federal programs.
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Therefore, as part of the overall
review process led by the Vice
President, I hereby direct as follows:
Section 1. Job-Driven Reform of
Federal Employment and Training
Programs. (a) Within 180 days of the
date of this memorandum and in
coordination with the Office of the Vice
President, the National Economic
Council, the Domestic Policy Council,
the Council of Economic Advisers, the
Office of Science and Technology
Policy, and the Office of Management
and Budget, the Secretaries of Labor,
Commerce, and Education (Secretaries),
in consultation with other executive
departments and agencies as
appropriate, shall develop a specific
action plan, to be provided to me
through the Vice President, to make the
workforce and training system more jobdriven, integrated, and effective.
(b) The action plan shall identify
concrete steps to make Federal
workforce and training programs and
policies more focused on imparting
relevant skills with job-market value,
more easily accessed by employers and
job seekers, and more accountable for
producing positive employment and
earning outcomes for the people they
serve. Such steps shall be consistent
with the following job-driven training
principles:
(i) Promoting more active engagement
with industry, employers and employer
associations, and worker representatives
to identify the skills and supports
workers need, and to make sure those
skills are better communicated to
education and training providers,
workforce leaders, job seekers, and
policy makers;
(ii) providing support for secondary
and post-secondary education and
training entities to equip individuals
with the skills, competencies, and
credentials necessary to help them
obtain jobs, increase earnings, and
advance their careers;
(iii) making available to workers, job
seekers, and employers the best
information regarding job demand,
skills matching, supports, and
education, training, and career options,
as well as innovative approaches to
training using learning science and
advanced technology;
(iv) improving accountability for the
outcomes of training programs,
including employment and earnings
outcomes;
(v) ensuring better alignment across
secondary, post-secondary, and adult
education, and workforce training,
including coordinating Federal
programs and promoting foundational
skill development for employability, on-
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the-job training, and apprenticeship
options; and
(vi) encouraging effective regional
partnerships among industry, educators,
worker representatives, nonprofits, and
the workforce system to prepare,
support, and train youth, unemployed
workers, low-skilled employed adults,
and others for career path employment
and advancement.
(c) In developing the action plan, the
Secretaries shall consult with industry,
employers and employer associations,
State and local leaders, economic
development organizations, worker
representatives, education and training
providers, workforce leaders, and
relevant nonprofit organizations.
(d) In developing the action plan, the
Secretaries shall review existing
evidence of the job training strategies
that most effectively achieve the goals of
this memorandum, determine what
information is lacking, and identify
future research and evaluation that can
be undertaken to ensure that Federal
programs invest in effective practices.
Sec. 2. General Provisions. (a) Nothing
in this memorandum shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) The authority granted by law to a
department or agency, or the head
thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or
legislative proposals.
(b) This memorandum shall be
implemented consistent with applicable
law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
(c) This memorandum is not intended
to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any
party against the United States, its
departments, agencies, or entities, its
officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
(d) The Secretary of Labor is
authorized and directed to publish this
memorandum in the Federal Register.
Dated: February 6, 2014.
Gerri Fiala,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training, Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Presidential Memorandum of January 30, 2014; Job-Driven Training
for Workers
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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On January 30, 2014, President Barack Obama issued a memorandum to
the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of
Education, directing them to develop a specific action plan to make the
workforce and training system more job-driven, integrated, and
effective. This plan is to be provided to the President through the
Vice President within 180 days of the date of this memorandum. The text
of this memorandum reads --
Giving workers the opportunity to acquire the skills that they need
to pursue in-demand jobs and careers is critical to growing our
economy, ensuring that everyone who works hard is rewarded, and
building a strong middle class. Despite recent employment growth, far
too many hard-working individuals still have not been able to find a
job or increase their earnings, and many businesses report difficulty
hiring workers with the right skills for jobs that they want to fill.
It is critical that the Federal Government ensure that its policies
and programs in the workforce and training system are designed to equip
the Nation's workers with skills matching the needs of employers
looking to hire. To achieve this goal, employers must identify the
skills and credentials required for in-demand jobs and help develop
training programs; workers and job seekers must have access to
education and training that meets their unique needs and the
requirements for good jobs and careers; and employers must have easy
ways to find workers who have or can acquire those skills. We must take
steps to ensure that all relevant Federal programs follow such a job-
driven approach to training, and that these programs are accountable
for getting Americans into good jobs and careers as quickly as
possible. That is why I have asked the Vice President to lead a
Government-wide review of relevant Federal programs.
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Therefore, as part of the overall review process led by the Vice
President, I hereby direct as follows:
Section 1. Job-Driven Reform of Federal Employment and Training
Programs. (a) Within 180 days of the date of this memorandum and in
coordination with the Office of the Vice President, the National
Economic Council, the Domestic Policy Council, the Council of Economic
Advisers, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the Office
of Management and Budget, the Secretaries of Labor, Commerce, and
Education (Secretaries), in consultation with other executive
departments and agencies as appropriate, shall develop a specific
action plan, to be provided to me through the Vice President, to make
the workforce and training system more job-driven, integrated, and
effective.
(b) The action plan shall identify concrete steps to make Federal
workforce and training programs and policies more focused on imparting
relevant skills with job-market value, more easily accessed by
employers and job seekers, and more accountable for producing positive
employment and earning outcomes for the people they serve. Such steps
shall be consistent with the following job-driven training principles:
(i) Promoting more active engagement with industry, employers and
employer associations, and worker representatives to identify the
skills and supports workers need, and to make sure those skills are
better communicated to education and training providers, workforce
leaders, job seekers, and policy makers;
(ii) providing support for secondary and post-secondary education
and training entities to equip individuals with the skills,
competencies, and credentials necessary to help them obtain jobs,
increase earnings, and advance their careers;
(iii) making available to workers, job seekers, and employers the
best information regarding job demand, skills matching, supports, and
education, training, and career options, as well as innovative
approaches to training using learning science and advanced technology;
(iv) improving accountability for the outcomes of training
programs, including employment and earnings outcomes;
(v) ensuring better alignment across secondary, post-secondary, and
adult education, and workforce training, including coordinating Federal
programs and promoting foundational skill development for
employability, on-the-job training, and apprenticeship options; and
(vi) encouraging effective regional partnerships among industry,
educators, worker representatives, nonprofits, and the workforce system
to prepare, support, and train youth, unemployed workers, low-skilled
employed adults, and others for career path employment and advancement.
(c) In developing the action plan, the Secretaries shall consult
with industry, employers and employer associations, State and local
leaders, economic development organizations, worker representatives,
education and training providers, workforce leaders, and relevant
nonprofit organizations.
(d) In developing the action plan, the Secretaries shall review
existing evidence of the job training strategies that most effectively
achieve the goals of this memorandum, determine what information is
lacking, and identify future research and evaluation that can be
undertaken to ensure that Federal programs invest in effective
practices.
Sec. 2. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this memorandum shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) The authority granted by law to a department or agency, or the
head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable
law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity by any party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other
person.
(d) The Secretary of Labor is authorized and directed to publish
this memorandum in the Federal Register.
Dated: February 6, 2014.
Gerri Fiala,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2014-03062 Filed 2-11-14; 8:45 am]
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