Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications for Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Technical Assistance Grants, 19928-19929 [2014-08052]

Download as PDF 19928 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 69 / Thursday, April 10, 2014 / Notices sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES beneficiaries received in the initial year of each such contract involving TAL and the Fronting Insurer. (i) The I/F will: Monitor the transactions described herein on behalf of the Plans on a continuing basis to ensure such transactions remain in the interest of the Plans; take all appropriate actions to safeguard the interests of the Plans; and enforce compliance with all conditions and obligations imposed on any party dealing with the Plans. (j) In connection with the provision to participants in the Plans of the insurance coverage provided by the Fronting Insurer which is reinsured by TAL, the I/F will review all contracts (and any renewal of such contracts) of the reinsurance of risks and the receipt of premiums therefrom by TAL and must determine that the requirements of this exemption, and the terms of the increased benefits continue to be satisfied. Section III. Definitions (a) The term ‘‘affiliate’’ of a person includes any person directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the person; (b) The term ‘‘control’’ means the power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of a person other than an individual. (c) The term ‘‘I/F’’ describes a person, or a successor to such person, who is not Intel or TAL or an affiliate of either entity; and: (1) Does not have an ownership interest in Intel, in TAL, or in an affiliate of either; (2) Is not a fiduciary with respect to the Plans prior to its appointment to serve as the I/F; (3) Has acknowledged in writing acceptance of fiduciary responsibility and has agreed not to participate in any decision with respect to any transaction in which it has an interest that might affect its best judgment as a fiduciary; and (4) Has appropriate training, experience, and facilities to act on behalf of the Plans regarding the subject transactions in accordance with the fiduciary duties and responsibilities prescribed by the Act. For purposes of this definition of an ‘‘I/F,’’ no organization or individual may serve as an I/F for any fiscal year if the gross income received by such organization or individual (or partnership or corporation of which such individual is an officer, director, or 10 percent or more partner or shareholder) for that fiscal year exceeds VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:14 Apr 09, 2014 Jkt 232001 two percent (2%) of that organization’s or individual’s annual gross income from all sources for the prior fiscal year from Intel or from TAL, or from an affiliate of either (including amounts received for services as I/F under any prohibited transaction exemption granted by the Department). In addition, no organization or individual who is an I/F, and no partnership or corporation of which such organization or individual is an officer, director, or 10 percent (10%) or more partner or shareholder, may acquire any property from, sell any property to, or borrow any funds from Intel or from TAL, or from any affiliate of either during the period that such organization or individual serves as an I/F, and continuing for a period of six (6) months after such organization or individual ceases to be the I/F, or negotiates any such transaction during the period that such organization or individual serves as the I/F. In the event a successor I/F is appointed to represent the interests of the Plans with respect to the subject transactions, there may be no lapse in time between the resignation or termination of the former I/F and the appointment of the successor I/F. Effective Date: This exemption is effective as of January 1, 2013. Written Comments In the Notice, the Department invited all interested persons to submit written comments and requests for a hearing within 50 days of the date of the publication on November 6, 2013, of the Notice in the Federal Register. The Notice stated that all comments and requests for a hearing were due by December 26, 2013. In an email dated December 4, 2013, Intel’s representative confirmed that the required notification was sent to all interested persons via email and/or first class mail no later than November 15, 2013. During the comment period, the Department received no requests for a hearing. In addition, the Department did not receive any written comments. After full consideration and review of the entire record, the Department has decided to grant the exemption. The complete application file (L–11760) is available for public inspection in the Public Disclosure Room of the Employee Benefits Security Administration, Room N–1513, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Blessed Chuksorji-Keefe of the Department, telephone (202) 693–8567. (This is not a toll-free number.) PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 General Information The attention of interested persons is directed to the following: (1) The fact that a transaction is the subject of an exemption under section 408(a) of the Act and/or section 4975(c)(2) of the Code does not relieve a fiduciary or other party in interest or disqualified person from certain other provisions to which the exemption does not apply and the general fiduciary responsibility provisions of section 404 of the Act, which among other things require a fiduciary to discharge his duties respecting the plan solely in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan and in a prudent fashion in accordance with section 404(a)(1)(B) of the Act; nor does it affect the requirement of section 401(a) of the Code that the plan must operate for the exclusive benefit of the employees of the employer maintaining the plan and their beneficiaries; (2) These exemptions are supplemental to and not in derogation of, any other provisions of the Act and/ or the Code, including statutory or administrative exemptions and transactional rules. Furthermore, the fact that a transaction is subject to an administrative or statutory exemption is not dispositive of whether the transaction is in fact a prohibited transaction; and (3) The availability of an exemption is subject to the express condition that the material facts and representations contained in the application accurately describes all material terms of the transaction which is the subject of the exemption. Signed at Washington, DC, this 27th day of March, 2014. Lyssa E. Hall, Acting Director of Exemption Determinations, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. [FR Doc. 2014–07984 Filed 4–9–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–29–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications for Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Technical Assistance Grants Employment and Training Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice of Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA). AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 69 / Thursday, April 10, 2014 / Notices Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/ DFA PY–13–08. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor’s (the Department) Women’s Bureau (WB) and Employment and Training Administration (ETA), announce the availability of approximately $1.8 million in grant funds authorized by the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Act of 1992, Public Law 102–530, 29 U.S.C. 2501 et seq. The Department plans to disburse Program Year (PY) 2013 and PY 2014 WANTO grant funds to up to four (4) community-based organization (CBO) grantees within the range of $400,000 to $650,000 for a 2-year grant period of performance. These grants are for the development and operation of innovative TA projects to improve outreach, recruitment, hiring, training, employment, and retention of women, women of color and women with disabilities in apprenticeships and nontraditional occupations. The complete SGA and any subsequent SGA amendments in connection with this solicitation are described in further detail on ETA’s Web site at https://www.doleta.gov/ grants/ or on https://www.grants.gov. The Web sites provide application information, eligibility requirements, review and selection procedures, and other program requirements governing this solicitation. DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is May 2, 2014. Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Latifa Jeter, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N–4716, Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: 202–693–3553. Signed April 3, 2014 in Washington, DC. Eric D. Luetkenhaus, Grant Officer, Employment and Training Administration. [FR Doc. 2014–08052 Filed 4–9–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection Board. Notice and request for comments. ACTION: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:14 Apr 09, 2014 Jkt 232001 The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on the ‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery’’ for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This collection was developed as part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process for seeking feedback from the public on service delivery. This notice announces our intent to submit this collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval and solicits comments on specific aspects for the proposed information collection. DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by June 9, 2014. ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to William D. Spencer, Clerk of the Board, Merit Systems Protection Board, 1615 M Street NW., Washington, DC 20419; (202) 653–7200, by fax: (202) 653–7130, or by email: mspb@mspb.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information, please contact William D. Spencer, Clerk of the Board, Merit Systems Protection Board, 1615 M Street NW., Washington, DC 20419; phone: (202) 653–7200; fax: (202) 653–7130; or email: mspb@mspb.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. Abstract: The proposed information collection activity provides a means to garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with the Administration’s commitment to improving service delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information that provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not statistical surveys that can be generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus attention on areas where communication, training or changes in operations might improve delivery of products or services. These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable communications between MSPB and its customers and stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement of program management. The solicitation of feedback will target areas such as: Timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy of SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 19929 information, courtesy, efficiency of service delivery, and resolution of 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 MSPB’s services will be unavailable. The MSPB 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 MSPB; • Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of substantially informing influential policy decisions; and • 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. 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 E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 69 (Thursday, April 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19928-19929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08052]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant 
Applications for Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations 
Technical Assistance Grants

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA).

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[[Page 19929]]

    Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/DFA PY-13-08.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor's (the Department) Women's Bureau 
(WB) and Employment and Training Administration (ETA), announce the 
availability of approximately $1.8 million in grant funds authorized by 
the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Act 
of 1992, Public Law 102-530, 29 U.S.C. 2501 et seq. The Department 
plans to disburse Program Year (PY) 2013 and PY 2014 WANTO grant funds 
to up to four (4) community-based organization (CBO) grantees within 
the range of $400,000 to $650,000 for a 2-year grant period of 
performance. These grants are for the development and operation of 
innovative TA projects to improve outreach, recruitment, hiring, 
training, employment, and retention of women, women of color and women 
with disabilities in apprenticeships and nontraditional occupations.
    The complete SGA and any subsequent SGA amendments in connection 
with this solicitation are described in further detail on ETA's Web 
site at https://www.doleta.gov/grants/ or on https://www.grants.gov. The 
Web sites provide application information, eligibility requirements, 
review and selection procedures, and other program requirements 
governing this solicitation.

DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications under this 
announcement is May 2, 2014. Applications must be received no later 
than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Latifa Jeter, 200 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Room N-4716, Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: 202-693-3553.

    Signed April 3, 2014 in Washington, DC.
Eric D. Luetkenhaus,
Grant Officer, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-08052 Filed 4-9-14; 8:45 am]
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