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local workforce entities would receive
funding and technical assistance from
ETA in order to better serve disability
beneficiaries, with a portion of Ticket
funding reserved for rewarding strong
performance and program innovation.
States and localities would be allowed
greater flexibility in tailoring services to
fit local circumstances. The redesigned
program would retain key features of the
current program, such as benefits
counseling and suspension of SSA
medical Continuing Disability Reviews
(CDRs) while program participants
pursue employment.3
In close coordination with SSA and
ETA, DOL’s Office of Disability
Employment Policy (ODEP) will provide
policy analysis and guidance to support
the transfer and improvement of the
program.
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Request for Information
Through this RFI, we are soliciting
feedback from interested and affected
parties on the potential benefits and
challenges in transferring the Ticket
program to DOL and serving program
participants through the public
workforce systems, in order to enable
them to increase employment and
earnings and maximize self-sufficiency.
We are also interested in evidence
supporting or challenging the
assumptions underlying this proposal.
Responses to this RFI will inform
decisions regarding the development,
design, and implementation of the
redesigned program. As such, responses
supported by substantial evidence and
careful reasoning will be afforded
greatest weight. This RFI notice is for
internal planning purposes only and
should not be construed as a solicitation
or as an obligation on the part of DOL
or any participating federal agencies.
We ask respondents to address the
following questions in the context of the
preceding discussion in this document.
Respondents do not need to address
every question and should focus on
those that relate to their expertise or
perspective. To the extent possible,
please clearly indicate the question(s)
addressed in your response. We ask that
each respondent include the name and
street address of his or her institution or
affiliation, if any, and the name, title,
street address, email address, and
telephone number of a contact person
for his or her institution or affiliation, if
any.
3 Medical CDRs are periodic reviews of an
individual’s medical impairment(s) to determine
continuing eligibility for SSI and/or SSDI.
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Questions
Workforce System Capacity
1. How might state workforce systems
use new Ticket program funding to
increase capacity to effectively serve
SSA disability beneficiaries, given that
the number of SSA disability
beneficiaries who will seek services in
a particular locality is unknown?
2. How might state workforce systems
integrate the provision of the Ticket
program with other existing WIOA
services? What opportunities and
challenges will arise in doing so?
3. How could DOL’s ETA help
prepare state workforce systems for a
potentially significant increase in SSA
disability beneficiaries seeking services?
4. What ongoing federal support
would be most helpful to state
workforce systems as they administer
the Ticket program?
5. How could state workforce systems
provide quality remote services, when
necessary, to serve SSA disability
beneficiaries regionally or nationwide?
6. What are key considerations in
transferring SSA’s Work Incentives
Planning and Assistance (WIPA)
services to state workforce agencies?
Participant Experience and Outcomes
7. What specific program changes
could improve experiences and
outcomes for persons accessing the
redesigned Ticket program services
through the workforce system?
8. What is the capacity of the
workforce system to effectively serve
young adults or transition-age youth
(i.e., ages 14–18) under a redesigned
Ticket program? What capacity and
coordination issues would arise in
serving transition-age youth?
Employment Networks and Vocational
Rehabilitation
9. What lessons can be taken from
current EN models (e.g., communitybased, nonprofit, workforce ENs) or
collaborative AJC program models that
can inform the new Ticket program?
10. How can VR entities partner with
state workforce systems to support SSA
disability beneficiaries in the redesigned
Ticket program?
Funding Structure, Performance Metrics
and Performance-Based Payments
11. What payment structures and
which WIOA performance indicators (if
any) would encourage state workforce
systems to provide robust employment
and training services to persons with
disabilities, leading to job placement
and ongoing support to ensure job
retention?
12. Which of the WIOA performance
indicators (if any) could serve as
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potential interim measures to trigger
partial performance-based payments?
13. What are appropriate intervals
(medium- and long-term) for
performance-based payments?
14. How would workforce entities and
DOL track and measure program
success? Would workforce entities
require access to new administrative
data sources?
General
15. What challenges within the
current Ticket program would
potentially remain in a redesigned
program administered by state
workforce entities, and what could DOL
do to address or mitigate them?
16. What strengths of the current
Ticket program contribute to the success
of individual Ticket holders, and how
could these be preserved in the
redesigned program?
17. Are there current or recent state
examples of integrated systems that
offer lessons for successful
implementation of the redesigned Ticket
program?
18. What are the implications of the
current COVID–19 pandemic for
redesigning the Ticket program at this
time, such as employer demand,
workforce system capacity, and remote
services?
19. Are there additional
considerations in transferring the Ticket
program from SSA to DOL?
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September, 2020.
Jennifer Sheehy,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Disability
Employment Policy.
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[Docket No. 2020–9]
Sovereign Immunity Study: Notice and
Request for Public Comment
U.S. Copyright Office, Library
of Congress.
ACTION: Notice of inquiry; extension of
comment period.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Copyright Office is
extending the deadline for the
submission of reply comments and
empirical research studies in response
to the June 3 and June 24, 2020, notices
regarding its state sovereign immunity
policy study.
DATES: Written reply comments and
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FR 37961, must be received no later
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ADDRESSES: For reasons of government
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comments in this proceeding. All
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sovereignimmunitystudy. If electronic
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copyright.gov; or Jalyce E. Mangum,
Attorney-Advisor, jmang@copyright.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 3,
2020, the U.S. Copyright Office issued a
notice of inquiry (‘‘NOI’’) commencing a
policy study on state sovereign
immunity from copyright infringement
suits.1 Congress has requested that the
Office ‘‘research this issue to determine
whether there is sufficient basis for
federal legislation abrogating State
sovereign immunity when States
infringe copyrights.’’ 2 To assist
Congress in making that assessment, the
Office solicited public comment on
several issues concerning the degree to
which copyright owners face
infringement from state actors today,
whether such infringement is based on
intentional or reckless conduct, and
what remedies, if any, are available to
copyright owners under state law.
On June 24, 2020, the Office issued an
additional notice providing for a second
round of written comments to permit
interested parties the opportunity to
address any comments submitted in
response to the NOI and to allow parties
engaged in empirical research to
complete and submit their findings.3 To
ensure that members of the public have
sufficient time to comment, and to
ensure that the Office has the benefit of
1 85
FR 34252 (June 3, 2020).
from Sens. Thom Tillis & Patrick Leahy
to Maria Strong, Acting Register of Copyrights, U.S.
Copyright Office at 1 (Apr. 28, 2020), https://
www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/statesovereignimmunity/letter.pdf.
3 85 FR 37961 (June 24, 2020); see 85 FR at 34255.
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a complete record, the Office is
extending the deadline for the
submission of additional comments
and/or empirical research to 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Time on October 22, 2020.
Dated: September 24, 2020.
Regan A. Smith,
General Counsel and Associate Register of
Copyrights.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Office
[Docket No. 2020-9]
Sovereign Immunity Study: Notice and Request for Public Comment
AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
ACTION: Notice of inquiry; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Copyright Office is extending the deadline for the
submission of reply comments and empirical research studies in response
to the June 3 and June 24, 2020, notices regarding its state sovereign
immunity policy study.
DATES: Written reply comments and empirical research studies in
response
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to the notices published June 3, 2020, at 85 FR 34252, and June 24,
2020, at 85 FR 37961, must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern
Time on October 22, 2020.
ADDRESSES: For reasons of government efficiency, the Copyright Office
is using the regulations.gov system for the submission and posting of
public comments in this proceeding. All comments are therefore to be
submitted electronically through regulations.gov. Specific instructions
for submitting comments are available on the Copyright Office website
at https://www.copyright.gov/docs/sovereignimmunitystudy. If electronic
submission of comments is not feasible due to lack of access to a
computer and/or the internet, please contact the Office, using the
contact information below, for special instructions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Amer, Deputy General Counsel,
[email protected]; Mark T. Gray, Attorney-Advisor,
[email protected]; or Jalyce E. Mangum, Attorney-Advisor,
[email protected]. They can be reached by telephone at 202-707-3000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 3, 2020, the U.S. Copyright Office
issued a notice of inquiry (``NOI'') commencing a policy study on state
sovereign immunity from copyright infringement suits.\1\ Congress has
requested that the Office ``research this issue to determine whether
there is sufficient basis for federal legislation abrogating State
sovereign immunity when States infringe copyrights.'' \2\ To assist
Congress in making that assessment, the Office solicited public comment
on several issues concerning the degree to which copyright owners face
infringement from state actors today, whether such infringement is
based on intentional or reckless conduct, and what remedies, if any,
are available to copyright owners under state law.
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\1\ 85 FR 34252 (June 3, 2020).
\2\ Letter from Sens. Thom Tillis & Patrick Leahy to Maria
Strong, Acting Register of Copyrights, U.S.
Copyright Office at 1 (Apr. 28, 2020), https://www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/statesovereign-immunity/letter.pdf.
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On June 24, 2020, the Office issued an additional notice providing
for a second round of written comments to permit interested parties the
opportunity to address any comments submitted in response to the NOI
and to allow parties engaged in empirical research to complete and
submit their findings.\3\ To ensure that members of the public have
sufficient time to comment, and to ensure that the Office has the
benefit of a complete record, the Office is extending the deadline for
the submission of additional comments and/or empirical research to
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on October 22, 2020.
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\3\ 85 FR 37961 (June 24, 2020); see 85 FR at 34255.
Dated: September 24, 2020.
Regan A. Smith,
General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights.
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