Meeting of National Council on the Humanities, 69365-69366 [2020-24157]
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ACTION:
Notice.
The purpose of this notice is
to announce the annual Labor Surplus
Area (LSA) list for Fiscal Year (FY)
2021.
SUMMARY:
The annual LSA list is effective
October 1, 2020, for all states, the
District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Samuel Wright, Office of Workforce
Investment, Employment and Training
Administration, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW, Room C–4514,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone:
(202) 693–2870 (This is not a toll-free
number) or email wright.samuel.e@
dol.gov.
DATES:
The
Department of Labor’s regulations
implementing Executive Orders 12073
and 10582 are set forth at 20 CFR part
654, subpart A. These regulations
require the Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) to classify
jurisdictions as LSAs pursuant to the
criteria specified in the regulations, and
to publish annually a list of LSAs.
Pursuant to those regulations, ETA is
hereby publishing the annual LSA list.
In addition, the regulations provide
exceptional circumstance criteria for
classifying LSAs when catastrophic
events, such as natural disasters, plant
closings, and contract cancellations are
expected to have a long-term impact on
labor market area conditions,
discounting temporary or seasonal
factors. Please note, high unemployment
due to COVID–19 will be considered an
exceptional circumstance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Eligible Labor Surplus Areas
A LSA is a civil jurisdiction that has
a civilian average annual
unemployment rate during the previous
two calendar years of 20 percent or
more above the average annual civilian
unemployment rate for all states during
the same 24-month reference period.
ETA uses only official unemployment
estimates provided by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics in making these
classifications. The average
unemployment rate for all states
includes data for the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico. The LSA classification
criteria stipulate a civil jurisdiction
must have a ‘‘floor unemployment rate’’
of 6 percent or higher to be classified a
LSA. Any civil jurisdiction that has a
‘‘ceiling unemployment rate’’ of 10
percent or higher is classified a LSA.
Civil jurisdictions are defined as
follows:
1. A city of at least 25,000 population
on the basis of the most recently
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available estimates from the Bureau of
the Census; or
2. A town or township in the States
of Michigan, New Jersey, New York, or
Pennsylvania of 25,000 or more
population and which possess powers
and functions similar to those of cities;
or
3. All counties, except for those
counties which contain any type of civil
jurisdictions defined in ‘‘1’’ or ‘‘2’’
above; or
4. A ‘‘balance of county’’ consisting of
a county less any component cities and
townships identified in ‘‘1’’ or ‘‘2’’
above; or
5. A county equivalent which is a
town in the States of Connecticut,
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, or a
municipio in the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico.
Procedures for Classifying Labor
Surplus Areas
The Department of Labor (DOL) issues
the LSA list on a fiscal year basis. The
list becomes effective each October 1,
and remains in effect through the
following September 30. The reference
period used in preparing the current list
was January 2018 through December
2019. The national average
unemployment rate (including Puerto
Rico) during this period is rounded to
3.8 percent. Twenty percent higher than
the national unemployment rate during
this period is rounded to 4.6 percent.
Since the calculated unemployment rate
plus 20 percent (4.6 percent) is below
the ‘‘floor’’ LSA unemployment rate of
6 percent, a civil jurisdiction must have
a two-year unemployment rate of 6
percent or higher in order to be
classified a LSA. To ensure that all areas
classified as labor surplus meet the
requirements, when a city is part of a
county and meets the unemployment
qualifier as a LSA, that city is identified
in the LSA list, the balance of county,
not the entire county, will be identified
as a LSA if the balance of county also
meets the LSA unemployment criteria.
The FY 2019 LSA list, statistical data on
the current and previous years’ LSAs are
available at www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/
lsa.
Petition for Exceptional Circumstance
Consideration
The classification procedures also
provide criteria for the designation of
LSAs under exceptional circumstances
criteria. These procedures permit the
regular classification criteria to be
waived when an area experiences a
significant increase in unemployment
which is not temporary or seasonal and
which was not reflected in the data for
the 2-year reference period. Under the
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program’s exceptional circumstance
procedures, LSA classifications can be
made for civil jurisdictions,
Metropolitan Statistical Areas or
Combined Statistical Areas, as defined
by the U.S. Office of Management and
Budget. In order for an area to be
classified as a LSA under the
exceptional circumstance criteria, the
state workforce agency must submit a
petition requesting such classification to
the Department of Labor’s ETA. The
current criteria for an exceptional
circumstance classification are:
1. An area’s unemployment rate is at
least 6 percent for each of the three most
recent months;
2. A projected unemployment rate of
at least 6 percent for each of the next 12
months because of an event; and
3. Documentation that the exceptional
circumstance event has occurred. The
state workforce agency may file
petitions on behalf of civil jurisdictions,
Metropolitan Statistical Areas, or
Micropolitan Statistical Areas. Please
note, high unemployment due to
COVID–19 will be considered an
exceptional circumstance.
State Workforce Agencies may submit
petitions in electronic format to
wright.samuel.e@dol.gov, or in hard
copy to the U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training
Administration, Office of Workforce
Investment, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room C–4514, Washington, DC
20210, Attention Samuel Wright. Data
collection for the petition is approved
under OMB 1205–0207, expiration date
May 31, 2023.
Signed at Washington, DC.
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training Administration.
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Meeting of National Council on the
Humanities
National Endowment for the
Humanities; National Foundation on the
Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, notice is
hereby given that the National Council
on the Humanities will meet to advise
the Chairman of the National
Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
SUMMARY:
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with respect to policies, programs and
procedures for carrying out his
functions; to review applications for
financial assistance under the National
Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
Act of 1965 and make recommendations
thereon to the Chairman; and to
consider gifts offered to NEH and make
recommendations thereon to the
Chairman.
The meeting will be held on
Thursday, November 19, 2020, from
11:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m., and Friday,
November 20, 2020, from 11:00 a.m.
until adjourned.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by
videoconference originating at
Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20506.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Voyatzis, Committee
Management Officer, 400 7th Street SW,
4th Floor, Washington, DC 20506; (202)
606–8322; evoyatzis@neh.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Council on the Humanities is
meeting pursuant to the National
Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951–960, as
amended). The following Committees of
the National Council on the Humanities
will convene by videoconference on
November 19, 2020, from 11:00 a.m.
until 2:30 p.m., to discuss specific grant
applications and programs before the
Council:
Challenge Programs;
Digital Humanities;
Education Programs;
Federal/State Partnership;
Preservation and Access;
Public Programs; and
Research Programs.
The plenary session of the National
Council on the Humanities will convene
by videoconference on November 20,
2020, at 11:00 a.m. The agenda for the
plenary session will be as follows:
A. Minutes of Previous Meeting
B. Reports
1. Chairman’s Remarks
2. Senior Deputy Chairman’s Remarks
3. Reports on Policy and General
Matters
a. Challenge Programs
b. Digital Humanities
c. Education Programs
d. Federal/State Partnership
e. Preservation and Access
f. Public Programs
g. Research Programs
This meeting of the National Council
on the Humanities will be closed to the
public pursuant to sections 552b(c)(4),
552b(c)(6), and 552b(c)(9)(B) of Title 5
U.S.C., as amended, because it will
include review of personal and/or
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proprietary financial and commercial
information given in confidence to the
agency by grant applicants, and
discussion of certain information, the
premature disclosure of which could
significantly frustrate implementation of
proposed agency action. I have made
this determination pursuant to the
authority granted me by the Chairman’s
Delegation of Authority to Close
Advisory Committee Meetings dated
April 15, 2016.
Dated: October 27, 2020.
Caitlin Cater,
Attorney-Advisor, National Endowment for
the Humanities.
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AGENCY:
According to the provisions of
section 10 of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), notice
is hereby given that the November 19,
2020, meeting of the Federal Prevailing
Rate Advisory Committee previously
announced in the Federal Register on
Monday, December 23, 2019, at 84 FR
70580, is being changed to a virtual
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This meeting will be open to the
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listening. This notice sets forth the
agenda for the meeting and the
participation guidelines.
DATES: The virtual meeting will be held
on November 19, 2020, beginning at
10:00 a.m. (EST).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will convene
virtually.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Madeline Gonzalez, 202–606–2858, or
email pay-leave-policy@opm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting Agenda. The tentative agenda
for this meeting includes the following
Federal Wage System items:
• The definition of Monroe County,
PA.
• The definition of San Joaquin
County, CA.
• The definition of the SalinasMonterey, CA, wage area.
• The definition of the Puerto Rico
wage area.
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19, 2020, meeting of the Federal
Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee is
open to the public through advance
registration. Public participation is
available for the teleconference by audio
access only. All individuals who plan to
attend the virtual public meeting to
listen must register by sending an email
to pay-leave-policy@opm.gov with the
subject line ‘‘November 19 FPRAC
Meeting’’ no later than Tuesday,
November 17, 2020.
The following information must be
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• Your topic of interest.
Members of the press, in addition to
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RSVP to media@opm.gov by November
17, 2020.
A confirmation email will be sent
upon receipt of the registration. Audio
teleconference information for
participation will be sent to registrants
the morning of the virtual meeting.
Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A video
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this proceeding via WebEx on
September 29, 2020, to consider matters
raised by the United Parcel Service
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Humanities
Meeting of National Council on the Humanities
AGENCY: National Endowment for the Humanities; National Foundation on
the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is
hereby given that the National Council on the Humanities will meet to
advise the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
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with respect to policies, programs and procedures for carrying out his
functions; to review applications for financial assistance under the
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 and make
recommendations thereon to the Chairman; and to consider gifts offered
to NEH and make recommendations thereon to the Chairman.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, November 19, 2020, from
11:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m., and Friday, November 20, 2020, from 11:00
a.m. until adjourned.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by videoconference originating at
Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20506.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Voyatzis, Committee
Management Officer, 400 7th Street SW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20506;
(202) 606-8322; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Council on the Humanities is
meeting pursuant to the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951-960, as amended). The following Committees
of the National Council on the Humanities will convene by
videoconference on November 19, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.,
to discuss specific grant applications and programs before the Council:
Challenge Programs;
Digital Humanities;
Education Programs;
Federal/State Partnership;
Preservation and Access;
Public Programs; and
Research Programs.
The plenary session of the National Council on the Humanities will
convene by videoconference on November 20, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. The
agenda for the plenary session will be as follows:
A. Minutes of Previous Meeting
B. Reports
1. Chairman's Remarks
2. Senior Deputy Chairman's Remarks
3. Reports on Policy and General Matters
a. Challenge Programs
b. Digital Humanities
c. Education Programs
d. Federal/State Partnership
e. Preservation and Access
f. Public Programs
g. Research Programs
This meeting of the National Council on the Humanities will be
closed to the public pursuant to sections 552b(c)(4), 552b(c)(6), and
552b(c)(9)(B) of Title 5 U.S.C., as amended, because it will include
review of personal and/or proprietary financial and commercial
information given in confidence to the agency by grant applicants, and
discussion of certain information, the premature disclosure of which
could significantly frustrate implementation of proposed agency action.
I have made this determination pursuant to the authority granted me by
the Chairman's Delegation of Authority to Close Advisory Committee
Meetings dated April 15, 2016.
Dated: October 27, 2020.
Caitlin Cater,
Attorney-Advisor, National Endowment for the Humanities.
[FR Doc. 2020-24157 Filed 10-30-20; 8:45 am]
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