Public Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA), 12996 [2023-04127]

Agencies

• Employment and Training Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 12996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04127]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Public Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA)

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

ACTION: Notice of a 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. All meetings 
of the ACA are open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 30, 2023, at the 
YMCA Early Childhood Impact/Ralph Hawley Early Learning Center located 
at 1275 61st Street, Emeryville, CA 94608. The meeting will begin at 
approximately 9 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) and adjourn at 
approximately 4 p.m. PST. 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/meetings.

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: 
[email protected]; 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 on May 4, 2021, 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 
meeting of the ACA was held on Wednesday, October 6, 2021; the second 
meeting of the ACA was held on Wednesday, January 26, 2022; the third 
meeting of the ACA was held on Monday, May 16, 2022; the fourth meeting 
of the ACA was held on Tuesday, September 27, 2022; and the fifth 
meeting of the ACA was held on Thursday, January 12, 2023. All past 
meeting materials are posted here: https://www.apprenticeship.gov/advisory-committee-apprenticeship/meetings. All meetings are open to 
the public. To promote greater access, webinar and audio conference 
technology will be used to support public participation in the meeting. 
In-person space for the meeting is limited. Please send an email to 
[email protected] if you plan to attend the 
meeting in-person, no later than Thursday, March 16, 2023. Members of 
the public that are unable to join the meeting in-person are encouraged 
to join the meeting virtually. Both the in-person and virtual 
participation instructions will be posted prominently on the Office of 
Apprenticeship's website at: https://www.apprenticeship.gov/advisory-committee-apprenticeship/meetings. 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 
[email protected] no later than Thursday, March 16, 2023.
    Instructions to Attend the Meeting In-Person: Send an email to 
[email protected] no later than Thursday, March 
16, 2023, to request to attend the meeting in-person. As outlined 
above, the YMCA Early Childhood Impact/Ralph Hawley Early Learning 
Center is located at 1275 61st Street, Emeryville, CA 94608. To attend 
the meeting in person, upon arrival at the YMCA, members of the public 
will need to sign-in and adhere to the following COVID-19 protocols:
    1. Upon entrance, on-site staff will take attendees' temperatures.
    2. All meeting attendees are required to wear a mask while in the 
building.
    Instructions to Attend the Meeting Virtually: Virtual meeting 
participants have two options to access the meeting. Virtual meeting 
participants can access the meeting by computer or by phone. To access 
the meeting by computer, meeting participants will use the meeting link 
and event password posted on the website at: https://www.apprenticeship.gov/advisory-committee-apprenticeship/meetings. To 
access the meeting by phone, meeting participants will use the dial-in 
number also posted on the Office of Apprenticeship's website at: 
https://www.apprenticeship.gov/advisory-committee-apprenticeship/meetings.
    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 
[email protected] using the subject line 
``March 2023 ACA Meeting.'' Such submissions will be included in the 
record for the meeting if received by Thursday, March 16, 2023. See 
below regarding members of the public wishing to speak at the ACA 
meeting.
    Purpose of the Meeting and Topics To Be Discussed: The primary 
purpose of the March meeting is an in-depth focus on non-traditional 
apprenticeship programs in Tech, Early Childhood Education, and the 
Care Economy. The ACA will also discuss and finalize the Strategic 
Framework Statements, a deliverable discussed at the January meeting. 
Anticipated agenda topics for this meeting include the following:

 Call to Order
 Remarks from ETA Leadership and Other Apprenticeship 
Stakeholders
 Early Educator Apprentice Panel
 Insights on Tech Apprenticeship Site Visits
 Discussion on Barriers to Expanding Apprenticeship in the Care 
Economy
 Subcommittee Report Outs:
    [cir] Strategic Framework
    [cir] Draft Issue Papers
 Public Comment
 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/meetings. 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 
[email protected], by Thursday, March 16, 2023. 
The Chairperson will announce at the beginning of the meeting the 
extent to which time will permit the granting of such requests.

Brent Parton,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
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