Notice2022-03199
Workforce Information Advisory Council
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Published
February 23, 2022
Issuing agencies
Labor DepartmentEmployment and Training Administration
Abstract
The Department of Labor (DOL) invites interested parties to submit nominations for individuals to serve on the Workforce Information Advisory Council (WIAC) and announces the procedures for those nominations. There is a vacant position on the WIAC representing businesses. While this notice is directed specifically to obtaining nominations for the current vacancy for a representative of businesses, individuals qualified for the other seven membership categories listed below in the Supplementary Information section are invited to submit nomination materials, and DOL will consider these nominees in the event that seats in those categories become available. When submitting nomination materials, please indicate the category or categories for which the nominee would like to be considered. Information regarding the WIAC can be found at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa/wiac.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10243-10244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03199]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Workforce Information Advisory Council
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for nominations for membership on the Workforce
Information Advisory Council.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) invites interested parties to
submit nominations for individuals to serve on the Workforce
Information Advisory Council (WIAC) and announces the procedures for
those nominations. There is a vacant position on the WIAC representing
businesses. While this notice is directed specifically to obtaining
nominations for the current vacancy for a representative of businesses,
individuals qualified for the other seven membership categories listed
below in the Supplementary Information section are invited to submit
nomination materials, and DOL will consider these nominees in the event
that seats in those categories become available. When submitting
nomination materials, please indicate the category or categories for
which the nominee would like to be considered. Information regarding
the WIAC can be found at <a href="https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa/wiac">https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa/wiac</a>.
DATES: To be considered, nominations for individuals to serve on the
WIAC must be submitted electronically by March 25, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations and supporting materials
described in this Federal Register Notice by the following method:
Electronically: Submit nominations, including attachments, by email
using the following address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93c4dad2d0d3f7fcffbdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="27706e66646743484b09404851">[email protected]</span></a> (use subject line
``Nomination--Workforce Information Advisory Council''). The Department
will not accept nominations by mail, express delivery, hand delivery,
messenger, courier service, or facsimile.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Rietzke, WIAC Designated Federal
Officer, 202-693-3912, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ecbba5adafac888380c28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="edbaa4acaead898281c38a829b">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, 29
U.S.C. 49l-2, as amended by sec. 308 of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA), Public Law 113-128, requires the
Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to establish a WIAC.
The statute, as amended, requires the Secretary of Labor
(Secretary), acting through the Commissioner of Labor Statistics and
the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, to formally
consult at least twice annually with the WIAC to address: (1)
Evaluation and improvement of the nationwide workforce and labor market
information system established by the Wagner-Peyser Act and of the
statewide systems that comprise the nationwide system; and (2) how DOL
and the States will cooperate in the management of those systems. The
Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the
Employment and Training Administration (ETA), and in consultation with
the WIAC and appropriate federal agencies, must also develop a two-year
plan for management of the labor market information system. The statute
generally prescribes how the plan is to be developed and implemented,
outlines the contents of the plan, and requires the Secretary to submit
the plan to designated authorizing committees in the House and Senate.
By law, the Secretary must ``seek, review, and evaluate''
recommendations from the WIAC, and respond in writing to the Council.
The WIAC must make written recommendations to the Secretary on the
evaluation and improvement of the workforce and labor market
information system, including recommendations for the two-year plan.
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The two-year plan, in turn, must describe WIAC recommendations and the
extent to which the plan incorporates them.
The Department anticipates that the WIAC will accomplish its
objectives by, for example: (1) Studying workforce and labor market
information issues; (2) seeking and sharing information on innovative
approaches, new technologies, and data to inform employment, skills
training, and workforce and economic development decision making and
policy; and 3) advising the Secretary on how the workforce and labor
market information system can best support workforce development,
planning, and program development.
Pertinent information about the WIAC, including recommendations,
reports, background information, agendas, and meeting minutes, can be
accessed at the WIAC's website located at <a href="https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa/wiac">https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa/wiac</a>.
Section 15(d)(2)(B) of the Wagner-Peyser Act requires the WIAC to
have 14 members, appointed by the Secretary, consisting of:
(1) Four members who are representatives of lead State agencies
with responsibility for workforce investment activities, or State
agencies described in sec. 4 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (an agency
designated or authorized by the Governor to cooperate with the
Secretary of Labor), who have been nominated by such agencies or by a
national organization that represents such agencies;
(2) Four members who are representatives of the State workforce and
labor market information directors affiliated with the State agencies
responsible for the management and oversight of the workforce and labor
market information system, as described in Wagner-Peyser Act sec.
15(e)(2), who have been nominated by the directors;
(3) One member who is a representative of providers of training
services under WIOA sec. 122 (Identification of Eligible Providers of
Training Services);
(4) One member who is a representative of economic development
entities;
(5) One member who is a representative of businesses, who has been
nominated by national business organizations or trade associations;
(6) One member who is a representative of labor organizations, who
has been nominated by a national labor federation;
(7) One member who is a representative of local workforce
development boards, who has been nominated by a national organization
representing such boards; and
(8) One member who is a representative of research entities that
use workforce and labor market information.
The Secretary must ensure that the membership of the WIAC is
geographically diverse, and that no two members appointed under clauses
(1), (2), or (7) above represent the same State. Please note, the
members whom the Secretary appoints to fill these vacancies will serve
the balance of their predecessors' unexpired terms, in this case from
the date of appointment until March 9, 2023. Members of the Council
will serve on a voluntary and generally uncompensated basis but will be
reimbursed for travel expenses to attend WIAC meetings, including per
diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by the Federal travel
regulations.
The WIAC is a permanent advisory council and, as such, is not
governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act's (FACA) sec. 14, on
termination of advisory committees. In other respects, however, WIAC
membership will be consistent with the FACA requirement that membership
be ``fairly balanced in terms of the points of view represented and the
functions to be performed'' (5 U.S.C. App. 2, sec. 5(b)(2)), as
specified in Wagner-Peyser sec. 15(2)(B) & (C), and the requirement
that members come from ``a cross-section of those directly affected,
interested, and qualified, as appropriate to the nature and functions''
of the WIAC (41 CFR 102-3.60(b)(3)). Under the FACA regulation, the
composition of the WIAC will, therefore, depend upon several factors,
including: (i) The WIAC's mission; (ii) the geographic, ethnic, social,
economic, or scientific impact of the WIAC's recommendations; (iii) the
types of specific perspectives required; (iv) the need to obtain
divergent points of view on the issues before the WIAC, such as those
of consumers, technical experts, the public at large, academia,
business, or other sectors; and (v) the relevance of State, local, or
tribal governments to the development of the WIAC's recommendations (41
CFR 102-3, Subpart B, Appendix A).
To the extent permitted by FACA and other applicable laws, WIAC
membership should also be consistent with achieving the greatest
impact, scope, and credibility among diverse stakeholders. The
diversity in such membership includes, but is not limited to, race,
gender, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
Nominations Process: Nominations for a representative of businesses
must be nominated by national business organizations or trade
associations. Please refer to the special requirements listed in the
section above regarding the nomination process for the other seven WIAC
representative categories.
To nominate an individual for appointment to the WIAC, please
submit, to one of the addresses listed below, the following
information:
<bullet> A copy of the nominee's resume or curriculum vitae;
<bullet> A cover letter that provides your reason(s) for nominating
the individual, the constituency area that they represent (as outlined
above in the WIAC membership identification discussion), and their
particular expertise for contributing to the national policy discussion
on: (1) The evaluation and improvement of the nationwide workforce and
labor market information system and statewide systems that comprise the
nationwide system; and (2) how the Department of Labor and the States
will cooperate in the management of those systems, including programs
that produce employment-related statistics and State and local
workforce and labor market information; and
<bullet> Contact information for the nominee (name, title, business
address, business phone, and business email address).
In addition, the cover letter must state the nomination is being
made in response to this Federal Register Notice and the nominee (if
nominating someone other than oneself) has agreed to be nominated and
is willing to serve on the WIAC. Nominees will be appointed based on
their qualifications, professional experience, and demonstrated
knowledge of issues related to the purpose and scope of the WIAC, as
well as diversity considerations. The Department will publish a list of
the new WIAC members on the WIAC's website at <a href="https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa/wiac">https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa/wiac</a>.
Angela Hanks,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration,
Labor.
[FR Doc. 2022-03199 Filed 2-22-22; 8:45 am]
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