Notice2022-28344
Workforce Information Advisory Council
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Published
December 29, 2022
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Labor DepartmentEmployment and Training Administration
Abstract
The Department of Labor invites interested parties to submit nominations for individuals to serve on the Workforce Information Advisory Council (WIAC) and announces the procedures for those nominations. From the nominations received, the Department will fill all 14 slots on the Council. 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 249 (Thursday, December 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80197-80198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28344]
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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 invites interested parties to submit
nominations for individuals to serve on the Workforce Information
Advisory Council (WIAC) and announces the procedures for those
nominations. From the nominations received, the Department will fill
all 14 slots on the Council. 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: Nominations for individuals to serve on the WIAC must be
submitted (postmarked, if sending by mail; submitted electronically; or
received, if hand delivered) by February 27, 2023.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, 29
U.S.C. 49l-2, as amended by section 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, 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 the Department of Labor 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 2-year plan. The
2-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/meetings">https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa/wiac/meetings</a>.
The Wagner-Peyser Act, at section 15(d)(2)(B), requires the WIAC to
have 14 members, appointed by the Secretary. Each of the membership
categories are explained in the WIAC charter, which can be found at
<a href="https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa/wiac">https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa/wiac</a>. For purposes of this
announcement, the Department is soliciting nominations for all
membership categories. The categories and requirements are:
(1) Four members who are representatives of lead State agencies
with responsibility for workforce investment activities, or State
agencies described in Wagner-Peyser Act section 4 (agency designated or
authorized by 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 Section
15(e)(2), who have been nominated by the directors;
(3) One member who is a representative of providers of training
services under WIOA section 122 (Identification of Eligible Providers
of Training Services);
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(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), and (7), above, represent the same State.
Each member will be appointed for a term of three years. The
Secretary will not appoint a member for any more than two consecutive
terms. Any member whom the Secretary appoints to fill a vacancy
occurring before the expiration of the predecessor's term will be
appointed only for the remainder of that term. 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) Section 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. 5(b)(2)), as specified in
Wagner-Peyser section 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: During the nominations period, any interested
person or organization may nominate one or more qualified individuals
for membership. If you would like to nominate an individual or yourself
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, fax number, 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/members">https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa/wiac/members</a>.
ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations and supporting materials
described in this Federal Register Notice by any one of the following
methods:
Electronically: Submit nominations, including attachments, by email
using the following address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d08799919390b4bfbcfeb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d4839d959794b0bbb8fab3bba2">[email protected]</span></a> (use subject line
``Nomination--Workforce Information Advisory Council'').
Mail, express delivery, hand delivery, messenger, or courier
service: Submit one copy of the nominations and supporting materials to
the following address: Workforce Information Advisory Council
Nominations, Office of Workforce Investment, U.S. Department of Labor,
200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room C-4526, Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries
by hand, express mail, messenger, and courier service are accepted by
the Office of Workforce Investment during the hours of 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,
EST, Monday through Friday. Due to security-related procedures,
submissions by regular mail may experience significant delays.
Facsimile: The Department will not accept nominations submitted by
fax.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Rietzke, Division of National
Programs, Tools, and Technical Assistance, Office of Workforce
Investment (address above); use email address for the WIAC,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aff8e6eeecefcbc0c381c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="207769616360444f4c0e474f56">[email protected]</span></a>.
Authority: Pursuant to the Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933, as amended,
29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub. L.
113-128; Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App.
Brent Parton,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2022-28344 Filed 12-28-22; 8:45 am]
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