Notice2023-16997
Tribal Consultation; Federal-State Unemployment Compensation (UC) Program; Confidentiality and Disclosure of State UC Information
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Published
August 9, 2023
Issuing agencies
Labor DepartmentEmployment and Training Administration
Abstract
The Department of Labor (Department) is announcing that it will conduct a virtual Tribal Consultation in order to obtain input from federally recognized Indian tribes as the Department is considering making a change to the definition of public official to include Tribal Officials as part of the UC confidentiality and disclosure regulations.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 53928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16997]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Tribal Consultation; Federal-State Unemployment Compensation (UC)
Program; Confidentiality and Disclosure of State UC Information
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of Tribal Consultation; virtual meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department) is announcing that it
will conduct a virtual Tribal Consultation in order to obtain input
from federally recognized Indian tribes as the Department is
considering making a change to the definition of public official to
include Tribal Officials as part of the UC confidentiality and
disclosure regulations.
DATES: This Tribal Consultation meeting will take place on Monday,
August 28, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: This virtual meeting will be accessible to the public as a
webinar on WorkforceGPS, an online technical assistance platform
sponsored by the Employment and Training Administration. To participate
in a WorkforceGPS webinar, individuals must register as a member the
Workforce GPS platform in advance of the webinar. To become a
WorkforceGPS member, please access the registration page at <a href="https://www.workforcegps.org/register">https://www.workforcegps.org/register</a> and enter the required information.
Registration information for this Tribal Consultation can be found on
<a href="https://www.workforcegps.org/events">https://www.workforcegps.org/events</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randy Painter, Director, Division of
Policy, Legislation, and Regulations, Office of Policy Development and
Research, Employment and Training Administration at (202) 693-3979.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this Tribal Consultation is
to allow the Department to learn more about the effects, benefits, and
costs that may result from changing the definition of public official
in 20 CFR part 603. This part applies to States and State UC agencies,
as defined in Sec. 603.2(f) and (g). The Department is exploring
potential rulemaking changes, to include expanding the definition of
public official to include Tribal Officials, as well as other potential
changes. The Department wants to explore the implications for federally
recognized Indian tribes as the Department determines the most
appropriate changes to propose. The Department has issued a Request for
Information (RFI) that was published in the Federal Register on July
25, 2023 (88 FR 47829) as part of its pre-rulemaking activities.
The Department, through this initial Tribal Consultation, is
initiating the Tribal Consultation process by announcing the
publication of an RFI regarding the Federal UC law concerning
confidentiality and disclosure of UC information. In addition,
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments (65 FR 67249), and the Department's Tribal Consultation
Policy (77 FR 71833) require the Department to solicit input from
Tribal officials in the development of Federal policies that have
Tribal implications. Accordingly, this Tribal Consultation seeks to
provide Tribes with an opportunity to provide input as the Department
explores the effects, benefits, and costs of a potential change and/or
modification to the definition of a public official in Sec. 603.2(d),
which could have implications for all federally recognized Indian
tribes.
Brent Parton,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training,
Labor.
[FR Doc. 2023-16997 Filed 8-8-23; 8:45 am]
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