Notice2024-24593
Tribal Consultation on Opportunities and Access to Registered Apprenticeship and for Competitive Grants
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Published
October 24, 2024
Issuing agencies
Labor DepartmentEmployment and Training Administration
Abstract
In accordance with the Memorandum of Uniform Standards for Tribal Consultation issued on November 30, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL or the Department) announces a formal Tribal Consultation. The Tribal Consultation will be convened by DOL's Employment and Training Administration (ETA), specifically the Office of Apprenticeship (OA) and the Office of Workforce Investment (OWI), to discuss opportunities and access to registered apprenticeship programs for federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Nations (Tribal Nations) and ETA grants to Tribal Nations and Tribal organizations, and to invite feedback on proposed guidance that will provide guidance for Tribal Nations seeking to register apprenticeship programs with the OA or a federally recognized State Apprenticeship Agency. DOL also announces an optional pre-consultation webinar. This optional webinar will offer Tribal Nation leaders or their proxies an overview of OA and OWI programming, as well as time to answer technical questions on the areas relevant to the Tribal Consultation to help prepare for a substantive discussion in the Tribal Consultation.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84933-84934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24593]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Tribal Consultation on Opportunities and Access to Registered
Apprenticeship and for Competitive Grants
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice of formal Tribal Consultation.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Memorandum of Uniform Standards for
Tribal Consultation issued on November 30, 2022, the U.S. Department of
Labor (DOL or the Department) announces a formal Tribal Consultation.
The Tribal Consultation will be convened by DOL's Employment and
Training Administration (ETA), specifically the Office of
Apprenticeship (OA) and the Office of Workforce Investment (OWI), to
discuss opportunities and access to registered apprenticeship programs
for federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal
Nations (Tribal Nations) and ETA grants to Tribal Nations and Tribal
organizations, and to invite feedback on proposed guidance that will
provide guidance for Tribal Nations seeking to register apprenticeship
programs with the OA or a federally recognized State Apprenticeship
Agency. DOL also announces an optional pre-consultation webinar. This
optional webinar will offer Tribal Nation leaders or their proxies an
overview of OA and OWI programming, as well as time to answer technical
questions on the areas relevant to the Tribal Consultation to help
prepare for a substantive discussion in the Tribal Consultation.
DATES: The formal Tribal Consultation for federally recognized Tribal
Nations and their proxies will be held virtually on Monday, November
18, 2024, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST. To participate, advanced
registration is required. Please register at: <a href="https://usdolee.webex.com/weblink/register/rdc2f0712c77459edb5e9bc3ac6e60a1d">https://usdolee.webex.com/weblink/register/rdc2f0712c77459edb5e9bc3ac6e60a1d</a>.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the meeting. If you are unable to join via
WebEx, a call-in number will also be provided when your registration is
confirmed. The Tribal Consultation is open only to leaders of federally
recognized Tribal Nations and their proxies. It is not open to the
press or members of the public.
Prior to the formal Tribal Consultation for federally recognized
Tribal Nations and their proxies, an optional pre-consultation webinar
will be held virtually on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, from 2 p.m. to
3:30 p.m. EST. Advanced registration is also required for the webinar.
Please register at: <a href="https://usdolee.webex.com/weblink/register/r3ea43d3eaa29a962aaaecd8b42867a29">https://usdolee.webex.com/weblink/register/r3ea43d3eaa29a962aaaecd8b42867a29</a>. After registering, registrants
receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the
webinar. A call-in number will also be provided for this webinar. Like
the Tribal Consultation, the pre-consultation webinar is open only to
leaders of federally recognized Tribal Nations and their proxies. It is
not open to the press or members of the public.
ADDRESSES: The pre-consultation and Tribal Consultation meetings will
be held virtually on the WebEx platform.
Questions regarding the formal Tribal Consultation or the pre-
consultation webinar or reasonable accommodations may be submitted by
email to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#671217140f121549061e02140f062703080b49000811"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f3a3f3c273a3d612e362a3c272e0f2b202361282039">[email protected]</span></a>. Please use the heading ``ETA FORMAL
TRIBAL CONSULTATION 2024'' in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ayesha Upshur, Supervisory Program
Analyst, Division of National System Building, Office of
Apprenticeship, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, Room C-5311, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20210. Telephone number (202) 693-2771 (VOICE) (this is not a toll-free
number) or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fa8f8a89928f88d49b839f89929bba9e9596d49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e4b4e4d564b4c105f475b4d565f7e5a515210595148">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Labor is committed to
ensuring that Tribal Nations have access to ETA funding opportunities
and are actively involved in the process of developing policies that
impact them. This Tribal Consultation is an opportunity for Tribal
leaders to receive targeted information on upcoming funding
opportunities as well as provide direct feedback on a proposed circular
that would offer guidance on how federally recognized Tribal Nations
may register apprenticeship programs.
This formal Tribal Consultation coincides with National
Apprenticeship Week and aims to:
(1) foster a broader understanding of competitive grant funding
available to Tribal Nations through OWI and OA; and
(2) garner insights from Tribal leaders regarding their
experiences, challenges, and successes with Registered Apprenticeship
programs.
This Tribal Consultation is part of ETA's ongoing engagement with
Tribal Nations across the country on issues
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related to funding and Registered Apprenticeships. In addition to the
aforementioned Executive Office memorandum, this Tribal Consultation
aligns with Executive Order 13175, Reforming Federal Funding and
Support for Tribal Nations to Better Embrace our Trust Responsibilities
and Promote the Next Era of Tribal Self-Determination.
Tribal leaders or their proxies are invited to participate in the
pre-consultation webinar to hear overviews of the topics to be
discussed during the formal Tribal Consultation and ask any technical
questions that would aid in providing input during the Tribal
Consultation.
Jos[eacute] Javier Rodr[iacute]guez,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2024-24593 Filed 10-23-24; 8:45 am]
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