[Federal Register: November 20, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 224)] [Notices] [Page 62024-62025] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr20no97-48] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of School-to-Work Opportunities; Advisory Council For School-To-Work Opportunities; Notice of Open Meeting SUMMARY: The Advisory Council for School-to-Work Opportunities was established by the Departments of Education and Labor to advise the Departments on implementation of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act. The Council assesses the progress of School-to-Work Opportunities systems development and program implementation; makes recommendations regarding progress and implementation of the School-to-Work initiative; advises on the effectiveness of the new Federal role in providing venture capital to States and localities to develop School-to-Work systems and acts as an advocate for implementing the School-to-Work framework on behalf of its stakeholders. Time and Place: The Advisory Council for School-to-Work Opportunities will have an open meeting on Tuesday, December 2, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036. Agenda: The agenda for the meeting will include opening remarks and an update on the status of School-to-Work [[Page 62025]] implementation from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. For the rest of the day, the Council will meet with representatives from the State School-to- Work Implementation Grantees in small groups to discuss and determine strategies for addressing State sustainability issues. The meeting will close with a summary of the day's meeting and a discussion of future actions. Public Participation: The meeting on Tuesday, December 2, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, will be open to the public. Seats will be reserved for the media. Individuals with disabilities in need of special accommodations should contact the Designated Federal Official (DFO), listed below, at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: JD Hoye, Designated Federal Official (DFO), Advisory Council for School-to-Work Opportunities, Office of School-to-Work Opportunities, 400 Virginia Avenue, S.W., Room 210, Washington, D.C. (202) 401-6222, (This is not a toll free number.) Signed at Washington, D.C. this 17th day of November 1997. Jon Weintraub, Acting Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education, Department of Education. Raymond J. Uhalde, Acting Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor. [FR Doc. 97-30492 Filed 11-19-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-M