(a) The National Apprenticeship Act of 1937, section 1 (29 U.S.C.
50), authorizes and directs the Secretary of Labor ``to formulate and
promote the furtherance of labor standards necessary to safeguard the
welfare of apprentices, to extend the application of such standards by
encouraging the inclusion thereof in contracts of apprenticeship, to
bring together employers and labor
for the formulation of programs of apprenticeship, to cooperate with
State agencies engaged in the formulation and promotion of standards of
apprenticeship, and to cooperate with the Office of Education under the
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare * * *.'' Section 2 of the
Act authorizes the Secretary of Labor to ``publish information relating
to existing and proposed labor standards of apprenticeship,'' and to
``appoint national advisory committees * * *.'' (29 U.S.C. 50a).
(b) The purpose of this part is to set forth labor standards to
safeguard the welfare of apprentices, and to extend the application of
such standards by prescribing policies and procedures concerning the
registration, for certain Federal purposes, or acceptable apprenticeship
programs with the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. These labor
standards, policies and procedures cover the registration, cancellation
and deregistration or apprenticeship programs and of apprenticeship
agreements; the recognition of a State agency as the appropriate agency
for registering local apprenticeship programs for certain Federal
purposes; and matters relating thereto.
(c) For further information about this part 29, contact: Deputy
Administrator, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, Employment and
Training Administration, Room 5000, Patrick Henry Building, Washington,
DC 20213, Telephone number (202) 376-6585.
