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Proposed Rules
Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations; Extension of Time for Comments
[ 2/11/2008]
[ PDF]
FR Doc E8-2452
[Federal Register: February 11, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 28)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 7693-7694]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
29 CFR Part 29
RIN 1205-AB50
Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration,
Amendment of Regulations; Extension of Time for Comments
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: This document informs the public that the comment period for
the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for Apprenticeship Programs,
Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations, published
December 13, 2007 (72 FR 71020), has been extended for 30 days.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments must be in writing and must be
received on or before March 12, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Regulatory
Information Number (RIN) 1205-AB50, by either one of the two following
methods:
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the Web site instructions for submitting comments.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Written comments, disk, and
CD-Rom submissions may be mailed or delivered by hand delivery/courier
to Thomas M. Dowd, Administrator, Office of Policy Development and
Research, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room
N-5641, Washington, DC 20210.
Instructions: Please submit one copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions received must include the agency name, as well
as RIN 1205-AB50.
Please be advised that the Department of Labor (Department) will
post all comments received on http://www.regulations.gov without making any
change to the comments, including any personal information provided.
The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is the Federal e-rulemaking portal and
all comments posted there are available and accessible to the public.
Therefore, the Department recommends that commenters safeguard their
personal information such as Social Security Numbers, personal
addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses included in their
comments. It is the responsibility of the commenter to safeguard his or
her information.
Also, please note that due to security concerns, postal mail
delivery in Washington, DC, may be delayed. Therefore, in order to
ensure that comments receive full consideration, the Department
encourages the public to submit comments via the Internet as indicated
above.
Docket: The Department will make all the comments it receives
available for public inspection during normal business hours at the
above address. If you need assistance to review the comments, the
Department will provide you with appropriate aids such as readers or
print magnifiers. The Department will make copies of the proposed rule
available, upon request, in large print or electronic file on computer
disk. The Department will consider providing the proposed rule in other
formats upon request. To schedule an appointment to review the comments
and/or obtain the proposed rule in an alternate format, contact the
office of Thomas M. Dowd at (202) 693-3700 (VOICE) (this is not a toll-
free number) or (877) 889-5627 (TTY/TDD). You may also contact Mr.
Dowd's office at the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherril Hurd, Acting Regulation Unit
Team Leader, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-5641, Washington, DC
20210; E-mail hurd.sherril@dol.gov; Telephone (202) 693-3700 (this is
not a toll-free number).
Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the
telephone number above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is extending by 30 days, the
comment period for the NPRM proposing revisions to the apprenticeship
regulations published on December 13, 2007 (72 FR 71020).
Regulations that implement the National Apprenticeship Act at Title
29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 29 have not been updated
since first promulgated in 1977. These regulations establish, for
certain Federal purposes, labor standards, policies and procedures for
the registration, cancellation and deregistration of apprenticeship
programs, and apprenticeship agreements. Part 29 also provides for the
recognition of a State Apprenticeship Agency (SAA) as an agency
authorized to register local apprenticeship programs for Federal
purposes, and for the revocation of such recognition. On December 13,
2007, the Department published in the Federal Register proposed
revisions to update 29 CFR
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part 29, to ensure that the National Registered Apprenticeship System
has the necessary tools and flexibility to keep pace with changes in
the economy, technological advances, and corresponding workforce
challenges that have occurred over the past three decades. In
particular, the proposed rule updates the procedures for apprenticeship
program registration, adds requirements for monitoring of program
performance, and clarifies the Department's role as manager of the
National Apprenticeship System. In addition, the proposed rule
incorporates gender neutral terms and expands the variety of media that
may be used in the delivery of related technical instruction. Such
revisions will enable the Department to promote apprenticeship
opportunity in the 21st century while continuing to safeguard the
welfare of apprentices.
The Department published its notice of proposed rulemaking in the
Federal Register of December 13, 2007 (FR Doc. E7-24178) at 72 FR
71020. The notice invited interested persons to submit written comments
on the proposed rule on or before February 11, 2008. The Department
received a number of requests for an extension of the comment period.
After balancing the interests of timeliness and public participation,
the Department has determined that it is in the public's interest to
extend the comment period by 30 days. This document extends the comment
period through March 12, 2008.
Douglas F. Small,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-2452 Filed 2-8-08; 8:45 am]
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