National Apprenticeship System Enhancements; Withdrawal

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration 29 CFR Parts 29 and 30 [Docket No. ETA-2023-0004] RIN 1205-AC13 AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor. ACTION: Withdrawal of proposed rule and termination of rulemaking proceeding. SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the Department) is withdrawing its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM or proposed rule), which proposed to revise the Federal regulations implementing the National Apprenticeship Act of 1937 (NAA). DATES: The Department is withdrawing the proposed rule published on January 17, 2024 ( 89 FR 3118 ), as of December 27, 2024. ADDRESSES: The docket is available at https://www.regulations.gov —Docket No. ETA-2023-0004. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Paczynski, Administrator, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-5641, Washington, DC 20210, Telephone: 202-693-3700 (voice) (this is not a toll-free number). For persons with a hearing or speech disability who need assistance to use the telephone system, please dial 711 to access telecommunications relay services. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The NAA ( 29 U.S.C. 50 ) authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Labor (the Secretary) 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 …