[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR654.8]

[Page 448-449]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 654--SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE SYSTEM--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart A--Responsibilities Under Executive Order 12073
 
Sec. 654.8  Services to firms and individuals in labor surplus areas.

    To carry out the purposes and policy objectives of Executive Order 
12073 and Executive Order 10582, the Assistant Secretary shall cooperate 
with and assist the State employment service agencies and the Secretary 
of Commerce, as appropriate, to:
    (a) Provide relevant labor market data and related economic 
information to assist in the initiation of industrial expansion programs 
in labor surplus areas;
    (b) Identify upon request the skills and numbers of unemployed 
persons available for work in labor surplus areas, providing such 
information to firms interested in establishing new

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plants and facilities or expanding existing plants and facilities in 
such areas;
    (c) Identify the occupational composition and skill requirements of 
industries contemplating locating in labor surplus areas and make such 
information available to training and apprenticeship agencies and 
resources in the community for purposes of appropriate training and 
skill development;
    (d) Identify unemployed individuals in need of, and having the 
potential for, training in occupations and skills required by new or 
expanding industries and refer such individuals to appropriate training 
opportunities;
    (e) Receive job openings on a voluntary basis and/or under the 
mandatory listing program provided by 38 U.S.C. 2012 and Executive Order 
11701 and refer qualified unemployed workers to such openings, making 
appropriate efforts to refer to such openings qualified individuals who 
reside in the labor surplus area.

[44 FR 1689, Jan. 5, 1979, as amended at 48 FR 15616, Apr. 12, 1983]