[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 72220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30224]
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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY
Sunshine Act Meetings
TIME AND DATES: The Members of the National Council on Disability
(NCD) will meet by phone on Thursday, December 8, 2011, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.,
ET.
PLACE: The meeting will occur by phone. NCD staff will participate in
the call from the Access Board Conference Room, 1331 F Street, NW.,
Suite 800, Washington, DC. Interested parties may join the meeting in
person at the Access Board Conference Room or may join the phone line
in a listening-only capacity (with the exception of the public comment
period) using the following call-in information: Call-in number: 1-
(877) 446-3914; Passcode: 569168.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Council will meet by phone to provide
standing committee reports, including NCD updates on several policy
matters--including the Community Living Assistance Services and
Supports (CLASS) Program; effective communication strategies for people
with disabilities before, during, and after disasters; and the 2012 NCD
Progress Report--and receive presentations by the following
individuals: Bill Kiernan, Director, Institute for Community Inclusion,
University of Massachusetts-Boston to discuss employment issues for
people with disabilities; Rodney Whitlock, Health Policy Director for
the Office of Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), to discuss the Super
Committee and potential impact of recommendations on people with
disabilities; and Deborah Spitalnik, Director, and Carrie Coffield,
Pediatrics Instructor, The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental
Disabilities, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert
Wood Johnson Medical School Department of Pediatrics to discuss voting
for people with disabilities. Policy discussions will be followed by a
period for public comment by phone or in-person. Any individuals
interested in providing public comment will be asked to provide their
names, their organizational affiliations if applicable, and limit their
comments to three minutes. Those individuals who plan to provide public
comment may also send their comments in writing to Lawrence Carter-
Long, Public Affairs Specialist, at [email protected], using the
subject line of ``Public Comment.'' Although individuals may provide
public comment on any subject, the Council encourages comments about
the Super Committee's debt reduction proposal in particular.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Anne Sommers, NCD, 1331 F Street,
NW., Suite 850, Washington, DC 20004; (202) 272-2004 (V), (202) 272-
2074 (TTY).
Accommodations
Those who plan to attend or listen by phone and require
accommodations should notify NCD as soon as possible to allow time to
make arrangements.
Dated: November 18, 2011.
Aaron Bishop,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-30224 Filed 11-18-11; 11:15 am]
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