[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 182 (Thursday, September 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57665-57666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22912]
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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY
Sunshine Act Meeting
TIME AND DATES: The Members of the National Council on Disability (NCD)
will hold a quarterly meeting on Monday, October 7, 9:00 a.m.-5:15 p.m.
(GMT), and Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. (GMT).
PLACE: The meeting will occur in Topeka, Kansas at the Kansas State
House in the Old Supreme Court Chambers, located at SW 10th and SW
Jackson, Topeka, KS 66612. The quarterly meeting is available to the
public to attend in-person or by phone. Those attending in person
should be prepared to process through Kansas State House security upon
entrance. Those interested in joining the meeting by phone in a listen-
only capacity (with the exception of the public comment period) may
access the proceedings by phone by using the following call-in number:
1-888-430-8691; Passcode/Conference ID: 6186170. If asked, the call
host's name is Jeff Rosen.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Council will receive reports from its
standing committees; and receive panel presentations from policy
experts on the topics of living with a disability in rural America,
Kansas legislation on the rights of parents with disabilities, the
Kansas Employment First initiative, and finally, on the topic of
KanCare implementation. The Council will also receive public comment
exclusively from Kansans on Day 1 and from all other interested parties
on Day 2.
AGENDA: The times provided below are approximations for when each
agenda item is anticipated to be discussed (all times CMT):
Monday, October 7
9:00-9:30 a.m.--Call to Order and Welcome
9:30-10:00 a.m.--Committee Reports (Audit and Finance; Governance;
Policy Development and Program Evaluation)
10:00-11:30 a.m.--Policy Panel and Discussion--Panel 1: Living with a
Disability in Rural America
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.--Break for Lunch
1:00-2:30 p.m.--Policy Panel and Discussion--Panel 2: Kansas
Legislation for Parents with Disabilities
2:30-4:00 p.m.--Policy Panel and Discussion--Panel 3: Kansas Employment
First
4:00-4:15 p.m.--Break
4:15-5:15 p.m.--Kansas Public Comments (phone and in-person; all
topics; this public comment period is intended for Kansans only; all
those who plan to make public comment are asked to please register
their intent to comment in advance. Please see details below. A general
public comment is open to all other interested parties on Day 2 of the
Council meeting)
5:15 p.m.--Adjourn
Tuesday, October 8
9:00-9:30 a.m.--Call to Order and Welcome
9:30-11:00 a.m.--Policy Panel and Discussion--Panel 4: KanCare
Implementation
11:00-11:15 a.m.--Break
11:15-11:45 a.m.--Public Comment (phone and in-person; all topics)
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.--Council Business continued
12:15 p.m.--Council Meeting Adjourns
PUBLIC COMMENT REGISTRATION: To better facilitate NCD's public comment
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periods, any individual interested in providing public comment will be
asked to register their intent to provide comment in advance by sending
an email to [email protected] with the subject line ``Public
Comment, Topeka, KS'' with your name, organization, state, and topic of
comment included in the body of your email. Full-length written public
comments may also be sent to that email address. All emails to register
for public comment at the October quarterly meeting must be received by
Friday, October 4, 2013. Priority will be given on both days to those
individuals who are in-person to provide their comments. Those
commenters on the phone will be called on according to the list of
those registered via email. Due to time constraints, NCD asks all
commenters to limit their comments to three minutes.
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: A CART streamtext link has been arranged for each day
of the board meeting. For Monday, beginning at 9:00 a.m., CMT, the web
link to access CART is http://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=100713NCD1000am. For Tuesday, beginning at 9:00 a.m.,
CMT, the web link to access CART is http://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=100813NCD1000am. Those who plan to attend the meeting
in-person and require accommodations should notify NCD as soon as
possible to allow time to make arrangements.
Please note: To help reduce exposure to fragrances for those with
multiple chemical sensitivities, NCD requests that all those attending
the meeting in person please refrain from wearing scented personal care
products such as perfumes, hairsprays, colognes, and deodorants.
Dated: September 17, 2013.
Rebecca Cokley,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-22912 Filed 9-17-13; 4:15 pm]
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