[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77529-77530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30137]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Disability Employment Policy
Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated
Employment for Individuals With Disabilities; Notice of Meeting
The Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated
Employment for Individuals with Disabilities (the Committee) was
mandated by section 609 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended
by section 461 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
The Secretary of Labor established the Committee on September 15, 2014
in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. The purpose of the Committee is to
study and prepare findings, conclusions and recommendations for the
Secretary of Labor on (1) ways to increase employment opportunities for
individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities or other
individuals with significant disabilities in competitive, integrated
employment; (2) the use of the certificate program carried out under
section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
214(c)); and (3) ways to improve oversight of the use of such
certificates. The Committee is required to meet no less than eight
times. It is also required to submit an interim report to the Secretary
of Labor; the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and
Pensions; and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce within
one year of the Committee's establishment. A final report must be
submitted to the same entities no later than two years from the
Committee establishment date. The Committee terminates one day after
the submission of the final report.
The first meeting of the Committee will open to the public
beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 22, 2015 and continue
through 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 23, 2015 at the U.S. Access Board,
1331 F Street NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111. The morning
session on the first day will be closed for a FACA and membership
briefing. In addition, the Committee will discuss a number of other
administrative items, including selection of a chairperson, review of
objectives, approval of the schedule for future meetings, and other
items related to the administrative functioning of the Committee.
Beginning at 11:30 a.m., the meeting will be open to the public for
brief remarks from Federal Committee members and other relevant Federal
officials. The officials will discuss the areas within their agencies
that potentially impact the work of the committee and their agencies'
work in helping people with significant disabilities obtain
competitive, integrated employment, including, when relevant, their
work in implementing section 14(c) of FLSA. The Committee will also
hear from people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.
On January 23, the Committee will hear witness expert testimony on
a number of topics, including, but not limited to: Research findings
regarding the potential of workers with significant disabilities;
current state policy efforts across the country to address challenges;
and barriers that impede competitive, integrated employment options for
individuals with disabilities. In addition, school-to-work transition
experts will discuss model strategies for transitioning young people
with significant disabilities from school to competitive, integrated
employment, and a panel of providers will discuss their employment
practices for youth and adults with significant disabilities.
Members of the public will have an opportunity to provide testimony
from 3:15-4:15 p.m. on January 23rd. Organizations or members of the
public wishing to submit a written statement may do so by submitting 30
copies on or before January 14, 2015 to Christopher Button, Supervisory
Policy Advisor, Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated
Employment for Individuals with Disabilities, U.S. Department of Labor,
Suite S-1303, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Statements also may be submitted as email attachments in rich text,
Word, or pdf format transmitted to
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IntegratedCompetitiveEmployment@dol.gov. It is requested that
statements not be included in the body of an email. Statements deemed
relevant by the Committee and received on or before January 14, 2015
will be included in the record of the meeting. Do not include any
personally identifiable information (such as name, address, or other
contact information) or confidential business information that you do
not want publicly disclosed.
Individuals or representatives or organizations wishing to address
the Committee should forward their request by email to
IntegratedCompetitiveEmployment@dol.gov or call Dr. Button at the U.S.
Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy at (202)
693-4924. Oral presentations will be limited to five minutes, but an
extended statement may be submitted for the record. Individuals with
disabilities who need accommodations should also contact Dr. Button at
the address or phone number above.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 17th day of December, 2014.
Jennifer Sheehy,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Disability Employment Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-30137 Filed 12-23-14; 8:45 am]
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