[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 241 (Wednesday, December 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78251-78252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31615]
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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
Congress and 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. The
Committee submitted 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 on September 15, 2015. A
Final Report must be submitted to the same entities no later than
September 15, 2016. The Committee terminates one day after the
submission of the Final Report.
The next meeting of the Committee will be open to the public and
take place by Webinar on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 and Thursday,
January 28, 2016. The meeting will take place each day from 1:00 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.
On January 27th and 28th, the Committee's four subcommittees will
report to the whole Committee on their work since the submission of the
Interim Report and their areas of focus for the Final Report. The four
subcommittees are: The Transition to Careers Subcommittee, the
Complexity and Needs in Delivering Competitive Integrated Employment
Subcommittee, the Marketplace Dynamics Subcommittee, and the Building
State and Local Capacity Subcommittee. The full Committee will then
discuss the subcommittee report outs, and the appropriate areas of
focus for the Final Report. The Committee will also discuss the use and
oversight of 14(c) certificates with Dr. David Weil, Administrator,
Wage and Hour Division.
Members of the public wishing to participate in the Webinar must
register in advance of the meeting, by Friday, January 15, 2016, using
the following link--http://bit.ly/1PT4xjj. This link will register
members of the public for both days of the January meeting.
Members of the public who wish to address the Committee during the
public comment period of the meeting on Wednesday, January 27, 2016
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., EST, should send their name, their
organization's name (if applicable) and any additional materials (such
as a copy of the proposed testimony) to David Berthiaume at
[email protected] or call Mr. Berthiaume at (202) 693-7887 by
Friday, January 8, 2016. Please ensure that any attachments are in an
accessible format or the submission will be returned. Also, note that
public comments will be limited to five minutes in length. Due to time
constraints, we will be able to accommodate up to 10 requests to
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address the Committee. If more than 10 requests are received, we will
select a representative sample to speak and the remainder will be
permitted to file written statements. Individuals with disabilities who
need accommodations should also contact Mr. Berthiaume at the email
address or phone number above.
Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written
statement may do so by submitting their statement on or before January
8, 2016, to www.acicieid.org/comments. Written statements, with nine
copies, may also be submitted to Mr. Berthiaume, 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.
Please ensure that any written submission is in an accessible
format or the submission will be returned. Further, 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 8,
2016 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.
Jennifer Sheehy,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Disability Employment Policy.
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