[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 14131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05945]
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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. The
Secretary of Labor established the Committee on September 15, 2014 in
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
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 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 a final report to: The Secretary of Labor; the
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; and the
House Committee on Education and the Workforce by September 15, 2016.
The Committee terminates one day after the submission of the final
report.
The next meeting of the Committee will take place on Wednesday,
April 27, 2016, and Thursday, April 28, 2016. The meeting will be open
to the public on Wednesday, April 27th from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). On Thursday, April 28th, the meeting will
be open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT. The meeting will
take place at the U.S. Access Board, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 800,
Washington, DC 20004-1111.
On April 27th and 28th, the four subcommittees of the Committee
will report out on their work since the last meeting of the Committee.
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. Each subcommittee will have 30
minutes to present its most recent work for full discussion by the
Committee.
In addition, the entire Committee will also discuss recommendations
regarding the AbilityOne[supreg] program. Also, the Committee will
consider recommendations regarding the certificate program under
section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The whole
Committee will also discuss next steps and timelines for the final
report.
During the meeting, an expert panel will present on the Pathways to
Careers program. The Committee will also discuss the use and oversight
of certificates under section 14(c) of the FLSA with Committee member
Dr. David Weil, the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division.
Members of the public who wish to address the Committee on the
final report or other Committee related matters during the public
comment period of the meeting on Wednesday, April 27th between 2:45
p.m. and 3:45 p.m., EDT, 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, April 15th. Members of the public will have the option of
addressing the Committee in person or remotely by phone. If the
Committee receives more requests than we can accommodate during the
public comment portion of the meeting, 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 comments
and feedback on the interim report or general feedback may do so by
using the form found at: www.acicieid.org/comments. All comments
received prior to April 15, 2016, will be forwarded to the Committee in
advance of the April meeting. Members of the public may also submit
comments in writing on or before April 15, 2016, to David 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. Written statements deemed relevant by the Committee
and received on or before April 15, 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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