[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 130 (Friday, July 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31570-31571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14688]
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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY
Sunshine Act Meetings
TIME AND DATES: The Members of the National Council on Disability (NCD)
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will hold a quarterly meeting on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, 9:00 a.m.-
4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, and Thursday, July 19, 2018, 9:00 a.m.-11:00
a.m., Eastern Time, in Washington, DC.
PLACE: This meeting will occur in Washington, DC, at the Access Board
Conference Room, 1331 F Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004.
Interested parties may join the meeting in person at the meeting
location or may join by phone in a listening-only capacity (other than
the period allotted for public comment noted below) using the following
call-in information: Teleconference number: 1-877-795-3635; Conference
ID: 1068537; Conference Title: NCD Meeting; Host Name: Neil Romano.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Council will receive agency updates on
policy projects, finance, governance, and other business. The Council
Members and staff will then receive its annual ethics training in the
morning. Following the training, the Council will receive a
presentation on 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act before lunch.
Following lunch, the Council will receive a presentation on accessible
exam and diagnostic equipment, followed by an update on its 14(c)
employment project currently underway. The meeting will then include a
time for public comment on NCD's policy priorities for the next fiscal
year, before concluding with a brief period for any unfinished
business.
Agenda: The times provided below are approximations for when each
agenda item is anticipated to be discussed (all times Eastern):
Wednesday, July 18
9:00-9:15 a.m.--Welcome and introductions
9:15-10:15 a.m.--Annual ethics training
10:15-10:30 a.m.--Break
10:30-11:30 a.m.--14(c) Panel presentation
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.--Lunch Break
1:00-2:00 p.m.--Accessible exam and diagnostic equipment presentation
2:00-2:15 p.m.--Break
2:15-3:15 p.m.--14(c)/employment--updates on project
3:15-3:45 p.m.--Public comments (focused on NCD's newest policy
priorities--subminimum wage work regarding use of 14(c) within for-
profit supply chains; involuntary institutionalization as a result of
natural disaster; bioethics and disability; guardianship issues
specific to I/DD populations; centralized accommodation funds for the
Federal Government)
3:45-4:00 p.m.--Unfinished business
4:00 p.m.--Adjourn
Thursday, July 19
9:00-9:15 a.m.--Welcome and introductions
9:15-11:00 a.m.--Executive reports (scheduled votes include financial
manual update; strategic plan updates; and charter school and vouchers
reports)
11:00 a.m.--Adjourn
Public Comment: To better facilitate NCD's public comment, any
individual interested in providing public comment is asked to register
his or her intent to provide comment in advance by sending an email to
[email protected] with the subject line ``Public Comment'' 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 quarterly meeting must be received by Tuesday, July 17, 2018.
Priority will be given to those individuals who are in-person to
provide their comments during the public comment period. Those
commenters on the phone will be called on per the list of those
registered via email. Due to time constraints, NCD asks all commenters
to limit their comments to three minutes. Comments received at the May
quarterly meeting will be limited to those regarding NCD's newest
policy priorities--elimination of 14c; involuntary institutionalization
as a result of natural disaster; bioethics and disability; guardianship
issues specific to I/DD populations; centralized accommodation funds
for the Federal Government.
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
this meeting. The web link to access CART on Wednesday, July 18, 2018
and Thursday, July 19, 2018 is: http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=NCD-QUARTERLYMEETING. 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. To help reduce exposure to
fragrances for those with multiple chemical sensitivities, NCD requests
that all those attending the meeting in person refrain from wearing
scented personal care products such as perfumes, hairsprays, and
deodorants.
Dated: July 3, 2018.
Sharon M. Lisa Grubb,
Acting Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2018-14688 Filed 7-3-18; 4:15 pm]
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