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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

 

Notice of Meeting of the Interagency Committee on Developmental 
Disabilities

AGENCY: Administration on Developmental Disabilities, ACF, DHHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Interagency Committee on Developmental Disabilities (ICDD) 
was established in 1984 by Section 108(b) of the Developmental 
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 6007 
[b]) to ``meet regularly to coordinate and plan activities by Federal 
departments and agencies for persons with developmental disabilities.'' 
In 1990, the Act was amended to provide that the meetings be open to 
the public and that a notice of the meeting be published in the Federal 
Register. Under Section 107(c)(1)(E) of the Developmental Disabilities 
Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6006(c)(1)(E)), the 
Secretary must annually report on ``the accomplishments of the 
interagency committee in comparison to the goals and objectives of such 
committee.'' The ICDD is chaired by the Assistant Secretary for Special 
Education and Rehabilitative Services and the Commissioner of the 
Administration on Developmental Disabilities.

MISSION AND GOALS: The mission of the ICDD is to promote the 
collaboration of appropriate Federal departments and agencies to 
improve the effectiveness of Federal programs in assisting persons with 
developmental disabilities to achieve their maximum potential through 
increased independence, productivity, and integration into the 
community and in such other ways that assist people with developmental 
disabilities to attain a more normalized and higher quality of life.
    The ICDD has adopted the following goals:

     The exchange information on Federal activities that affect 
people with developmental disabilities so that each agency is able to 
utilize this information in managing and directing its programs;
     To identify the needs of people with developmental 
disabilities and barriers to achieving the goals of the Developmental 
Disabilities Act and to recommend solutions for meeting these needs and 
removing these barriers.
     To establish coordinated planning, when appropriate, for 
activities that are complementary or similar;
     To stimulate joint activities (e.g., joint research, joint 
development of policies and regulations, joint demonstration or 
evaluation projects) among the affected Federal agencies.

    The ICDD presently meets three times a year. The meeting is open to 
the public.

DATES: Friday, March 11, 1994, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Auditorium of the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: April Waugh, room 351D, Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201 
(202) 690-6120.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the meeting the ICDD will discuss: (1) 
Future direction and collaboration of the ICDD; (2) Health care reform 
and its impact on disabilities; (3) Leadership and diversity 
initiatives.
    A sign language interpreter will be present at the meeting.

    Dated: February 1, 1994.
Bob Williams,
Commissioner, Administration on Developmental Disabilities.
[FR Doc. 94-4259 Filed 2-24-94; 8:45 am]
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