[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 186 (Thursday, September 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 50407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25612]


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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY


Sunshine Act Meeting

TYPE: Quarterly Meeting.

AGENCY: National Council on Disability.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of the 
forthcoming quarterly meeting of the National Council on Disability. 
Notice of this meeting is required under Section 522b(e)(1) of the 
Government in the Sunshine Act, (P.L. 94-409).

DATES: November 3-5, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Sheraton City Centre Hotel, 1143 New Hampshire Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20037; 202-775-0800.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark S. Quigley, Public Affairs Specialist, 
National Council on Disability, 1331 F Street NW, Suite 1050, 
Washington, D.C. 20004-1007; 202-272-2004 (Voice), 202-272-2074 (TTY), 
202-272-2022 (Fax).

AGENCY MISSION: The National Council on Disability is an independent 
federal agency composed of 15 members appointed by the President of the 
United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Its overall purpose is 
to promote policies, programs, practices, and procedures that guarantee 
equal opportunity for all people with disabilities, regardless of the 
nature of severity of the disability; and to empower people with 
disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency, independent living, 
and inclusion and integration into all aspects of society.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Those needing interpreters or other accommodations 
should notify the National Council on Disability prior to this meeting.

ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS: People with environmental illness must reduce 
their exposure to volatile chemical substances in order to attend this 
meeting. In order to reduce such exposure, we ask that you not wear 
perfumes or scents at the meeting. We also ask that you smoke only in 
designated areas and the privacy of our room. Smoking is prohibited in 
the meeting room and surrounding area.

OPEN MEETING: This quarterly meeting of the National Council on 
Disability will be open to the public.

AGENDA: The proposed agenda includes:.

Reports from the Chairperson and the Executive Director
Committee Meetings and Committee Reports
Strategic Planning--Closed Work Session for Members and Staff
Return-to-work Initiative
Disability Date Collection
Unfinished Business
New Business
Announcements
Adjournment

    Records will be kept of all National Council on Disability 
proceedings and will be available after the meeting for public 
inspection at the National Council on Disability.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on September 23, 1997.
Ethel D. Briggs,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 97-25612 Filed 9-23-97; 12:38 p.m.]
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