[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 174 (Wednesday, September 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 48253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24251]


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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY


Sunshine Act Meeting

TYPE: Quarterly Meeting and Public Hearing.

AGENCY: National Council on Disability.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of the 
forthcoming quarterly meeting and public hearing of the National 
Council on Disability. Notice of this meeting is required under Section 
552b(2)(1) of the Government in the Sunshine Act (P.L. 94-409).

QUARTERLY MEETING DATES: November 18-19, 1998, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 
November 20, 1998, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

PUBLIC HEARING: November 20, 1998, 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

LOCATION: Albany Marriott Hotel, 189 Wolf Road, Albany, New York; 518-
458-8444.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Mark S. Quigley, Public Affairs 
Specialist, National Council on Disability, 1331 F Street NW, Suite 
1050, Washington, D.C. 20004-1107; 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 your room. Smoking is prohibited in the meeting room and 
surrounding area.

Open Meeting

    This quarterly meeting and public hearing 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
Executive Session
    Unfinished Business
    New Business
    Announcements
    Adjournment
Public Hearing on Federal Policy Issues Affecting People with 
Psychiatric Disabilities

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

    Signed in Washington, DC, on September 3, 1998.
Ethel D. Briggs,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 98-24251 Filed 9-4-98; 11:06 am]
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