[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62220-62221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29848]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with 
Disabilities; Notice of Town Hall Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of Town Hall Meeting

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Executive Order No. 13078, authorizing the 
Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities (Task 
Force), notice is given of the third Town Hall Meeting. The purpose of 
the Task Force is to create a ``coordinated and aggressive national 
policy to bring adults with disabilities into gainful employment at a 
rate that is as close as possible to that of the general adult 
population.'' The purpose of the Town Hall Meetings is to invite the 
public to participate and discuss their thoughts, concerns, and 
experiences with Task Force members. The topics to be addressed at this 
Town Hall Meeting will include expanding employment opportunities for 
people with the most significant disabilities, including strategies for 
increasing choice and community based employment, use of technology, 
and business/entrepreneurial development.

DATE: The Task Force will hold the third Town Hall Meeting on 
Wednesday, December 8, 1999 from 1:00 p.m. to approximately 6:00 p.m. 
Registration will begin at 11:00 a.m. The date, location, and time for 
each subsequent Town Hall Meeting will be announced in advance in the 
Federal Register.

ADDRESS: The site of this Town Hall Meeting is the Chicago Hilton and 
Towers, 720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL. All interested parties 
are invited to attend this Town Hall Meeting. Seating may be limited 
and will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul E. Bennett, Presidential Task 
Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities, U. S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N. W., Room S-2220D, Washington, DC 
20210. Requests can be made by e-mail to: [email protected]; by 
phone (202) 693-4939; TTY (202) 693-4920; or fax (202) 693-4929. These 
are not toll-free numbers.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Executive Order No. 13078, the 
Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities (Task 
Force), notice is given on the third Town Hall Meeting.
    The purpose of the Task Force is to develop a ``coordinated and 
aggressive

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national policy to bring adults with disabilities into gainful 
employment at a rate that is as close as possible to that of the 
general adult population.'' The purpose of this Town Hall Meeting is to 
invite stakeholders to address the alarming unemployment rate among 
Americans with disabilities. Particular focus is requested at this 
meeting on expanding employment opportunities for people with the most 
significant disabilities, including strategies for increasing choice 
and community based employment, use of technology, and business/
entrepreneurial development.
    Appointed by President Clinton, the membership of the Task Force is 
as follows: Secretary of Labor, Chair of the Task Force; Chair of the 
President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, Vice 
Chair of the Task Force; Secretary of Education; Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs; Secretary of Health and Human Services; Commissioner of the 
Social Security Administration; Secretary of the Treasury; Secretary of 
Commerce; Secretary of Transportation; Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management; Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration; Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; 
Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission; Chair of the 
National Council on Disability; and such other senior executive branch 
officials as may be determined by the Chair of the Task Force.

Agenda

    The Town Hall Meeting is an open forum where the public is invited 
to give testimony and/or make presentations with a focus on expanding 
employment opportunities for people with the most significant 
disabilities, including strategies for increasing choice and community 
based employment.

Public Participation:

    Members of the public wishing to present an oral statement to the 
Task Force should forward their requests as soon as possible but no 
later than November 24, 1999. Requests may be made by telephone, fax 
machine, or mail. Time permitting, the members of the Task Force will 
attempt to accommodate all requests by reserving time for 
presentations. The order of persons making such presentations will be 
assigned in the order in which the requests are received. Members of 
the public must limit oral statements to five minutes, but extended 
written statements may be submitted for the record. Members of the 
public may also submit written statements for distribution to the Task 
Force members and inclusion in the public record without presenting 
oral statements. Such written statements should be sent by mail or fax 
machine no later than November 24, 1999.
    Minutes of all Town Hall Meetings and summaries of other documents 
will be available to the public on the Task Force's web site 
www.dol.gov.
    Reasonable accommodations will be available. Persons needing any 
special assistance such as sign language interpretation, or other 
special accommodation, are invited to contact the Task Force as shown 
above.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th day of November, 1999.
Rebecca L. Ogle,
Executive Director,
Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities.
[FR Doc. 99-29848 Filed 11-15-99; 8:45 am]
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