[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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