[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 87 (Thursday, May 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 25944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11152]


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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 a 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 by discussing 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 
psychiatric disabilities.

DATES: The Task Force will hold a Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, May 
24, 2000 from 2:00 p.m. to approximately 7:00 p.m. Registration will 
begin at 12:00 noon. The date, location, and time for each subsequent 
Town Hall Meeting will be announced in advance in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: The site of this Town Hall Meeting is the State Capitol, 
Legislative Office Building, Hartford, Connecticut. All interested 
parties are invited to attend this Town Hall Meeting. Seating may be 
limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served 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, NW, 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 of a Town Hall Meeting.
    The purpose of the Task Force is to develop 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 this Town Hall Meeting 
is to invite stakeholders to address the alarming unemployment rate 
among Americans with disabilities. The theme for the meeting is: 
``Recovering Our Dreams: Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities in 
Search of Opportunities and Careers''. Particular focus is requested at 
this meeting on expanding employment opportunities for people with 
psychiatric disabilities.
    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; 
Chair of the National Council on Disability; Commissioner of the 
Federal Communications Commission; Secretary of Agriculture; Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development; Secretary of the Interior; the 
Attorney General; 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 psychiatric disabilities.

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 May 10, 2000. 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 May 10, 2000.
    Information on Town Hall Meetings and summaries of other documents 
are available to the public on the Task Force's web site, found on the 
Department of Labor's web site at 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 first day of May, 2000.
Rebecca L. Ogle,
Executive Director, Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults 
with Disabilities.
[FR Doc. 00-11152 Filed 5-3-00; 8:45 am]
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