[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 127 (Monday, July 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 34959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16474]


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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY


Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: National Council on Disability (NCD).

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule of the forthcoming 
conference call for NCD's Cultural Diversity Advisory Committee. Notice 
of this conference call is required under section 10(a)(1)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463).
    Cultural Diversity Advisory Committee: The purpose of NCD's 
Cultural Diversity Advisory Committee is to provide advice and 
recommendations to NCD on issues affecting people with disabilities 
from culturally diverse backgrounds. Specifically, the committee will 
help identify issues, expand outreach, infuse participation, and 
elevate the voices of underserved and unserved segments of this 
nation's population that will help NCD develop federal policy that will 
address the needs and advance the civil and human rights of people from 
diverse cultures.

DATES: July 31, 2001, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerrie Drake Hawkins, Ph.D., Program 
Specialist, National Council on Disability, 1331 F Street NW, Suite 
1050, Washington, D.C. 20004; 202-272-2004 (voice), 202-272-2074 (TTY), 
202-272-2022 (fax), [email protected] (e-mail).
    Agency Mission: The National Council on Disability is an 
independent federal 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 independent living, and 
inclusion and integration into all aspects of society.
    This committee is necessary to provide advice and recommendations 
to NCD on disability issues.
    We currently have a membership reflecting our nation's diversity 
and representing a variety of disabling conditions from across the 
United States.
    Open Meeting: This advisory committee meeting/conference call of 
the National Council on Disability will be open to the public. However, 
due to fiscal constraints and staff limitations, a limited number of 
additional lines will be available. Individuals can also participate in 
the conference call at the NCD office. Those interested in joining this 
conference call should contact the appropriate staff member listed 
above.
    Records will be kept of all Cultural Diversity Advisory Committee 
meetings/calls and will be available after the meeting for public 
inspection at the National Council on Disability.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2001.
Ethel D. Briggs,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 01-16474 Filed 6-29-01; 8:45 am]
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