[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 52458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25785]


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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY


Cultural Diversity Advisory Committee Conference; 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: November 7, 2001, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EST.

FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Gerrie 
Drake Hawkins, Ph.D., Program Specialist, National Council on 
Disability, 1331 F Street NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC 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 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.
    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/call and will be available after the meeting for public 
inspection at the National Council on Disability.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on October 9, 2001.
Ethel D. Briggs,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 01-25785 Filed 10-12-01; 8:45 am]
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