[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 242 (Monday, December 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64987-64988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-30986]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults With 
Disabilities; Notice of Open Meeting

Background and Authority

    The Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with 
Disabilities (Task Force) was established by Executive Order 13078. The 
primary 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.''
    Task Force membership includes the following Executive Branch 
positions: Secretary of Labor; 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; Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development, Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of 
Agriculture, the Attorney General of the United States; Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management; Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration; Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; 
Chair of the Federal Communications Commission; and Chair of the 
National Council on

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Disability. The Secretary of Labor has been designated as Task Force 
Chair.

Notice of Meeting Including Specifications as to Time and Place

    An open meeting of the Task Force will take place on Monday, 
January 28, 2002 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the U. S. Chamber of 
Commerce, 1615 H Street, NW., Washington, DC 20062.

Agenda Items

    This being the first Task Force meeting since the introduction of 
the President's New Freedom Initiative, the agenda will include: (1) 
Reports on the implementation of the President's New Freedom Initiative 
to date, (2) discussion of the interagency coordination needed to 
expand upon the New Freedom Initiative, (3) future actions departments 
or agencies will undertake to further the goals of the New Freedom 
Initiative, and (4) a demonstration of assistive technology products.

Special Accommodations

    Any individuals wishing to attend the Task Force meeting who need 
special accommodations or require further information should contact 
Mr. Paul Bennett at 202/693-4939 (voice), 202/693-4929 (fax), or 202/
693-4920 (TTY) by Friday, January 18, 2001.

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 7th day of December, 2001.
William R. McKinnon,
Acting Executive Director, Presidential Task Force on Employment of 
Adults with Disabilities.
[FR Doc. 01-30986 Filed 12-14-01; 8:45 am]
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