[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 5853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2953]


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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY


Advisory Committee Meeting/Teleconference

AGENCY: National Council on Disability (NCD).
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule of the forthcoming 
meeting/teleconference for NCD's Youth Advisory Committee. Notice of 
this meeting is required under Section 10(a)(1)(2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463).
    Youth Advisory Committee: The purpose of NCD's Youth Advisory 
Committee is to provide input into NCD activities consistent with the 
values and goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

DATES: February 27, 2002, 4:00 p.m. EST.

FOR YOUTH 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/teleconference of the 
National Council on Disability will be open to the public. Those 
interested in participating in the meeting/teleconference should 
contact the appropriate staff member listed above. Due to limited 
resources, only a few telephone lines will be available.
    Records will be kept of all Youth Advisory Committee meetings/
teleconferences and will be available after the meeting for public 
inspection at the National Council on Disability.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2002.
Ethel D. Briggs,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 02-2953 Filed 2-6-02; 8:45 am]
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