[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 41 (Friday, March 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 9487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5016]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY


Sunshine Act Meeting; Quarterly Meeting

AGENCY: National Council on Disability.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedules and proposed agenda of 
the upcoming quarterly meeting of the National Council on Disability 
(NCD). Notice of this meeting is required under section 522b(e)(1) of 
the Government in the Sunshine Act, (Pub. L. 94-409).
    Quarterly Meeting Dates: June 10-11, 2002, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Location: Hyatt Regency, Washington, DC on Capitol Hill, 400 New 
Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC; 202-737-1234.
    Contact Information: Mark S. Quigley, Director of Communications, 
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: NCD is an independent federal agency composed of 15 
members appointed by the President 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, including people from culturally diverse backgrounds, 
regardless of the nature or significance 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.
    Accommodations: Those needing sign language interpreters or other 
disability accommodations should notify NCD at least one week prior to 
this meeting.
    Language Translation: In accordance with Executive Order 13166, 
Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English 
Proficiency, those people with disabilities who are limited English 
proficient and seek translation services for this meeting should notify 
NCD at least one week prior to this meeting.
    Multiple Chemical Sensitivity/Environmental Illness: People with 
multiple chemical sensitivity/environmental illness must reduce their 
exposure to volatile chemical substances to attend this meeting. To 
reduce such exposure, NCD requests that attendees not wear perfumes or 
scented products at this meeting. Smoking is prohibited in meeting 
rooms and surrounding areas.
    Open Meeting: In accordance with the Government in the Sunshine Act 
and NCD's bylaws, this quarterly meeting will be open to the public for 
observation, except where NCD determines that a meeting or portion 
thereof should be closed in accordance with NCD's regulations pursuant 
to the Government in the Sunshine Act. A majority of NCD members 
present shall determine when a meeting or portion thereof is closed to 
the public, in accordance with the Government in the Sunshine Act. At 
meetings open to the public, NCD may determine when non-members may 
participate in its discussions. Observers are not expected to 
participate in NCD meetings unless requested to do so by an NCD member 
and recognized by the NCD chairperson.

Quarterly Meeting Agenda

Reports from the Chairperson and the Executive Director
Committee Meetings and Committee Reports
Executive Session (closed)
Unfinished Business
New Business
Announcements
Adjournment

    Records will be kept of all National Council on Disability 
proceedings and will be available after the quarterly meeting for 
public inspection at the National Council on Disability.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2002.
Ethel D. Briggs,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 02-5016 Filed 2-26-02; 4:59 pm]
BILLING CODE 6820-MA-M