[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70779-70780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20778]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


President's Committee for People With Intellectual Disabilities: 
Notice of Quarterly Meeting

AGENCY: President's Committee for People With Intellectual Disabilities 
(PCPID), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of quarterly meeting.

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DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, December 7, 2006, from 3 
p.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The full committee meeting of the 
President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities will be 
conducted by telephone conference call and will be open to the public. 
Anyone interested in participating in the conference call should advise 
Ericka Alston at 202-619-0634, no later than December 6, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The conference call may be accessed by dialing, U.S. toll 
free, 888-795-2173, passcode DECEMBER2006 on the date and time 
indicated.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2) notice is hereby given that the 
President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities will 
hold its quarterly meeting by telephone conference call. The conference 
call will be open to the public to listen, with call-ins limited to the 
number of telephone lines available. Individuals who plan to call in 
and need special assistance, such as TTY, assistive listening devices, 
or materials in alternative format, should inform Ericka Alston, 
Executive Assistant, President's Committee for People with Intellectual 
Disabilities, Telephone--202-619-0634, Fax--202-205-9519, E-mail: 
[email protected], no later than December 6, 2006. Efforts will be 
made to meet special requests received after that date, but 
availability of special needs accommodations to respond to these 
requests cannot be guaranteed.
    Agenda: Committee members will hear from Ms. Madeleine Will, Vice 
President of Public Policy and Director of the National Policy Center 
at the National Down Syndrome Society. Ms. Will will speak about her 
personal and professional perspective on the barriers facing people 
with intellectual disabilities throughout the lifespan, and how the 
Committee can work in conjunction with President Bush's New Freedom 
Initiative to tear down those barriers. The Committee will also hear 
from Mr. Mark Gross, designated representative of the Ex officio member 
from the U.S. Department of Justice, Attorney General Alberto R. 
Gonzales. Mr. Gross will brief the Committee on the programs and 
services in the Justice Department for people with intellectual 
disabilities. The Committee will then hear reports from the various 
subcommittees regarding their current projects and goals.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Sally Atwater, Executive 
Director, President's Committee for People with Intellectual 
Disabilities, Aerospace Center Office Building, Suite 701, 901 D 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Telephone--(202) 619-0634, Fax--
(202) 205-9519, E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PCPID acts in an advisory capacity to 
the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on a broad 
range of topics relating to programs, services and supports for persons 
with intellectual disabilities. The Committee, by Executive Order, is 
responsible for evaluating the adequacy of current practices in 
programs, services and supports for persons with intellectual 
disabilities, and for reviewing legislative proposals that impact the 
quality of life

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experienced by citizens with intellectual disabilities and their 
families.

    Dated: December 4, 2006.
Ericka Alston,
Executive Assistant to the Director, President's Committee for People 
with Intellectual Disabilities.
 [FR Doc. E6-20778 Filed 12-5-06; 8:45 am]
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