[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 45795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18111]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6293]


Public Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Persons With 
Disabilities

SUMMARY: A working group of the Advisory Committee on Persons with 
Disabilities of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for 
International Development (Committee) will conduct a public meeting on 
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Ronald Reagan 
Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20004. For directions, see, http://www.itcdc.com/index.php.
    The Working Group of the Committee is reviewing the National 
Council on Disability (NCD) September 9, 2003 Report entitled, 
``Foreign Policy and Disability: Legislative Strategies and Civil 
Rights Protections to Ensure Inclusion of People with Disabilities'' 
(http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2003/foreign03.htm). At this 
meeting, the Working Group will discuss its assessment of the progress 
being made in addressing the conclusions of the NCD Report and will 
discuss recommendations to be made to the Committee.
    Attendees must have valid, government-issued photo identification, 
such as a Driver's License or passport, in order to enter the building. 
Attendees requiring reasonable accommodation should indicate their 
requirements at least one week prior to the event to Sylvia Thomas at 
[email protected]. There will be a limited amount of time for comments 
from the public.
    Established on June 23, 2004, the Advisory Committee serves the 
Secretary and the Administrator in an advisory capacity with respect to 
the consideration of the interests of persons with disabilities in the 
formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy and foreign 
assistance. The Committee is established under the general authority of 
the Secretary and the Department of State as set forth in Title 22 of 
the United States Code, Sections 2656 and 2651a, and in accordance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended.

    Dated: July 28, 2008.
Stephanie Ortoleva,
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E8-18111 Filed 8-5-08; 8:45 am]
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