[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38572-38573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15946]


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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY


Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATES: The Members of the National Council on Disability (NCD) 
will hold a quarterly meeting on Thursday, July 24, 2014, 1:30 p.m. to 
4:30 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). On July 25, 2014, from 9:30 a.m. to 
12 p.m., the Council will host a congressional forum on the topic of 
the rights of parents with disabilities and their children that is also 
open to the public.

PLACE: The Thursday quarterly business meeting will occur in 
Washington, DC, at the Access Board Conference Room, 1331 F Street NW., 
Suite 800, Washington, DC. Interested parties may join the meeting in 
person or by phone in a listening-only capacity (with the exception of 
the public comment period) using the following call-in number: 1-888-
378-0320; Conference ID: 5251555; Conference Title: NCD Meeting; Host 
Name: Jeff Rosen. The Friday congressional forum will occur on a 
location on Capitol Hill, room to be determined. Please check NCD's Web 
site for the room location, which, once confirmed, will be posted at 
http://www.ncd.gov/events/OtherEvents/06302014/.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Council will receive reports from its 
standing committees and updates on policy projects underway; hear from 
a panel of policy thinkers to help map out disability policy priorities 
and trends for the Council's consideration; discuss the Council's scope 
of work for FY15 and beyond; and receive an update on its Medicaid 
Managed Care forums around the country.

AGENDA: The times provided below are approximations for when each 
agenda item is anticipated to be discussed (all times EDT):

9:30-10 a.m.--Call to Order, Standing Committee Reports
10-11 a.m.--NCD Policy Project Report Outs (Social Security; Affordable 
Care Act; annual Progress Report; Transportation; Home- and Community-
Based Services reports)
11-11:15 a.m.--Break
11:15-11:45 a.m.--Preparation for Congressional Forum on Parents with 
Disabilities (to be hosted Friday on Capitol Hill)
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.--Public Comment
12:15-1:30 p.m.--Lunch
1:30-2:30 p.m.--New Directions in Disability Policy
2:30-3:15 p.m.--Next Generation NCD (Council's scope of work FY15 and 
beyond)
3:15-3:30 p.m.--Break
3:30-4 p.m.--Continued Discussion on Next Generation NCD
4-4:30 p.m.--Medicaid Managed Care Forums Update
4:30 p.m.--Adjournment

PUBLIC COMMENT: To better facilitate NCD's public comment periods, any 
individual interested in providing public comment will be asked to 
register their intent to provide comment in advance by sending an email 
to [email protected] with the subject line ``Registration'' with 
your name, organization, state, and topic of comment included in the 
body of your email. Full-length written public comments may also be 
sent to that email address. All emails to register for public comment 
at the July 24 quarterly meeting must be received by Monday, July 21, 
2014. Priority will be given to those individuals who are in-person to 
provide their comments. Those commenters on the phone will be called on 
according to the list of those registered via email. Due to time 
constraints, NCD asks all commenters to limit their comments to three 
minutes.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Anne Sommers, NCD, 1331 F Street 
NW., Suite 850, Washington, DC 20004; 202-272-2004 (V), 202-272-2074 
(TTY).

ACCOMMODATIONS: A CART streamtext link has been arranged for the 
Thursday

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NCD quarterly business meeting. The web link to access CART is: http://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=072414NCD930am. Those who plan to 
attend the meeting in-person and require accommodations should notify 
NCD as soon as possible to allow time to make arrangements. CART and 
sign language interpreters will also be present for the congressional 
forum on the rights of parents with disabilities on Friday, July 25, 
2014. Please note: To help reduce exposure to fragrances for those with 
multiple chemical sensitivities, NCD requests that all those attending 
the meeting in person please refrain from wearing scented personal care 
products such as perfumes, hairsprays, colognes, and deodorants.

     Dated: July 2, 2014.
Rebecca Cokley,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-15946 Filed 7-3-14; 11:15 am]
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