[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 177 (Friday, September 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 54746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21834]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated 
Employment for Individuals With Disabilities

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment 
Policy.

ACTION: Solicitation for Nominations To Serve on the Advisory Committee 
on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with 
Disabilities.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor (Secretary) invites interested parties 
to submit nominations for individuals to serve on the Advisory 
Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for 
Individuals with Disabilities.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee on Increasing 
Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities 
(the Committee) is mandated by section 609 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973, as amended by section 461 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (WIOA). It is established by the Secretary of Labor and 
in accordance with the provision of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. The purpose of the Committee is to 
study and prepare findings, conclusions and recommendations for the 
Secretary of Labor on (1) ways to increase employment opportunities for 
individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities or other 
individuals with significant disabilities in competitive, integrated 
employment; (2) the use of the certificate program carried out under 
section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
214(c)); and (3) ways to improve oversight of the use of such 
certificates.
    The Committee shall consist of seven federal members: The Assistant 
Secretary of Disability Employment Policy, the Assistant Secretary for 
Employment and Training Administration, and the Administrator of the 
Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor; the Commissioner of 
the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; the 
Director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; the 
Commissioner of Social Security; and the Commissioner of the 
Rehabilitation Services Administration.
    The Committee shall further consist of approximately twelve 
representative members, appointed by the Secretary, with at least one 
representative from each of the following constituencies:
     Self-advocates for individuals with intellectual or 
developmental disabilities;
     Providers of employment services, including those that 
employ individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities in 
competitive integrated employment;
     Representatives of national disabilities advocacy 
organizations for adults with intellectual or developmental 
disabilities;
     Experts with a background in academia or research and 
expertise in employment and wage policy issues for individuals with 
intellectual or developmental disabilities;
     Representatives from the employer community or national 
employer organizations; and
     Other individuals or representatives or organizations with 
expertise on increasing opportunities for competitive integrated 
employment for individuals with disabilities.
    The Committee is requires to meet no less than eight times. It is 
also required to submit an interim report to the Secretary of Labor; 
the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; and the 
House Committee on Education and the Workforce within one year of the 
Committee's establishment. A final report must be submitted to the same 
entities no later than two years from the Committee establishment date. 
The Committee terminates one day after the submission of the final 
report.
    Nomination Process: Any interested person or organization may 
nominate one or more qualified individuals for membership. If you would 
like to nominate an individual or yourself for appointment to the 
Committee, please submit the Department of Labor's Committee address, 
[email protected], the following information:
     A copy of the nominee's resume;
     A cover letter that provides your reason(s) for nominating 
the individual, the constituency area that they represent (as outlined 
above), and their particular expertise for contributing to national 
policy discussions regarding increasing integrated, competitive 
employment for youth and adults with significant disabilities; and
     Contact information for the nominee (name, title, business 
address, business phone, fax number, and business email address).

In addition, the cover letter must state that the nominee (if 
nominating someone other than oneself) has agreed to be nominated and 
is willing to serve on the Committee. Nominees will be appointed based 
on the demonstrated qualifications, professional experience, and 
demonstrated knowledge of issues related to the purpose and scope of 
the Committee.
    The Secretary shall appoint members for the full two-year life of 
the Committee. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior 
to the expiration of the Committee shall be appointed for the remainder 
of such term.
    Members will serve without compensation. However, members may each 
receive reimbursement for travel expenses for attending Committee 
meetings, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 
the Federal travel regulations.

DATES: Nominations for individuals to serve on the Committee must be 
submitted (postmarked, if sending by mail; submitted electronically; or 
received, if hand delivered) by October 14, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations, including attachments, by any of 
the following methods:

 Electronically: Send to: INSERT EMAIL ADDRESS FOR COMMITTEE 
(specify in the email subject line, ``Advisory Committee on Increasing 
Competitive, Integrated Employment'')
 Mail, express delivery, hand delivery, messenger, or courier 
service: Submit one copy of the documents listed above to the following 
address: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment 
Policy, Advisory Commission on Increasing Competitive Integrated 
Employment, Room S-1303, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20210

For questions, contact Christopher Button, Office of Disability 
Employment Policy, at [email protected].

    Dated: September 8, 2014.
Christopher P. Lu,
Deputy Secretary of Labor.
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