[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 186 (Thursday, September 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57579-57580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22777]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Disability Employment Policy


Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated 
Employment for Individuals With Disabilities; Notice of Committee 
Establishment

    In accordance with section 609 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
as amended by section 461 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act, and the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and its 
implementing regulations issued by the General Services Administration 
(GSA), the Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated 
Employment for Individuals with Disabilities is established.
    The Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated 
Employment for Individuals with Disabilities shall study and prepare 
findings, conclusions, and recommendations for the Secretary of Labor 
on: (1) Ways to increase the 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)) for the 
employment of individuals with intellectual or developmental 
disabilities, or other individuals with significant disabilities; and 
(3) ways to improve oversight of the use of such certificates.
    Membership shall consist of seven ex officio 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, or 
the Commissioner's designee; the Director of the Centers for Medicare 
and Medicaid Services, or the Director's designee; the Commissioner of 
Social Security, or the Commissioner's designee; and the Commissioner 
of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, or the Commissioner's 
designee.

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    It shall further consist of approximately 10-12 representatives, 
appointed by the Secretary, with at least one from each of the 
following constituencies consisting of: 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 disability 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 of organizations with expertise on 
increasing opportunities for competitive integrated employment for 
individuals with disabilities.
    The Advisory Committee shall report to the Secretary of Labor. It 
is required to submit an interim report not later than one year after 
the date on which the Committee is established and a final report, not 
later than 2 years after the date on which the Committee is 
established. It will function solely as an advisory body and in 
compliance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
and its charter will be filed under the Act.
    For further information, contact Jennifer Sheehy, Designated 
Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive 
Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Suite S-1303, 
Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 693-7880.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 18th day of September, 2014.
Jennifer Sheehy,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Disability Employment Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-22777 Filed 9-24-14; 8:45 am]
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