[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 142 (Friday, July 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 44154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18224]


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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 Meeting

    The Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated 
Employment for Individuals with Disabilities (the Committee) was 
mandated by section 609 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended 
by section 461 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). 
The Secretary of Labor established the Committee on September 15, 2014 
in accordance with the provisions 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 
Congress and 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 
(FLSA) of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)); and (3) ways to improve oversight of 
the use of such certificates.
    The Committee is required 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 or by September 15, 2015. 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.
    The next meeting of the Committee will be open to the public and 
take place by Webinar on Monday, August 10, 2015. The meeting will take 
place from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.
    On August 10, 2015, the Committee will discuss the draft of the 
interim report, and will vote on whether to approve the interim report.
    Members of the public wishing to participate in the Webinar must 
register in advance of the meeting, by Friday, July 31, using the 
following link: http://bitly.com/ACICIEID2.
    Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written 
statement may do so by submitting five copies on or before July 31, 
2015, to Mr. David Berthiaume, Advisory Committee on Increasing 
Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities, 
U.S. Department of Labor, Suite S-1303, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210. Statements also may be submitted as email 
attachments to [email protected]. Please ensure 
that any written submission is in an accessible format or the 
submission will be returned. Further, it is requested that statements 
not be included in the body of an email. Statements deemed relevant by 
the Committee and received on or before July 31, 2015, will be included 
in the record of the meeting. Do not include any personally 
identifiable information (such as name, address, or other contact 
information) or confidential business information that you do not want 
publicly disclosed.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this day 20th of July 2015.
Jennifer Sheehy,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Disability Employment Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-18224 Filed 7-23-15; 8:45 am]
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