[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 183 (Tuesday, September 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 57217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24105]


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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. The 
Secretary of Labor established the Committee on September 15, 2014 in 
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
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 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 within one year of the 
Committee's establishment to: The Secretary of Labor; the Senate 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; and the House 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 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 take place on Wednesday, 
October 14, 2015, and Thursday, October 15, 2015. The meeting will be 
open to the public on Wednesday, October 14th from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). On Thursday, October 15th, the 
meeting will be open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT. The 
meeting will take place at the U.S. Access Board, 1331 F Street NW., 
Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004-1111.
    On October 14th and 15th, the four subcommittees of the Committee 
will report out on their work since the last meeting of the Committee 
on August 10th. The four subcommittees are: The Transition to Careers 
Subcommittee, the Complexity and Needs in Delivering Competitive 
Integrated Employment Subcommittee, the Marketplace Dynamics 
Subcommittee, and the Building State and Local Capacity Subcommittee. 
Each subcommittee will have 30 minutes to present its most recent work 
for full discussion by the Committee. In addition, the whole Committee 
will discuss next steps and timelines for the final report of the 
Committee.
    In addition, the Committee will hear from several different panels 
on a number of topics, including, but not limited to: An expert panel 
from AbilityOne[supreg], SourceAmerica, and National Industries for the 
Blind, a panel of individuals with disabilities who work in center-
based workshops, and a panel of students with disabilities addressing 
the problems of finding a job after completing postsecondary education.
    Members of the public who wish to address the Committee on the 
interim report or other matters before the Committee during the public 
comment period of the meeting on Wednesday, October 14th between 1:00 
p.m. and 2:45 p.m., EDT, should send their name, their organization's 
name (if applicable) and any additional materials (such as a copy of 
the proposed testimony) to David Berthiaume at 
[email protected] or call Mr. Berthiaume at (202) 693-7887 by 
Friday, October 2nd. Members of the public will have the option of 
addressing the Committee in person or remotely by phone. If the 
Committee receives more requests than we can accommodate during the 
public comment portion of the meeting, we will select a representative 
sample to speak and the remainder will be permitted to file written 
statements. Individuals with disabilities who need accommodations 
should also contact Mr. Berthiaume at the email address or phone number 
above.
    Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit comments 
and feedback on the interim report or general feedback may do so by 
using the form found at: www.acicieid.org/comments. All comments 
received prior to October 2, 2015, will be forwarded to the Committee 
in advance of the October meeting. The interim report was submitted to 
Congress and the Secretary of Labor on September 15, 2015.
    Members of the public may also submit comments in writing on or 
before October 2, 2015, to 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. Please ensure that any written 
submission is in an accessible format or the submission will be 
returned. Written statements deemed relevant by the Committee and 
received on or before October 2, 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 15th day of September, 2015.
Jennifer Sheehy,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Disability Employment Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-24105 Filed 9-21-15; 8:45 am]
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