[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 201 (Monday, October 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63255-63256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26599]
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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 Monday, November 2, 2015, 9:00
a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time), and on Tuesday, November 3,
2015, 8:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) in Concord, New
Hampshire.
PLACE: This meeting will occur at the Capitol Center for the Arts,
Governors Hall, 44 South Main Street, Concord, New Hampshire 03301.
Interested parties are welcome to join in person or by phone in a
listening-only capacity (other than the period allotted for public
comment noted below) using the following call-in number: 888-510-1785;
Conference ID: 4579660; Conference Title: NCD Meeting; Host Name: Clyde
Terry.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Council will hear policy presentations
on the topics of mental health services in higher education, the Help
America Vote Act, Medicaid managed care and the direct care workforce,
and emerging technology in employment and education. The Council will
also release its ``Self-Driving Cars: Mapping Access to a Technology
Revolution'' report; review and vote on a report on monitoring and
enforcing the Affordable Care Act; receive reports from its standing
committees; and receive public comment during three town halls, on the
topics of mental health services in higher education, challenges of the
direct care workforce, and emerging technology.
AGENDA: The times provided below are approximations for when each
agenda
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item is anticipated to be discussed (all times Eastern):
Monday, November 2
9:00-9:15 a.m.--Call to Order, Welcome and Introductions
9:15-9:30 a.m.--Chair and Executive Director Reports
9:30-10:15 a.m.--Mental Health Services in Higher Education Panel
10:15-10:45 a.m.--Town Hall to Receive Comments on Mental Health
Services in Higher Education
10:45-11:00 a.m.--Break
11:00-11:30 a.m.--Release of ``Self-Driving Cars: Mapping Access to a
Technology Revolution'' Report
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.--Help America Vote Act Compliance Panel
12:30 p.m.--Adjourn for lunch
2:00-2:45 p.m.--Elementary and Secondary Education Act--Statewide
Impact of Federal Policy Panel
2:45-3:00 p.m.--Break
3:00-4:00 p.m.--Medicaid Managed Care and Challenges for the Direct
Care Workforce Panel
4:00-4:30 p.m.--Town Hall to Receive Comments on Direct Care Workforce
Challenges
4:30 p.m.--Adjourn
Tuesday, November 3
8:30-9:30 a.m.--Emerging Technology in Employment and Education Panel
9:30-10:00 a.m.--Town Hall to Receive Comments on Emerging Technology
10:00-10:15 a.m.--Break
10:15-11:00 a.m.--Council Discussion on Emerging Technology Focus Area
11:00-11:45 a.m.--NCD Business Meeting
11:45 a.m.--Adjournment
PUBLIC COMMENT: To better facilitate NCD's public comment, any
individual interested in providing public comment is asked to register
his or her intent to provide comment in advance by sending an email to
[email protected] with the subject line ``Public Comment'' 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 quarterly meeting must be received by Friday, October 30, 2015.
Priority will be given to those individuals who are in-person to
provide their comments during the town hall portions of the agenda.
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. Comments received
at the November quarterly meeting will be limited to those regarding
mental health services in higher education; challenges to the direct
care workforce; and emerging technology, each during its respective
slot of time for the themed town hall.
CONTACT PERSON: 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 this
teleconference meeting. The web link to access CART on Monday, November
2, 2015 is: http://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=110215ncd900am;
and on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 is: http://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=110315ncd830am.
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. To help reduce exposure to fragrances for those with
multiple chemical sensitivities, NCD requests that all those attending
the meeting in person refrain from wearing scented personal care
products such as perfumes, hairsprays, and deodorants.
Dated: October 15, 2015.
Rebecca Cokley,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-26599 Filed 10-15-15; 4:15 pm]
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