[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 150 (Thursday, August 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 51491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18615]


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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. The 
committee submitted 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 on September 15, 2015. A 
Final Report must be submitted to the same entities no later than 
September 15, 2016. 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 29, 2016. The meeting will take 
from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.
    On August 29th, the Committee will meet to confirm consensus on the 
Final Report. Members of the public wishing to participate in the 
webinar must register in advance of the meeting, by Friday, August 19, 
2016, using the following link--http://bit.ly/ACICIEID10.
    Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written 
statement may do so by submitting their statement on or before August 
19, 2016, to www.acicieid.org/comments. Written statements, with nine 
copies, may also be submitted 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.
    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 August 19, 
2016 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.

Jennifer Sheehy,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Disability Employment Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-18615 Filed 8-3-16; 8:45 am]
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