[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 153 (Thursday, August 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 37470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16970]


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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 Thursday, August 24, from 9:00 
a.m.-4:15 p.m., Eastern Time, in Washington, DC.

PLACE:  This meeting will occur in Washington, DC, at the Access Board 
Conference Room, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004. 
Interested parties may join the meeting in person at the meeting 
location or may join by phone in a listening-only capacity (other than 
the period allotted for public comment noted below) using the following 
call-in information: Teleconference number: 1-888-452-4030; Conference 
ID: 1255123; Conference Title: NCD Meeting; Host Name: Clyde Terry.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:  The Council will receive agency updates on 
policy projects, finance, governance, and other business. The Council 
will vote on final drafts of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (IDEA) report series; the foreign policy and disability 
report; and the guardianship report. The Council will also receive its 
annual ethics training. The Council will receive a panel presentation 
on promising practices regarding charter schools and vouchers and later 
receive public comment on charter schools and vouchers in the context 
of IDEA. The Council will conclude its work by discussing the draft 
Agency Reform Plan (pursuant to Executive Order 13781) and NCD's draft 
FY18-FY22 Strategic Plan and then receiving comments about those 
documents.

AGENDA: The times provided below are approximations for when each 
agenda item is anticipated to be discussed (all times Eastern):

Thursday, August 24

9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.--Welcome and Introductions
9:30-10:45 a.m.--NCD Business Meeting, including votes on: IDEA Report 
Series; Foreign Policy and Disability Report; Guardianship Report
10:45-11:00 a.m.--Break
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.--Ethics Training
12:00-1:00 p.m.--Lunch on Your Own
1:00-2:00 p.m.--Charter Schools & Vouchers Part 2: Promising Practices
2:00-2:30 p.m.--Town Hall to Receive Comments on Charter Schools & 
Vouchers (Commenters will be limited to three minutes each. The 
thoughts shared during this town hall are intended to help shape future 
work in this area.)
2:30-2:45 p.m.--Break
2:45-3:45 p.m.--Council Discussion of Agency Reform Plan and NCD 
Strategic Plan
3:45-4:15 p.m.--Public Comment Period on Agency Reform Plan and NCD 
Strategic Plan
4:15 p.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 Wednesday, August 23, 
2017. 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 per 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 
August quarterly meeting will be limited to those regarding charter 
schools and vouchers in the context of IDEA; and later to the draft 
agency reform plan and agency strategic plan.

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 
meeting. The web link to access CART on Thursday, August 24, 2017 is: 
https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=NCD.
    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: August 8, 2017.
Sharon M. Lisa Grubb,
Director of Operations and Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-16970 Filed 8-8-17; 11:15 am]
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