[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 130 (Friday, July 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31570-31571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14688]


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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY


Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATES: The Members of the National Council on Disability (NCD)

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will hold a quarterly meeting on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, 9:00 a.m.-
4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, and Thursday, July 19, 2018, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 
a.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: 1-877-795-3635; Conference 
ID: 1068537; Conference Title: NCD Meeting; Host Name: Neil Romano.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Council will receive agency updates on 
policy projects, finance, governance, and other business. The Council 
Members and staff will then receive its annual ethics training in the 
morning. Following the training, the Council will receive a 
presentation on 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act before lunch. 
Following lunch, the Council will receive a presentation on accessible 
exam and diagnostic equipment, followed by an update on its 14(c) 
employment project currently underway. The meeting will then include a 
time for public comment on NCD's policy priorities for the next fiscal 
year, before concluding with a brief period for any unfinished 
business.

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

Wednesday, July 18

9:00-9:15 a.m.--Welcome and introductions
9:15-10:15 a.m.--Annual ethics training
10:15-10:30 a.m.--Break
10:30-11:30 a.m.--14(c) Panel presentation
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.--Lunch Break
1:00-2:00 p.m.--Accessible exam and diagnostic equipment presentation
2:00-2:15 p.m.--Break
2:15-3:15 p.m.--14(c)/employment--updates on project
3:15-3:45 p.m.--Public comments (focused on NCD's newest policy 
priorities--subminimum wage work regarding use of 14(c) within for-
profit supply chains; involuntary institutionalization as a result of 
natural disaster; bioethics and disability; guardianship issues 
specific to I/DD populations; centralized accommodation funds for the 
Federal Government)
3:45-4:00 p.m.--Unfinished business
4:00 p.m.--Adjourn

Thursday, July 19

9:00-9:15 a.m.--Welcome and introductions
9:15-11:00 a.m.--Executive reports (scheduled votes include financial 
manual update; strategic plan updates; and charter school and vouchers 
reports)
11:00 a.m.--Adjourn

    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 Tuesday, July 17, 2018. 
Priority will be given to those individuals who are in-person to 
provide their comments during the public comment period. 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 May 
quarterly meeting will be limited to those regarding NCD's newest 
policy priorities--elimination of 14c; involuntary institutionalization 
as a result of natural disaster; bioethics and disability; guardianship 
issues specific to I/DD populations; centralized accommodation funds 
for the Federal Government.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:  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 Wednesday, July 18, 2018 
and Thursday, July 19, 2018 is: http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=NCD-QUARTERLYMEETING. 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: July 3, 2018.
Sharon M. Lisa Grubb,
Acting Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2018-14688 Filed 7-3-18; 4:15 pm]
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