[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 187 (Thursday, September 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66907-66908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21421]


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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY


Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: The Members of the National Council on Disability (NCD) 
will hold a two-day in-person Council meeting on Thursday, November 16, 
2023, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and Friday, November 
17, 2023, 10 a.m.-1:15 p.m., EST.

PLACE: This meeting will take place at the Omni Hotel and Resort, One 
West

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Exchange Street, Providence, RI 02903. The event will also be streamed 
live via Zoom videoconference for those not able to attend in person. 
Registration is not required. Details are available on NCD's event page 
at https://ncd.gov/events/2023/upcoming-council-meeting.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 
    Day 1--Following welcome remarks and introductions, Chairman 
Gallegos will host a fireside chat discussion with former Chair Sandra 
Parrino; then a brief break; followed by a town hall public comment 
session about housing concerns and opportunities; followed by a housing 
concerns panel presentation and questions from the Council. Following a 
lunch break, a town hall public comment session about transportation 
concerns and opportunities is followed by a transportation concerns 
panel presentation and questions from the Council; followed by a 
briefing on NCD's upcoming progress report Toward Economic Security, 
before adjourning.
    Day 2--Welcome remarks and introductions are followed by the 
Chairman's report; Executive Committee report, Executive Director's 
report; policy updates; Council member report outs; a break; annual 
ethics training; and any old or new business, before adjourning.

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

Thursday, November 16, 2023

9:00-9:15 a.m.--Welcome and Call to Order
9:15-10:15 a.m.--Fireside Chat with Sandy Parrino
10:15-10:30 a.m.--BREAK
10:30-11:15 a.m.--Housing Concerns and Opportunities Town Hall
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.--Housing Concerns and Opportunities Panel, Q&A
12:15-1:30 p.m.--LUNCH BREAK
1:30-2:15 p.m.--Transportation Concerns and Opportunities Town Hall
2:15-3:15 p.m.--Transportation Concerns and Opportunities Panel, Q&A
3:15-3:30 p.m.--BREAK
3:30-4:30 p.m.--Toward Economic Security progress report briefing and 
respondent panel
4:30 p.m.--Adjourn

Friday, November 17, 2023

10:00-10:05 a.m.--Welcome and Call to Order
10:05-10:15 a.m.--Chairman's Report
10:15-10:30 a.m.--Executive Committee Report
10:30-10:40 a.m.--Executive Director's Report
10:40-11:15 a.m.--Policy Updates
11:15-11:45 a.m.--Council Member report outs on community outreach/
input
11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.--BREAK
12:00-1:00 p.m.--Annual Ethics Training
1:00-1:15 p.m.--Old Business/New Business
1:15 p.m.--Adjourn

PUBLIC COMMENT:  Your participation during NCD's public comment period 
provides an opportunity for us to hear from you--individuals, 
businesses, providers, educators, parents and advocates. Your comments 
are important in bringing to the Council's attention and issues and 
priorities of the disability community, and help inform open research 
projects the Council has underway as well as the potential for future 
ones.
    For the November 16 Council meeting, NCD will have two town hall 
format public comment sessions focused on housing concerns and 
opportunities, and transportation concerns and opportunities for people 
with disabilities. Commenters will be limited to three minutes each to 
accommodate as many comments as possible. Additional information on 
specifics of the topic is available on NCD's public comment page at 
https://ncd.gov/public-comment.
    The Council will prioritize in-person commenters, but as time 
permits, will also receive public comment by video or audio over Zoom, 
and always accepts advance public comments via email. Due to the hybrid 
nature of the event, in-person presentations will be given priority.
    To provide public comment during an NCD Council Meeting in any form 
(in-person or by Zoom), NCD now requires advanced registration by 
sending send an email to [email protected] with the subject line 
``Public Comment'' and your name, organization, state, and topic of 
comment included in the body of your email. Deadline for registration 
is November 14, 8:00 p.m. EST. Please indicate if you are providing the 
comment in-person, over Zoom, or only submitting via email. All 
individuals desiring to make public comment are strongly encouraged to 
read NCD's guidelines for public comment in advance of the meeting at: 
https://ncd.gov/public-comment.
    While public comment can be submitted on any topic over email, 
comments during the meeting should be specific to experiences with 
housing concerns and opportunities for people with disabilities.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Nicholas Sabula, Public Affairs 
Specialist, NCD, 1331 F Street NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC 20004; 
202-272-2004 (V), or [email protected].

ACCOMMODATIONS:  ASL Interpreters will be provided in-room and included 
during the live streamed meeting, and CART has been arranged for this 
meeting and will be embedded into the Zoom platform as well as 
available via streamtext link. The web link to access CART (in English) 
is: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=NCD.
    If you require additional accommodations, please notify Stacey 
Brown by sending an email to [email protected] as soon as possible and no 
later than 24 hours prior to the meeting.
    Due to last-minute confirmations or cancellations, NCD may 
substitute items without advance public notice.

    Dated: September 25, 2023.
Anne C. Sommers McIntosh,
Executive Director.
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