54746 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 177 / Friday, September 12, 2014 / Notices 

notice was published in the Federal 

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the 

Act on June 19, 2014 (79 FR 35187). 

Patricia A. Brink, 

Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust 

Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Advisory Committee on Increasing 

Competitive Integrated Employment 

for Individuals With Disabilities 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Labor, 

Office of Disability Employment Policy. 

ACTION: Solicitation for Nominations To 

Serve on the Advisory Committee on 

Increasing Competitive Integrated 

Employment for Individuals with 

Disabilities. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor 

(Secretary) invites interested parties to 

submit nominations for individuals to 

serve on the Advisory Committee on 

Increasing Competitive Integrated 

Employment for Individuals with 

Disabilities. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Committee on Increasing 

Competitive Integrated Employment for 

Individuals with Disabilities (the 

Committee) is mandated by section 609 

of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 

amended by section 461 of the 

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

Act (WIOA). It is established by the 

Secretary of Labor and in accordance 

with the provision 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 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 of 1938 (29 

U.S.C. 214(c)); and (3) ways to improve 

oversight of the use of such certificates. 

The Committee shall consist of seven 

federal members: The Assistant 

Secretary of Disability Employment 

Policy, the Assistant Secretary for 

Employment and Training 

Administration, and the Administrator 

of the Wage and Hour Division of the 

Department of Labor; the Commissioner 

of the Administration on Intellectual 

and Developmental Disabilities; the 

Director of the Centers for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services; the Commissioner of 

Social Security; and the Commissioner 

of the Rehabilitation Services 

Administration. 

The Committee shall further consist of 

approximately twelve representative 

members, appointed by the Secretary, 

with at least one representative from 

each of the following constituencies: 

• Self-advocates for individuals with 

intellectual or developmental 

disabilities; 

• Providers of employment services, 

including those that employ individuals 

with intellectual or developmental 

disabilities in competitive integrated 

employment; 

• Representatives of national 

disabilities advocacy organizations for 

adults with intellectual or 

developmental disabilities; 

• Experts with a background in 

academia or research and expertise in 

employment and wage policy issues for 

individuals with intellectual or 

developmental disabilities; 

• Representatives from the employer 

community or national employer 

organizations; and 

• Other individuals or representatives 

or organizations with expertise on 

increasing opportunities for competitive 

integrated employment for individuals 

with disabilities. 

The Committee is requires to meet no 

less than eight times. It is also required 

to submit 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 within 

one year of the Committee’s 

establishment. A final report must be 

submitted to the same entities no later 

than two years from the Committee 

establishment date. The Committee 

terminates one day after the submission 

of the final report. 

Nomination Process: Any interested 

person or organization may nominate 

one or more qualified individuals for 

membership. If you would like to 

nominate an individual or yourself for 

appointment to the Committee, please 

submit the Department of Labor’s 

Committee address, 

IntegratedCompetitiveEmployment@

dol.gov, the following information: 

• A copy of the nominee’s resume; 

• A cover letter that provides your 

reason(s) for nominating the individual, 

the constituency area that they represent 

(as outlined above), and their particular 

expertise for contributing to national 

policy discussions regarding increasing 

integrated, competitive employment for 

youth and adults with significant 

disabilities; and 

• Contact information for the 

nominee (name, title, business address, 

business phone, fax number, and 

business email address). 

In addition, the cover letter must state 

that the nominee (if nominating 

someone other than oneself) has agreed 

to be nominated and is willing to serve 

on the Committee. Nominees will be 

appointed based on the demonstrated 

qualifications, professional experience, 

and demonstrated knowledge of issues 

related to the purpose and scope of the 

Committee. 

The Secretary shall appoint members 

for the full two-year life of the 

Committee. Any member appointed to 

fill a vacancy occurring prior to the 

expiration of the Committee shall be 

appointed for the remainder of such 

term. 

Members will serve without 

compensation. However, members may 

each receive reimbursement for travel 

expenses for attending Committee 

meetings, including per diem in lieu of 

subsistence, as authorized by the 

Federal travel regulations. 

DATES: Nominations for individuals to 

serve on the Committee must be 

submitted (postmarked, if sending by 

mail; submitted electronically; or 

received, if hand delivered) by October 

14, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit 

nominations, including attachments, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Electronically: Send to: INSERT 

EMAIL ADDRESS FOR COMMITTEE 

(specify in the email subject line, 

‘‘Advisory Committee on Increasing 

Competitive, Integrated 

Employment’’) 

• Mail, express delivery, hand delivery, 

messenger, or courier service: Submit 

one copy of the documents listed 

above to the following address: U.S. 

Department of Labor, Office of 

Disability Employment Policy, 

Advisory Commission on Increasing 

Competitive Integrated Employment, 

Room S–1303, 200 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20210 

For questions, contact Christopher 

Button, Office of Disability Employment 

Policy, at button.christopher@dol.gov. 

Dated: September 8, 2014. 

Christopher P. Lu, 

Deputy Secretary of Labor. 

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