[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 47252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22057]


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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, October 26, from 9:00 a.m.--
4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, in Louisville, KY.

PLACE: This meeting will occur in Louisville, KY at the Aloft 
Louisville Downtown hotel, in the rooms called ``Tactic 1 & 4'' on the 
first floor, 102 W Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202. 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: 1-888-203-7337; Conference ID: 
9520004; 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 release its annual 2017 Progress Report and receive a respondent 
panel presentation on the report. It will also screen a documentary 
film entitled ``Rooted in Rights.'' The Council will vote on final 
drafts of policy reports on guardianship and on pre-employment 
transition services under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 
The Council will discuss project proposals for NCD's policy work in 
2018 and 2019 before ending the meeting in a period of public comment.

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

Thursday, October 26

9:00-9:15 a.m.--Welcome and introductions
9:15-11:15 a.m.--Release of NCD 2017 Progress Report, including 
screening of ``Rooted in Rights'' documentary and report respondent 
panel
11:15-11:30 a.m.--Break
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.--NCD business meeting with votes scheduled 
following discussions of NCD's completed reports on guardianship and on 
pre-employment transition services under the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act
12:30-1:30 p.m.--Lunch break
1:30-2:15 p.m.--Continuation of NCD business meeting, including finance 
and governance reports
2:15-2:30 p.m.--Break
2:30-4:00 p.m.--Council discussion of 2018 and 2019 policy project 
priorities
4:00-4:30 p.m.--Public comment
4:30 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 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6a3a1f08060309290507070f041e2a04090e440d051c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="306045525c5953735f5d5d555e44705e53541e575f46">[email protected]</span></a> 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, October 25, 
2017. 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.

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 Thursday, October 26, 2017 is: 
http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=NCD-QUARTERLY.
    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: October 6, 2017.
Sharon M. Lisa Grubb,
Director of Operations and Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-22057 Filed 10-6-17; 4:15 pm]
 BILLING CODE 8421-03-P


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