Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals With Disabilities; Notice of Meeting, 22563 [2015-09254]

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• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
• Office of Disability Employment Policy

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 77 (Wednesday, April 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 22563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09254]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Disability Employment Policy


Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated 
Employment for Individuals With Disabilities; Notice of Meeting

    The Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated 
Employment for Individuals with Disabilities (the Committee) was 
mandated by section 609 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended 
by section 461 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). 
The Secretary of Labor established the Committee on September 15, 2014 
in accordance with the provisions 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 
Congress and 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 
(FLSA) of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)); and (3) ways to improve oversight of 
the use of such certificates.
    The Committee is required 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.
    The next meeting of the Committee will be open to the public and 
take place by Webinar on Monday, May 11, 2015 and Tuesday, May 12, 
2015. The meeting will take place each day from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., 
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
    On May 11th and 12th, the Committee will hear expert testimony on a 
number of topics, including, but not limited to: Section 503 of the 
Rehabilitation Act, as amended, by representatives from the U.S. 
Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance 
Programs; and services for jobseekers with significant disabilities 
under WIOA by representatives from the U.S. Department of Education's 
Rehabilitation Services Administration and DOL's Employment and 
Training Administration. In addition, the Committee's four 
subcommittees will report to the whole Committee on their efforts to 
date and will discuss next steps in their work. The four subcommittees 
are: The Transition to Careers Subcommittee, the Complexity and Needs 
in Delivering Competitive Integrated Employment Subcommittee, the 
Marketplace Dynamics Subcommittee, and the Building State and Local 
Capacity Subcommittee. The full Committee will deliberate on the 
subcommittee reports and presentations.
    Members of the public wishing to participate in the Webinar must 
register in advance of the meeting, by Monday, May 4th, using the 
following link--https://bit.ly/ACICIEID. This link will register members 
of the public for both days of the May meeting.
    Members of the public who wish to address the committee during the 
public comment period of the meeting on Monday, May 11th from 3:00 p.m. 
to 4:00 p.m. (EDT), should send their name, their organization's name 
(if applicable) and any additional materials (such as a copy of the 
proposed testimony) to IntegratedCompetitiveEmployment@dol.gov or call 
David Berthiaume at DOL's Office of Disability Employment Policy at 
(202) 693-7887 by Monday, May 4th. Please ensure that any attachments 
are in an accessible format or the submission will be returned. Also, 
note that public comments will be limited to 3 minutes in length. Due 
to time constraints, we will be able to accommodate up to 15 requests 
to address the committee. If more than 15 requests are received, we 
will select a representative sample to speak and the remainder will be 
permitted to file written statements. Individuals with disabilities who 
need accommodations should also contact Mr. Berthiaume at the email 
address or phone number above.
    Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written 
statement may do so by submitting 30 copies on or before May 4, 2015 to 
Mr. Berthiaume, Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated 
Employment for Individuals with Disabilities, U.S. Department of Labor, 
Suite S-1303, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. 
Statements also may be submitted as email attachments to 
IntegratedCompetitiveEmployment@dol.gov. Please ensure that any written 
submission is in an accessible format or the submission will be 
returned. Further, it is requested that statements not be included in 
the body of an email. Statements deemed relevant by the Committee and 
received on or before May 4, 2015 will be included in the record of the 
meeting. Do not include any personally identifiable information (such 
as name, address, or other contact information) or confidential 
business information that you do not want publicly disclosed.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this day 16 of April, 2015,
Jennifer Sheehy,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Disability Employment Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-09254 Filed 4-21-15; 8:45 am]
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