81 FR 14131 - Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals With Disabilities; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Disability Employment Policy

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 51 (March 16, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 14131]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05945]


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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. The 
Secretary of Labor established the Committee on September 15, 2014 in 
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
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 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 a final report to: The Secretary of Labor; the 
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; and the 
House Committee on Education and the Workforce by September 15, 2016. 
The Committee terminates one day after the submission of the final 
report.
    The next meeting of the Committee will take place on Wednesday, 
April 27, 2016, and Thursday, April 28, 2016. The meeting will be open 
to the public on Wednesday, April 27th from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). On Thursday, April 28th, the meeting will 
be open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT. The meeting will 
take place at the U.S. Access Board, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 800, 
Washington, DC 20004-1111.
    On April 27th and 28th, the four subcommittees of the Committee 
will report out on their work since the last meeting of the Committee. 
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. Each subcommittee will have 30 
minutes to present its most recent work for full discussion by the 
Committee.
    In addition, the entire Committee will also discuss recommendations 
regarding the AbilityOne[supreg] program. Also, the Committee will 
consider recommendations regarding the certificate program under 
section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The whole 
Committee will also discuss next steps and timelines for the final 
report.
    During the meeting, an expert panel will present on the Pathways to 
Careers program. The Committee will also discuss the use and oversight 
of certificates under section 14(c) of the FLSA with Committee member 
Dr. David Weil, the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division.
    Members of the public who wish to address the Committee on the 
final report or other Committee related matters during the public 
comment period of the meeting on Wednesday, April 27th between 2:45 
p.m. and 3:45 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 David Berthiaume at 
[email protected] or call Mr. Berthiaume at (202) 693-7887 by 
Friday, April 15th. Members of the public will have the option of 
addressing the Committee in person or remotely by phone. If the 
Committee receives more requests than we can accommodate during the 
public comment portion of the meeting, 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 comments 
and feedback on the interim report or general feedback may do so by 
using the form found at: www.acicieid.org/comments. All comments 
received prior to April 15, 2016, will be forwarded to the Committee in 
advance of the April meeting. Members of the public may also submit 
comments in writing on or before April 15, 2016, to David 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. Please ensure that 
any written submission is in an accessible format or the submission 
will be returned. Written statements deemed relevant by the Committee 
and received on or before April 15, 2016, 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.

Jennifer Sheehy,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Disability Employment Policy.
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