81 FR 23755 - Sunshine Act Meetings

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 78 (April 22, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23755-23756]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09592]


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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, May 5, 2016, 1:00 
p.m.-4:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time), and on Friday, May 6, 2016, 
9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) in Washington, DC.

Place:  The meeting will occur at a different location each day. On 
Thursday, the quarterly meeting will be held at the White House Old 
Executive Office Building. The location, due to security clearance 
considerations, will not be open to the public for in-person 
attendance, however the quarterly meeting's proceedings will be 
available by phone to all interested parties (in a listen-only capacity 
with the exception of the public comment period). Interested parties 
may access Thursday's meeting's proceedings by phone by using the 
following call-in number: 888-428-9490; passcode: 9482562. If asked, 
the call host's name is Clyde Terry. On Friday, the quarterly meeting 
will be held at the Access Board Conference Room, 1331 F Street NW., 
Suite 800, Washington, DC. Interested parties may join the meeting in 
person or by phone in a listening-only capacity (with the exception of 
the public comment period) using the following call-in number: 888-428-
9490; passcode: 9482562. If asked, the call host's name is Clyde Terry.

Matters to be Considered:  The Council will host a strategy session on 
legislative and other next steps for its 2012 ``Rocking the Cradle'' 
report on the rights of parents with disabilities and their children; 
and hear policy presentations on the topics of mental health services 
in higher education, and Medicaid managed care and the direct care 
workforce. The Council will also receive reports from its standing 
committees; and receive public comment during two town halls, on the 
topics of mental health services in higher education; and challenges of 
the direct care workforce.

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

Thursday, May 5

1:00-4:00 p.m.--Strategy session on legislative and other next steps 
for NCD's 2012 ``Rocking the Cradle'' report on the rights of parents 
with disabilities and their children.
4:00 p.m.--Adjourn

Friday, May 6

9:00-9:30 a.m.--Welcome and Introductions
9:30-10:15 a.m.--Update on the Progress Report
10:15-10:30 a.m.--Break
10:30-11:15 a.m.--Mental Health Services in Higher Education Panel

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11:15-11:45 a.m.--Town Hall to Receive Comments on Mental Health 
Services in Higher Education
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.--Lunch Break
12:45-1:30 p.m.--Medicaid Managed Care and Challenges for the Direct 
Care Workforce
1:30-2:00 p.m.--Town Hall to Receive Comments on Direct Care Workforce 
Challenges
2:00-2:15 p.m.--Break
2:15-3:30 p.m.--Council discussion about next fiscal year's policy 
priorities
3:30-4:30 p.m.--NCD Business Meeting
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 
[email protected] 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, May 4, 2016. 
Priority will be given to those individuals who are in-person to 
provide their comments during the town hall portions of the agenda. 
Those commenters on the phone will be called on according to the list 
of those registered via email. Due to time constraints, NCD asks all 
commenters to limit their comments to three minutes. Comments received 
at the May quarterly meeting will be limited to those regarding mental 
health services in higher education, and challenges to the direct care 
workforce, each during its respective slot of time for the themed town 
hall as previously noted in the agenda.

Contact Person:  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 
teleconference meeting. The web link to access CART on Thursday, May 5, 
2016 is: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=050516ncd100pm; and on 
Friday, May 6, 2016 is: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=050615ncd830am.
    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: April 20, 2016.
Rebecca Cokley,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-09592 Filed 4-20-16; 4:15 pm]
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