Notices. National Council on Disability
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BILLING CODE 4510-26-P NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY Sunshine Act Meeting Notice TYPE: Quarterly Meeting Location Change. AGENCY: National Council on Disability. SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedules and proposed agenda of the upcoming quarterly meeting of the National Council on Disability (NCD). Notice of this meeting is required under Section 522b(e)(1) of the Government in the Sunshine Act, (P.L. 94-409). On December 6, 2001. NCD published a Sunshine Act Meeting notice in the **Federal Register** , indicating that the meeting would take place in Los Angeles, California, at Los Angeles Marriott Hotel Downtown.
The meeting will not be held at that location. It will now be held at the National Council on Disability office in Washington, DC. The dates and times are the same. QUARTERLY MEETING DATES: February 4-5, 2002, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. LOCATION: National Council on Disability, 1331 F Street, NW., Suite 850, Washington, DC; 202-272-2004. CONTACT INFORMATION: Mark S. Quigley, Public Affairs Specialist, National Council on Disability, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 850, Washington, DC 20004; 202-272-2004 (Voice), 202-272-2074 (TTY), 202-272-2022 (Fax).
AGENCY MISSION: NCD is an independent federal agency composed of 15 members appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Its overall purpose is to promote policies, programs, practices, and procedures that guarantee equal opportunity for all people with disabilities, including people from culturally diverse backgrounds, regardless of the nature or significance of the disability; and to empower people with disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency, independent living, and inclusion and integration into all aspects of society.
ACCOMMDATIONS: Those needing sign language interpreters or other disability accommodations should notify NCD at least one week prior to this meeting. LANGUAGE TRANSLATION: In accordance with Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency, those people with disabilities who are limited English proficient and seek translation services for this meeting should notify NCD at least one week prior to these meetings. MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY/ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS:
People with multiple chemical sensitivity/environmental illness must reduce their exposure to volatile chemical substances to attend this meeting. To reduce such exposure, NCD requests that attendees not wear perfumes or scented products at this meeting. Smoking is prohibited in meeting rooms and surrounding areas. OPEN MEETING: In accordance with the Government in the Sunshine Act and NCD's bylaws, this quarterly meeting will be open to the public for observation, except where NCD determines that a meeting or portion thereof should be closed in accordance with NCD's regulations pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act.
A majority of NCD members present shall determine when a meeting or portion thereof is closed to the public, in accordance with the Government in the Sunshine Act. At meetings open to the public, NCD may determine when non-members may participate in its discussions. Observers are not expected to participate in NCD meetings unless requested to do so by an NCD member and recognized by the NCD chairperson. QUARTERLY MEETING AGENDA: Reports from the Chairperson and the Executive Director, Committee Meetings and Committee Reports, Executive Session (closed), Unfinished Business, New Business, Announcements, Adjournment.
Records will be kept of all National Council on Disability proceedings and will be available after the quarterly meeting for public inspection at the National Council on Disability. Signed in Washington, DC on January 23, 2002. Ethel D. Briggs, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 02-2064 Filed 1-23-02; 4:23 pm]
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