Notice2024-03458
Administration on Disabilities, The President's Committee for People With Intellectual Disabilities
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Published
February 21, 2024
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCommunity Living Administration
Abstract
The President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) will host a virtual meeting for its members to address issues surrounding Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) to be examined in the Committee's Report to the President. All the PCPID meetings, in any format, are open to the public. This virtual meeting will be conducted in a discussion format with committee members addressing the issues and recommendations identified by PCPID workgroups proposing to be incorporated in the PCPID Report to the President.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 13087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03458]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Administration on Disabilities, The President's Committee for
People With Intellectual Disabilities
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The President's Committee for People with Intellectual
Disabilities (PCPID) will host a virtual meeting for its members to
address issues surrounding Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) to
be examined in the Committee's Report to the President. All the PCPID
meetings, in any format, are open to the public. This virtual meeting
will be conducted in a discussion format with committee members
addressing the issues and recommendations identified by PCPID
workgroups proposing to be incorporated in the PCPID Report to the
President.
DATES: The meeting will take place virtually on March 21, 2024 from
12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST).
Comments received by March 12, 2024 will be shared with the PCPID
at the March 21, 2024 meeting.
ADDRESSES:
Comments: Comments and suggestions may be shared through the
following <a href="http://ACL.gov">ACL.gov</a> link: <a href="https://acl.gov/form/pcpid">https://acl.gov/form/pcpid</a>.
Webinar/Conference Call: The virtual meeting is scheduled for
Thursday, March 21, 2024 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST) and may end
early if discussions are finished. The meeting is open to the public
and will be held through a zoom meeting platform. In order to observe
the proceedings, you must register in advance of the meeting at the
following link: <a href="https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_HnpxBCCsSUGJv6SX_O_YlQ">https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_HnpxBCCsSUGJv6SX_O_YlQ</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Jones, Director, Office of
Intellectual Developmental Disabilities, 330 C Street SW, Switzer
Building, Room 1126, Washington, DC 20201. Telephone: 202-795-7367.
Fax: 202-795-7334. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9edc8dfc0cd87e3c6c7ccdae9c8cac587c1c1da87cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a8ecc9dec1cc86e2c7c6cddbe8c9cbc486c0c0db86cfc7de">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda: The Committee will collectively discuss the HCBS issues and
recommendations identified by four PCPID workgroups as it relates to
the areas of direct support professionals, employment, community
living, and Federal support programs. This discussion will help develop
a framework for the preparation of the PCPID Report to the President.
Comments: Stakeholder input is very important to the PCPID.
Comments and suggestions especially from people with intellectual
disabilities, are welcomed. If there are comments related to HCBS or
other areas that you would like to inform the PCPID, please share them
through the following <a href="http://ACL.gov">ACL.gov</a> link: <a href="https://acl.gov/form/pcpid">https://acl.gov/form/pcpid</a>.
Background Information on the Committee: The PCPID acts in an
advisory capacity to the President and the Secretary of Health and
Human Services on a broad range of topics relating to programs,
services and support for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
The function of PCPID is to: (1) provide such advice concerning
intellectual disabilities as the President or the Secretary of Health
and Human Services may request; and (2) provide advice to the President
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promote full
participation of people with intellectual disabilities in their
communities, such as: (A) expanding educational opportunities; (B)
promoting housing opportunities; (C) expanding opportunities for
competitive integrated employment; (D) improving accessible
transportation options; (E) protecting rights and preventing abuse; and
(F) increasing access to assistive and universally designed
technologies; and (3) provide advice to the President and the Secretary
of Health and Human Services to help advance racial equity and support
for people with intellectual disabilities within underserved
communities.
Statutory Authority: E.O. 14048, 85 FR 57313.
Dated: February 14, 2024.
Jill Jacobs,
Commissioner, Administration on Disabilities.
[FR Doc. 2024-03458 Filed 2-20-24; 8:45 am]
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