[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 59409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29508]


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U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Hearing on Education Accountability

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Notice of hearing.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of the Civil 
Rights Commission Amendments Act of 1994, section 3, Pub. L. 103-419, 
108 Stat. 4338, as amended, and 45 CFR section 702.3, that a public 
documents production hearing before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 
will take place on Friday, January 11, 2002, beginning at 9:30 a.m., in 
the Monroe Room, at the Washington Hilton Hotel, 1919 Connecticut 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20009. The purpose of the hearing is to 
collect information within the jurisdiction of the Commission, under 45 
CFR section 702.2, related particularly to state efforts to institute 
standards-based education systems, and the review of educational 
accountability methods and associated statistics and consequences.
    The Commission is authorized to hold hearings and to issue 
subpoenas for the production of documents and the attendance of 
witnesses pursuant to 45 CFR section 701.2(c). The Commission is an 
independent bipartisan, factfinding agency authorized to study, 
collect, and disseminate information, and to appraise the laws and 
policies of the Federal Government, and to study and collect 
information with respect to discrimination or denials of equal 
protection of the laws under the Constitution because of race, color, 
religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or in the 
administration of justice.
    Hearing impaired persons who will attend the hearing and require 
the services of a sign language interpreter, should contact Betty 
Edmiston, Administrative Services and Clearinghouse Division at (202) 
376-8105 (TDD (202) 376-8116), at least five (5) working days before 
the scheduled date of the hearing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Les Jin, Staff Director (202) 376-
7700.

    Dated: November 20, 2001.
Michael L. Foreman,
Acting Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 01-29508 Filed 11-27-01; 8:45 am]
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