[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6952-6953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3383]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OJP(OVAW)-1373]


Meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Violence Against 
Women

AGENCY: Office on Violence Against Women, Office of Justice Programs, 
Justice.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming public meeting of the National Advisory Committee on 
Violence Against Women (hereinafter ``the Committee'').

DATES: The meeting will take place on February 20 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 
and on February 21 from 9 a.m.-2:15 p.m.

ADDRESS: The meeting will take place at the Adolphus Hotel, 1321 
Commerce Street, Dallas, Texas 75202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Omar A. Vargas, Special Assistant, The 
National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women, 810 Seventh 
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531. Telephone: (202) 307-6026. E-mail: 
[email protected] Fax: (202) 307-3911. View the Committee's Web site 
at: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/nac/welcome.html

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee is chartered by the Attorney 
General, and co-chaired by the Attorney General and the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services (the Secretary), to provide the Attorney 
General and the Secretary with practical and general policy advice 
concerning implementation of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, 
the Violence Against Women Act of 2000, and related laws, and will 
assist in the efforts of the Department of Justice and the Department 
of Health and Human Services to combat violence against women, 
especially domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
    In addition, because violence is increasingly recognized as a 
public health problem of staggering human cost, the Committee will 
bring national attention to the problem of violence against women and 
increase public awareness of the need for prevention and enhanced 
victim services.
    This meeting will primarily focus on organizational and planning 
aspects of the Committee's work; however there will be an opportunity 
for public comment on the Committee's role in providing general policy 
guidance on implementation of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, 
the Violence Against Women Act of 2000, and related legislation.

Meeting Format

    This meeting will be held according to the following schedule:
    1. Date: Thursday, February 20, 2003.
    Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., including breaks.
    2. Date: Friday, February 21, 2003.
    Time: 9 a.m.-11:45 am, sub-committees will convene in sessions not 
open to the public. 12 p.m.-2:15 p.m., the whole Committee will 
reconvene in a session open to the public.
    The meeting scheduled for February 20, 2003 will begin with 
presentations from invited speakers representing Violence Against Women 
Act implementation by the Departments of Justice, and Health and Human 
Services. After the presentations by invited speakers, Committee 
members will consider their charge and convene subcommittees. Time will 
be reserved for comments from the public, beginning at 4:30 p.m. and 
ending at 5 p.m. See the section below on Reserving Time for Public 
Comment for information on how to reserve time on the agenda.
    The meeting scheduled for February 21, 2003, will consist of review 
and discussion by the Committee of the charge and reports by the 
subcommittees regarding the Committee's work-plan and forthcoming 
recommendations to the Attorney General and the Secretary.

Attending the Meeting

    The meeting on February 20, and the afternoon session of the 
meeting on February 21, will be open to the public. (The Committee will 
convene in closed sub-committee sessions on the morning of February 21, 
2003, pursuant to 41

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CFR 102-3.160.) Registrations for the public sessions will be accepted 
on a space available basis. Members of the public who wish to attend 
must register at least six (6) days in advance of the meeting by 
contacting Omar A. Vargas, Special Assistant, at the e-mail address or 
fax number listed above. Access to the meeting will not be allowed 
without registration, and all attendees will be required to sign in at 
the meeting registration desk. Please bring photo identification and 
allow extra time prior to the meeting.
    Individuals who will need special accommodations for a disability 
in order to attend the meetings should notify Omar A. Vargas, Special 
Assistant, at the above e-mail address or by fax, no later than 
February 14, 2003. We will attempt to meet requests after this date, 
but cannot guarantee availability of the requested accommodation. The 
meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities.

Submitting Written Comments

    Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to the 
Committee, by September 30, 2003, using one of the following methods: 
by e-mail to [email protected]; by fax on (202)-307-3911; or by mail 
to The National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women, 810 
Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531. Due to delays in mail 
delivery caused by heightened security, please allow adequate time for 
the mail to be received (we recommend 3-4 weeks).

Reserving Time for Public Comment

    If you are interested in participating during the public comment 
period of the meeting, on the implementation of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994, and the Violence Against Women Act of 2000, you are 
requested to reserve time on the agenda by contacting the Office on 
Violence Against Women, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of 
Justice by e-mail or fax. Please include your name, the organization 
you represent, if appropriate, and a brief description of the issue you 
would like to present. Participants will be allowed approximately 3 to 
5 minutes to present their comments, depending on the number of 
individuals who reserve time on the agenda. Participants are also 
encouraged to submit two written copies of their comments at the 
meeting.
    Given the expected number of individuals interested in providing 
comments at the meetings, reservations for presenting comments should 
be made as soon as possible. Persons who are unable to obtain 
reservations to speak during the meetings are encouraged to submit 
written comments, which will be accepted at each meeting site or may be 
mailed to the Committee at the address listed under the section on 
Submitting Written Comments.
    Notice of this meeting is required under section 10(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Diane Stuart,
Director, Office on Violence Against Women.
[FR Doc. 03-3383 Filed 2-10-03; 8:45 am]
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