[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 9, 2003)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8629]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OJP(OVW)-1375]


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 April 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 
and on April 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of Health 
and Human Services, Hubert Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC.

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. You may 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 the Committee's work; there 
will, however, 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, April 24, 2003.
    Time: 9 a.m-12 p.m.; including breaks. 12 p.m.-5 p.m., the 
Committee will gather for lunch and subcommittee meetings in sessions 
not open to the public.
    2. Date: Friday, April 25, 2003. Time: 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., including 
breaks and a working lunch.
    The meeting schedule for April 24, 2003 will begin with 
presentations from invited speakers and reports on the work of the 
Committee's subcommittees. Time will be reserved for comments from the 
public, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending at 11 a.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 April 25, 2003, will consist of briefings 
on Violence Against Women initiatives at the Department of Justice and 
the Department of Health and Human Services, and subcommittees will 
report back on the previous day's work.

Attending the Meeting

    The meeting on April 24, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., will be open to 
the public. (The Committee will convene for lunch and in closed 
subcommittee sessions from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. pursuant to 41 CFR 102-
3.160 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.) 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 April 
18, 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 U.S. 
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 the 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.

    Dated: April 4, 2003.
Diane M. Stuart,
Acting Director, Office on Violence Against Women.
[FR Doc. 03-8629 Filed 4-8-03; 8:45 am]
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