[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 226 (Friday, November 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 67849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9407]


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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Sunshine Act Notice

Date and Time: Friday, November 17, 2006, 9 a.m.

Place: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 624 9th Street, NW., Room 540, 
Washington, DC 20425. The meeting is also accessible to the public 
through the following: Call-In Number 1-800-597-0731. Access Code 
Number: 43783773. Federal Relay Service: 1-800-877-8339.

Meeting Agenda

I. Approval of Agenda
II. Approval of Minutes of October 13, Meeting
III. Announcements
IV. Program Planning
     Briefing Report Benefits of Diversity in Elementary and 
Secondary Education
V. Management and Operations
     Orange County Voter Harassment Letter
     2007 Business Meeting and Briefing Calendar
VI. State Advisory Committee Issues
     Recharter Package for California State Advisory Committee
VII. Future Agenda Items
VIII. Staff Director's Report
IX. Closed Meeting
IX. Adjourn*

    * The Commission's scheduled briefing on Voting Rights in U.S. 
Territories which was to follow the business meeting was postponed.

Statement From the Presiding Officer

Closed Meeting

    A closed meeting of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights was held on 
Friday, November 17, 2006, at 624 Ninth Street, NW., Room 540, 
Washington, DC at 9 a.m. Present at the meeting were the Chairman 
Gerald Reynolds and Commissioners Peter Kirsanow, Jennifer Braceras and 
Ashley Taylor. Commissioner Arlan Melendez participated via telephone. 
Also present were the Staff Director, Kenneth Marcus, the General 
Counsel, David Blackwood, Associate Deputy Staff Director, Debra Carr, 
the Director of Administration, Tina Louise Martin, The Director of 
Administration, the Director of Human Resources, Tyro Beatty, Attorney 
Advisor to the Staff Director, Derek Horne, the Solicitor, Emma 
Monroig, and Special Assistant to Commissioner Melendez, Richard 
Schmechel.
    A vote by the Commissioners was required to close the meeting. The 
vote tally was as follows; Commissioners Braceras, Kirsanow, Melendez, 
Taylor and Reynolds voted in the affirmative. Commissioners Abigail 
Thernstrom and Michael Yaki did not participate in the vote.

Closed Meeting Certification

    We hereby certify that the meeting was closed and the information 
pertaining to the same can be withheld pursuant to the following 
exemptions provided for in the Commission regulations at 45 CFR 702.54:
    Exemption 2 when a meeting relates to the internal personnel rules 
and practices of the Commission;
    Exemption 5 when a meeting might involve censuring a person;
    Exemption 6 when a meeting might involve disclosing information of 
a personal nature where disclosure might constitute a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; and
    Exemption 10 when the meeting might involve the Commission's 
participation in a civil action or proceeding.

    Dated: November 21, 2006.
David Blackwood,
General Counsel.

Emma Monroig,
Solicitor.
[FR Doc. 06-9407 Filed 11-21-06; 2:32 pm]
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