[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45473-45474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17950]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Office on Violence Against Women; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Office on Violence Against Women, United States Department of 
Justice.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of the 
forthcoming public meeting of the Section 904 Violence Against Women in 
Indian Country Task Force (hereinafter ``the Task Force'').

DATES: The meeting will take place on August 20, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 
5 p.m. and on August 21, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the United States Department 
of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20530. The 
public is asked to pre-register by August 14, 2008 for the meeting due 
to security and seating limitations (see below for information on pre-
registration).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorraine Edmo, Deputy Tribal Director, 
Office on Violence Against Women, United States Department of Justice, 
800 K Street, NW., Suite 920, Washington, DC 20530; by telephone at: 
(202) 514-8804; e-mail: [email protected]; or fax: 202 307-3911. 
You may also view information about the Task Force on the Office on 
Violence Against Women Web site at: http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/siw.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is required under 
section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Title IX of the 
Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005) requires the Attorney 
General to establish a Task Force to assist the National Institute of 
Justice (NIJ) to develop and implement a program of research on 
violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women, including 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and 
murder. The program will evaluate the effectiveness of the Federal, 
state, and tribal response to violence against Indian women, and will 
propose recommendations to improve the government response. The 
Attorney General, acting through the Director of

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the Office on Violence Against Women, established the Task Force on 
March 31, 2008.
    This meeting will be the first meeting of the Task Force and will 
include introductions of the Task Force Members and Federal 
representatives, an overview of research on violence against American 
and Alaska Native women and of evaluations concerning efforts to 
respond to such crimes, and a Task Force Member discussion on the 
research and evaluation goals of the Task Force. The Task Force is also 
expected to hear from additional invited speakers who will provide 
information on research on violence against American Indian and Alaska 
Native women. In addition, the Task Force is also welcoming public oral 
comment at this meeting and has reserved an estimated 90 minutes for 
this purpose. Members of the public wishing to address the Task Force 
must contact Lorraine Edmo, Deputy Tribal Director, Office on Violence 
Against Women, United States Department of Justice, 800 K Street, NW., 
Suite 920, Washington, DC 20530; by telephone at: (202) 514-8804; e-
mail: [email protected]; or fax: 202 307-3911. (see below for 
additional information).
    The meeting will take place on August 20, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m. and on August 21, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will include 
breaks and working lunches. Time will be reserved for public comment on 
August 21, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. See the section below for 
information on reserving time for public comment.
    Access: This meeting will be open to the public but registration on 
a space available basis is required. Persons who wish to attend must 
register at least six (6) days in advance of the meeting by contacting 
Lorraine Edmo, Deputy Tribal Director, Office on Violence Against 
Women, United States Department of Justice, by e-mail: 
[email protected]; or fax: 202 307-3911. All attendees will be 
required to sign in at the meeting registration desk. Please bring 
photo identification and allow extra time prior to the start of the 
meeting.
    The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. 
Individuals who require special accommodation in order to attend the 
meeting should notify Lorraine Edmo, Deputy Tribal Director, Office on 
Violence Against Women, United States Department of Justice, by e-mail: 
[email protected]; or fax: 202 307-3911 no later than August 11, 
2008. After this date, we will attempt to satisfy accommodation 
requests but cannot guarantee the availability of any requests.
    Written Comments: Interested parties are invited to submit written 
comments by August 11, 2008 to Lorraine Edmo, Deputy Tribal Director, 
Office on Violence Against Women, United States Department of Justice, 
800 K Street, NW., Suite 920, Washington, DC 20530 by mail; or by e-
mail: [email protected]; or by fax: 202 307-3911.
    Public Comment: Persons interested in participating during the 
public comment period of the meeting are requested to reserve time on 
the agenda by contacting Lorraine Edmo, Deputy Tribal Director, Office 
on Violence Against Women, United States Department of Justice, by e-
mail: [email protected]; or fax: 202 307-3911. Requests must 
include the participant's name, organization represented, if 
appropriate, and a brief description of the subject of the comments. 
Each participant will be permitted approximately 3 to 5 minutes to 
present comments, depending on the number of individuals reserving time 
on the agenda. Participants are also encouraged to submit written 
copies of their comments at the meeting. Comments that are submitted to 
Lorraine Edmo, Deputy Tribal Director, Office on Violence Against 
Women, United States Department of Justice, 800 K Street, NW., Suite 
920, Washington, DC 20530 by mail; by e-mail: [email protected]; 
or fax: 202 307-3911 before August 11, 2008, will be circulated to Task 
Force members prior to the meeting.
    Given the expected number of individuals interested in presenting 
comments at the meeting, reservations should be made as soon as 
possible. Persons unable to obtain reservations to speak during the 
meeting are encouraged to submit written comments, which will be 
accepted at the meeting location or may be mailed to the Section 904 
Violence Against Women in Indian Country Task Force, to the attention 
of Lorraine Edmo, Deputy Tribal Director, Office on Violence Against 
Women, United States Department of Justice, 800 K Street, NW., Suite 
920, Washington, DC, 20530.

    Dated: July 28, 2008
Cindy Dyer,
Director, Office on Violence Against Women.
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