[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59241-59242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27582]


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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 December 1, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place in the Wright Room, Colcord 
Hotel, Fifteen N. Robinson Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. The public 
is asked to preregister by November 23, 2009 for the meeting (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

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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's response to these 
crimes. The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office 
on Violence Against Women, established the Task Force on March 31, 
2008.
    This meeting will be the fourth meeting of the Task Force and will 
include a presentation of the collective recommendations of the Task 
Force members on the Title IX, Section 904 proposed program of 
research. In addition, the Task Force is also welcoming public oral 
comment at this meeting and has reserved an estimated 60 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. Time will be 
reserved for public comment on December 1, 2009 from 9 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. All members of the public 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. 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 November 
23, 2009. After this date, attempts will be made to satisfy 
accommodation requests, but the ability to meet any requests cannot be 
guaranteed.
    Written Comments: Interested parties are invited to submit written 
comments by November 23, 2009 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, which will address the Task 
Force's recommendations on the Title IX, Section 904 Research Plan 
Proposal, 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 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 November 
23, 2009 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: November 10, 2009.
Catherine Pierce,
Acting Director, Office on Violence Against Women.
[FR Doc. E9-27582 Filed 11-16-09; 8:45 am]
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