[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50887-50888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20229]


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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Notice of Public Meeting of the Missouri Advisory Committee for a 
Meeting on Discussing the Events of Ferguson, Missouri, and the 
Committee Response

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the 
rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 
(Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Illinois 
Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting on Monday, August 
25, 2014, for the purpose of discussing the recent events in Ferguson, 
Missouri, and determining what the appropriate next steps for the 
committee should be in light of these events.
    Members of the public can listen to the discussion. This meeting is 
available to the public through the following toll-free call-in number: 
888-523-1225, conference ID: 2925785. Any interested member of the 
public may call this number and listen to the meeting. Callers can 
expect to incur charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, 
and the Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will 
incur no charge for calls they initiate over land-line connections to 
the toll-free telephone number. Persons with hearing impairments may 
also follow the

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proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-977-
8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and 
conference ID number.
    Member of the public are also entitled to submit written comments; 
the comments must be received in the regional office by September 25, 
2014. Written comments may be mailed to the Midwestern Regional Office, 
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 55 W. Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago, 
IL 60615. They may also be faxed to the Commission at (312) 353-8324, 
or emailed to Administrative Assistant, Carolyn Allen at 
[email protected]. Persons who desire additional information may contact 
the Midwestern Regional Office at (312) 353-8311.
    Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced 
at the Midwestern Regional Office, as they become available, both 
before and after the meeting. Records of the meeting will be available 
via www.facadatabase.gov under the Commission on Civil Rights, Missouri 
Advisory Committee link. Persons interested in the work of this 
Committee are directed to the Commission's Web site, http://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Midwestern Regional Office at the 
above email or street address.
    Agenda:
Welcome and Introductions
10:00 a.m. to 10:10 a.m.
    S. David Mitchell, Chairman, Missouri Advisory Committee
Discussion of Events in Ferguson, MO
10:10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
    Missouri Advisory Committee
Planning Next Steps
    10:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Adjournment
    11:00 a.m.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, August 25, 2014, at 10:00 
a.m.
    Public Call Information:

Dial: 888-523-1225
Conference ID: 2925785

    Exceptional Circumstance: Pursuant to 41 C.F.R. Sec.  102-3.150, 
the notice for this meeting is given less than 15 calendar days prior 
to the meeting because of the exceptional circumstances currently 
happening in Ferguson, MO. Given the exceptional urgency of the events, 
the agency and advisory committee deem it important for the advisory 
committee to begin planning an appropriate response immediately.

    Dated: August 20, 2014.
David Mussatt,
Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2014-20229 Filed 8-25-14; 8:45 am]
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