[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 184 (Tuesday, September 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22574]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Civil Society Listening Session on the U.S. Domestic Response to 
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)

    Name: Civil Society Listening Session on the U.S. Domestic Response 
to FGM/C.
    Date and Time: October 2, 2014, 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
    Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., 
Room 705A, Washington, DC 20201.
    Attendance: Open, but RSVP required to [email protected]. If you are 
a foreign national, please note this in the subject line of your RSVP, 
and our office will contact you for additional biographical details to 
process your access to the meeting site. RSVP's must be received no 
later than Monday, September 22, 2014.
    Purpose: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
will host a civil society listening session on the U.S. domestic 
response to FGM/C. The consultation is an opportunity for the U.S. 
government, including representatives from the White House and other 
U.S. federal agencies, to hear from members of civil society who are 
working to address FGM/C domestically (in the United States). More 
specifically, the session will seek to:

 Identify gaps in knowledge
 Identify gaps in services for survivors and girls at risk
 Identify lessons learned based on previous efforts
 Share success stories and best practices at the community 
level
 Suggest effective outreach strategies
 Make connections and identify opportunities for increased 
collaboration and next steps

    Agenda: The session will be structured around four agenda items: 
(1) What is working, (2) lessons learned, (3) gaps in knowledge, 
support and services, and (4) opportunities for further collaboration 
between the U.S. government and civil society. Participants will be 
invited to speak for no more than three minutes on each topic. At the 
end of each agenda item, representatives from relevant federal agencies 
will have the opportunity to briefly respond and ask follow-up 
questions.
    Participants: All individuals working on FGM/C in the United States 
are invited to attend, including members of:
     Public health and advocacy groups;
     Minority health organizations;
     Refugee and immigrant groups;
     Women's research, service and advocacy groups;
     Human rights groups;
     Faith-based groups; and
     Academic and scientific organizations.
    Written comments are welcome and encouraged, even for those who are 
planning to attend in person. These comments should also be sent to 
[email protected].

    Dated: September 9, 2014.
Jimmy Kolker,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-22574 Filed 9-19-14; 11:15 am]
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