[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 139 (Tuesday, July 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43058-43059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17760]


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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Notice of Public Meeting of the Missouri Advisory Committee for a 
Meeting To Hear Testimony Regarding Police and Community Interaction in 
Missouri

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 Missouri 
Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting on Thursday, August 
20, 2015, for the purpose of hearing presenters testify about the civil 
rights issues regarding police and community interactions in Missouri.
    Members of the public are invited and welcomed to make statements 
into the record during two open forum periods. The first open forum 
will be held from 12:00 p.m. until 12:30 p.m. The second open forum 
will be held from 6:15 p.m. until 6:45 p.m. Members of the public are 
also entitled to submit written comments; the comments must be received 
in the regional office by September 20, 2015. 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) 353-8311, or emailed to Melissa 
Wojnaroski, Civil Rights Analyst, at [email protected]. Persons who 
desire additional information may contact the Midwestern Regional 
Office at (312) 353-8311.
    Closed-captioning of the meeting will be provided. If other persons 
who will attend the meeting require other accommodations, please 
contact Carolyn Allen at [email protected] at the Midwestern Regional 
Office at least ten (10) working days before the scheduled date of the 
meeting.
    Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be 
available for public viewing prior to and after the meeting at http://facadatabase.gov/committee/meetings.aspx?cid=258 and clicking on the 
``Meeting Details'' and ``Documents'' links. Records generated from 
this meeting may also be inspected and reproduced at the Regional 
Programs Unit, as they become available, both before and after the 
meeting. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are directed 
to the Commission's Web site, http://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the

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Regional Programs Unit at the above email or street address.

Agenda

10:30-10:45 a.m. Introduction and Opening Remarks
    S. David Mitchell, Missouri Advisory Committee Chairman
10:45-12:00 p.m. Panel 1: Academic/Government Panel
     Dr. Claiborn
     Pat Hinkel
     Representative, UMKC Criminology
     Local and State Government representatives
12:00-12:30 p.m. Open Forum
12:30-2:00 p.m. LUNCH
2:00-3:15 p.m. Panel 2: Community Representatives I
     Damon Daniel, The Ad Hoc Group Against Crime
     Herston Fails, 100 Black Men of Kansas City
     Sarah Rossi, ACLU of Missouri
     Montague Simmons, Organization for Black Struggle
3:20-4:35 p.m. Panel 3: Law Enforcement
     Chief Williams, Springfield, MO Police Dept.
     Chief Forte, Kansas City Police Dept
     Representative, Jackson County Police Dept
     Representative, International Association of Chiefs of 
Police
4:35-4:55 p.m. Break
4:55-6:10 p.m. Panel 4: Community Representatives II
     Pastor Floyd Wiggins, Raytown MO Living Word Testament 
Church
     Gloria Ortiz Fisher, West Side Housing
     Representative, Urban League of Greater Kansas City
     Families and Individuals Directly Impacted
6:15-6:45 p.m. Open Forum II
6:45-7:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
    S. David Mitchell, Missouri Advisory Committee Chair
7:00 p.m. Adjournment

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, August 22, 2015, at 10:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural 
Center, 3700 Blue Pkwy, Kansas City, MO 64130

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at 312-353-
8311 or [email protected].

    Dated: July 15, 2015.
David Mussatt,
Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2015-17760 Filed 7-20-15; 8:45 am]
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