[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12864-12865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05476]


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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Notice of Public Meeting of the North Carolina Advisory Committee 
for a Meeting To Hear Testimony on the Civil Rights Implications of 
Environmental Justice in North Carolina

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 North 
Carolina Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on Thursday, April 7, 
2016, beginning at 09:00 a.m. for the purpose of hearing testimony 
regarding the issue of civil rights implications of environmental 
issues in North Carolina, particularly as it relates to coal ash 
disposal.
    This meeting is open to the public, and will take place at the 
Walnut Cove Public Library, 106 5th Street, Walnut Cove, North Carolina 
27052. Members of the public are invited to make statements during the 
open comment period beginning at 4:00 p.m. In addition, members of the 
public may submit written comments; the comments must be received in 
the regional office within 30 days following the meeting. Written 
comments may be mailed to the Southern Regional Office, U.S. Commission 
on Civil Rights, 61 Forsyth St., Suite 16T126, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. 
They may also be faxed to the Commission at (404) 562-7005, or emailed 
to Jeff Hinton Allen at [email protected]. Persons who desire 
additional information may contact the USCCR, Southern Regional Office 
at (404) 562-7000.

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    Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be 
available for public viewing prior to and following the meeting at 
http://facadatabase.gov/committee/meetings.aspx?cid=266 and following 
the links for ``Meeting Details'' and then ``Documents.'' Records 
generated from this meeting may also be inspected and reproduced at the 
Southern Regional Office, 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 Southern Regional Office at the above email or street 
address.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2016, from 9:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: Walnut Cove Public Library, 106 5th Street, Walnut Cove, 
North Carolina 27052.

Agenda

I. Introductory Remarks by Chairman: 9:00 a.m.
II. Panel 1: Government Officials, Community Leaders/Advocates: 9:10 
a.m.-10:20 a.m.
    Questions from Committee Members
    Break: 10:20 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
III. Panel 2: Environment/Health Issues: 10:30 a.m.-11:50 p.m.
    Questions from Committee Members
    Lunch: 11:50 p.m.-1:20 p.m.
IV. Panel 3: Coal Industry Executives and Advocacy Groups: 1:20p.m.-
2:30 p.m.
    Questions from Committee Members
V. Break: 2:30p.m.-2:40 p.m.
VI. Panel 4: Coal Ash Activists/Advocates: 2:40 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
    Questions from Committee Members
VII. Open Comments Period: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
    Questions from Committee Members
VIII. Adjourn Briefing: 5:15 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Hinton, DFO, (404) 562-7006 or 
[email protected].

    Dated: March 8, 2016.
David Mussatt,
Chief, Regional Programs Unit, USCCR.
[FR Doc. 2016-05476 Filed 3-10-16; 8:45 am]
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