[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 90319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29913]


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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Notice of Public Meeting of the Virginia Advisory Committee To 
Discuss Potential Projects of Study Including a Proposal on Hate Crimes

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Announcement 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 (FACA), that a 
planning meeting of the Virginia State Advisory Committee to the 
Commission (MD State Advisory Committee) will convene by conference 
call at 12:00 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday, January 5, 2017. The purpose of 
each planning meeting is to discuss project planning and eventually 
select topic(s) for the Committee's civil rights review. At its last 
meeting, the Committee decided to have a proposal on hate crimes 
presented and considered among other potential topics.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 5, 2017, at 12:00 
p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: Public call information: Dial: 888-601-3861, Conference ID: 
417838

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivy L. Davis, at [email protected] or by 
phone at 202-376-7533

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested members of the public may listen 
to the discussion by calling the following toll-free conference call-in 
number: 1-888-601-3861 and conference ID: 417838. Please be advised 
that before being placed into the conference call, you will be prompted 
to provide your name, organizational affiliation (if any), and email 
address (so that callers may be notified of future meetings). 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 conference call-in number.
    Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the discussion by 
first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-977-8339 and providing 
the operator with the toll-free conference call-in number: 1-888-601-
3861 and conference call ID: 417838.
    Members of the public are invited to submit written comments; the 
comments must be received in the regional office approximately 30 days 
after each scheduled meeting. Written comments may be mailed to the 
Eastern Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1331 
Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425, faxed to (202) 
376-7548, or emailed to Evelyn Bohor at [email protected]. Persons who 
desire additional information may contact the Eastern Regional Office 
at (202) 376-7533.
    Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be 
available for public viewing as they become available at http://facadatabase.gov/committee/meetings.aspx?cid=279; click the ``Meeting 
Details'' and ``Documents'' links. Records generated from this meeting 
may also be inspected and reproduced at the Eastern Regional Office, as 
they become available, both before and after the meetings. Persons 
interested in the work of this advisory committee are advised to go to 
the Commission's Web site, www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Eastern 
Regional Office at the above phone numbers, email or street address.

Agenda:

I. Welcome and Introductions
    --Rollcall
II. Planning Meeting
    --Discuss Project Planning, including hate crime proposal
III. Other Business
IV. Adjournment

    Dated: December 8, 2016.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2016-29913 Filed 12-13-16; 8:45 am]
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