[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 32 (Friday, February 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 11001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03170]


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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Notice of Public Meeting of the Illinois Advisory Committee for a 
Meeting To Hear Public Testimony Regarding Civil Rights and Voter 
Participation in the State

AGENCY: U.S. 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 that the Illinois 
Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting on Thursday, March 
09, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST, for the purpose of hearing 
public testimony regarding civil rights and voter participation in the 
state.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 09, 2017, from 8:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST Location: Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building, 77 
W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604. 3rd Floor Conference Center.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is free and open to the public. 
Persons with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodations should 
contact the Midwest Regional Office 10 days prior to the meeting to 
make appropriate arrangements. Members of the public are invited to 
make statements during an open comment period, beginning at 4:15 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 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 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, Illinois 
Advisory Committee link (http://www.facadatabase.gov/committee/meetings.aspx?cid=246). Select ``meeting details'' and then 
``documents'' to download. 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

Opening Remarks and Introductions (8:00 a.m.-8:15 a.m.)
    Panel 1: Legal and Academic Research on Voting Rights (8:15 a.m.-
9:30 a.m.)
    Panel 2: Voting and Incarceration (9:45 a.m.-11:00 a.m.)
    Panel 3: Language Access (11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
Break (12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.)
    Panel 4: Voting Across Social Groups (1:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m.)
    Panel 5: Government Perspectives (3:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m.)
Open Forum (4:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.)
Closing Remarks (5:00 p.m.)

    Dated: February 13, 2017.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2017-03170 Filed 2-16-17; 8:45 am]
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