[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 67 (Monday, April 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 17186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07059]


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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Maryland Advisory 
Committee

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 
meeting of the Maryland Advisory Committee to the Commission will 
convene at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) on April 25, 2017 in the Auditorium, Earl 
C. Graves School of Business & Management, at Morgan State University 
located at 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MD, 21251. The purpose 
of the briefing meeting is to hear testimony on the impact of the 
recent Court of Appeals decision on bail policies. The Committee will 
also hear testimony on whether jurisdictions in Maryland are raising 
revenue through the use of fines and fees, including traffic tickets, 
other minor offenses, reimbursement fees for the costs of defense 
services, fine surcharges, court administrative fees, user fees to 
defray the costs of incarceration, and probation, parole or other 
supervision fees and whether these are disparately impacting people of 
color.

DATES: Tuesday, April 25, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: Auditorium, Earl C. Graves School of Business & Management, 
at Morgan State University located at 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane, 
Baltimore, MD, 21251.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evelyn Bohor at [email protected], or 202-
376-7533

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is free and open to the public. 
If other persons who plan to attend the meeting require accommodations, 
please contact Evelyn Bohor at [email protected] at the Eastern Regional 
Office at least ten (10) working days before the scheduled date of the 
meeting.
    Time will be set aside at the end of the briefing so that members 
of the public may address the Committee after the formal presentations 
have been completed. Persons interested in the issue are also invited 
to submit written comments; the comments must be received in the 
regional office by Thursday, May 25, 2017. 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=253 and clicking on 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 
meeting. 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 number, email or 
street address.

Tentative Agenda

Monday, March 20, 2017

I. Welcome and Introductions
II. Briefing 9:15 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
    Panel One: Bail Reform
    Panel Two: Bail Reform
    Panel Three: Fines and Fees
    Panel Four: Fines and Fees
III. Open Session
IV. Adjournment

    Dated: April 4, 2017.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2017-07059 Filed 4-7-17; 8:45 am]
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