[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 50 (Friday, March 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14630-14631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05346]


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CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

AGENCY: United States Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Notice of Commission Public Briefing, Racial Disparities in 
Maternal Health.

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DATES: Friday, March 20, 2020, 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET).

ADDRESSES: Place: National Place Building, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20245 (Entrance on F Street NW).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zakee Martin, (202) 376-8359; TTY: 711 
(202) 376-7700; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will 
hold a briefing on March 20, 2020, to examine racial disparities in 
maternal health. The Commission is studying the federal role in 
preventing negative pregnancy-related health outcomes and pregnancy-
related deaths of women in the U.S. The Commission will analyze current 
data regarding pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, 
including data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), the National Institute of Minority Health and Health 
Disparities, and the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) 
State Partnership Initiative to Address Health Disparities. The 
Commission's investigation and subsequent report will aim to inform 
work being carried out in the federal government to address racial 
disparities in maternal health outcomes.
    This briefing is open to the public. We will offer an open comment 
session in which members of the public will have an opportunity to 
address the Commission; detailed information, including on registering 
for a five-minute speaking slot, can be viewed here. Individuals may 
attend the briefing without the need to confirm attendance or RSVP.
    The event will also live-stream. (Information subject to change.) 
There will also be a public call-in line (listen-only): 800-822-2024, 
conference ID: 152-9122. If attending in person, we ask that you RSVP 
to [email protected].
    A trauma specialist will be available on site. Sign language 
interpreters and computer assisted real-time transcription (CART) will 
be provided. Please note that CART is text-only translation that occurs 
in real time during the meeting and is not an exact transcript. To 
inquire about additional accommodations, please email [email protected] 
or contact Pamela Dunston at (202) 376-8105 by Friday, March 13, 2020.
    The Commission welcomes the submission of additional material for 
consideration as we prepare our report; please submit to 
[email protected] no later than April 20, 2020. Stay abreast of 
updates at www.usccr.gov and on Twitter and Facebook.

Agenda

    Introductory Remarks: Chair Catherine E. Lhamon: 9:00 a.m.-9:10 
a.m.
    Panel One: Understanding the Research and Impact of Racial 
Disparities on Pregnancy and Childbirth: 9:10 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
    Break: 10:40 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
    Panel Two: Policy and Legislation: 10:50 a.m.-12:10 p.m.

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    Break: 12:10 p.m.-1:10 p.m.
    Panel Three: Service Providers/Private Organizations: 1:10 p.m.-
2:30 p.m.
    Break: 2:30 p.m.-2:40 p.m.
    Panel Four: Lived Experience: 2:40 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
    Break: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
    Open Public Comment Session: 5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
    Adjourn Briefing: 6:30 p.m.

David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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