[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 14576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05472]


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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Notice of Public Meeting of the Nevada Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Announcement of web hearing.

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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 the 
Nevada Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will hold a web 
hearing from 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (PT) on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. 
The purpose of the Nevada Advisory Committee meeting is to hear 
testimony examining equity in education through distance learning 
during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among students in K-16 schools 
with disabilities and students of color. This the fourth in a series of 
web hearings focused on this topic. Meeting materials and presentations 
will be available before and after the event at http://bit.ly/NVSAC2021.

DATES: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (PT).
    Public Call-In Information (audio only): Dial: (800) 360-9505; 
Access code: 199 228 2911.
    Web Access Information (visual only): The online portion of the 
meeting may be accessed through the following link Webex: https://bit.ly/NVSAC5521.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana Victoria Fortes, Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO) at [email protected] or by phone at (202) 681-
0857.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is available to the public 
through the following toll-free call-in number: 800-360-9505; Access 
code: 199 228 2911. Any interested member of the public may call this 
number and listen to the meeting. 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 telephone 
number. Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the 
proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-
8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and 
conference ID number.
    Members of the public are entitled to make comments during the open 
period at the end of the meeting. Members of the public may also submit 
written comments; the comments must be received in the Regional 
Programs Unit within 30 days following the meeting. Written comments 
may be mailed to the Western Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil 
Rights, 300 North Los Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los Angeles, CA 90012 
or email Ana Victoria Fortes at [email protected].
    Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be 
available for public viewing prior to and after the meeting at https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/FACAPublicViewCommitteeDetails?id=a10t0000001gzlJAAQ.
    Please click on the ``Committee Meetings'' tab. Records generated 
from these meetings may also be inspected and reproduced at the 
Regional Programs Unit, as they become available, both before and after 
the meetings. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are 
directed to the Commission's website, https://www.usccr.gov, or may 
contact the Regional Programs Unit at the above email or street 
address.

Agenda

Opening Remarks (12:00-12:15 p.m.)
Speaker Presentations (12:15-1:15 p.m.)
    [ssquf] Athar Haseebullah, Executive Director, ACLU Nevada
    [ssquf] Dr. Donald Easton-Brooks, Dean of Education, University of 
Nevada Reno
    [ssquf] Melissa Almanza, Autism Services Advocate, Autism & 
Behavioral Consulting Services LLC
    [ssquf] Lynn Manning-John, Vice Principal, Owyhee Combined School 
(Shoshone-Paiute Tribe of Duck Valley) co-presenting with Lance Wester, 
Principal, Schurz Elementary Middle School (Northern Pauite)
Q & A (1:15-2:10 p.m.)
Public Comment (2:10-2:25 p.m.)
Closing Remarks (2:25-2:30 p.m.)

    Dated: March 11, 2021.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2021-05472 Filed 3-16-21; 8:45 am]
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