[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32889-32890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13500]


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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

AGENCY: United States Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Notice of Commission Public Briefing, Civil Rights and 
Protections in the Federal Response to Hurricanes Mar[iacute]a and 
Harvey.

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DATES: Friday, June 25, 2021, 12:00 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: Virtual Briefing and Business Meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angelia Rorison: 202-376-7700; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Friday, June 25, 2021, at 12 p.m. Eastern 
Time, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a virtual briefing 
on the civil rights implications of the federal response and impact of 
Hurricanes Mar[iacute]a in Puerto Rico and Harvey in Texas. At this 
public briefing, the Commissioners will hear from subject matter 
experts such as government officials, volunteer organizations, non-
governmental advocates, and academics. The Commission will accept 
written materials from the public for consideration as we prepare our 
report; submit to [email protected] no later than July 26, 2021.
    This briefing is open to the public via live-stream on the 
Commission's YouTube Page at https://www.youtube.com/user/USCCR/videos. 
(Streaming information subject to change.) Public participation is 
available for the event with view access, along with an audio option 
for listening. Written testimony and other materials can be found on 
the Commission's website here.

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    Computer assisted real-time transcription (CART) will be provided. 
The web link to access CART (in English) on Friday, June 25, 2021, is 
https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=USCCR. Please note that CART is 
text-only translation that occurs in real time during the meeting and 
is not an exact transcript.
    To request additional accommodations, persons with disabilities 
should email [email protected] by Monday, June 18, 2021 indicating 
``accommodations'' in the subject line.

Briefing Agenda for Civil Rights and Protections in the Federal 
Response to Hurricanes Mar[iacute]a and Harvey: 12:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m. 
All Times Eastern Time

I. Introductory Remarks by Chair Norma V. Cant[uacute] and 
Commissioners Debo Adegbile and Michael Yaki: 12:00-12:07 p.m.
II. Panel 1: 12:07-1:32 p.m.
     David Bibo, Acting Assoc. Administrator, Response & 
Recovery, FEMA
     Tony Robinson, Region 6 Administrator, FEMA
     Glenn Sklar, Principal Deputy Inspector General, DHS OIG
     Stephen Begg, Deputy Inspector General, HUD OIG
     Chris Currie, Director, Homeland Security & Justice, USGAO
     Tevi Troy, Author, BPC Senior Fellow, & Former HHS Deputy 
Secretary
     Jo Linda Johnson, Director, Office of Equal Rights, FEMA
III. Break: 1:32-1:42 p.m.
IV. Panel 2: 1:42-2:48 p.m.
     Kira Romero-Craft, Director of the Southeast Region for 
LatinoJustice PRLDEF, LatinoJustice
     Andr[eacute]s Gallegos, Chairman, National Council on 
Disability
     Nicole Roy, Project Coordinator, Salvation Army
     Charley Willison, Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Medical 
School
V. Closing Remarks by Chair Norma V. Cant[uacute]: 2:48-2:55 p.m.
VI. Adjourn Meeting.

    ** Public Comments will be accepted through written testimony only.
    * Schedule is subject to change.

Call for Public Comments

    In addition to the testimony collected on Friday, June 25, 2021, 
via virtual briefing, the Commission welcomes the submission of 
material for consideration as we prepare our report. Please submit such 
information to [email protected] no later than July 26, 2021, or 
by mail to OCRE/Public Comments, ATTN: FEMA Briefing, U.S. Commission 
on Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 
20425. The Commission encourages the use of email to provide public 
comments due to the current COVID-19 pandemic.

    Dated: June 21, 2021.
Angelia Rorison,
Media and Communications Director, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. 2021-13500 Filed 6-21-21; 4:15 pm]
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