[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 231 (Monday, December 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 69003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26396]


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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Meeting Notice

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Notice of Commission public briefing, Civil Rights Implications 
of Disaster Relief: Hurricane Mar[iacute]a in Puerto Rico.

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DATES: Friday, December 10, 2021, 9:00 a.m. Atlantic Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico Law School, 170 C. 
Federico Costas, San Juan, 00918, Puerto Rico and virtually via 
Commission Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/USCCR/videos.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Friday, December 10, 2021, at 9 a.m. 
Atlantic Standard Time, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a 
briefing on the civil rights implications of the federal response and 
impact of Hurricane Mar[iacute]a in Puerto Rico. 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 
in English and Spanish from the public for consideration as we prepare 
our report; submit to [email protected] no later than January 10, 
2022.
    This briefing is open to the public and will be held at the 
InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico Law School in San Juan, Puerto 
Rico and will be available to the public virtually via livestream on 
the Commission's YouTube Page at https://www.youtube.com/user/USCCR/videos. (Streaming information subject to change.) Written testimony 
and other materials can be found on the Commission's website https://www.usccr.gov/meetings/2021/12-10-civil-rights-implications-disaster-relief-hurricane-maria.
    Computer assisted real-time transcription (CART) will be provided. 
The web link to access CART (in English) on Friday, December 10, 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, January 10, 2022, indicating 
``accommodations'' in the subject line.

Agenda for Civil Rights Implications of Disaster Relief: Hurricane 
Mar[iacute]a in Puerto Rico

9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. All times Atlantic Standard Time

I. Introductory Remarks by Chair Norma V. Cant[uacute]: 9:00 a.m.-
9:10 a.m.
II. Panel 1: 9:10 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
III. Break: 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m.
IV. Panel 2: 11:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
V. Lunch Break: 12:40 p.m.-1:40 p.m.
VI. Public Comment Period: 1:40 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
VII. Break: 3:40 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
VIII. Public Comment Period: 3:50 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
IX. Closing Remarks by Chair Norma V. Cant[uacute]: 5:55 p.m.-6:00 
p.m.
X. Adjourn Meeting.

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

Call for Public Comments

    In addition to the testimony collected on Friday, December 10, 
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 January 10, 2022, 
or by mail to OCRE/Public Comments, ATTN: Mar[iacute]a 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: November 30, 2021.
Angelia Rorison,
Media and Communications Director, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. 2021-26396 Filed 12-3-21; 8:45 am]
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