[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 106 (Friday, May 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 47179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11993]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Task Force on Research on Violence Against American 
Indian and Alaska Native Women Meeting

AGENCY: Office on Violence Against Women, United States Department of 
Justice.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), U.S. Department of 
Justice has scheduled a meeting of the Task Force on Research on 
Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women (hereinafter 
``the Task Force'').

DATES: The meeting will take place on June 17, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 5 
p.m. (eastern standard time).

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be a virtual meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Visit the OVW website at https://www.justice.gov/ovw/section-904-task-force or contact Sherriann C. 
Moore, Deputy Director, Tribal Affairs Division, Office on Violence 
Against Women, United States Department of Justice, at (202) 616-0039 
or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is required under 
section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Title IX of the 
Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005), as amended, required 
the Attorney General to establish a task force to assist the National 
Institute of Justice (NIJ) in developing and implementing a program of 
research on violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women, 
to include studies on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, stalking, murder, and sex trafficking experienced by American 
Indian and Alaska Native women living in Indian country and Alaska. 
NIJ's program of research has supported studies on these crimes against 
American Indian and Alaska Native women and responses to these serious 
crimes. The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office 
on Violence Against Women, established the Task Force on March 31, 
2008, and the charter has been renewed every two years since then.
    More information on the Task Force may be found at https://www.justice.gov/ovw/section-904-task-force and about the NIJ program of 
research at: https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/tribal-crime-and-justice.
    This meeting will include an update on NIJ's research program and 
facilitated Task Force discussion and recommendations addressing 
violence against American Indian and Alaska Native Women. In addition, 
the Task Force is also welcoming public oral comment at this meeting 
and has reserved 30 minutes for this. The meeting will take place on 
June 17, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Time will be reserved for public 
comment from 4:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. See the section below for 
information on reserving time for public comment.
    Access: The meeting will be available online via a video 
conferencing platform. Members of the public who wish to participate 
must register in advance of the meeting online, no later than June 12, 
2024. Details about registration can be found on the OVW website: 
https://www.justice.gov/ovw/section-904-task-force. Should issues arise 
with online or email registration, the public should contact Sherriann 
C. Moore, Deputy Director, Tribal Affairs Division, Office on Violence 
Against Women, at (202) 616-0039 or [email protected].
    Written Comments: Interested parties are invited to submit written 
comments by June 12, 2024, to Sherriann C. Moore, Deputy Director, 
Tribal Affairs Division, Office on Violence Against Women, at (202) 
616-0039 or [email protected].
    Public Comment: Persons interested in participating during the 
public comment period of the meeting are requested to reserve time on 
the agenda by contacting Sherriann C. Moore, Deputy Director, Tribal 
Affairs Division, Office on Violence Against Women, at (202) 616-0039 
or [email protected]. Requests must include the participant's 
name, the organization represented, if appropriate, and a brief 
description of the subject of the comments. Each participant will be 
permitted approximately 3 to 5 minutes to present comments, depending 
on the number of individuals reserving time on the agenda. Participants 
are also encouraged to submit written copies of their comments at the 
meeting. Comments that are submitted to Sherriann C. Moore, Deputy 
Director, Tribal Affairs Division, Office on Violence Against Women, at 
(202) 616-0039 or [email protected] before June 12, 2024, 
will be circulated to Task Force members prior to the meeting.
    Given the expected number of individuals interested in presenting 
comments at the meeting, reservations should be made as soon as 
possible.

Rosemarie Hidalgo,
Director, Office on Violence Against Women.
[FR Doc. 2024-11993 Filed 5-30-24; 8:45 am]
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