[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65399-65400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17725]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Reestablishment of the Charter of the Task Force on 
Research on Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women

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

ACTION: Notice of renewal of charter.

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SUMMARY: The charter of the Task Force on Research on Violence Against 
American Indian and Alaska Native Women (hereinafter ``the Task 
Force'') has been reestablished.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherriann C. Moore, Deputy Director, 
Tribal Affairs Division, Office on Violence Against Women, United 
States Department of Justice, 145 N Street NE, Suite 10W.121, 
Washington, DC 20530, (202) 307-6026.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority for the Task Force is found in 
section 904(a)(3) of the Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (VAWA 
2005), Public Law 109-162 (codified at 34 U.S.C. 10452 note) as amended 
by Section 907(a) of the Violence Against

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Women Reauthorization Act, Public Law 113-4. The Task Force operates 
under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, as 
amended (codified at 5 U.S.C. chapter 10).
    The Deputy Attorney General has determined that the reestablishment 
of the Task Force is necessary and in the public interest and will 
provide information that will assist the National Institute of Justice 
(NIJ) to develop and implement a program of research on violence 
against American Indian and Alaska Native women, including domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, murder and sex 
trafficking. The research will evaluate the effectiveness of the 
Federal, State, and Tribal response to violence against American Indian 
and Alaska Native women and will propose recommendations to improve 
these responses. Title IX of VAWA 2005 also required the Attorney 
General to establish a Task Force to assist NIJ with development of the 
research study and the implementation of the recommendations.
    The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office on 
Violence Against Women, originally established the Task Force on March 
31, 2008. The charter to reestablish the Task Force was filed with the 
Agency on June 18, 2024 and was filed with Congress on July 11, 2024. 
The charter was re-filed with Congress with a technical amendment on 
July 29, 2024. The Task Force is comprised of representatives from 
national Tribal domestic violence and sexual assault nonprofit 
organizations, Tribal governments, and national Tribal organizations. 
Task Force members, with the exception of travel and per diem for 
official travel, shall serve without compensation.
    The Deputy Director, Tribal Affairs Division, Office on Violence 
Against Women, shall serve as the Designated Federal officer for the 
Task Force.

Rosemarie Hidalgo,
Director, Office on Violence Against Women.
[FR Doc. 2024-17725 Filed 8-8-24; 8:45 am]
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