Notice of Public Meeting of the Louisiana Advisory Committee for a Meeting To Hear Public Testimony Regarding Civil Rights and Voter Accessibility in the State
Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2017)
Notices
Pages 52876-52877
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2017-24713
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Notice of Public Meeting of the Louisiana Advisory Committee for a Meeting To Hear Public Testimony Regarding Civil Rights and Voter Accessibility in the State
AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
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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 that the Illinois Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting on Wednesday, November 15, 2017, from 9:00a.m. to 1:00p.m. CST, for the purpose of hearing public testimony regarding civil rights and voter access in the state.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 15, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. CST.
Location: Grambling State University, School of Nursing Auditorium, One Cole Street. Grambling, LA 71245.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Barreras, DFO, at dbarreras@usccr.gov or 312-353-8311.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is free and open to the public. Persons with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodations should contact the Midwest Regional Office prior to the meeting to make appropriate arrangements. Members of the public are invited to make statements during an open comment period. In addition, members of the public may submit written comments; the comments must be received in the regional office within 30 days following the meeting. Written comments may be mailed to the Midwestern Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 55 W. Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago, IL 60615. They may also be faxed to the Commission at (312) 353-8324, or emailed to Corrine Sanders at csanders@usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Midwestern Regional Office at (312) 353-8311.
Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Midwestern Regional Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Records of the meeting will be available via www.facadatabase.gov under the Commission on Civil Rights, Louisiana Advisory Committee link (https://www.facadatabase.gov/committee/meetings.aspx?cid=251). Select ``meeting details'' and then ``documents'' to download. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are directed to the Commission's Web site, http://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Midwestern Regional Office at the above email or street address.
Agenda
Opening Remarks and Introductions (9:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m.)
Panel 1: Legal and Academic Research on Voting Rights (9:15 a.m.-
10:30 a.m.)
Panel 2: Policy Makers/Community Organizations/Non Proits (10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.)
Open Forum (12:10 p.m.-1:00 p.m.)
Closing Remarks (1:00 p.m.)
Exceptional Circumstance: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, the notice for this meeting is given less than 15 days prior to the meeting because of the exceptional circumstance of the Committee working in support of the
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Commission's statutory enforcement report due September 30, 2018.
Dated: November 9, 2017.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
FR Doc. 2017-24713 Filed 11-14-17; 8:45 a.m.
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