Sunshine Act Notice, 46249 [2014-18733]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 152 / Thursday, August 7, 2014 / Notices COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Notice of Public Meeting of the Illinois Advisory Committee for a Meeting To Hear Testimony Regarding Hate Crimes in Illinois AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. ACTION: Notice of meeting. 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 Thursday, August 21, 2014, for the purpose of hearing presenters testify about hate crimes in Illinois. Members of the public are invited and welcomed to make statements into the record at the meeting starting at 3:15 p.m. Members of the public are also entitled to submit written comments; the comments must be received in the regional office by September 21, 2014. 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) 353–8311, or emailed to Administrative Assistant, Carolyn Allen at callen@usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Midwestern Regional Office at (312) 353–8311. Hearing-impaired persons who will attend the meeting and require the services of a sign language interpreter should contact the Midwestern Regional Office at least ten (10) working days before the scheduled date of the meeting. 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, Illinois Advisory Committee link. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are directed to the Commission’s Web site, https:// www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Midwestern Regional Office at the above email or street address. emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: Agenda 8:30–8:45 Introduction 8:45–10:00 Panel 1—Data Discrepancy • Why does the FBI data collected for Illinois between 2008 and 2011 not match the State data covering the same period? Has this problem been VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:14 Aug 06, 2014 Jkt 232001 resolved? • What are federal policy recommendations? 10:00–10:15 Break 10:15–11:30 Panel 2—Data Deficit • NGO research shows the underreporting of hate crimes. Why is this and what can be done to improve data accuracy? • Is there a federal role in helping to improve accuracy? 11:30–11:45 Break 11:45–1:00 Panel 3—Trend Analysis • How has the available data changed over time in distribution of crimes by demographic category? • How has the available data changed over time in distribution of crimes by location? • Does the available data show increases or decreases in overall crimes in Illinois? 1:00–2:00 Lunch Break 2:00–3:15 Panel 4—Special concerns presented by religiously-motivated hate crimes and discrimination against religious institutions • Is federal RLUIPA adequately protecting these places of worship? • What legal tools are currently available to vulnerable communities? 3:15 Open Session 4:00 Adjournment DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, August 21, 2014, at 8:30 a.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Metcalfe Federal Building, Room 331, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604. Dated August 4, 2014. David Mussatt, Chief, Regional Programs Unit. [FR Doc. 2014–18695 Filed 8–6–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6335–01–P COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Sunshine Act Notice United States Commission on Civil Rights. ACTION: Notice of Business Meeting. AGENCY: Friday, August 15, 2014; 9:30 a.m. EST. PLACE: 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425. DATE AND TIME: Business Meeting Agenda I. Program Planning • Discussion and Vote on Part A & Part B of the briefing report: Increasing Compliance with Section 7 of the NVRA II. Management and Operations • Staff Director’s Report PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 46249 III. State Advisory Committee (SAC) Appointments • Indiana • North Carolina • Oklahoma • Virginia CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Lenore Ostrowsky, Acting Chief, Public Affairs Unit (202) 376– 8591. Hearing-impaired persons who will attend the briefing and require the services of a sign language interpreter should contact Pamela Dunston at (202) 376–8105 or at signlanguage@usccr.gov at least seven business days before the scheduled date of the meeting. Dated: August 4, 2014. David Mussatt, Chief, Regional Programs Unit. [FR Doc. 2014–18733 Filed 8–5–14; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 6335–01–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–53–2014] Foreign-Trade Zone 84—Houston, Texas; Application for Reorganization Under Alternative Site Framework An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by the Port of Houston Authority, grantee of FTZ 84, requesting authority to reorganize the zone under the alternative site framework (ASF) adopted by the FTZ Board (15 CFR Sec. 400.2(c)). The ASF is an option for grantees for the establishment or reorganization of zones and can permit significantly greater flexibility in the designation of new subzones or ‘‘usagedriven’’ FTZ sites for operators/users located within a grantee’s ‘‘service area’’ in the context of the FTZ Board’s standard 2,000-acre activation limit for a zone. The application was submitted pursuant to the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally docketed on August 1, 2014. FTZ 84 was approved on July 15, 1983 (Board Order 214, 48 FR 34792, 8/ 1/83). The zone was expanded on December 24, 1991 (Board Order 551, 57 FR 42, 1/2/92), on December 23, 1993 (Board Order 670, 59 FR 61, 1/3/94), on August 24, 2000 (Board Order 1115, 65 FR 54197, 9/7/00), on March 21, 2003 (Board Order 1271, 68 FR 15431, 3/31/ 03), on May 14, 2003 (Board Order 1277, 68 FR 27987, 5/22/03), on April 24, 2009 (Board Order 1611, 74 FR 27777– 27778, 6/11/09), on August 23, 2013 E:\FR\FM\07AUN1.SGM 07AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 152 (Thursday, August 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18733]


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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Sunshine Act Notice

AGENCY: United States Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Notice of Business Meeting.

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DATE AND TIME: Friday, August 15, 2014; 9:30 a.m. EST.

PLACE: 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425.

Business Meeting Agenda

I. Program Planning
     Discussion and Vote on Part A & Part B of the briefing 
report: Increasing Compliance with Section 7 of the NVRA
II. Management and Operations
     Staff Director's Report
III. State Advisory Committee (SAC) Appointments
     Indiana
     North Carolina
     Oklahoma
     Virginia

CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Lenore Ostrowsky, Acting Chief, 
Public Affairs Unit (202) 376-8591.
    Hearing-impaired persons who will attend the briefing and require 
the services of a sign language interpreter should contact Pamela 
Dunston at (202) 376-8105 or at signlanguage@usccr.gov at least seven 
business days before the scheduled date of the meeting.

    Dated: August 4, 2014.
David Mussatt,
Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2014-18733 Filed 8-5-14; 11:15 am]
BILLING CODE 6335-01-P
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