Notice of Public Meeting of the Hawai'i State Advisory Committee, 12457-12458 [2016-05192]

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ACTION: Announcement of public meeting. AGENCY: Thursday, March 24, 2016. Time: 2:00–3:00 p.m. HST. 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 (FACA) that a meeting of the Hawai1i State Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held at 2:00 p.m. (Hawaiian Time) Thursday, March 24, 2016, for the purpose of considering the Committee’s report on Micronesian immigration to Hawai1i. This meeting is available to the public through the following toll-free call-in number: 888–299–7209; when prompted, please provide conference ID number: 1427558. Any interested member of the public may call this number and listen to the meeting. The conference call operator will ask callers to identify themselves, the organization they are affiliated with (if any), and an email address prior to placing callers into the conference room. 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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12457-12458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05192]


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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Notice of Public Meeting of the Hawai[revaps]i State Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Announcement of public meeting.

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DATES: Thursday, March 24, 2016.
    Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. HST.
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 (FACA) that a 
meeting of the Hawai[revaps]i State Advisory Committee (Committee) to 
the Commission will be held at 2:00 p.m. (Hawaiian Time) Thursday, 
March 24, 2016, for the purpose of considering the Committee's report 
on Micronesian immigration to Hawai[revaps]i.
    This meeting is available to the public through the following toll-
free call-in number: 888-299-7209; when prompted, please provide 
conference ID number: 1427558. Any interested member of the public may 
call this number and listen to the meeting. The conference call 
operator will ask callers to identify themselves, the organization they 
are affiliated with (if any), and an email address prior to placing 
callers into the conference room. Callers can expect to incur charges 
for calls they initiate over wireless lines, and the Commission will 
not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls 
they initiate over land-line connections to the toll-free telephone 
number. Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the 
proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-977-
8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and 
conference ID number. Hearing-impaired persons who will attend the 
meeting and require

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the services of a sign language interpreter should contact the Regional 
Office at least ten (10) working days before the scheduled date of the 
meeting.
    Members of the public are entitled to make comments during the open 
period at the end of the meeting. Members of the public may also submit 
written comments. The comments must be received in the Western Regional 
Office of the Commission by Monday, April 18, 2016. The address is 
Western Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 300 N. Los 
Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Persons wishing to 
email their comments may do so by sending them to Angela French-Bell, 
Regional Director, Western Regional Office, at abell@usccr.gov.
    Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be 
available for public viewing prior to and after the meeting at https://facadatabase.gov/committee/meetings.aspx?cid=244. Please click on the 
``Meeting Details'' and ``Documents'' links. Records generated from 
this meeting may also be inspected and reproduced at the Western 
Regional Office, as they become available, both before and after the 
meeting. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are directed 
to the Commission's Web site, https://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 
Western Regional Office at the above email or street address.

Agenda

I. Introductory Remarks
II. Discussion of the Committee's report on Micronesian immigration
III. Public Comment
IV. Adjournment

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at 2:00 
p.m. CST.
    Public Call Information:

Dial: 888-299-7209
Conference ID: 1427558

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela French-Bell, DFO, at (213) 894-
3437 or abell@usccr.gov.

    Dated: March 3, 2016.
David Mussatt,
Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.
[FR Doc. 2016-05192 Filed 3-8-16; 8:45 am]
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