Commission on Civil Rights September 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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 District of Columbia Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call, at 11:30 a.m. (EDT) Thursday, October 3, 2019. The purpose of the planning meeting is to continue project planning for the scheduled briefing meeting (hearing) on the Committee's civil rights project examining the intersection of homelessness, mental health and the criminal justice system, including a review of the DC Mental Health Court. The briefing meeting is scheduled in DC for November 7, 2019 at the agency's offices in downtown Washington, DC.

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 Colorado Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call at 2:00 p.m. (MDT) on Friday, October 4, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss next steps post-report publication.

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 planning meeting of the Rhode Island State Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call, on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT). The purpose of the meeting is to review and vote on the hate crimes advisory memorandum and get an update on the licensing project.

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 planning meeting of the North Dakota Advisory Committee to the Commission will by teleconference at 2:00 p.m. (CDT) on Wednesday, September 25, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is to review and vote on their hate crimes memorandum and to consider the possibility of an interim housing project.

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 the meetings of the Utah Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held at 12:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) September 20 and 27, 2019. The purpose of these meetings is for the Committee to continue planning for their briefing on the gender wage gap.

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 briefing of the Wyoming Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Friday, November 1, 2019. The purpose of the briefing is to receive testimony from diverse stakeholders regarding civil rights concerns related to hate crimes in Wyoming. The Committee will consider the sufficiency of current equal protection laws in Wyoming, estimating the prevalence of alleged hate crime by using available data and testimonies, the prevalence of hate groups (if any) in the state, and challenges or barriers which may prevent law enforcement from addressing alleged hate crimes. The Committee will also consider best practices and recommendations for addressing related equal protection concerns.

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 briefing of the California Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) Wednesday, October 16, 2019. The purpose of the briefing is to receive testimony from diverse stakeholders regarding federal immigration enforcement impacting California children. The Committee will examine the impact of ICE enforcement practices on access to public education for California K-12 students; access to equal protection under the law for individuals based on their perceived national origin; and the extent to which due process is afforded to K-12 students and their families.

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 California Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held at 1:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) Monday, September 23, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to continue planning their briefing on the impact of immigration enforcement on California children.

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 West Virginia Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call at 12:00 p.m. (EST) on Friday, September 6, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and vote to submit the Committee's collateral consequences report to the Staff Director for publication.