Commission on Civil Rights – 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 Puerto Rico Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by virtual web conference on Monday, May 22, 2023, at 3:30 p.m. Atlantic Time/Eastern Time. The purpose is to continue discussion on their project on the civil rights impacts of the Insular Cases in Puerto Rico.

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 Tennessee Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by Zoom on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. (CT). The purpose of the meeting is to discuss report drafting for the Committee's project on voting rights.

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 South Dakota State Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene a business meeting on Monday, May 8, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. Central Time. The purpose of the business meeting is to discuss and vote on the committee's report on voting rights and voter access in South Dakota.

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 Maine Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public meeting via Zoom. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss their draft report on indigent legal services in Maine.

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 Pennsylvania Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public meeting via Zoom. The purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to discuss the current draft of its upcoming report on fair housing.

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 Massachusetts Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a briefing via Zoom to hear testimony on civil asset forfeiture. The committee will also hold a business meeting after the briefing.

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 Washington Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold various virtual business meetings via ZoomGov platform on the dates and times listed below. The purpose of these meetings is for the Committee to plan for upcoming panels on physical accessiability.

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 Delaware Advisory Committee to the Commission will hold virtual meetings on the first Wednesday of each month beginning at 1:00 p.m. and ending at approximately 2:00 p.m. ET (may end sooner than 2:00 p.m. if business concludes) as follows: May 3, June 7, July 3, August 2 and September 6, 2023. The purpose of the meetings is to continue discussions on reviewing and voting to approve the Committee's report on COVID 19 health disparities and people of color in Delaware.

In accordance with the Government in Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), the Commission on Civil Rights is holding a meeting to discuss the Commission's business for the month of April.

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 Texas Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a series of meetings via ZoomGov on the following dates and times listed below. These virtual business meetings are for the purpose of reviewing and editing their interim report.

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 Texas Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting via ZoomGov on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Central. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss their response to a recent development in their project on mental health care in the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

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 West Virginia Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a series of planning meetings via web conference. The purpose of these meetings is to discuss and plan matters related to the Committee's civil rights project on the civil rights impact of WV public school disciplinary policies, practices and procedures on students of color, students with disabilities and LGBTA+ students.

The Commission on Civil Rights published a notice in the Federal Register on Wednesday, March 23, 2023, concerning a meeting of the New York Advisory Committee. The following sentence in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section, ``Individuals who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and meeting ID number,'' should be replaced with ``Live transcription will be available for the duration of the meeting. To request additional accommodations, please email svillaneuva@usccr.gov at least 10 business days prior to the 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 Minnesota Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a virtual business meeting via Zoom at 12:30 p.m. CT on Thursday, April 27, 2023, to discuss the Committee's project on housing affordability in the state.

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 New Mexico Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting via ZoomGov on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, from 12 p.m.-1 p.m. Mountain Time, for the purpose of debriefing testimony from their recent panel on education adequacy for Native American students.

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 Puerto Rico Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by virtual web conference on Monday, March 27, 2023, at 3:30 p.m. Atlantic Time/Eastern Time. The purpose is to continue discussion on their project on the civil rights impacts of the Insular Cases in Puerto Rico.

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 Guam Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a virtual business meeting via Zoom at 9 a.m. ChST on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, (7 p.m. ET on Monday, March 20, 2023) to continue discussing the Committee's project on housing discrimination.

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 Connecticut Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will convene a business meeting on Thursday, April 6, 2023, 12 p.m. Eastern Time. The purpose of the meeting is to plan next steps on its report on civil rights implications of algorithms.

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 New York Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a forum via web conference on the New York child welfare system and its impact on Black children and families. The purpose of the forum is to hear testimony from impacted individuals regarding their experiences with the New York child welfare system. If you are an impacted individual who wishes to offer a comment at this forum, please complete the following form by Tuesday, April 18, 2023, to ensure you are added to the list of individuals who are interested in speaking: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9TPBK63.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the United States Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) proposes to establish a new system of records titled, ``CCR/InternalAdvisory Committee Records.'' This system of records will include information that the Commission collects and maintains on applicants to advisory committees.

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 Utah Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a virtual business meeting via Zoom at 12:00 p.m. MT on Monday, April 17, 2023. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss potential projects of study.

The Commission on Civil Rights published a notice in the Federal Register on Friday, December 2, 2022, concerning a meeting of the Arizona Advisory Committee. The meeting time has since changed.

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 California Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a series of virtual business meetings via ZoomGov on the following dates and times listed below. These meetings are for the purpose of reviewing and discussing the latest draft of their report on the civil rights implications of AB5.

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 U.S. Virgin Islands Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a business meeting via web conference. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and plan on matters related to the Committee's inaugural civil rights project.

The Commission on Civil Rights published a notice in the Federal Register concerning a meeting of the Tennessee Advisory Committee. The meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. (CT) is cancelled. The notice is in the Federal Register of Tuesday, February 28, 2023, in FR Doc. 2023-04004, on page 12653-12654 (2 pages).