2016-00583. Notice of Public Meeting of the Kentucky Advisory Committee for a Continuation of the Meeting To Discuss Potential Project Topics

AGENCY:

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

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 South Carolina (State) Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on Wednesday, January 27, 2016, at 12:00 p.m. CST for the purpose of continuing committee and discussing potential voting rights project.

The meeting will take at the Hilary J. Boone Center, 500 Rose St, Lexington, KY 40508. This meeting is free and open to the public. Individuals with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodations should contact the Southern Regional Office a minimum of ten days prior to the meeting to request appropriate arrangements.

Members of the public can also listen to the discussion. This meeting is available to the public through the following toll-free call-in number: 1-888-438-5453, conference ID: 2362145. 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.

Member of the public are also invited and welcomed to make statements at the end of the meeting in person or via conference call. In addition, members of the public are entitled to submit written comments; the comments must be received in the regional office by February 27, 2016. Written comments may be mailed to the Southern Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 61 Forsyth Street, Suite 16T126, Atlanta, GA 30303. They may also be faxed to the Commission at [phone], or emailed to Regional Director, Jeffrey Hinton at [e-mail]. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Southern Regional Office at [phone].

Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be available for public viewing prior to and after the meeting at: http://facadatabase.gov/​committee/​meetings.aspx?​cid=​250 and clicking on the “Meeting Details” and “Documents” links. Records generated from this meeting may also be inspected and reproduced at the Regional Programs Unit, 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, http://www.usccr.gov,, or may contact the Regional Programs Unit at the above email or street address.

Agenda:

Welcome and Introductions of new advisory committee members

Dr. Betty Griffin, Chairman

Kentucky Advisory Committee update/discussion of potential project topics

Dr. Betty Griffin, Chairman

Project Sub chairmen

Open Comment

Advisory Committee

Public Participation

Adjournment

DATES:

The meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 27, 2016, from 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. CST.

ADDRESSES:

Hilary J. Boone Center, 500 Rose St., Lexington, KY 40508.

Public Call Information: Toll-free call-in number: 1-888-438-5453.

Conference ID: 2362145.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeff Hinton, DFO, at 404-562-7000 or [e-mail].

Dated: January 8, 2016.

David Mussatt,

Chief, Regional Programs Unit.