[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 15 (Monday, January 24, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-1546]
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[Federal Register: January 24, 1994]
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Hearing on Racial and Ethnic Tensions in American Communities:
Poverty, Inequality, and Discrimination; New York City, NY
Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of the United
States Commission on Civil Rights Act of 1983, Pub. L 98-183, 97 Stat.
1301, as amended, that a public hearing of the U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights will commence on Monday, February 28, 1994, beginning at 11:30
a.m., in the Ceremonial Court of the U.S. Court of International Trade,
located at One Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10007.
The purpose of the hearing will be to collect information within
the jurisdiction of the Commission, in order to examine the underlying
causes of racial and ethnic tensions in the United States.
The Commission is an independent, bipartisan, factfinding agency,
authorized to study, collect, and disseminate information, and to
appraise the laws and policies of the Federal Government, and to study
and collect information concerning legal developments, with respect to
discrimination or denials of equal protection of the laws under the
Constitution because of race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or
national origin, or in the administration of justice.
Hearing impaired persons who will attend the hearing and require
the services of a sign language interpreter, should contact Betty
Edmiston, Administrative Services and Clearinghouse Division, at (202)
376-8105 (TDD (202) 376-8116)), at least five (5) working days before
the scheduled date of the hearing.
Dated at Washington, D.C., January 18, 1994.
Mary Frances Berry,
Chairperson.
[FR Doc. 94-1546 Filed 1-21-94; 10:00 am]
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