2017-01961. Notice of Public Meeting of the Nevada State Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION:

Announcement 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 (FACA) that a meeting of the Nevada Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held at 1:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) Tuesday, February 7, 2017, for the purpose of discussing the logistics and agenda for the Committee's upcoming public meeting to hear testimony on the civil rights issues regarding municipal fees and policing practices in Nevada.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. PST.

ADDRESSES:

Public call information: Dial: 800-967-7185 Conference ID: 9376506.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ana Victoria Fortes (DFO) at [e-mail] or [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This meeting is available to the public through the following toll-free call-in number: 800-967-7185, conference ID number: 9376506. Any interested member of the public may call this number and listen to the meeting. 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.

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 Regional Programs Unit within 30 days following the meeting. Written comments may be mailed to the Western Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 300 North Los Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los Angeles, CA 90012. They may be faxed to the Commission at [phone], or emailed Ana Victoria Fortes at [e-mail]. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Regional Programs Unit 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=​261. Please click 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:

I. Introductions—Wendell Blaylock, Chair of the Nevada Advisory Committee

II. Discussion of Potential Panelists for Hearing on Municipal Fees and Fines in Nevada—Member of the Nevada Advisory Committee

III. Public Comment

IV. Adjournment

Exceptional Circumstance: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Management Regulations (41 CFR 102-3.150), the notice for this meeting is given less than 15 calendar days prior to the meeting due to exceptional circumstance of the Committee project supporting the Commission's 2017 statutory enforcement report.

Dated: January 25, 2017.

David Mussatt,

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.