02-446. Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Pennsylvania Advisory Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, that a meeting of the Pennsylvania Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene at 12:30 p.m. and adjourn at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 17, 2002, at the Philadelphia Convention Center, Conference Room B, 12th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107. The Advisory Committee will provide an orientation to members, plan a press conference to release its report, Barriers to Minority and Women Owned Businesses in Pennsylvania, and discuss new topic areas.

Persons desiring additional information, or planning a presentation to the Committee, should contact Ki-Taek Chun, Director of the Eastern Regional Office, 202-376-7533 (TDD 202-376-8116). Hearing-impaired persons who will attend the meeting and require the services of a sign language interpreter should contact the Regional Office at least ten (10) working days before the scheduled date of the meeting.

The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Commission.

Dated at Washington, DC, January 3, 2002.

Debra A. Carr,

Deputy General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel.