2018-22935. Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Rhode Island Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION:

Announcement of meetings.

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 planning meeting of the Rhode Island State Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call, on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 11 a.m. (EST). The purpose of the meeting is to vote on the voting rights report and continue planning.

DATES:

Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at 11 a.m. (EST).

Public Call-In Information: Conference call number: 1-877-260-1479 and conference call ID: 2287314.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Evelyn Bohor, at [e-mail] or by phone at 202-376-7533.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Interested members of the public may listen to the discussion by calling the following toll-free conference call number: 1-877-260-1479 and conference call ID: 2287314. Please be advised that before placing them into the conference call, the conference call operator may ask callers to provide their names, their organizational affiliations (if any), and email addresses (so that callers may be notified of future meetings). 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 herein.

Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the discussion by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 and providing the operator with the toll-free conference call number:1-877-260-1479 and conference call ID: 2287314.

Members of the public are invited to submit written comments; the comments must be received in the regional office approximately 30 days after each scheduled meeting. Written comments may be mailed to the Eastern Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425, or emailed to Evelyn Bohor at [e-mail]. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Eastern Regional Office at [phone].

Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be available for public viewing as they become available at https://gsageo.force.com/​FACA/​apex/​FACAPublicCommittee?​id=​a10t0000001gzm4AAA;​ click the “Meeting Details” and “Documents” links. Records generated from this meeting may also be inspected and reproduced at the Eastern Regional Office, as they become available, both before and after the meetings. Persons interested in the work of this advisory committee are advised to go to the Commission's website, www.usccr.gov,, or to contact the Eastern Regional Office at the above phone number, email or street address.

Agenda: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. (EST)

I. Rollcall

II. Discussion and Vote on Voting Rights Report

III. Project Planning

IV. Open Comment

V. Adjournment

Dated: October 16, 2018.

David Mussatt,

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.