2020-26429. Notice of Public Meeting of the West Virginia Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

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 planning meetings of the West Virginia Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call at 11:30 a.m. (ET) on the following dates: Tuesday, December 1, 2020, Tuesday, January 5, 2021, Tuesday, February 2, 2021, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, and Tuesday, May 4, 2021.

The purpose of each meeting is to discuss and make decisions about the Commiteee's civil rights project examining the civil rights impacts of disparate school discipline policies and practices on students of color, students with disabilities and students who identify or are perceived to be LGBTQ+.

Public Call-In Information: Conference call-in number: 1-800-367-2403 and conference call ID number: 7966318.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ivy Davis or Corrine Sanders at [e-mail] or by phone at 202-376-7533.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Interested members of the public may listen to each planning meeting discussion by calling the following toll-free conference call-in number: 1-800-367-2403 and conference call ID number: 7966318. Please be advised that before being placed into the conference call, the conference call operator will 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 conference call-in number.

Individual who is deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing may also follow the discussion by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-888-364-3109 and providing the operator with the toll-free conference call-in number: 1-800-367-2403 and conference call ID number: 2629531.

Members of the public are invited to make statements during the Public Comments section of the Agenda. They are also invited to submit written comments, which must be received in the regional office approximately 30 days after the scheduled meeting. Written comments may be emailed to the Eastern Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, to Corrine Sanders 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://www.facadatabase.gov/​FACA/​FACAPublicViewCommitteeDetails?​id=​a10t0000001gzmCAAQ;​ 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: For each scheduled planning meeting, on the first Tuesday of each of the listed months starting at 11:30 a.m. (ET) is:

I. Rollcall

II. Welcome

III. Project Planning

IV. Other Business

V. Next Meeting

VI. Open Comments

VII. Adjourn

Dated: November 24, 2020.

David Mussatt,

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.