2014-05892. Meeting of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

AGENCY:

Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention announces its next meeting.

DATES:

Wednesday, April 9, 2014, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will take place in the third floor main conference room at the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 810 7th St. NW., Washington, DC 20531.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Visit the Web site for the Coordinating Council at www.juvenilecouncil.com or contact Kathi Grasso, Designated Federal Official, OJJDP, by telephone at 202-616-7567 (not a toll-free number) or via email: [e-mail],. The meeting is open to the public.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (“Council”), established by statute in the Juvenile and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, section 206(a) (42 U.S.C. 5616(a)), will meet to carry out its advisory functions. Documents such as meeting announcements, agendas, minutes, and reports will be available on the Council's Web page, www.juvenilecouncil.gov where you may also obtain information on the meeting.

Although designated agency representatives may attend, the Council membership consists of the Attorney General (Chair), the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Vice Chair), the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Secretary of Labor (DOL), the Secretary of Education (DOE), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The nine additional members are appointed by the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate Majority Leader, and the President of the United States. Other federal agencies take part in Council activities, including the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Interior, and the Substance and Mental Health Services Administration of HHS.

Meeting Agenda: The agenda will include: (a) Welcome and introductions; (b) Presentations (update) and discussion regarding the Supportive School Discipline Initiative, a collaboration between the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice to support the use of school discipline practices that foster safe, supportive, and productive learning environments while keeping students in school; and (c) Council member announcements on programs or activities.

Registration: For security purposes, members of the public who wish to attend the meeting must pre-register online at www.juvenilecouncil.gov no later than Thursday, April 3, 2014. Should problems arise with web registration, contact Daryel Dunston at 240-221-4343 or send a request to register to Mr. Dunston. Please include name, title, organization or other affiliation, full address and phone, fax and email information and send to his attention either by fax to 301-945-4295, or by email to [e-mail]. Note that these are not toll-free telephone numbers. Additional identification documents may be required. Meeting space is limited.

Note:

Photo identification will be required for admission to the meeting.

Written Comments: Interested parties may submit written comments and questions in advance by Thursday, April 3, 2014 to Kathi Grasso, Designated Federal Official for the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, at [e-mail]. Alternatively, fax your comments to 202-307-2819 and contact Joyce Mosso Stokes at 202-305-4445 to ensure that they are received. These are not toll-free numbers.

The Council expects that the public statements submitted will not repeat previously submitted statements. Written questions from the public are also invited at the meeting.

Dated: March 12, 2014.

Robert L. Listenbee,

Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.