2023-06225. Notice of Public Meeting of the Puerto Rico Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

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 a meeting of the Puerto Rico Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by virtual web conference on Monday, March 27, 2023, at 3:30 p.m. Atlantic Time/Eastern Time. The purpose is to continue discussion on their project on the civil rights impacts of the Insular Cases in Puerto Rico.

DATES:

March 27, 2023, Monday, at 3:30 p.m. (AT and ET).

ADDRESSES:

Meeting will be held via Zoom.

Registration Link (Audio/Visual): https://tinyurl.com/​324tnca3; password: USCCR-PR.

Join by Phone (Audio Only): 1-551-285-1373; Meeting ID: 160 704 6140#.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Email Victoria Moreno, Designated Federal Officer at [e-mail], or by phone at 434-515-0204.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This meeting will be held in Spanish and is available to the public through the registration link above. English interpretation is available to anyone joining via the Zoom link above, but is not available if joining by phone only. If joining only by phone only, callers can expect to incur charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, and the Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Individuals who are deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 and providing the Service with the call-in number found through registering at the web link provided above for the meeting.

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 respective meeting. Written comments may be emailed to Victoria Moreno at [e-mail]. All written comments received will be available to the public.

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 as they become available at the www.facadatabase.gov. 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 Regional Programs Unit at the above phone number or email address.

Agenda

1. Welcome & Roll Call

2. Continue Committee Discussion on Project Regarding the Civil Rights Impacts of the Insular Cases in Puerto Rico

3. Next Steps

4. Public Comment

5. Other Business

6. Adjourn

Exceptional Circumstance: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, the notice for this meeting is given fewer than 15 calendar days prior to the meeting because of the exceptional circumstances of continued preparations for the upcoming scheduled in-person Committee briefing.

Dated: March 21, 2023.

David Mussatt,

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.