[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19704-19705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10403]
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Hearing on Schools and Religions
AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights.
ACTION: Notice of hearing.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of the Civil
Rights Commission Amendments Act of 1994, section 3, Public Law 103-
419, 108 Stat. 4338, as amended, and 45 CFR 702.3, that a public
hearing before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will commence on
Wednesday, May 20, 1998, beginning at 9:30 a.m., in the YWCA Building,
Conference Room 540, located at 624 Ninth Street, NW., Washington, DC
20425.
The purpose of the hearing is to collect information within the
jurisdiction of the Commission, under 45 CFR 702.2, to examine the
operation of the Equal Access Act and similar
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laws and the adherence by the public schools to these laws and the
Constitution in regard to religious freedom. The Commission is
authorized to hold hearings and to issue subpoenas for the production
of documents and the attendance of witnesses pursuant to 45 CFR
701.2(c). The Commission is an independent bipartisan, factfinding
agency authorized to study, collect, and disseminate information, and
to appraise the laws and policies of the Federal Government, and to
study and collect information with respect to discrimination or denials
of equal protection of the laws under the Constitution because of race,
color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or in the
administration of justice.
Hearing impaired persons who will attend the hearing and require
the services of a sign language interpreter, should contact Betty
Edmiston, Administrative Services and Clearinghouse Division at (202)
376-8105 (TDD (202) 376-8116), at least five (5) working days before
the scheduled date of the hearing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Brooks, Press and Communications (202) 367-8312.
Dated: April 15, 1998.
Stephanie Y. Moore,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 98-10403 Filed 4-20-98; 8:45 am]
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