2019-08051. Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Colorado Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION:

Announcement of planning 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 Colorado Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call at 2:00 p.m. (MDT) on Friday, May 3, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is to review the draft report on the naturalization backlog and decide next steps for the report. An update on the community forum will also be provided.

DATES:

Friday, May 3, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. (MDT).

Public Call-In Information: Conference call number: 1-800-682-0995; call ID: 7996743.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Evelyn Bohor, [e-mail], 303-866-1040.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Interested members of the public may listen to the discussion by calling the following toll-free conference call number: 1-800-682-0995 and conference call ID: 7996743. 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 telephone number provided.

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: 1-800-682-0995 and conference call 7996743.

Members of the public are invited to make statements during the open comment period of the meeting or 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 Rocky Mountain Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1961 Stout Street, Suite 13-201, Denver, CO 80294, faxed to [phone], or emailed to Evelyn Bohor at [e-mail]. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Rocky Mountain 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/​FACAPublicViewCommitteeDetails?​id=​a10t0000001gzksAAAclick the “Meeting Details” and “Documents” links. Records generated from this meeting may also be inspected and reproduced at the Rocky Mountain Regional Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. 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 Rocky Mountain Regional Office.

Agenda

Friday, May 3, 2019; 2:00 p.m. (MDT)

I. Roll Call

II. Review Report

III. Next Steps for the Report

IV. Community Forum Update

V. Other Business

VI. Open Comment

VII. Adjournment.

Exceptional Circumstance: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, the notice for this meeting is given less than 15 calendar days prior to the meeting because of the exceptional circumstances of the federal government shutdown.

Dated: April 17, 2019.

Brian Walch,

Director, Communications and Public Engagement.