[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 22597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10548]
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Hearing on Police Practices and Civil Rights in New York City
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 1944, section 3, Pub. L. 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 26, 1999, beginning at 8:30 a.m., in the Ballroom on the Sixth
Floor, at the Doubletree Guest Suites, 1568 Broadway (47th at 7th
Avenue), New York City, NY 10036. The purpose of the hearing is to
collect information within the jurisdiction of the Commission, under 45
CFR 702.2, related particularly to the administration of justice,
police practices and civil rights.
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 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, Administration 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: David Aronson, Press and
Communications (202) 376-8312.
Dated: April 22, 1999.
Stephanie Y. Moore,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 99-10548 Filed 4-26-99; 8:45 am]
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