2017-06852. Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the South Dakota Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION:

Announcement of meetings.

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 an orientation and planning meeting of the South Dakota Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene at 2:00 p.m. (MST) on Thursday, April 20, 2017, via teleconference. The purpose of the meeting is a discussion, post-briefing, on the topic, “The Subtle Effects of Racism in South Dakota” that was held in Aberdeen, SD, on Friday, March 24, 2017. The committee will also discuss which city and approximate date they would like to hold their second of three briefings throughout the state on the topic of the subtle effects of racism.

DATES:

Thursday, April 20, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. (MST)

ADDRESSES:

To be held via teleconference: Conference Call Toll-Free Number: 1-800-967-7188, Conference ID: 2292231. TDD: Dial Federal Relay Service 1-800-977-8339 and give the operator the above conference call number and conference ID.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Malee V. Craft, DFO, [e-mail], 303-866-1040.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Members of the public may listen to the discussion by dialing the following Conference Call Toll-Free Number: 1-800-967-7188; Conference ID: 2292231. Please be advised that before being placed into the conference call, the operator will ask callers to provide their names, their organizational affiliations (if any), and an email address (if available) prior to placing callers into the conference room. 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 phone number.

Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the discussion by first calling the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-977-8339 and provide the FRS operator with the Conference Call Toll-Free Number: 1-800-967-7188, Conference ID: 2292231. Members of the public are invited to submit written comments; the comments must be received in the regional office by Monday, May 22, 2017. 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://database.faca.gov/​committee/​meetings.aspx?​cid=​274 and clicking on 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 Web site, www.usccr.gov,, or to contact the Rocky Mountain Regional Office at the above phone number, email or street address.

Agenda

• Welcome and Roll-call Malee V. Craft, Regional Director, Rocky Mountain Regional Office (RMRO)
• Brief update on Commission and Regional Activities Malee V. Craft
• Discuss briefing meeting held in Aberdeen, SD, on March 24, 2017, Dr. Richard Braunstein, Chair, South Dakota Advisory Committee
• Discuss which city (and date) in SD to hold second of three briefings SD SAC
• Next Steps

Dated: April 3, 2017.

David Mussatt,

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.