05-9680. Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the North Dakota Advisory Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, that a meeting of the North Dakota Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene at 12 p.m. (M.D.T.) and adjourn at 1 p.m. (M.D.T.), on Thursday, May 19, 2005. The purpose of the conference call is to provide orientation for new committee members, discuss status of commission and regional programs, and discuss current status of regional project: Confronting Discrimination in Reservation Border Town Communities.

This conference call is available to the public through the following call-in number: 1-800-597-3261; call-in ID#: 410-96618. Any interested member of the public may call this number and listen to the meeting. Callers can expect to incur charges for calls not initiated using the supplied call-in number or over wireless lines and the commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls using the call-in number over land-line connections. Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-977-8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and access code.

To ensure that the Commission secures an appropriate number of lines for the public, persons are asked to register by contacting John F. Dulles, Rockey Mountain Regional Office, 303-866-1040 (TDD 303-866-1049), by 3 p.m. (M.D.T.) on Monday, May 16, 2005.

The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Commission.

Dated at Washington, DC, May 5, 2005.

Ivy L. Davis,

Acting Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.