2019-14841. Notice of Public Meeting of the Minnesota Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION:

Announcement of 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 Minnesota Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held at 12 p.m. CDT Wednesday July 24, 2019 to discuss next steps in their current study of racial trauma as it relates to civil rights concerns in the State.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on Wednesday July 24, 2019, at 12 p.m. CDT.

Public Call Information: Dial: 877-260-1479; Conference ID: 3379359.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carolyn Allen at [e-mail] or [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This meeting is available to the public through the above toll-free call-in number. Any interested member of the public may call this number and listen to the meeting. 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. Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and conference ID number.

Members of the public are entitled to make comments during the open period at the end of the meeting. Members of the public may also submit written comments; the comments must be received in the Regional Programs Unit within 30 days following the meeting. Written comments may be mailed to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Regional Programs Unit, 230 S. Dearborn, Suite 2120, Chicago, IL 60604. They may be faxed to the Commission at [phone], or emailed Carolyn Allen at [e-mail]. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Regional Programs Unit at [phone].

Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be available for public viewing prior to and after the meeting on the Federal Advisory Committee database (facadatabase.gov), under the Minnesota Advisory Committee link. Records generated from this meeting may also be inspected and reproduced at the Regional Programs Unit, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are directed to the Commission's website, http://www.usccr.gov,, or may contact the Regional Programs Unit at the above phone number, email, or street address.

Agenda

I. Welcome

II. Approval of Minutes

III. Discussion: Racial Trauma and Civil Rights

IV. Public Comment

V. Next Steps

VI. 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 DFO and Committee availability.

Dated: July 9, 2019.

David Mussatt,

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.