2017-15368. Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Maryland 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 planning meeting of the Maryland Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call at 12:00 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday, August 10, 2017. The purpose of the planning meeting is to review the Advisory Memorandum for its Bail Reform and Fines and Fees project and vote to submit the memorandum for Commission review.

DATES:

Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 12 p.m. (EDT).

ADDRESSES:

Public call-in information: Conference call-in number: 1-877-440-5787 and conference call ID: 1233406.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ivy L. Davis, at [e-mail] or by phone at 202-376-7533.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Interested members of the public may listen to the discussion by calling the following toll-free conference call-in number: 1-877-440-5787 and conference call ID: 1233406. Please be advised that before placing them 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 conference call-in number.

Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the discussion by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-977-8339 and providing the operator with the toll-free conference call-in number: 1-877-440-5787 and conference call ID: 1233406.

Members of the public are invited to 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 Eastern Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425, faxed to [phone], or emailed to Evelyn Bohor at [e-mail]. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Eastern Regional Office at [phone].

Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be available for public viewing as they become available at http://facadatabase.gov/​committee/​meetings.aspx?​cid=​253;​ click the “Meeting Details” and “Documents” links. Records generated from this meeting may also be inspected and reproduced at the Eastern Regional Office, as they become available, both before and after the meetings. 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 Eastern Regional Office at the above phone numbers, email or street address.

Agenda

I. Welcome and Introductions

—Rollcall

II. Review Advisory Memorandum

III. Vote to Submit Advisory Memorandum for Commission Review

IV. Other Business

V. Adjournment

Dated: July 18, 2017.

David Mussatt,

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.