2020-18019. Notice of Public Meeting of the West Virginia Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

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 West Virginia Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call at 11:30 a.m. (ET) on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss plans to conduct review of the Committee's civil rights project on disparate school discipline of West Virginia public school students of color, students with disabilities and students who identify as or are perceived to be LBGTQ.

DATES:

Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. (ET).

Public Call-In Information: Conference call-in number: 1-800-367-2403 and conference call ID number: 2629531.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ivy 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: 1-800-367-2403 and conference call ID number: 2629531. Please be advised that before being placed 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 1-888-364-3109 and providing the operator with the toll-free conference call-in number: 1-800-367-2403 and conference call ID number: 2629531.

Members of the public are invited to make statements during the Public Comments section of the Agenda. They are also invited to submit written comments, which must be received in the regional office approximately 30 days after the 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 or emailed to Corrine Sanders 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: https://www.facadatabase.gov/​FACA/​FACAPublicViewCommitteeDetails?​id=​a10t0000001gzmCAAQ;​ 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 website, www.usccr.gov,, or to contact the Eastern Regional Office at the above phone number, email or street address.

Agenda: August 4, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. (EST)

I. Rollcall

II. Welcome

III. Project Planning

IV. Other Business

V. Next Planning Meeting

VI. Open Comments

VII. Adjourn

Dated: August 13, 2020.

David Mussatt,

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.