2023-18418. Notice of Public Meeting of the Texas Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION:

Announcement of virtual business 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 the Texas Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a series virtual business meeting via ZoomGov on the following dates listed below. These virtual business meetings are for the purpose of discussing the full report on mental health care in the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

DATES:

These meetings will take place on:

• Wednesday, October 11, 2023, from 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. CT
• Tuesday, November 14, 2023, from 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. CT
• Wednesday, December 6, 2023, from 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. CT

Link to Join (Audio/Visual):

• Wednesday, October 11 https://www.zoomgov.com/​meeting/​register/​vJIsc--gqz0sHW0jtmQOTViKkuZUxISqCrA

• Tuesday, November 14 https://www.zoomgov.com/​meeting/​register/​vJIscumorzIvG-XIS06yLZrunTp6mhst8zw

• Wednesday, December 6 https://www.zoomgov.com/​meeting/​register/​vJIsceioqz8tHrU83OV83jfcAsmVjo0CyWA

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brooke Peery, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) at [e-mail] or by phone at (202) 701–1376.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Committee meetings are available to the public through the videoconference link above. Any interested member of the public may listen to the meeting. An open comment period will be provided to allow members of the public to make a statement as time allows. Per the Federal Advisory Committee Act, public minutes of the meeting will include a list of persons who are present at the meeting. If joining via phone, callers can expect to incur regular charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, according to their wireless plan. The Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Closed captioning will be available for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or who have certain cognitive or learning impairments. To request additional accommodations, please email Angelica Trevino, Support Services Specialist, [e-mail] at least 10 business days prior to the meeting.

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 emailed to Brooke Peery (DFO) at [e-mail].

Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be available for public viewing prior to and after the meeting at https://www.facadatabase.gov/​FACA/​FACAPublicViewCommitteeDetails?​id=​a10t0000001gzkoAAA.

Please click on the “Meeting Details” and “Documents” links. 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, https://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Regional Programs Unit at the above email or street address.

Agenda

I. Welcome & Roll Call

II. Approval of Minutes

III. Committee Discussion

IV. Public Comment

V. Adjournment

Dated: August 22, 2023.

David Mussatt,

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.