2019-19227. Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call, at 12:00 p.m. (EDT) Thursday, September 5, 2019. The purpose of the planning meeting is to continue project planning for a future briefing meeting on the Committee's civil rights project that examines the intersection of homelessness, mental health and the criminal justice system, including a review of the DC Mental Health Court.

DATES:

Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. (EDT).

ADDRESSES:

Public Call-In Information: Conference call number: 1-877-260-1479 and conference call ID number: 1929821.

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 number: 1-877-260-1479 and conference call ID number: 1929821. Please be advised that before placing them into the conference call, the conference call operator may 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 telephone number herein.

Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the discussion by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 and providing the operator with the toll-free conference call number: 1-877-260-1479 and conference call ID number: 1929821.

Members of the public are invited to make statements during the Public Comments section of the meeting or to submit written comments. The comments must be received in the regional office by Monday, July 8, 2019. 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 Evelyn Bohor at [e-mail]. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Eastern Regional Office at 202-376-7533.

Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be available for public viewing as they become available at: https://gsageo.force.com/​FACA/​FACAPublicViewCommitteeDetails?​id=​a10t0000001gzlKAAQ. Please 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 meeting. 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 numbers, email or street address.

Agenda: Thursday, September 5, 2019, at 12:00 p.m. (EDT)

I. Welcome and Rollcall

II. Discuss Project and Hearing Planning

III. Other Business

IV. Next Planning Meeting

V. Public Comments

VI. Adjourn

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 the federal government shutdown.

Dated: August 30, 2019.

David Mussatt,

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.