E9-21687. Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Virginia Advisory Committee

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 Virginia Advisory Committee will convene on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to conduct an orientation meeting and a planning meeting on future activities.

The meeting will be conducted by conference call and is available to the public through the following call-in number: [phone], access code: 27700387. Any interested member of the public may call this number and listen to the meeting. Callers can expect to incur charges for calls over wireless lines, and the Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls using the call-in number over land-line connections. Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-977-8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and the access code.

To ensure that the Commission secures an appropriate number of lines for the public, persons are asked to register by contacting Alfreda Greene, Secretary of the Eastern Regional Office, office number [phone], TTY [phone], by 4 p.m., Monday, September 14, 2009.

Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments; the comments must be received in the regional office by Friday, October 16, 2009. The address is Eastern Regional Office, 624 9th St., NW., Washington, DC 20425. Persons wishing to e-mail their comments, or who desire additional information should contact Alfreda Greene, Secretary, at 202-376-7533 or by e-mail to: [e-mail].

Records generated from this meeting may 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 the advisory committee are advised to go to the Commission's Web site, http://www.usccr.gov,, or to contact the Eastern Regional Office at the above e-mail or street address.

The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Commission and FACA.

Dated in Washington, DC, September 3, 2009.

Peter Minarik,

Acting Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.