2020-26111. Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the South Dakota Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION:

Announcement of briefing.

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 briefing of the South Dakota Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call and/or video conference on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. (CST), via teleconference and web platform. The purpose of the meeting is to hear testimony on the topic of maternal health disparities of Native American women.

DATES:

Wednesday, December 16, 2020 from 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. (CST)

ADDRESSES:

Public Call-In Information: For audio, dial: 1-800-367-2403; conference ID: 9800799. Video conference is also available by registering here: https://bit.ly/​3nIV2a9. Please use an alias while registering for the video conference if you wish to remain anonymous.

Note: Although video conference is available, it is not required in order to listen to the conference call at the public call-in numbers listed above.

TDD: Dial Federal Relay Service 1-800-877-8339 and give the operator the above conference call number and conference ID.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mallory Trachtenberg, [e-mail], [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Members of the public may listen to the discussion by dialing the following Conference Call Toll-Free Number: 1-800-367-2403; conference ID: 9800799. Please be advised that before being placed into the conference call, the operator will ask callers to provide their names, their organizational affiliations (if any), and an email address (if available) prior to placing callers into the conference room. 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 phone number.

Individuals who are deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 and providing the Federal Relay Service operator with the conference call-in numbers: 1-800-437-2398; Conference ID: 5226726. Members of the public are invited to submit written comments; the comments must be received within 30 days of the meeting date. Written comments may be emailed to Mallory Trachtenberg at [e-mail]. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Regional Programs Unit at [phone].

Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be available for public viewing as they become available at the www.facadatabase.gov. Records generated from this meeting may also be inspected and reproduced at the Regional Programs 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 Regional Programs Office at [phone] or [e-mail].

Agenda: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. (CDT)

I. Welcome and Roll Call

II. Announcements and Updates

III. Approval of Minutes From the Last Meeting

IV. Briefing: Maternal Health Disparities of Native American Women

V. Next Steps

VI. Public Comment

VII. Adjournment

Dated: November 20, 2020.

David Mussatt,

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.