[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 92 (Thursday, May 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27664-27665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11656]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Office on Violence Against Women; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Office on Violence Against Women, United States Department of 
Justice.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of the 
forthcoming public meeting of the National Advisory Committee on 
Violence Against Women (hereinafter ``NAC'').

DATES: The meeting will take place on Thursday, June 2 and Friday, June 
3, 2011.

ADDRESS: The meeting will take place at the Fairfax at Embassy Row 
Hotel, 2100 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20008. The public 
is asked to pre-register by May 27, 2011 for the meeting due to 
security considerations (see below for information on pre-
registration).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Poston, Attorney Advisor, 
Office on Violence Against Women, United States Department of Justice, 
145 N Street, NE., Suite 10W 121, Washington, DC 20530; by telephone 
at: (202) 514-5430; e-mail: [email protected]; or fax: (202) 
305-2589. You may also view information about the NAC on the Office on 
Violence Against Women Web site at: http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is required under 
section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The National 
Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women (NAC) was re-chartered on 
March 3, 2010 by the Attorney General. The purpose of this federal 
advisory committee is to provide advice and recommendations to the 
Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services 
on how to improve the Nation's response to violence against women, with 
a specific focus on successful interventions with children and teens 
who witness and/or are victimized by domestic violence, dating 
violence, and sexual assault. The NAC will bring together experts, 
advocates, researchers, and criminal justice professionals for the 
exchange of innovative ideas and the development of practical solutions 
to help the federal government address and prevent these serious 
problems. This federal advisory committee will develop recommendations 
for successful interventions with children and teens who witness and/or 
are victimized by domestic violence, dating violence, and sexual 
assault. The NAC members will also examine the relationship between 
children and teens who are witnesses to or victims of such violence and 
the overall public safety of communities across the country.
    This is the second meeting of the NAC and will include 
presentations by Department of Justice staff on federal efforts to 
address these problems, facilitated discussions on the experiences of 
youth victims (with a panel from the National Crittenton Foundation), 
research on children and youth exposed to violence (with a presentation 
from Dr. David Wolfe), and stalking and technology (with presentations 
from the National Network to End Domestic Violence and the Stalking 
Resource Center) and a discussion of the goals for the NAC. The 
Director of the Office on Violence Against Women, the Honorable Susan 
B. Carbon, serves as the Designated Federal Official of the NAC. Lori 
Crowder will serve as a facilitator at this meeting.
    The NAC is also welcoming public oral comment at this meeting and 
has reserved an estimated 30 minutes for this purpose. Time will be 
reserved for public comment on June 2 and 3, 2011. See the section 
below for information on reserving time for public comment.
    Access: This meeting will be open to the public but registration on 
a space available basis and for security reasons is required. All 
members of the public who wish to attend must register in advance of 
the meeting by May 27, 2011 by contacting Catherine Poston, Attorney 
Advisor, Office on Violence Against Women, United States Department of 
Justice, 145 N Street, NE., Suite 10W 121, Washington, DC 20530; by 
telephone at: (202) 514-5430; e-mail: [email protected]; or 
fax: (202) 305-2589. All attendees will be required to sign in at the 
meeting registration desk. Please bring photo identification and allow 
extra time prior to the start of the meeting.
    The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. 
Individuals who require special accommodation in order to attend the 
meeting should notify Catherine Poston no later than May 27, 2011.
    Written Comments: Interested parties are invited to submit written 
comments by May 27, 2011 to Catherine Poston, Attorney Advisor, Office 
on Violence Against Women, United States Department of Justice, 145 N 
Street, NE., Suite 10W 121, Washington, DC 20530; by telephone at: 
(202) 514-5430; e-mail:[email protected]; or fax: (202) 305-
2589.
    Public Comment: Persons interested in participating during the 
public comment periods of the meeting are requested to reserve time on 
the agenda by contacting Catherine Poston, Attorney Advisor, Office on 
Violence Against Women, United States Department of Justice, 145 N 
Street, NE., Suite 10W 121, Washington, DC 20530; by telephone at: 
(202) 514-5430; e-mail: [email protected]; or fax: (202) 305-
2589. Requests must include the participant's name, organization 
represented, if appropriate, and a brief

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description of the subject of the comments. Each participant will be 
permitted approximately 3 to 5 minutes to present comments, depending 
on the number of individuals reserving time on the agenda. Participants 
are also encouraged to submit written copies of their comments. 
Comments that are submitted to Catherine Poston, Attorney Advisor, 
Office on Violence Against Women, United States Department of Justice, 
145 N Street, NE., Suite 10W 121, Washington, DC 20530; by telephone 
at: (202) 514-5430; e-mail: [email protected]; or fax: (202) 
305-2589 will be circulated to NAC members prior to the meeting.
    Given the expected number of individuals interested in presenting 
comments at the meeting, reservations should be made as soon as 
possible. Persons unable to obtain reservations to speak during the 
meeting are encouraged to submit written comments, which will be 
accepted at the meeting location or may be mailed to the NAC, to the 
attention of Catherine Poston, Attorney Advisor, Office on Violence 
Against Women, United States Department of Justice, 145 N Street, NE., 
Suite 10W 121, Washington, DC 20530; by telephone at: (202) 514-5430; 
e-mail: [email protected]; or fax: (202) 305-2589.

    Dated: May 4, 2011.
Susan B. Carbon,
Director, Office on Violence Against Women.
[FR Doc. 2011-11656 Filed 5-11-11; 8:45 am]
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