[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 67761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28319]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OJP (OJJDP) Docket No. 1574]


Establishment of the Attorney General's National Task Force on 
Children Exposed to Violence

AGENCY: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

ACTION: Notice of establishment of federal advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: The Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed 
to Violence (the Task Force) is established in accordance with the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 
U.S.C., App. 2. The Task Force will provide the Attorney General with 
valuable advice on a broad array of issues to address the national 
problem of children's exposure to violence. The Task Force will conduct 
4 public hearings at various locations around the nation to gather 
information from key professionals, academics, policy makers, and the 
public about the extent of the problem of childhood exposure to 
violence and promising practices for preventing and mitigating the 
effects of childhood exposure to violence. Based on information 
gathered at these hearings, the Task Force will develop and provide to 
the Attorney General a report, which will include high-level policy 
advice and recommendations regarding preventing children's exposure to 
violence and mitigating the negative effects experienced by children 
who are exposed to violence. The Task Force is necessary and in the 
public interest. The Task Force Charter will terminate on December 31, 
2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Will Bronson, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 
810 Seventh Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20531; Phone: (202) 305-
2427 [Note: this is not a toll-free number]; Email: 
[email protected].

Will Bronson,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Child Protection Division, OJJDP and 
Task Force DFO, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 
Office of Justice Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-28319 Filed 11-1-11; 8:45 am]
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