[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 213 (Tuesday, November 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 65373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26149]
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Notice of Public Meeting of the Oklahoma Advisory Committee for a
Meeting To Discuss Memoranda on Possible Civil Rights Topics in
Oklahoma To Consider as Project Topics
AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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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 that the Oklahoma
Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting on Friday, December
12, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. CST for the purpose of discussing memoranda
prepared by Committee members on the following civil rights topics: (1)
Prisons: Incarceration of women, disproportionality of African-American
males; (2) impact of 2012 referendum banning affirmative action in
public contracting, schools, employment; (3) equal educational
opportunity in Oklahoma; and (4) rights of Cherokee Freedmen. The
Committee will discuss which, if any, of these topics will be the
subject of study for the Committee in the coming year.
Members of the public can listen to the discussion. This meeting is
available to the public through the following toll-free call-in number:
888-510-1765, conference ID: 3596639. Any interested member of the
public may call this number and listen to the meeting. The conference
call operator will ask callers to identify themselves, the organization
they are affiliated with (if any), and an email address 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
telephone number. 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
conference ID number.
Members of the public are also entitled to submit written comments;
the comments must be received in the regional office by January 12,
2015. Written comments may be mailed to the Midwestern Regional Office,
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 55 W. Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago,
IL 60615. They may also be faxed to the Commission at (312) 353-8324,
or emailed to Administrative Assistant, Carolyn Allen at
[email protected]. Persons who desire additional information may contact
the Midwestern Regional Office at (312) 353-8311.
Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced
at the Midwestern Regional Office, as they become available, both
before and after the meeting. Records of the meeting will be available
via www.facadatabase.gov under the Commission on Civil Rights, Missouri
Advisory Committee link. Persons interested in the work of this
Committee are directed to the Commission's Web site, http://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Midwestern Regional Office at the
above email or street address.
Agenda
Welcome and Introductions
3:00 p.m. to 3:05 p.m.
Vicki Limas, Chair
Discussion of Racial and Gender Disparities in OK Prisons
3:05 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Shani Neely and Maria-Elena Diaz, Committee members, Oklahoma
Advisory Committee
Discussion of 2012 Affirmative Action Referendum
3:15 p.m. to 3:25 p.m.
Adam Doverspike and Andy Spiropoulos, Committee members, Oklahoma
Advisory Committee
Discussion of Equal Educational Opportunity in Oklahoma
3:25 p.m. to 3:35 p.m.
Maria-Elena Diaz, Committee member, Oklahoma Advisory Committee
Discussion of Rights of Cherokee Freedmen
3:35 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Hannibal Johnson, Committee member, Oklahoma Advisory Committee
Planning Next Steps
3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Adjournment
4:00 p.m.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, December 12, 2014, at 3:00
p.m.
Public Call Information: Dial: 888-510-1765, Conference ID:
3596639.
Dated: October 30, 2014.
David Mussatt,
Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2014-26149 Filed 11-3-14; 8:45 am]
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