[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 168 (Thursday, August 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 50759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19996]
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Rhode Island 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 briefing meeting and
planning meeting of the Rhode Island Advisory Committee to the
Commission will convene at 9:15 a.m. on Friday, September, 19, 2008, at
the Rhode Island State House, Room 222, in Providence, Rhode Island.
The purpose of the briefing meeting is to hear from law enforcement
officials, government officials, advocacy groups and other members of
the community on the issue of racial profiling. After the briefing the
committee will have a planning meeting to further define its project on
fair housing in Rhode Island.
Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments; the
comments must be received in the regional office by October 17, 2008.
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: [email protected].
Hearing-impaired persons who will attend the meetings and require
the services of a sign language interpreter should contact the Regional
Office at least ten (10) working days before the scheduled date of the
meetings.
Records generated from these meetings may be inspected and
reproduced at the Eastern Regional Office, as they become available,
both before and after the meetings. Persons interested in the work of
this 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 meetings will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the
rules and regulations of the Commission and FACA.
Dated in Washington, DC, August 25, 2008.
Christopher Byrnes,
Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.
[FR Doc. E8-19996 Filed 8-27-08; 8:45 am]
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