[Federal Register: November 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 220)]
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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 Section 904 Violence Against Women in
Indian Country Task Force (hereinafter ``the Task Force'').
DATES: The meeting will take place on December 1, 2009 from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place in the Wright Room, Colcord
Hotel, Fifteen N. Robinson Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. The public
is asked to preregister by November 23, 2009 for the meeting (see below
for information on pre-registration).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorraine Edmo, Deputy Tribal Director,
Office on Violence Against Women, United States Department of Justice,
800 K Street, NW., Suite 920, Washington, DC 20530; by telephone at:
(202) 514-8804; e-mail: Lorraine.edmo@usdoj.gov; or fax: 202 307-3911.
You may also view information about the Task Force on the Office on
Violence Against
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Women Web site at: http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/siw.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is required under
section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Title IX of the
Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005) requires the Attorney
General to establish a Task Force to assist the National Institute of
Justice (NIJ) to develop and implement a program of research on
violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women, including
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and
murder. The program will evaluate the effectiveness of the Federal,
state, and tribal response to violence against Indian women, and will
propose recommendations to improve the government's response to these
crimes. The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office
on Violence Against Women, established the Task Force on March 31,
2008.
This meeting will be the fourth meeting of the Task Force and will
include a presentation of the collective recommendations of the Task
Force members on the Title IX, Section 904 proposed program of
research. In addition, the Task Force is also welcoming public oral
comment at this meeting and has reserved an estimated 60 minutes for
this purpose. Members of the public wishing to address the Task Force
must contact Lorraine Edmo, Deputy Tribal Director, Office on Violence
Against Women, United States Department of Justice, 800 K Street, NW.,
Suite 920, Washington, DC 20530; by telephone at: (202) 514-8804; e-
mail: Lorraine.edmo@usdoj.gov; or fax: 202 307-3911. Time will be
reserved for public comment on December 1, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
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 is required. All members of the public who wish
to attend must register at least six (6) days in advance of the meeting
by contacting Lorraine Edmo, Deputy Tribal Director, Office on Violence
Against Women, United States Department of Justice, by e-mail:
Lorraine.edmo@usdoj.gov; or fax: 202-307-3911. All attendees will be
required to sign in at the meeting registration desk. The meeting site
is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Individuals who require
special accommodation in order to attend the meeting should notify
Lorraine Edmo, Deputy Tribal Director, Office on Violence Against
Women, United States Department of Justice, by e-mail:
Lorraine.edmo@usdoj.gov; or fax: 202-307-3911 no later than November
23, 2009. After this date, attempts will be made to satisfy
accommodation requests, but the ability to meet any requests cannot be
guaranteed.
Written Comments: Interested parties are invited to submit written
comments by November 23, 2009 to Lorraine Edmo, Deputy Tribal Director,
Office on Violence Against Women, United States Department of Justice,
800 K Street, NW., Suite 920, Washington, DC 20530 by mail; or by e-
mail: Lorraine.edmo@usdoj.gov; or by fax: 202-307-3911.
Public Comment: Persons interested in participating during the
public comment period of the meeting, which will address the Task
Force's recommendations on the Title IX, Section 904 Research Plan
Proposal, are requested to reserve time on the agenda by contacting
Lorraine Edmo, Deputy Tribal Director, Office on Violence Against
Women, United States Department of Justice, by e-mail:
Lorraine.edmo@usdoj.gov; or fax: 202-307-3911. Requests must include
the participant's name, organization represented, if appropriate, and a
brief description of the subject of the comments. Each participant will
be permitted approximately 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 at the
meeting. Comments that are submitted to Lorraine Edmo, Deputy Tribal
Director, Office on Violence Against Women, United States Department of
Justice, 800 K Street, NW., Suite 920, Washington, DC 20530 by mail; by
e-mail: Lorraine.edmo@usdoj.gov; or fax: 202-307-3911, before November
23, 2009 will be circulated to Task Force 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 Section 904
Violence Against Women in Indian Country Task Force, to the attention
of Lorraine Edmo, Deputy Tribal Director, Office on Violence Against
Women, United States Department of Justice, 800 K Street, NW., Suite
920, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: November 10, 2009.
Catherine Pierce,
Acting Director, Office on Violence Against Women.
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