Notice of Public Meeting of the Alaska Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION:

Announcement of meeting.

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 (FACA) that meetings of the Alaska Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 and at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 AKT. The purpose of both of these meetings is for the Committee to review the draft of the Alaska Native voting rights report.

DATES:

The meetings will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 and at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 AKT.

Public Call Information: Dial: 877-260-1479. Conference ID: 8906085.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ana Victoria Fortes (DFO) at afortes@usccr.gov or (213) 894-3437.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This meeting is available to the public through the following toll-free call-in number: 877-260-1479, conference ID number: 8906085. Any interested member of the public may call this number and listen to the meeting. 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 1-800-877-8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and conference ID number.

Members of the public are entitled to make comments during the open period at the end of the meeting. Members of the public may also submit written comments; the comments must be received in the Regional Programs Unit within 30 days following the meeting. Written comments may be mailed to the Western Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 300 North Los Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los Angeles, CA 90012. They may be faxed to the Commission at (213) 894-0508, or emailed Ana Victoria Fortes at afortes@usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Regional Programs Unit at (213) 894-3437.

Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be available for public viewing prior to and after the meeting at. https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/FACAPublicViewCommitteeDetails?id=a10t0000001gzljAAA. Please click on the “Meeting Details” and “Documents” links. Records generated from this meeting may also be inspected and reproduced at the Regional Programs Unit, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are directed to the Commission's website, https://www.usccr.gov,, or may contact the Regional Programs Unit at the above email or street address.

Agenda

I. Welcome

II. Review Report Draft

III. Public Comment

IV. Next Steps

V. Adjournment