Notice of Public Meeting of the Wyoming 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 a briefing of the Wyoming Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Friday, November 1, 2019. The purpose of the briefing is to receive testimony from diverse stakeholders regarding civil rights concerns related to hate crimes in Wyoming. The Committee will consider the sufficiency of current equal protection laws in Wyoming, estimating the prevalence of alleged hate crime by using available data and testimonies, the prevalence of hate groups (if any) in the state, and challenges or barriers which may prevent law enforcement from addressing alleged hate crimes. The Committee will also consider best practices and recommendations for addressing related equal protection concerns.

DATES:

The briefing will be held on Friday, November 1, 2019 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. MT.

ADDRESSES:

Casper College, Strausner Hall, Room 217, 125 College Drive, Casper, WY 82601.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 meetings at https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/FACAPublicViewCommitteeDetails?id=a10t0000001gzliAAA.

Please click on the “Committee Meetings” tab. Records generated from these meetings may also be inspected and reproduced at the Regional Programs Unit, as they become available, both before and after the meetings. 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. Panel Presentations

III. AM Open Comment Session

IV. Panel Presentations

V. PM Open Comment Session

VI. Adjournment