82_FR_13352 82 FR 13306 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

82 FR 13306 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 46 (March 10, 2017)

Page Range13306-13307
FR Document2017-04904

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 46 (Friday, March 10, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 46 (Friday, March 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13306-13307]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04904]


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 COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

AGENCY: United States Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Notice of Commission Briefing and Business Meeting.

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DATES: Friday, March 17, 2017, at 9:30 a.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: National Place Building, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 11th 
Floor, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20245 (Entrance on F Street NW.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Walch, phone: (202) 376-8371; 
TTY: (202) 376-8116; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This business meeting is open to the public. 
There will also be a public call-in line (listen only): 1-877-545-1402; 
Call ID # 874-9423.
    Hearing-impaired persons who will attend the briefing and require 
the services of a sign language interpreter should contact Pamela 
Dunston at (202) 376-8105 or at [email protected] at least three 
business days before the scheduled date of the meeting.
    During the briefing portion, Commissioners will ask questions and 
discuss the civil rights topic with the panelists. The public may 
submit written comments on the briefing topic to the above mailing 
address for 30 days after the briefing. Please direct your comments to 
the attention of the ``Staff Director'' and clearly mark ``Briefing 
Comments Inside'' on the outside of the envelope. Please note we are 
unable to return any comments or submitted materials. Comments may also 
be submitted by email to [email protected].

Meeting Agenda

I. Approval of Agenda
II. Public Briefing on Targeted Fines and Fees against Low-Income 
People of Color: Civil Rights and Constitutional Implications--(9:30 
a.m. for opening remarks)
    A. Panel One: Department of Justice's (DOJ) ``Dear Colleague'' 
Letter and Other Voluntary Court Reform Efforts (9:40 a.m.-10:55 a.m.)
    Court Administrators reflect on the impact of the ``Dear 
Colleague'' letter on municipal court reform, the availability of 
federal grant monies for reform, and discuss other voluntary court 
reforms taking place across U.S. states.
     David Slayton, Texas Court of Court Administration
     Martha Wright, Judicial Council of California
     Cynthia Delostrinos, Washington State Supreme Court's 
Minority and Justice Commission
     Sherri Paschal, Missouri Office of State Courts 
Administrator
    B. Panel Two: Ferguson and Beyond: Patterns and Practices (11:00 
a.m.-12:15 p.m.)
    Community advocates, the Missouri court system, and an individual 
involved in investigating the City of Ferguson's municipal court 
practices discuss: (1) The implementation of the initial reforms, (2) 
what is working and not working, (3) how those reforms have affected 
the lived experience of citizens, and (4) whether other reforms are 
needed.
     Chiraag Bains, Criminal Justice Policy Program, Harvard 
Law School
     Judge Karl DeMarce, Circuit Court of Scotland County, MO, 
and Sherri Paschal, Missouri Office of State Courts Administrator
     Thomas Harvey, Arch City Defenders
    Lunch Break 12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m.
    C. Panel Three: Fines and Fees' Date and Research, and 
Recommendations (1:15 p.m.-3:00 p.m.)
    Professors and criminal justice experts discuss the data regarding 
how the practice of generating revenue through the municipal court 
system has impacted low-income communities of color, and provide policy 
recommendations for reforming municipal court systems.
     Sarah Shannon, Ph.D., University of Georgia
     Derek Cohen, Texas Public Policy Foundation; Right on 
Crime
     Mitali Nagrecha, Criminal Justice Policy Program, Harvard 
Law School

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     Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform
     Marc Levin, Texas Public Policy Foundation; Right on Crime
     Neil Sobol, Texas A&M University
    D. Adjourn Briefing--3:00 p.m.
III. Break 3:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
IV. Business Meeting
    A. Program Planning
     Discussion and vote on Michigan SAC letters
     Discussion and vote on Indiana SAC letters
    B. State Advisory Committees
     Vote on appointments to the Louisiana State Advisory 
Committee
     Vote on appointments to the Florida State Advisory 
Committee
     Vote on appointments to the Nebraska State Advisory 
Committee
     Vote on appointments to the Texas State Advisory Committee
     Presentation by Chair of Kansas State Advisory Committee 
on Voting Rights in Kansas and the Kansas Secure and Fair Elections Act
    C. Management and Operations
     Staff Director's Report
     Staff Changes
III. Adjourn Meeting.

    Dated: March 8, 2017.
Brian Walch,
Director, Communications and Public Engagement.
[FR Doc. 2017-04904 Filed 3-8-17; 4:15 pm]
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13306 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 46 / Friday, March 10, 2017 / Notices collection and recordkeeping activities Estimated Total Annual Burden on II. Public Briefing on Targeted Fines and (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice Respondents: 9 hours. Fees against Low-Income People of identifies an information collection that Copies of this information collection Color: Civil Rights and RUS is submitting to OMB for can be obtained from Rebecca Hunt, Constitutional Implications—(9:30 extension. Program Development and Regulatory a.m. for opening remarks) Comments are invited on: (a) Whether Analysis, at (202) 205–3660, FAX: (202) A. Panel One: Department of Justice’s the proposed collection of information 720–8435. Email: Rebecca.Hunt@ (DOJ) ‘‘Dear Colleague’’ Letter and is necessary for the proper performance wdc.usda.gov. Other Voluntary Court Reform of the functions of the Agency, All responses to this notice will be Efforts (9:40 a.m.–10:55 a.m.) including whether the information will summarized and included in the request Court Administrators reflect on the have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of for OMB approval. All comments will impact of the ‘‘Dear Colleague’’ the Agency’s estimate of the burden of also become a matter of public record. letter on municipal court reform, the proposed collection of information Dated: February 22, 2017. the availability of federal grant including the validity of the Christopher A. McLean, monies for reform, and discuss methodology and assumptions used; (c) Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. other voluntary court reforms taking ways to enhance the quality, utility and place across U.S. states. [FR Doc. 2017–04762 Filed 3–9–17; 8:45 am] clarity of the information to be • David Slayton, Texas Court of Court BILLING CODE P collected; and (d) ways to minimize the Administration burden of the collection of information • Martha Wright, Judicial Council of on those who are to respond, including California through the use of appropriate COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS • Cynthia Delostrinos, Washington automated, electronic, mechanical, or State Supreme Court’s Minority and Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Justice Commission other technological collection techniques or other forms of information AGENCY: United States Commission on • Sherri Paschal, Missouri Office of technology. Comments may be sent to: Civil Rights. State Courts Administrator Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, ACTION: Notice of Commission Briefing B. Panel Two: Ferguson and Beyond: Program Development and Regulatory and Business Meeting. Patterns and Practices (11:00 a.m.– Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. 12:15 p.m.) Department of Agriculture, 1400 DATES: Friday, March 17, 2017, at 9:30 Community advocates, the Missouri Independence Avenue SW., STOP 1522, a.m. EST. court system, and an individual Room 5164–S, Washington, DC 20250– involved in investigating the City of ADDRESSES: National Place Building, 1522. Telephone: (202) 690–4492, FAX: Ferguson’s municipal court 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 11th (202) 720–8435. Email: practices discuss: (1) The Floor, Suite 1150, Washington, DC Thomas.Dickson@wdc.usda.gov. implementation of the initial 20245 (Entrance on F Street NW.) Title: 7 CFR part 1777, Section 306C, reforms, (2) what is working and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Water and Waste Disposal (WWD) Loans not working, (3) how those reforms Brian Walch, phone: (202) 376–8371; have affected the lived experience and Grants. TTY: (202) 376–8116; publicaffairs@ of citizens, and (4) whether other OMB Control Number: 0572–0109. usccr.gov. reforms are needed. Type of Request: Extension of a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This • Chiraag Bains, Criminal Justice currently approved information business meeting is open to the public. Policy Program, Harvard Law collection. There will also be a public call-in line School Abstract: Section 306C of the (listen only): 1–877–545–1402; Call ID # • Judge Karl DeMarce, Circuit Court Consolidated Farm and Rural 874–9423. of Scotland County, MO, and Sherri Development Act (7 U.S.C. 926c) Hearing-impaired persons who will Paschal, Missouri Office of State authorizes the Rural Utilities Service to attend the briefing and require the Courts Administrator make loans and grants to low-income services of a sign language interpreter • Thomas Harvey, Arch City rural communities whose residents face should contact Pamela Dunston at (202) Defenders significant health risks. These 376–8105 or at signlanguage@usccr.gov Lunch Break 12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m. communities do not have access to, or at least three business days before the C. Panel Three: Fines and Fees’ Date are not served by, adequate affordable scheduled date of the meeting. and Research, and water supply systems or waste disposal During the briefing portion, Recommendations (1:15 p.m.–3:00 facilities. The loans and grants will be Commissioners will ask questions and p.m.) available to provide water and waste discuss the civil rights topic with the Professors and criminal justice disposal facilities and services to these panelists. The public may submit experts discuss the data regarding communities, as determined by the written comments on the briefing topic how the practice of generating Secretary. to the above mailing address for 30 days revenue through the municipal The Section 306c WWD loans and after the briefing. Please direct your court system has impacted low- Grants program is administered through comments to the attention of the ‘‘Staff income communities of color, and 7 CFR part 1777. Director’’ and clearly mark ‘‘Briefing provide policy recommendations Estimate of Burden: Public reporting Comments Inside’’ on the outside of the for reforming municipal court burden for this collection of information sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES envelope. Please note we are unable to systems. is estimated to average 9 hours per return any comments or submitted • Sarah Shannon, Ph.D., University of response. materials. Comments may also be Georgia Respondents: Not for profits; State, submitted by email to municipalfees@ • Derek Cohen, Texas Public Policy Local or Tribal Government. usccr.gov. Foundation; Right on Crime Estimated Number of Respondents: 1. • Mitali Nagrecha, Criminal Justice Estimated Number of Responses per Meeting Agenda Policy Program, Harvard Law Respondent: 1. I. 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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 46 / Friday, March 10, 2017 / Notices 13307 • Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Burden Hours: 51,072. The new response burden estimate was Reform Needs and Uses: The 2017 Economic determined based on cognitive testing • Marc Levin, Texas Public Policy Census of Island Areas uses direct data done in Puerto Rico, as the instruments Foundation; Right on Crime collection supplemented by data from are modeled after the forms Puerto Rico • Neil Sobol, Texas A&M University Federal administrative records to has been receiving. D. Adjourn Briefing—3:00 p.m. compile statistics on approximately The 2017 Economic Census of Island III. Break 3:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. 51,000 business establishments in Areas will cover the following NAICS IV. Business Meeting industries defined by the 2017 North sectors of the U.S. economy: A. Program Planning American Industry Classification • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas • Discussion and vote on Michigan System (NAICS) operating in Puerto Extraction SAC letters Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the • Utilities • Discussion and vote on Indiana Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. • Construction SAC letters Virgin Islands and American Samoa. • Manufacturing B. State Advisory Committees The enumeration of business • Wholesale Trade • Vote on appointments to the establishments located within the 50 • Retail Trade Louisiana State Advisory states will be submitted separately to • Transportation and Warehousing Committee the Office of Management and Budget • Information • Vote on appointments to the Florida (OMB) for approval. • Finance and Insurance State Advisory Committee The Economic Census of Island Areas • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing • Vote on appointments to the provides the only source of • Professional, Scientific and Technical Nebraska State Advisory Committee comprehensive data for the Island Areas Services • Vote on appointments to the Texas at a geographic level similar to U.S. • Management of Companies and State Advisory Committee counties. It will produce basic statistics Enterprises • Presentation by Chair of Kansas by industry for number of • Administrative and Support and State Advisory Committee on establishments, value of shipments/ Waste Management and Remediation Voting Rights in Kansas and the receipts/revenue/sales, payroll, and Services Kansas Secure and Fair Elections employment. It also will yield a variety • Educational Services Act of industry-specific statistics, • Health Care and Social Assistance C. Management and Operations depreciable assets, selected purchased • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation • Staff Director’s Report services, inventories, and capital • Accommodation and Food Services • Staff Changes expenditures, value of shipments/ • Other Services (except Public III. Adjourn Meeting. receipts/revenue/sales by product line Administration) as defined by the North American Dated: March 8, 2017. Product Classification System (NAPCS), Although some sectors do not have Brian Walch, size of establishments, and other activity, they are not considered Director, Communications and Public industry-specific measures. excluded from the Economic Census of Engagement. Historically American Samoa, the Island Areas. [FR Doc. 2017–04904 Filed 3–8–17; 4:15 pm] Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana The economic census will produce BILLING CODE 6335–01–P Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin basic statistics by industry for the Islands each received only one general number of establishments, value of economic census questionnaire to cover shipments/receipts/revenue/sales, all sectors. For the 2017 Economic payroll, and employment. It also will DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE yield a variety of industry-specific Census of Island Areas, in an effort to Submission for OMB Review; provide all of the territories more statistics, including expenses, Comment Request complete and comparable data, depreciable assets, selected purchased American Samoa, the Commonwealth of services, inventories, and capital The Department of Commerce will the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, expenditures, value of shipments/ submit to the Office of Management and and the Virgin Islands will receive eight receipts/revenue/sales by product line Budget (OMB) for clearance the sector group specific instruments, as defined by the North American following proposal for collection of similar to what has been collected for Product Classification System (NAPCS), information under the provisions of the Puerto Rico in prior censuses. The type of operation, size of Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. expanded content will cover the establishments, and other industry- chapter 35). following sectors: Utilities, specific measures. Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. Transportation, and Warehousing; The Economic Census of Island Areas Title: 2017 Economic Census of Island Construction; Manufacturing; Wholesale is the major source of information about Areas. Trade; Retail Trade; Other Services; the structure and functioning of the OMB Control Number: 0607–0937. Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental economies of each Island Area, and Form Number(s): IA–92101, IA– and Leasing; and Accommodation and features the only recognized source of 92103, IA–92104, IA–92301, IA–92303, Food Services. The use of forms tailored data at a geographic level similar to U.S. IA–92304, IA–93101, IA–93103, IA– to the business sector allows for more counties. Economic census statistics 93104, IA–94201, IA–94203, IA–94204, detailed data collection that is not serve as part of the framework for the IA–94401, IA–94403, IA–94404, IA– feasible using one form covering all national accounts of the Island Areas sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 95101, IA–95103, IA–95104, IA–95201, sectors of the economy. However, the and provides essential information for IA–95203, IA–95204, IA–97201, IA– expanded content and additional government, business, and the general 97203, IA–97204. questions on the sector driven public. The governments of the Island Type of Request: Reinstatement of a instruments will increase the previous Areas and the Bureau of Economic previously approved collection. response time for American Samoa, the Analysis (BEA) rely on the economic Number of Respondents: 51,072. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana census as an important part of the Average Hours per Response: 1 hour. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Commission Briefing and Business Meeting.
DatesFriday, March 17, 2017, at 9:30 a.m. EST.
ContactBrian Walch, phone: (202) 376-8371; TTY: (202) 376-8116; [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 13306 
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