83_FR_11550 83 FR 11499 - Notice of Public Meeting of the Alaska Advisory Committee

83 FR 11499 - Notice of Public Meeting of the Alaska Advisory Committee

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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 51 (March 15, 2018)

Page Range11499-11500
FR Document2018-05234

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 meeting of the Alaska Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held at 12:00 p.m. (Alaska Time) Thursday, March 15, 2018. The purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to vote on final advisory memorandum on Alaska Native voting rights that will be issued to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11499-11500]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05234]


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Notice of Public Meeting of the Alaska Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Announcement of meeting.

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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 
meeting of the Alaska Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission 
will be held at 12:00 p.m.

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(Alaska Time) Thursday, March 15, 2018. The purpose of the meeting is 
for the Committee to vote on final advisory memorandum on Alaska Native 
voting rights that will be issued to the U.S. Commission on Civil 
Rights.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 15, 2018, at 12:00 
p.m. AKT.
Public Call Information:
Dial: 888-609-5689.
Conference ID: 3574845.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana Victoria Fortes (DFO) at 
[email protected] or (213) 894-3437.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is available to the public 
through the following toll-free call-in number: 888-609-5689, 
conference ID number: 3574845. 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 [email protected]. 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://facadatabase.gov/committee/meetings.aspx?cid=234. 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. Vote on Advisory Memorandum
III. Public Comment
IV. Next Steps
V. Adjournment

    Exceptional Circumstance: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, the notice 
for this meeting is given less than 15 calendar days prior to the 
meeting because of the exceptional circumstance of this Committee doing 
work on the FY 2018 statutory enforcement report.

    Dated: March 11, 2018.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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                                                assistance is expended. Audits are                        4. Main Point of Contact: Shawn                     ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION
                                                governed by USDA audit regulations.                     Arner, Deputy Assistant Administrator,
                                                See 7 CFR 1739.20 and 2 CFR part 200                    Office of Loan Origination and                        Notice of 109th Commission Meeting
                                                (Subpart F) for a description of the                    Approval, Rural Utilities Service, U.S.
                                                                                                                                                                 A notice by the U.S. Arctic Research
                                                financial reporting requirements.                       Department of Agriculture.
                                                                                                                                                              Commission on 03/09/2018.
                                                   c. Recipient and Sub-recipient
                                                                                                        H. Other Information                                     Notice is hereby given that the U.S.
                                                Reporting. The applicant must have the
                                                                                                                                                              Arctic Research Commission will hold
                                                necessary processes and systems in                      1. USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
                                                                                                                                                              its 109th meeting in Seattle, WA, on
                                                place to comply with the reporting                         In accordance with Federal civil                   April 21, 2018. The business sessions,
                                                requirements for first-tier sub-awards                  rights law and USDA civil rights                      open to the public, will convene at 8:30
                                                and executive compensation under the                    regulations and policies, the USDA, its               a.m. at The Edgewater Hotel, 2411
                                                Federal Funding Accountability and                      Agencies, offices, and employees, and                 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98121.
                                                Transparency Act of 2006 in the event                   institutions participating in or                         The Agenda items include:
                                                the applicant receives funding unless                   administering USDA programs are
                                                such applicant is exempt from such                                                                            (1) Call to order and approval of the
                                                                                                        prohibited from discriminating based on                     agenda
                                                reporting requirements pursuant to 2                    race, color, religion, sex, age, national
                                                CFR 170.110(b). The reporting                                                                                 (2) Approval of the minutes from the
                                                                                                        origin, marital status, sex, gender                         108th meeting
                                                requirements under the Transparency                     identity (including gender expression),
                                                Act pursuant to 2 CFR 170 are as                                                                              (3) Commissioners and staff reports
                                                                                                        sexual orientation, familial status,                  (4) Discussion and presentations
                                                follows:                                                disability, limited English proficiency,
                                                   i. First Tier Sub-Awards of $25,000 or                                                                           concerning Arctic research
                                                                                                        or because all or a part of an                              activities
                                                more (unless they are exempt under 2                    individual’s income is derived from a
                                                CFR part 170) must be reported by the                                                                            The meeting will focus on reports and
                                                                                                        public assistance program, political
                                                Recipient to https://www.fsrs.gov no                                                                          updates relating to programs and
                                                                                                        beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior
                                                later than the end of the month                                                                               research projects affecting Alaska and
                                                                                                        civil rights activity, in any program or
                                                following the month the obligation was                                                                        the greater Arctic.
                                                                                                        activity conducted or funded by USDA
                                                made. Please note that currently                                                                                 The Arctic Research and Policy Act of
                                                                                                        (not all bases apply to all programs).
                                                underway is a consolidation of eight                                                                          1984 (Title I Pub. L. 98–373) and the
                                                                                                        Remedies and complaint filing
                                                federal procurement systems, including                                                                        Presidential Executive Order on Arctic
                                                                                                        deadlines vary by program or incident.
                                                the Federal Sub-award Reporting                                                                               Research (Executive Order 12501) dated
                                                                                                           Persons with disabilities who require
                                                System (FSRS), into one system, the                                                                           January 28, 1985, established the United
                                                                                                        alternative means of communication for
                                                System for Award Management (SAM).                                                                            States Arctic Research Commission.
                                                                                                        program information (e.g., Braille, large
                                                As a result, the FSRS will soon be                                                                               If you plan to attend this meeting,
                                                                                                        print, audiotape, American Sign
                                                consolidated into and accessed through                                                                        please notify us via the contact
                                                                                                        Language, etc.) should contact the
                                                https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/                                                                            information below. Any person
                                                                                                        responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET
                                                SAM/.                                                                                                         planning to attend who requires special
                                                                                                        Center at 202–720–2600 (voice and
                                                   ii. The Total Compensation of the                                                                          accessibility features and/or auxiliary
                                                                                                        TDD) or contact USDA through the
                                                Recipient’s Executives (the five most                                                                         aids, such as sign language interpreters,
                                                                                                        Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
                                                highly compensated executives) must be                                                                        must inform the Commission of those
                                                                                                        Additionally, program information may
                                                reported by the Recipient (if the                                                                             needs in advance of the meeting.
                                                                                                        be made available in languages other
                                                Recipient meets the criteria under 2 CFR                                                                         Contact person for further
                                                                                                        than English. To file a program
                                                part 170) to https://www.sam.gov/                                                                             information: Kathy Farrow,
                                                                                                        discrimination complaint, complete the
                                                portal/public/SAM/ by the end of the                                                                          Communications Specialist, U.S. Arctic
                                                                                                        USDA Program Discrimination
                                                month following the month in which                                                                            Research Commission, 703–525–0111 or
                                                                                                        Complaint Form, AD–3027, found
                                                the award was made.                                                                                           TDD 703–306–0090.
                                                                                                        online at https://www.ascr.usda.gov/ad-
                                                   iii. The Total Compensation of the                   3027-usda-program-discrimination-                     Kathy Farrow,
                                                Sub-recipient’s Executives (the five                    complaint-form and at any USDA office                 Communications Specialist.
                                                most highly compensated executives)                     or write a letter addressed to USDA and               [FR Doc. 2018–05213 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am]
                                                must be reported by the Sub-recipient (if               provide in the letter all of the                      BILLING CODE 7555–01–P
                                                the Sub-recipient meets the criteria                    information requested in the form.
                                                under 2 CFR part 170) to the Recipient                     To request a copy of the complaint
                                                by the end of the month following the                   form, call (866) 632–9992. Submit your
                                                month in which the sub-award was                                                                              COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
                                                                                                        completed form or letter to USDA by:
                                                made.                                                      a. Mail: U.S. Department of                        Notice of Public Meeting of the Alaska
                                                   d. Record Keeping and Accounting.                    Agriculture, Office of the Assistant                  Advisory Committee
                                                The contract will contain provisions                    Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400
                                                related to record keeping and                           Independence Avenue SW, Washington,                   AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil
                                                accounting requirements.                                DC 20250–9410;                                        Rights.
                                                G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts                        b. Facsimile: (202) 690–7442; or                   ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
                                                                                                           c. Email: at program.intake@usda.gov.
                                                  1. Website: https://www.rd.usda.gov/                                                                        SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given,
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                                                                                                           d. USDA is an equal opportunity
                                                programs-services/community-connect-                    provider, employer, and lender.                       pursuant to the provisions of the rules
                                                grants. This site maintains up-to-date                                                                        and regulations of the U.S. Commission
                                                resources and contact information for                     Dated: February 14, 2018.                           on Civil Rights (Commission) and the
                                                the Community Connect Grant Program;                    Christopher A. McLean,                                Federal Advisory Committee Act
                                                  2. Telephone: 202–720–0800;                           Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.        (FACA) that a meeting of the Alaska
                                                  3. Email: community.connect@                          [FR Doc. 2018–05200 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am]           Advisory Committee (Committee) to the
                                                wdc.usda.gov; and                                       BILLING CODE P                                        Commission will be held at 12:00 p.m.


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                                                (Alaska Time) Thursday, March 15,                       Regional Programs Unit at the above                      Persons with hearing impairments
                                                2018. The purpose of the meeting is for                 email or street address.                              may also follow the discussion by first
                                                the Committee to vote on final advisory                                                                       calling the Federal Relay Service at 1–
                                                                                                        Agenda
                                                memorandum on Alaska Native voting                                                                            800–877–8339 and providing the
                                                rights that will be issued to the U.S.                  I. Welcome                                            operator with the toll-free conference
                                                Commission on Civil Rights.                             II. Vote on Advisory Memorandum
                                                                                                        III. Public Comment
                                                                                                                                                              call-in number: 1–888–298–3457 and
                                                DATES: The meeting will be held on                      IV. Next Steps                                        conference ID: 8259032.
                                                Thursday, March 15, 2018, at 12:00 p.m.                 V. Adjournment                                           Members of the public are invited to
                                                AKT.
                                                                                                          Exceptional Circumstance: Pursuant                  make statements during the open
                                                Public Call Information:
                                                Dial: 888–609–5689.                                     to 41 CFR 102–3.150, the notice for this              comment period of the meeting or
                                                Conference ID: 3574845.                                 meeting is given less than 15 calendar                submit written comments. The
                                                                                                        days prior to the meeting because of the              comments must be received in the
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana
                                                                                                        exceptional circumstance of this                      regional office approximately 30 days
                                                Victoria Fortes (DFO) at afortes@
                                                                                                        Committee doing work on the FY 2018                   after each scheduled meeting. Written
                                                usccr.gov or (213) 894–3437.
                                                                                                        statutory enforcement report.                         comments may be mailed to the Eastern
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
                                                meeting is available to the public                        Dated: March 11, 2018.                              Regional Office, U.S. Commission on
                                                through the following toll-free call-in                 David Mussatt,                                        Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania
                                                number: 888–609–5689, conference ID                     Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.            Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC
                                                number: 3574845. Any interested                         [FR Doc. 2018–05234 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am]           20425, faxed to (202) 376–7548, or
                                                member of the public may call this                      BILLING CODE P                                        emailed to Evelyn Bohor at ero@
                                                number and listen to the meeting.                                                                             usccr.gov. Persons who desire
                                                Callers can expect to incur charges for                                                                       additional information may contact the
                                                calls they initiate over wireless lines,                COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS                            Eastern Regional Office at (202) 376–
                                                and the Commission will not refund any                                                                        7533.
                                                                                                        Notice of Public Meeting of the
                                                incurred charges. Callers will incur no                                                                          Records and documents discussed
                                                                                                        Maryland Advisory Committee
                                                charge for calls they initiate over land-                                                                     during the meeting will be available for
                                                line connections to the toll-free                       AGENCY:   Commission on Civil Rights.                 public viewing as they become available
                                                telephone number. Persons with hearing                  ACTION:   Announcement of meeting.                    at https://facadatabase.gov/committee/
                                                impairments may also follow the                                                                               meetings.aspx?cid=253, click the
                                                proceedings by first calling the Federal                SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given,
                                                                                                        pursuant to the provisions of the rules               ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and ‘‘Documents’’
                                                Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and
                                                                                                        and regulations of the U.S. Commission                links. Records generated from this
                                                providing the Service with the
                                                                                                        on Civil Rights (Commission), and the                 meeting may also be inspected and
                                                conference call number and conference
                                                ID number.                                              Federal Advisory Committee Act                        reproduced at the Eastern Regional
                                                   Members of the public are entitled to                (FACA), that a meeting of the Maryland                Office, as they become available, both
                                                make comments during the open period                    Advisory Committee to the Commission                  before and after the meetings. Persons
                                                at the end of the meeting. Members of                   will convene by conference call at 12:00              interested in the work of this advisory
                                                the public may also submit written                      p.m. (EDT) on Friday, April 11, 2018.                 committee are advised to go to the
                                                comments; the comments must be                          The purpose of the meeting is to plan its             Commission’s website, www.usccr.gov,
                                                received in the Regional Programs Unit                  next civil rights project.                            or to contact the Eastern Regional Office
                                                within 30 days following the meeting.                   DATES: Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at                  at the above phone numbers, email or
                                                Written comments may be mailed to the                   12:00 p.m. (EDT)                                      street address.
                                                Western Regional Office, U.S.                              Public Call-In Information:
                                                                                                        Conference call-in number: 1–888–298–                 Agenda
                                                Commission on Civil Rights, 300 North
                                                Los Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los                     3457 and conference ID: 8259032.                      Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 12:00 p.m.
                                                Angeles, CA 90012. They may be faxed                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      (EDT)
                                                to the Commission at (213) 894–0508, or                 Evelyn Bohor at ero@usccr.gov or by
                                                emailed Ana Victoria Fortes at afortes@                 phone at 202–376–7533.                                •   Rollcall
                                                usccr.gov. Persons who desire                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested                 •   Planning Meeting
                                                additional information may contact the                  members of the public may listen to the
                                                                                                                                                              •   Other Business
                                                Regional Programs Unit at (213) 894–                    discussion by calling the following toll-
                                                3437.                                                   free conference call-in number: 1–888–                •   Open Comment
                                                   Records and documents discussed                      298–3457 and conference ID: 8259032.                  •   Adjourn
                                                during the meeting will be available for                Please be advised that before placing
                                                                                                                                                                Dated: March 9, 2018.
                                                public viewing prior to and after the                   them into the conference call, the
                                                meeting at https://facadatabase.gov/                    conference call operator will ask callers             David Mussatt,
                                                committee/meetings.aspx?cid=234.                        to provide their names, their                         Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
                                                Please click on the ‘‘Meeting Details’’                 organizational affiliations (if any), and             [FR Doc. 2018–05215 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am]
                                                and ‘‘Documents’’ links. Records                        email addresses (so that callers may be               BILLING CODE P
                                                generated from this meeting may also be                 notified of future meetings). Callers can
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                                                inspected and reproduced at the                         expect to incur charges for calls they
                                                Regional Programs Unit, as they become                  initiate over wireless lines, and the
                                                available, both before and after the                    Commission will not refund any
                                                meeting. Persons interested in the work                 incurred charges. Callers will incur no
                                                of this Committee are directed to the                   charge for calls they initiate over land-
                                                Commission’s website, https://                          line connections to the toll-free
                                                www.usccr.gov, or may contact the                       conference call-in number.


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionAnnouncement of meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on Thursday, March 15, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. AKT. Public Call Information: Dial: 888-609-5689. Conference ID: 3574845.
ContactAna Victoria Fortes (DFO) at [email protected] or (213) 894-3437.
FR Citation83 FR 11499 

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