[Federal Register: February 11, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 28)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OJP(OVAW)-1373]
Meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Violence Against
Women
AGENCY: Office on Violence Against Women, Office of Justice Programs,
Justice.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming public meeting of the National Advisory Committee on
Violence Against Women (hereinafter ``the Committee'').
DATES: The meeting will take place on February 20 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,
and on February 21 from 9 a.m.-2:15 p.m.
ADDRESS: The meeting will take place at the Adolphus Hotel, 1321
Commerce Street, Dallas, Texas 75202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Omar A. Vargas, Special Assistant, The
National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women, 810 Seventh
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531. Telephone: (202) 307-6026. E-mail:
AskNAC@ojp.usdoj.gov Fax: (202) 307-3911. View the Committee's Web site
at: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/nac/welcome.html
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee is chartered by the Attorney
General, and co-chaired by the Attorney General and the Secretary of
Health and Human Services (the Secretary), to provide the Attorney
General and the Secretary with practical and general policy advice
concerning implementation of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994,
the Violence Against Women Act of 2000, and related laws, and will
assist in the efforts of the Department of Justice and the Department
of Health and Human Services to combat violence against women,
especially domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
In addition, because violence is increasingly recognized as a
public health problem of staggering human cost, the Committee will
bring national attention to the problem of violence against women and
increase public awareness of the need for prevention and enhanced
victim services.
This meeting will primarily focus on organizational and planning
aspects of the Committee's work; however there will be an opportunity
for public comment on the Committee's role in providing general policy
guidance on implementation of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994,
the Violence Against Women Act of 2000, and related legislation.
Meeting Format
This meeting will be held according to the following schedule:
1. Date: Thursday, February 20, 2003.
Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., including breaks.
2. Date: Friday, February 21, 2003.
Time: 9 a.m.-11:45 am, sub-committees will convene in sessions not
open to the public. 12 p.m.-2:15 p.m., the whole Committee will
reconvene in a session open to the public.
The meeting scheduled for February 20, 2003 will begin with
presentations from invited speakers representing Violence Against Women
Act implementation by the Departments of Justice, and Health and Human
Services. After the presentations by invited speakers, Committee
members will consider their charge and convene subcommittees. Time will
be reserved for comments from the public, beginning at 4:30 p.m. and
ending at 5 p.m. See the section below on Reserving Time for Public
Comment for information on how to reserve time on the agenda.
The meeting scheduled for February 21, 2003, will consist of review
and discussion by the Committee of the charge and reports by the
subcommittees regarding the Committee's work-plan and forthcoming
recommendations to the Attorney General and the Secretary.
Attending the Meeting
The meeting on February 20, and the afternoon session of the
meeting on February 21, will be open to the public. (The Committee will
convene in closed sub-committee sessions on the morning of February 21,
2003, pursuant to 41
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CFR 102-3.160.) Registrations for the public sessions will be accepted
on a space available basis. Members of the public who wish to attend
must register at least six (6) days in advance of the meeting by
contacting Omar A. Vargas, Special Assistant, at the e-mail address or
fax number listed above. Access to the meeting will not be allowed
without registration, and all attendees will be required to sign in at
the meeting registration desk. Please bring photo identification and
allow extra time prior to the meeting.
Individuals who will need special accommodations for a disability
in order to attend the meetings should notify Omar A. Vargas, Special
Assistant, at the above e-mail address or by fax, no later than
February 14, 2003. We will attempt to meet requests after this date,
but cannot guarantee availability of the requested accommodation. The
meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities.
Submitting Written Comments
Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to the
Committee, by September 30, 2003, using one of the following methods:
by e-mail to AskNAC@ojp.usdoj.gov; by fax on (202)-307-3911; or by mail
to The National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women, 810
Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531. Due to delays in mail
delivery caused by heightened security, please allow adequate time for
the mail to be received (we recommend 3-4 weeks).
Reserving Time for Public Comment
If you are interested in participating during the public comment
period of the meeting, on the implementation of the Violence Against
Women Act of 1994, and the Violence Against Women Act of 2000, you are
requested to reserve time on the agenda by contacting the Office on
Violence Against Women, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of
Justice by e-mail or fax. Please include your name, the organization
you represent, if appropriate, and a brief description of the issue you
would like to present. Participants will be allowed approximately 3 to
5 minutes to present their comments, depending on the number of
individuals who reserve time on the agenda. Participants are also
encouraged to submit two written copies of their comments at the
meeting.
Given the expected number of individuals interested in providing
comments at the meetings, reservations for presenting comments should
be made as soon as possible. Persons who are unable to obtain
reservations to speak during the meetings are encouraged to submit
written comments, which will be accepted at each meeting site or may be
mailed to the Committee at the address listed under the section on
Submitting Written Comments.
Notice of this meeting is required under section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Diane Stuart,
Director, Office on Violence Against Women.
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