[Federal Register: April 19, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 75)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office on Violence Against Women; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Office on Violence Against Women, Justice.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of the
forthcoming public meeting of the National Advisory Committee on
Violence Against Women (hereinafter Athe Committee@).
DATES: The meeting will take place on April 25, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m. and on April 26, 2006, from 8:30 am to 12 noon.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Westin City Center, 650
North Pearl Street, Dallas, TX 75201. Signs will be posted in the lobby
of the hotel to direct attendees to the meeting location.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Lonick, The National Advisory
Committee on Violence Against Women, 800 K Street, NW., Ste. 920,
Washington, DC 20530; by telephone at: (202) 307-6026; e-mail:
Saundra.Lonick@usdoj.gov; or fax: (202) 307-3911. You may also view the
Committee's Web site at: http://www.usdoj.gov/ovw/nac/welcome.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is required under
section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 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, the Violence
Against Women Act of 2005 and related laws. The Committee also assists
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. Because violence
against women is increasingly recognized as a public health problem of
staggering human cost, the Committee brings national attention to the
problem to increase public awareness of the need for prevention and
enhanced victim services.
This meeting will primarily focus on the Committee's work and the
Federal Government's response to violence against women; there will,
however, 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, the
Violence Against Women Act of 2005 and related laws.
Schedule: This meeting will be held on April 25, 2006, from 8:30
a.m. until 5 p.m. and on April 26, 2006 from 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon,
and will include breaks and a working lunch. Time will be reserved for
public comment on April 25 beginning at 10:45 a.m. and ending at 11:15
a.m., and on April 26 beginning at 11:15 a.m. and ending at 11:45 a.m.
See the section below for information on reserving time for public
comment.
Access: This meeting will be open to the public but registration on
a space-available basis is required. Persons who wish to attend must
register at least six (6) days in advance of the meeting by contacting
Sandy Lonick by e-mail at: Saundra.Lonick@usdoj.gov; or fax: (202) 307-
3911. 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. The meeting site is accessible to
individuals with disabilities. Individuals who require special
accommodations in order to attend the meeting should notify Sandy
Lonick by e-mail at: Saundra.Lonick@usdoj.gov; or fax at: (202) 307-
3911, no later than April 11, 2006. After this date, we will attempt to
satisfy accommodation requests, but cannot guarantee the availability
of any requests.
Written Comments: Interested parties are invited to submit written
comments by April 20, 2006 to Sandy Lonick at The National Advisory
Committee on Violence Against Women, 800 K Street, NW., Ste. 920,
Washington, DC 20530. Comments may also be submitted by e-mail at
Saundra.Lonick@usdoj.gov; or fax at (202) 307-3911.
Public Comment: Persons interested in participating during the
public comment period of the meeting, which will discuss the
implementation of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and the
Violence Against Women Act of 2000, the Violence Against Women Act of
2005 and related legislation, are requested to reserve time on the
agenda by contacting Sandy Lonick by e-mail at
Saundra.Lonick@usdoj.gov; or fax at (202) 307-3911. Requests must
include the participant's name, organization represented, if
appropriate, and a brief description of the issue. Each participant
will be permitted approximately 3 to 5 minutes to present comments,
depending on the number of individuals reserving 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 presenting
comments at the meeting, reservations should be made as soon as
possible. Persons unable to obtain reservations to speak during the
meetings are encouraged to submit written comments, which will be
accepted at the meeting site or may be mailed to the Committee at 800 K
Street, NW., Ste. 920, Washington, DC 20530.
Diane M. Stuart,
Director, Office on Violence Against Women.
[FR Doc. E6-5788 Filed 4-18-06; 8:45 am]
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