[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47267-47268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22199]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2009-0115]


DHS Workforce Diversity

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting and request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: On September 16, 2009, the Department of Homeland Security 
(DHS), Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer will host a DHS 
Workforce Diversity informational meeting to discuss ways to enhance 
diversity within the DHS workforce and, in particular, among the 
Department's senior leadership ranks. The purpose of this meeting is to 
provide stakeholders from the diversity community with an overview of 
DHS diversity policy, initiatives, and planning. The meeting, which 
will also be attended by representatives from the DHS Office for Civil 
Rights and Civil Liberties, DHS component representatives and members 
of the diversity community, is strictly informational and it is not 
meant to result in advice or recommendations to the Department.
    In addition to the meeting, DHS is opening a public docket at 
http://www.regulations.gov, docket no. DHS-2009-0115, to receive public 
comments and related material regarding DHS workplace diversity and, in 
particular, ways to enhance diversity in DHS senior leadership 
positions.

DATES: Comments and related material submitted electronically must be 
submitted to the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov 
on or before October 30, 2009. Comments and related material submitted 
by facsimile or mail must reach the Department of Homeland Security, 
Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer, Diversity Program Manager at 
the address shown below on or before October 30, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments and related material identified by 
DHS docket number DHS-2009-0115, using any one of the following 
methods:

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    (1) Via the Internet at Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments 
and use docket number DHS-2009-0115.
    (2) Via facsimile to Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer, DHS 
Diversity Program Manager, ATTN: Ms. Patricia Trujillo, at 202-357-
8140. Please limit any facsimile submissions to 20 pages.
    (3) By mail to the Department of Homeland Security, Office of the 
Chief Human Capital Officer, DHS Diversity Program Manager, ATTN: Ms. 
Patricia Trujillo, Department of Homeland Security, USM/CHCO Mail Stop 
0170, Diversity Program Manager, 245 Murray Lane, SW., Washington, DC 
20528-0170.
    Please use only one of these three methods to prevent duplication. 
All comments and related material received will be posted, without 
change, to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any personal 
information you have provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions regarding this 
notice please contact DHS Diversity Program Manager, Ms. Patricia 
Trujillo at 202-357-8228, facsimile 202-357-8140, or via mail to 
Department of Homeland Security, USM/CHCO Mail Stop 0170, Diversity 
Program Manager, 245 Murray Lane, SW., Washington, DC 20528-0170.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background and Purpose: The Department of Homeland Security 
protects the nation from terrorist attacks, responds to natural 
disasters and secures the borders against unlawful entry, drug 
trafficking and other illegal activities. DHS believes that a diverse 
workforce, led by a diverse cadre of senior executives, is key to 
successfully completing these important missions. DHS is committed to 
making the vision of a diverse workforce in DHS a reality. DHS is 
asking for public comments that address ways to enhance diversity in 
DHS senior leadership ranks and other positions. As part of carrying 
out this commitment, DHS has invited over fifty organizations from the 
diversity community to participate in a half-day forum to discuss ways 
to enhance diversity among the Department's senior leadership ranks, 
while seeking input regarding ways to improve the diversity of the DHS 
workforce at all levels.
    Procedural: Due to space and other facility constraints, the DHS 
Workforce Diversity meeting is by invitation only and is not open to 
the public at large. DHS is, however, highly interested in receiving 
comments and related materials from those not able to attend the 
meeting, and is opening a public docket at DHS-2009-0115 to permit the 
public to post comments and related material for DHS review. DHS will 
not record comments made at the DHS Workforce Diversity meeting, but 
will post a summary of those comments to the Federal eRulemaking docket 
for public review.
    This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552.

Jeffrey Neal,
Chief Human Capital Officer,
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E9-22199 Filed 9-14-09; 8:45 am]
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