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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 90 (Monday, May 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26891-26892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11320]

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 COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Advisory Committees Expiration

AGENCY: United States Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Solicitation of applications.

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SUMMARY: Because the terms of the members of the Tennessee Advisory 
Committee are expiring on August 15, 2015, the United States Commission 
on Civil Rights hereby invites any individual who is eligible to be 
appointed to apply. The memberships are exclusively for the Tennessee 
Advisory Committee, and applicants must be residents of Tennessee to be 
considered. Letters of interest must be received by the Southern 
Regional Office of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights no later than 
June 15, 2015. Letters of interest must be sent to the address listed 
below.
    Because the terms of the members of the Maine Advisory Committee 
are expiring on August 15, 2015, the United States Commission on Civil 
Rights hereby invites any individual who is eligible to be appointed to 
apply. The memberships are exclusively for the Maine Advisory 
Committee, and applicants must be residents of Maine to be considered. 
Letters of interest must be received by the Eastern Regional Office of 
the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights no later than June 15, 2015. 
Letters of interest must be sent to the address listed below.
    Because the terms of the members of the Rhode Island Advisory 
Committee are expiring on August 15, 2015, the United States Commission 
on Civil Rights hereby invites any individual who is eligible to be 
appointed to apply. The memberships are exclusively for the Rhode 
Island Advisory Committee, and applicants must be residents of Rhode 
Island to be considered. Letters of interest must be received by the 
Eastern Regional Office of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights no later 
than June 15, 2015. Letters of interest must be sent to the address 
listed below.
    Because the terms of the members of the West Virginia Advisory 
Committee are expiring on August 15, 2015, the United States Commission 
on Civil Rights hereby invites any individual who is eligible to be 
appointed to apply. The memberships are exclusively for the West 
Virginia Advisory Committee, and applicants must be residents of West 
Virginia to be considered. Letters of interest must be received by the 
Eastern Regional Office of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights no later 
than June 15, 2015. Letters of interest must be sent to the address 
listed below.

DATES: Letters of interest for membership on the Tennessee Advisory 
Committee should be received no later than June 15, 2015.
    Letters of interest for membership on the Maine Advisory Committee 
should be received no later than June 15, 2015.
    Letters of interest for membership on the Rhode Island Advisory 
Committee should be received no later than June 15, 2015.
    Letters of interest for membership on the West Virginia Advisory 
Committee should be received no later than June 15, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send letters of interest for the Tennessee Advisory 
Committee to: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Southern Regional 
Office, 61 Forsyth Street, Suite 16T126, Atlanta, GA 30303. Letter can 
also be sent via email to jhinton@usccr.gov.
    Send letters of interest for the Maine Advisory Committee to: U.S. 
Commission on Civil Rights, Eastern Regional Office, 1331 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW., Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425. Letter can also be sent via 
email to eroaa@usccr.gov.
    Send letters of interest for the Rhode Island Advisory Committee 
to: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Eastern Regional Office, 1331 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425. Letter can 
also be sent via email to eroaa@usccr.gov.
    Send letters of interest for the West Virginia Advisory Committee 
to: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Eastern Regional Office, 1331 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425. Letter can 
also be sent via email to eroaa@usccr.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Mussatt, Chief, Regional 
Programs Unit, 55 W. Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 
353-8311. Questions can also be directed via email to 
dmussatt@usccr.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tennessee, Maine, Rhode Island, and West 
Virginia Advisory Committees are statutorily mandated federal advisory 
committees of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
1975a. Under the charter for the advisory committees, the purpose is to 
provide advice and recommendations to the U.S. Commission on Civil 
Rights (Commission) on a broad range of civil rights matters in its 
respective state that pertain to alleged deprivations of voting rights 
or discrimination or denials of equal protection of the laws because of 
race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or the 
administration of justice. Advisory committees also provide assistance 
to the Commission in

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its statutory obligation to serve as a national clearinghouse for civil 
rights information.
    Each advisory committee consists of not more than 19 members, each 
of whom will serve a four-year term. Members serve as unpaid Special 
Government Employees who are reimbursed for travel and expenses. To be 
eligible to be on an advisory committee, applicants must be residents 
of the respective state or district, and have demonstrated expertise or 
interest in civil rights issues.
    The Commission is an independent, bipartisan agency established by 
Congress in 1957 to focus on matters of race, color, religion, sex, 
age, disability, or national origin. Its mandate is to:
     Investigate complaints from citizens that their voting 
rights are being deprived,
     study and collect information about discrimination or 
denials of equal protection under the law,
     appraise federal civil rights laws and policies,
     serve as a national clearinghouse on discrimination laws,
     submit reports and findings and recommendations to the 
President and the Congress, and
     issue public service announcements to discourage 
discrimination.
    The Commission invites any individual who is eligible to be 
appointed a member of the Tennessee, Maine, Rhode Island, or West 
Virginia Advisory Committee covered by this notice to send a letter of 
interest and a resume to the respective address above.

    Dated: May 6, 2015.
David Mussatt,
Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2015-11320 Filed 5-8-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6335-01-P
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