Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 215 / Wednesday, November 6, 2024 / Notices 88003 

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Dated: October 16, 2024. 

Cikena Reid, 

USDA Committee Management Officer. 

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Notice of Public Meeting of the Puerto 

Rico Advisory Committee to the U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

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 Puerto 

Rico Advisory Committee to the 

Commission will convene by virtual 

web conference on Tuesday, November 

26, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. Atlantic Time/ 

Eastern Time. The purpose is to 

continue discussion on their project on 

the civil rights impacts of the Insular 

Cases in Puerto Rico. 

DATES: November 26, 2024, Tuesday, at 

3:30 p.m. Atlantic Time (3:30 p.m. ET). 

ADDRESSES: Meeting will be held via 

Zoom. 

Registration Link (Audio/Visual): 

https://tinyurl.com/27uh96fx; Passcode, 

if needed: USCCR–PR. 

Join by Phone (Audio Only): 1–833 

435 1820 USA Toll Free; Meeting ID: 

160 059 7846 #. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Email Victoria Moreno, Designated 

Federal Officer at vmoreno@usccr.gov, 

or by phone at 434–515–0204. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting will take place in Spanish with 

English interpretation. This committee 

meeting is available to the public 

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interested member of the public may 

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the public to make oral statement as 

time allows. Per the Federal Advisory 

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joining via phone, callers can expect to 

incur regular charges for calls they 

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To request additional accommodations, 

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Members of the public are entitled to 

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Regional Programs Coordination Unit at 

ebohor@usccr.gov. 

Agenda 

1. Welcome & Roll Call 

2. Committee Discussion on Project 

Regarding the Civil Rights Impacts 

of the Insular Cases in Puerto Rico 

3. Next Steps 

4. Public Comment 

5. Other Business 

6. Adjourn 

Dated: November 1, 2024. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25809 Filed 11–5–24; 8:45 am] 

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