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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69641-69642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27817]

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

State Advisory Committees; Request for Applications

AGENCY: United States Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Notice of period during which individuals may apply to be 
appointed to the Nevada Advisory Committee; request for applications.

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SUMMARY: Because the terms of the members of the Hawaii Advisory 
Committee are expiring as of March 16, 2014, the United States 
Commission on Civil Rights hereby invites any individual who is 
eligible to be appointed to apply. The memberships covered by this 
notice are exclusively for the Nevada Advisory Committee, and 
applicants must be residents of Nevada to be considered. Letters of 
interest must be received by the Western Regional Office of the U.S. 
Commission on Civil Rights no later than January 18, 2013. Letters of 
interest must be sent to the address listed below.

DATES: Letters of interest for membership on the Nevada Advisory 
Committee should be received no later than January 18, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Send letters of interest to: U.S. Commission on Civil 
Rights, Western Regional Office, 300 North Los Angeles Street, Suite 
2010, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Letter can also be sent via email to 
atrevino@usccr.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Minarik, Acting Regional 
Director, Western Regional Office, (213) 894-3437, pminarik@usccr.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Nevada Advisory Committees (SAC) is a 
statutorily mandated advisory committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil 
Rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1975a. Under the charter for the SAC, 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. SACs also provide assistance 
to the Commission in its statutory obligation to serve as a national 
clearinghouse for civil rights information.
    The SAC consists of not more than 19 members, each of whom will 
serve a two-year term. Members serve as unpaid Special Government 
Employees who are reimbursed for travel and expenses. To

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be eligible to be on a SAC, applicants must be residents of Nevada 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 Nevada Advisory Committee covered by this 
notice to send a letter of interest and a resume to the address above.

    Dated: November 15, 2013.
David Mussatt,
Acting Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.
[FR Doc. 2013-27817 Filed 11-19-13; 8:45 am]
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