Document ID: DOT-OST-2009-0092-0494
Agency: dot
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking
Posted Date: 2019-02-26T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 6195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03280]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Department of Transportation Advisory Committee on Human 
Trafficking; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Department of 
Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Department of 
Transportation Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking.

DATES: The meeting will be held on March 12, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. 
Individuals wishing for audio participation, and any person requiring 
accessibility accommodations, should contact the Official listed in the 
next section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole L. Bambas, Senior Advisor, 
Office of International Transportation and Trade, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, at trafficking@dot.gov or (202) 366-5058. Also visit 
the ACHT internet website at https://www.transportation.gov/stophumantrafficking/acht.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking (ACHT) was created in 
accordance with Section 5 of the Combating Human Trafficking in 
Commercial Vehicles Act (Pub. L. 115-99) to make recommendations to the 
Secretary of Transportation on actions the Department can take to help 
combat human trafficking, and to develop recommended best practices for 
States and State and local transportation stakeholders in combatting 
human trafficking.

II. Agenda

    At the March 12, 2019, meeting, the agenda will cover the following 
topics:

 Welcome
 Subcommittee Reports
 Discussion and Deliberation
 Public Participation
 Next Steps and Closing

    A final agenda will be posted on the ACHT internet website at 
https://www.transportation.gov/stophumantrafficking/acht at least one 
week in advance of the meeting.

III. Public Participation

    The meeting will be open to the public on a first-come, first 
served basis, as space is limited. Members of the public who wish to 
attend in-person are asked to register via email by submitting their 
name and affiliation to trafficking@dot.gov by February 26, 2019. 
Individuals requesting accessibility accommodations, such as sign 
language, interpretation, or other ancillary aids, may do so by 
submitting their request via email to trafficking@dot.gov by February 
26, 2019.
    There will be 30 minutes allotted for oral comments from members of 
the public joining the meeting. To accommodate as many speakers as 
possible, the time for each commenter may be limited. Individuals 
wishing to reserve speaking time during the meeting must submit a 
request at the time of registration, as well as the name, address, and 
organizational affiliation of the proposed speaker. If the number of 
registrants requesting to make statements is greater than can be 
reasonably accommodated during the meeting, the Office of the Secretary 
may conduct a lottery to determine the speakers. Speakers are requested 
to submit a written copy of their prepared remarks by 5:00 p.m. EST on 
February 26, 2019, for inclusion in the meeting records and for 
circulation to ACHT members. All prepared remarks submitted on time 
will be accepted and considered as part of the record.
    Persons who wish to submit written comments for consideration by 
ACHT during the meeting must submit them no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on 
February 26, 2019, to ensure transmission to ACHT members prior to the 
meeting. Comments received after that date and time will be distributed 
to the members but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting.
    Copies of the meeting minutes will be available on the ACHT 
internet website at https://www.transportation.gov/stophumantrafficking/acht.
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    Dated: February 8, 2019.
Joel Szabat,
Assistant Secretary, Office for Aviation and International Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-03280 Filed 2-25-19; 8:45 am]
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