Notice2025-04415
Sunshine Act Meetings
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Published
March 17, 2025
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Civil Rights Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 50 (Monday, March 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12292-12293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-04415]
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Sunshine Act Meetings
AGENCY: United States Commission on Civil Rights.
ACTION: Notice of Commission public briefing, Language Access for
Individuals with Limited English Proficiency.
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DATES: Friday, March 21, 2025, 10:00 a.m. EST *.
ADDRESSES: Meeting to take place in person and is open to the public.
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 1150,
Washington, DC 20425
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The meeting will also be livestreamed on the Commission's YouTube
page: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/USCCR/videos">https://www.youtube.com/user/USCCR/videos</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Kim: 202-499-0263;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#760603141a1f15171010171f040536030515150458111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="562623343a3f35373030373f242516232535352478313920">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will
hold a briefing on Friday, March 21, 2025, to examine the extent to
which language barriers impact access to government services and
healthcare for individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP). The
investigation will explore how government agencies and recipients of
federal funding provide language access, the challenges of language
access, and best practices for improving language access.
At this public briefing, the Commission will hear from subject
matter experts such as language access researchers and attorneys,
federal and state government officials, community advocates, and
impacted persons.
Computer assisted real-time transcription (CART) will be provided.
The web link to access CART (in English) on Friday, March 21, 2025, is
<a href="https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=USCCR">https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=USCCR</a>. Please note that CART is
a text-only translation that occurs in real time during the meeting and
is not an exact transcript.
To request additional accommodations, persons with disabilities
should email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0a6b69696f79794a7f79696978246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="046567676177774471776767762a636b72">[email protected]</span></a> by Monday, March 17, 2025, indicating
``accommodations'' in the subject line.
Briefing Agenda for Language Access for Individuals With Limited
English Proficiency
10:00 a.m.-4:50 p.m. EST *
I. Introductory Remarks: 10:00 a.m.-10:10 a.m.
II. Panel 1: Overview of the Current Language Access Landscape: 10:10-
11:20 a.m.
III. Break: 11:20-11:30 a.m.
IV. Panel 2: Language Access in Government Services and Healthcare:
11:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
V. Lunch: 12:40-2:10 p.m.
VI. Panel 3: From the Field: Community Advocates' Views on Language
Access: 2:10-3:20 p.m.
VII. Break: 3:20 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
VIII. Panel 4: From the Field: The Lived Experiences of Individuals
with Limited English Proficiency: 3:30 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
IX. Closing Remarks: 4:40-4:50 p.m.
X. Adjourn Meeting.
* Schedule is subject to change.
Call for Public Comments
In addition to the testimony collected on Friday, March 21, 2025,
via public briefing, the Commission welcomes the submission of material
for consideration as we prepare our report. Please submit such
information to language<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d4b5b7b7b1a7a794a1a7b7b7a6fab3bba2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e0f0d0d0b1d1d2e1b1d0d0d1c40090118">[email protected]</span></a> no later than April 21, 2025,
or by mail to OCRE/Public Comments, ATTN: Language Access LEP, U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 1150,
Washington, DC 20425.
Dated: March 13, 2025.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2025-04415 Filed 3-13-25; 4:15 pm]
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