Notice2025-16177

Notice of Task Force on Research on Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women Meeting

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Published
August 25, 2025

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Justice Department

Abstract

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), U.S. Department of Justice has scheduled a meeting of the Task Force on Research on Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women (hereinafter "the Task Force").

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 162 (Monday, August 25, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41411-41412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16177]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Task Force on Research on Violence Against American 
Indian and Alaska Native Women Meeting

AGENCY: Office on Violence Against Women, United States Department of 
Justice.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), U.S. Department of 
Justice has scheduled a meeting of the Task Force on Research on 
Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women (hereinafter 
``the Task Force'').

DATES: The meeting will take place on September 30, 2025, from 1:00 p.m 
to 4:00 p.m (Eastern Standard Time).

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be convened virtually.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Visit the OVW website at <a href="https://www.justice.gov/ovw/section-904-task-force">https://www.justice.gov/ovw/section-904-task-force</a> or contact Rebekah Jones, 
Acting Deputy Director, Tribal Affairs Division, Office on Violence 
Against Women, United States Department of Justice, at 202-532-3287 or 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cca3babbe2b8bea5aeada0adaaaaada5bebf8cb9bfa8a3a6e2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b647d7c257f7962696a676a6d6d6a6279784b7e786f6461256c647d">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is required under 
section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Title IX of the 
Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005), as amended, required 
the Attorney General to establish a task force to assist the National 
Institute of Justice (NIJ) in developing and implementing a program of 
research on violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women, 
to include studies on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, stalking, murder, and sex trafficking experienced by American 
Indian and Alaska Native women living in Indian country and Alaska. 
NIJ's program of research has supported studies on these crimes against 
American Indian and Alaska Native women and responses to these serious 
crimes. The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office 
on Violence Against Women,

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established the Task Force on March 31, 2008, and the charter has been 
renewed every two years since then.
    More information on the Task Force may be found at <a href="https://www.justice.gov/ovw/section-904-task-force">https://www.justice.gov/ovw/section-904-task-force</a> and about the NIJ program of 
research at: <a href="https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/tribal-crime-and-justice">https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/tribal-crime-and-justice</a>. This 
meeting will include an introduction of new Task Force members, an 
update on NIJ's research program, and facilitated Task Force discussion 
and recommendations addressing violence against American Indian and 
Alaska Native Women. The meeting will take place on September 30, 2025, 
from 1:00 p.m to 4:00 p.m. Time will be reserved for public comment 
from 3:30 p.m to 4:00 p.m. See the section below for information on 
reserving time for public comment.
    Access: The meeting will be available online via a video 
conferencing platform. Members of the public who wish to participate 
must register in advance of the meeting online, no later than September 
25, 2025. Details about registration can be found on the OVW website: 
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/ovw/section-904-task-force">https://www.justice.gov/ovw/section-904-task-force</a>. Should issues arise 
with online or email registration, the public should contact Rebekah 
Jones, Acting Deputy Director, Tribal Affairs Division, Office on 
Violence Against Women, at 202-532-3287 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#08677e7f267c7a616a6964696e6e69617a7b487d7b6c6762266f677e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f09f8687de84829992919c91969691998283b08583949f9ade979f86">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    Written Comments: Interested parties are invited to submit written 
comments by September 25, 2025, to Rebekah Jones, Acting Deputy 
Director, Tribal Affairs Division, Office on Violence Against Women, at 
202-532-3287 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ea859c9dc49e9883888b868b8c8c8b839899aa9f998e8580c48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="157a63623b61677c777479747373747c6766556066717a7f3b727a63">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    Public Comment: Persons interested in participating during the 
public comment period of the meeting are requested to reserve time on 
the agenda by contacting Rebekah Jones, Acting Deputy Director, Tribal 
Affairs Division, Office on Violence Against Women, at 202-532-3287 or 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c9a6bfbee7bdbba0aba8a5a8afafa8a0bbba89bcbaada6a3e7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d7b8a1a0f9a3a5beb5b6bbb6b1b1b6bea5a497a2a4b3b8bdf9b0b8a1">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Requests must include the participant's 
name, the organization represented, if appropriate, and a brief 
description of the subject of the comments. Each participant will be 
permitted approximately 3 to 5 minutes to present comments, depending 
on the number of individuals reserving time on the agenda. Participants 
are also encouraged to submit written copies of their comments at the 
meeting. Comments that are submitted to Rebekah Jones, Acting Deputy 
Director, Tribal Affairs Division, Office on Violence Against Women, at 
202-532-3287 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#68071e1f461c1a010a0904090e0e09011a1b281d1b0c0702460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d1bea7a6ffa5a3b8b3b0bdb0b7b7b0b8a3a291a4a2b5bebbffb6bea7">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> on or before September 25, 
2025, will be circulated to Task Force members prior to the meeting. 
Given the expected number of individuals interested in presenting 
comments at the meeting, reservations should be made as soon as 
possible.

Virginia Baran,
Supervisory Official, Office on Violence Against Women.
[FR Doc. 2025-16177 Filed 8-22-25; 8:45 am]
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