[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 140 (Tuesday, July 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44107-44108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14983]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Charter Renewal for the Task Force on Research on Violence 
Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women

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

ACTION: Notice of charter renewal.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as 
amended, and Title IX of the Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (VAWA 
2005), the Attorney General has determined that the renewal of the Task 
Force on Research on Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native 
Women (hereinafter ``the Task Force'') is necessary and in the public 
interest and will provide information that will assist the National 
Institute of Justice (NIJ) to develop and implement a program of 
research on violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women, 
including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
sex trafficking, and murder.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherriann C. Moore, Deputy Director 
for Tribal Affairs, Office on Violence Against Women, United States 
Department of Justice, 145 N Street NE, Suite 10W.121, Washington, DC 
20530, 202-616-0039.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The program of research will evaluate the 
effectiveness of the Federal, state, tribal, and local response to 
violence against women and will propose recommendations to improve 
these responses. Title IX of VAWA 2005 also required the Attorney 
General to establish a Task Force to assist NIJ with development of the 
research study and the implementation of the recommendations. The 
Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office on Violence 
Against Women, originally established the Task Force on March 31, 2008. 
The Charter to renew the Task Force was filed with Congress on June 26, 
2020. The Task Force is comprised of representatives from national 
tribal domestic violence and sexual assault nonprofit organizations, 
tribal governments, and national tribal organizations. Task Force 
members, with the exception of travel and per diem for official travel, 
shall serve without compensation. The Director of the Office on 
Violence Against Women shall serve as the Designated Federal officer 
for the Task Force.


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    Dated: June 30, 2020.
Laura Rogers,
Acting Director, Office on Violence Against Women.
[FR Doc. 2020-14983 Filed 7-20-20; 8:45 am]
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