Meeting of the National Coordination Committee on the American Indian/Alaska Native Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner-Sexual Assault Response Team Initiative

AGENCY:

Office for Victims of Crime, JPO, DOJ.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

The National Coordination Committee on the American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)—Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Initiative (“National Coordination Committee” or “Committee”) will meet to carry out its mission to provide valuable advice to assist the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) to promote culturally relevant, victim-centered responses to sexual violence within AI/AN communities.

DATES:

Dates and Locations: The meeting will be held via webinar on Monday, May 19, 2014. The Webinar is open to the public for participation. There will be a designated time for the public to speak, and the public can observe and submit comments in writing to Shannon May, the Designated Federal Official. Webinar space is limited. To register for the webinar, please provide your full contact information to Shannon May (contact information below).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shannon May, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for the National Coordination Committee, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Office for Victim Assistance, 935 Pennsylvania Ave NW., Room 3329, Washington, DC 20535; Phone: (202) 323-9468 [note: this is not a toll-free number]; Email: shannon.may@ic.fbi.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The National Coordination Committee on the American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)—Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Initiative (“National Coordination Committee” or “Committee”) was established by the Attorney General to provide valuable advice to OVC to encourage the coordination of federal, tribal, state, and local efforts to assist victims of sexual violence within AI/AN communities, and to promote culturally relevant, victim-centered responses to sexual violence within those communities.

Webinar Agenda: The agenda will include: (a) traditional welcome and introductions; (b) remarks from the Director of OVC; (c) updates on OVC, FBI, and IHS efforts since the March 25, 2014, Committee meeting via webinar; (d) Committee review and discussion of its proposed recommendations report to the U.S. Attorney General; (e) comments by members of the public; and (f) a traditional closing.