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tion of project proposals and coordinating the assignment of resources to approved projects: developing goals and priorities for projects and evaluating their implementation and coordinating periodic program reports.

(c) Office of the General Counsel. Under the direction of the General Counsel, who reports directly to the Staff Director, this Office serves as legal counsel to the Commissioners and to the agency; plans and conducts hearings and consultations for the Commission; conducts legal studies; prepares reports of legal studies and hearings; drafts or review proposals for legislative and executive action and reviews all agency publications and congressional testimony for legal sufficiency.

(d) Office of Program and Policy. Under the direction of an Assistant Staff Director, who reports directly to the Staff Director, this Office is responsible for the development of concepts for programs, projects and policies directed toward the achievement of Commission goals; program management and the preparation of the publication New Perspectives.

(e) Office of Management. Under the direction of an Assistant Staff Director, this Office is responsible for all administrative, management and facilitative services necessary for the efficient operation of the agency, including financial management, personnel, publications and the National Clearing House Library.

(f) Office of Federal Civil Rights Evaluation. Under the direction of an Assistant Staff Director, this Office is responsible for: monitoring, evaluating and reporting on the civil rights enforcement effort of the Federal Government; preparing documents which articulate the Commission's views and concerns regarding Federal civil rights to Federal agencies having appropriate jurisdiction.

(g) Office of Research. Under the direction of an Assistant Staff Director, this Office is responsible for: conducting or stimulating studies to advance basic knowledge of the extent, causes and consequences of civil rights denials; preparing monographs dealing with subjects which are current national civil rights issues; monitoring,

planning and conducting consultations on the civil rights implications of Federal programs and policies and current civil rights issues.

(h) Office of Congressional and Public Affairs. Under the direction of an Assistant Staff Director, this Office is responsible for liaison with the news media and the preparation of periodical publications on civil rights issues; liaison with committees and members of Congress, monitoring legislative activities relating to civil rights and preparing testimony for presentation before committees of Congress when such testimony has been requested by a committee; planning and managing conferences at which the Commission receives information regarding civil rights issues; establishing and maintaining liaison with government and private civil rights agencies; representing the Commission at government and private organization conferences and conventions; managing the Commissions consumer affairs program.

(i) Office of Regional Programs. Under the direction of an Assistant Staff Director, this Office is responsible for: Directing and coordinating the programs and work of the regional offices and State Advisory Committees to the Commission on Civil Rights and maintaining liaison between the regional offices and the various headquarters offices of the Commission.

(j) Regional Offices. The addresses of the Regional Offices of the Commission and the States which they

serve are:

Region I: New England Regional Office, 55

Summer Street, Eighth Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, (617) 223-4671 Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont Region II: Eastern Regional Office, Jacob K. Javits Building, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 1639, New York, NY 10278, (212) 264-0400

New Jersey and New York

Region III: Mid-Atlantic Regional Office, 2120 L Street NW., Room 510, Washington, DC 20037, (202) 254-67177 Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virgin

ia

Region IV: Southern Regional Office, Citizens Trust Bank Building, 75 Piedmont Avenue NE., Room 362, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, (404) 221-4391

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee

Region V: Midwestern Regional Office, 230 South Dearborn Street, 32nd Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353-7371 Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin

Region VI: Southwestern Regional Office, Heritage Plaza, 418 South Main, First Floor, San Antonio, Texas 78204, (512) 229-5570

Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas,
and New Mexico

Region VII: Central States Regional Office,
911 Walnut Street, Room 3103, Kansas
City, Missouri 64106, (816) 374-5253
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska
Region VIII: Rocky Mountain Regional
Office, The Executive Tower Building,
1405 Curtis Street, Suite 2950, Denver,
Colorado 80202, (303) 844-2211
Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming

Region IX: Western Regional Office, 3660
Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 810, Los Ange-
les, California 90010, (213) 688-3437
Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada
Region X: Northwestern Regional Office,
915 Second Avenue, Room 2854, Seattle,
Washington 98174, (206) 442-1246
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

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For purposes of the following Rules on Hearings of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, the following definitions shall apply, unless otherwise provided:

(a) "The Act" shall refer to the Civil Rights Act of 1957, 71 Stat. 634, as amended.

(b) "The Commission" shall refer to the United States Commission on Civil Rights or, as provided in § 702.2, to any authorized subcommittee thereof.

(c) "The Chairman" shall refer to the Chairman of the Commission or authorized subcommittee thereof or to any acting Chairman of the Commission or of such subcommittee.

(d) "Proceeding" shall refer collectively to any public session of the Commission and any executive session held in connection therewith.

(e) "Hearing" shall refer collectively to a public session of the Commission and any executive session held in connection therewith, but shall not include a session held for the sole purpose of receiving subpenaed documents.

(f) "The rules in this part" shall refer to the Rules on Hearings of the Commission.

(g) "Report" refers to statutory reports or portions thereof issued pursuant to Section 104(c) of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, as amended.

(h) "Verified answer" refers to an answer the truth of which is substantiated by oath or affirmation attested to

by a notary public or other person who has legal authority to administer oaths.

[32 FR 4063, Mar. 15, 1967, as amended at 36 FR 5702, Mar. 27, 1971. Designated at 42 FR 14108, Mar. 15, 1977, and further amended at 44 FR 75149, Dec. 19, 1979]

§ 702.2 Authorization for hearing.

Under section 105(f) of the Act the Commission or, on the authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee of two or more members, at least one of whom shall be of each major political party, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Act, hold such hearings and act at such times and places as the Commission or such authorized subcommittee may deem advisable; and the holding of hearings by the Commission or the appointment of a subcommittee to hold hearings pursuant to this section must be approved by a majority of the Commission, or by a majority of the members present at a meeting at which at least a quorum of four members is present.

§ 702.3 Notice of hearing.

At least 30 days prior to the commencement of any hearing, the Commission shall cause to be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER notice of the date on which such hearing is to commence, the place at which it is to be held, and the subject of the hearing.

8702.4 Subpenas.

(a) Subpenas for the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of written or other matter may be issued by the Commission over the signature of the Chairman and may be served by any person designated by the Chairman.

(b) A witness compelled to appear before the Commission or required to produce written or other matter shall be served with a copy of the rules in this part at the time of service of the subpena.

(c) The Commission shall not issue any subpena for the attendance and testimony of witnesses or for the production of written or other matter which would require the presence of the party subpenaed at a place outside the State wherein the witness is found

or resides or is domiciled or transacts business, or has appointed an agent for receipt of service of process except that, in any event, the Commission may issue subpenas for the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of written or other matter at a place within 50 miles of the place where the witness is found or resides or is domiciled or transacts business or has appointed an agent for receipt of service of process.

(d) The Chairman shall receive and the Commission shall dispose of requests to subpena additional witnesses except as otherwise provided § 702.6(e).

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(e) Requests for subpena shall be in writing, supported by a showing of the general relevance and materiality of the evidence sought. Witness fees and mileage, computed pursuant to § 702.15, shall be paid by the person at whose instance a witness is subpenaed.

(f) Subpenas shall be issued at a reasonably sufficient time in advance of their scheduled return, in order to give subpenaed persons an opportunity to prepare for their appearance and to employ counsel, should they so desire.

(g) No subpenaed document or information contained therein shall be made public unless it is introduced into and received as part of the official record of the hearing.

[32 FR 4063, Mar. 15, 1967. Designated at 42 FR 14108, Mar. 15, 1977, and amended at 44 FR 75149 Dec. 19, 1979]

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(5) Regulate the course and decorum of the proceeding and the conduct of the parties and their counsel to insure that the proceedings are conducted in a fair and impartial manner.

(d) Proceedings shall be conducted with reasonable dispatch and due regard shall be had for the convenience and necessity of witnesses.

(e) The questioning of witnesses shall be conducted only by Members of the Commission, by authorized Commission staff personnel, or by counsel to the extent provided in § 702.7.

(f) In addition to persons served with a copy of the rules in this part pursuant to §§ 702.4 and 702.6, a copy of the rules in this part will be made available to all witnesses.

(g) The Chairman may punish breaches of order and decorum by censure and exclusion from the proceedings.

8702.6 Executive session.

(a) If the Commission determines that evidence or testimony at any hearing may tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate any person, it shall receive such evidence or testimony or summary of such evidence or testimony in executive session.

(b) The Commission shall afford any persons defamed, degraded, or incriminated by such evidence or testimony an opportunity to appear and be heard in executive session, with a reasonable number of additional witnesses requested by them, before deciding to use such evidence or testimony.

(1) Such person shall be served with notice in writing of the date, time, and place made available for the appearance of witnesses at executive session, at least 10 days prior to such date, or where service is by mail at least 14 days prior to such date. This notice shall be accompanied by a copy of the rules in this part and by a brief summary of the information which the Commission has determined may tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate such person.

(2) The notice, summary, and rules in this part shall be served personally by depositing the same in the United States mail as certified mail, or by leaving a copy thereof at the last

known residence or business address of such person.

(3) The date of service, for purposes of this section, shall be the day when the material is deposited in the United States mail or is delivered in person, as the case may be. When service is made by certified mail, the return post office receipt shall be proof of service; in all other cases, the acknowledgment of the party served, or the verified return of the one making service shall be proof of the same.

(c) If a person receiving notice under this section notifies the Commission within five days of service of such notice, or where service is by mail within eight days of service of such notice, that the time scheduled therein constitutes a hardship, the Commission may, in its discretion, set a new time for such person's appearance at the executive session.

(d) In the event such persons fail to appear at executive session at the time and place made available under paragraph (b) or (c) of this section, they shall not be entitled to another opportunity to appear at executive session, except as provided in § 702.11.

(e) If such persons intend to submit sworn statements of themselves or others, or if they intend that witnesses appear in their behalf at executive session, they shall, no later than 48 hours prior to the time set under paragraph (b) or (c) of this section, submit to the Commission, all such statements and a list of all witnesses. The Commission will inform such persons whether the number of witnesses requested is reasonable within the meaning of paragraph (b) of this section. In addition, the Commission will receive and dispose of requests from such persons to subpena other witnesses. Requests for subpenas shall be made sufficiently in advance of the scheduled executive session as to afford persons subpenaed reasonable notice of their obligation to appear at that session. Subpenas returnable at executive session shall be governed by the provisions of § 702.4.

(f) Persons for whom an executive session has been scheduled, and persons compelled to appear at such session, may be represented by counsel at such session to the extent provided by § 702.7.

(g) Attendance at executive session shall be limited to Members of the Commission, authorized Commission staff personnel, witnesses and their counsel at the time scheduled for their appearance, and such other persons whose presence is requested or consented to by the Commission.

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(h) In the event the Commission determines to release or to use evidence or testimony which it has determined may tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate any persons, in such manner as to reveal publicly their identity, such evidence or testimony, prior to such public release or use, will be presented at a public session, and the Commission will afford them an opportunity to appear as voluntary witnesses or to file a sworn statement in their own behalf and to submit brief and pertinent sworn statements of others.

[32 FR 4063, Mar. 15, 1967. Designated at 42 FR 14108, Mar. 15, 1977, and amended at 44 FR 75150, Dec. 19, 1979]

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(a) Persons compelled to appear in person before the Commission and any witness appearing at a public session of the Commission will be accorded the right to be accompanied and advised by counsel, who will have the right to subject their clients to reasonable examination, and to make objections on the record and to argue briefly the basis for such objections.

(b) For the purpose of this section, "counsel" shall mean an attorney at law admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, or the highest court of any State or Territory of the United States.

(c) Failure of any persons to obtain counsel shall not excuse them from attendance in response to a subpena, nor shall any persons be excused in the event their counsel is excluded from the proceeding pursuant to § 702.5(g). In the latter case, however, such persons shall be afforded a reasonable time to obtain other counsel, said time to be determined by the Commission.

[32 FR 4063, Mar. 15, 1967. Designated at 42 FR 14108, Mar. 15, 1977, and amended at 44 FR 75150, Dec. 19, 1979]

8702.8 Evidence at Commission proceedings.

(a) The rules of evidence prevailing in courts of law or equity shall not control proceedings of the Commission.

(b) Where a witness testifying at a public session of a hearing or a session for return of subpenaed documents offers the sworn statements of other persons, such statements, in the discretion of the Commission, may be included in the record, provided they are received by the Commission within 24 hours in advance of the witness' appearance.

(c) The prepared statement of a witness testifying at a public session of a hearing, in the discretion of the Commission, may be placed into the record, provided that such statement is received by the Commission 24 hours in advance of the witness' appearance.

(d) In the discretion of the Commission, evidence may be included in the record after the close of a public session of a hearing, provided the Commission determines that such evidence does not tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate any person.

(e) The Commission will determine the pertinency of testimony and evidence adduced at its proceedings, and may refuse to include in the record of a proceeding or may strike from the record any evidence it considers to be cumulative, immaterial, or not pertinent.

[32 FR 4063, Mar. 15, 1967. Designated at 42 FR 14108, Mar. 15, 1977, and amended at 44 FR 75150, Dec. 19, 1979; 44 FR 76798, Dec. 28, 1979]

§ 702.9 Cross-examination at public session.

If the Commission determines that oral testimony of a witness at a public session tends to defame, degrade, or incriminate any person, such person, or through counsel, shall be permitted to submit questions to the Commission in writing, which, in the discretion of the Commission, may be put to such witness by the Chairman or by authorized Commission staff personnel.

[44 FR 75150, Dec. 19, 1979]

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