[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54554-54555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21965]
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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 172 / Wednesday, September 5, 2012 /
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ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES
Notice of Public Meetings of Committees of the Administrative
Conference of the United States
AGENCY: Administrative Conference of the United States.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of eight public meetings: two meetings
each for the Committee on Administration and Management, Committee on
Collaborative Governance, Committee on Judicial Review, and Committee
on Regulation of the Assembly of the Administrative Conference of the
United States. At these meetings, the committees will consider reports
by Conference consultants and work on preparing recommendations.
DATES: Committee on Administration and Management: Tuesday, September
25, 2012 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Wednesday, October 24, 2012,
from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Committee on Collaborative Governance: Thursday,
September 20, 2012 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Monday, October 15, 2012,
from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Committee on Judicial Review: Wednesday,
October 3, 2012 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, October 17, 2012
from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Committee on Regulation: Monday, September 24,
2012 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Monday, October 22, 2012 from 2 p.m. to
5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 1120 20th Street NW., Suite 706
South, Washington, DC 20036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Bremer (Committee on
Administration and Management), David Pritzker (Committee on
Collaborative Governance), Stephanie Tatham (Committee on Judicial
Review), or Reeve Bull (Committee on Regulation), Designated Federal
Officers, Administrative Conference of the United States, 1120 20th
Street NW., Suite 706 South, Washington, DC 20036; Telephone 202-480-
2080; Email [email protected],[email protected], [email protected], or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Complete details regarding the committee
meetings, the nature of the projects, how to attend (including
information about remote access and obtaining special accommodations
for persons with disabilities), and how to submit comments to each
committee can be found on the Conference's Web site, at http://www.acus.gov. Click on ``Research,'' then on ``Committee Meetings.''
Comments may be submitted by email to [email protected], with the
name of the appropriate committee in the subject line, or by postal
mail to the appropriate committee at the address given above.
Committee on Administration and Management
The Committee on Administration and Management will meet to discuss
a draft report on the Inflation Adjustment for Civil Penalties Project.
The report, prepared by Professor Jim Chen (University of Louisville
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law), presents the findings of a study on
the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act and the general
issue of inflation adjustments to federal civil monetary penalties. At
its meetings, the Committee on Administration and Management will also
consider a draft recommendation based on the consultant's report. Emily
S. Bremer is the Designated Federal Officer for this committee. More
information can be found in the ``Research'' section of the
Conference's website, at http://www.acus.gov. Click on ``Research,''
then on ``Conference Projects,'' and then on ``Inflation Adjustment for
Civil Penalties.''
Committee on Collaborative Governance
The Committee on Collaborative Governance will meet to consider a
draft report and recommendations on agency use of third-party
inspections and certification (sometimes known as ``third-party
verification''). The Conference's consultant for this study is
Professor Lesley K. McAllister (University of San Diego School of Law).
A brief presentation may also be made in connection with the
Conference's project to examine, describe and catalogue the agencies
and other organizational entities of the federal executive
establishment, including independent agencies. David M. Pritzker is the
Designated Federal Officer for this committee. More information can be
found in the ``Research'' section of the Conference's Web site, at
http://www.acus.gov. Click on ``Research,'' then on ``Conference
Projects,'' and then on ``Third-Party Inspections and Certification''
or ``Federal Executive Establishment.''
Committee on Judicial Review
The Committee on Judicial Review will meet to discuss a revised
draft report and recommendations for its project examining 28 U.S.C.
1500. The report, prepared by Emily S. Bremer (Administrative
Conference Staff) and Jonathan R. Siegel (George Washington
University), presents the findings of a study on the barrier to
litigation imposed by Section 1500 as applied by federal courts.
Stephanie J. Tatham is the Staff Counsel for this committee. At its
meetings, the Committee on Judicial Review will also review a draft
discussion outline and potential agency survey for the Conference's
project on the ``Administrative Record and Judicial Review of Informal
Agency Proceedings.'' Leland E. Beck (Federal Regulations Advisor) is
the Conference's consultant on the project. More information on these
projects can be found in the ``Research'' section of the Conference's
Web site, at http://www.acus.gov. Click on ``Research,'' then on
``Conference Projects,'' and then on ``Need for Reform of 28 U.S.C.
1500'' or ``Administrative Record and Judicial Review of Informal
Agency Proceedings.'' The Committee will also discuss an in-house
research project by Stephanie J. Tatham examining the use of remand
without vacatur in judicial review of agency decision-making.
Committee on Regulation
At the September 24 and October 22 meetings, the Committee on
Regulation will consider a set of draft recommendations dealing with
the Science in the Administrative Process project. The committee will
consider recommendations proposed in a consultant report by Professor
Wendy Wagner (University of Texas Law
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School) and additional input received at a September 10, 2012 workshop
on agencies'' use of science on which the Conference is collaborating
with the National Academies. Reeve T. Bull is the Designated Federal
Officer for this committee. More information can be found in the
``Research'' section of the Conference's Web site, at http://www.acus.gov. Click on ``Research,'' then on ``Conference Projects,''
and then on ``Science in the Administrative Process.''
Dated: August 31, 2012.
Shawne C. McGibbon,
General Counsel.
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