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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54554-54555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21965]

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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 ebremer@acus.gov,dpritzker@acus.gov, statham@acus.gov, or 
rbull@acus.gov.

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 Comments@acus.gov, 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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