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Vol. 75, No. 225 

Tuesday, November 23, 2010 

ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF 

THE UNITED STATES 

Meeting of the Assembly of the 

Administrative Conference 

AGENCY: Administrative Conference of 

the United States (the Conference). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463), notice is hereby given of a meeting 

of the Assembly of the Administrative 

Conference of the United States to 

consider particular organizational 

matters related to the functions of the 

Conference, and to consider a proposed 

recommendation for improved agency 

procedures in considering regulations 

that may preempt state law. To facilitate 

public participation, the Conference is 

inviting public comment on the 

recommendation that will be considered 

at the meeting, to be submitted in 

writing no later than December 3, 2010. 

DATES: Meeting dates are Thursday, 

December 9, 2010, 2 to 5:30 p.m.; and 

Friday, December 10, 2010, 9 a.m. to 

noon. Comments on the 

recommendation must be received by 

Friday, December 3, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting will be held at the 

William G. McGowan Theater, National 

Archives and Records Administration 

building, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20408–0001. 

Submit comments to either of the 

following: 

(1) E-mail: comments@acus.gov, with 

‘‘Plenary Preemption Recommendation’’ 

in the subject line; or 

(2) Mail: Plenary Preemption 

Recommendation Comments, 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States, Suite 706 South, 1120 

20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Rafferty, Designated Federal 

Officer, Administrative Conference of 

the Unites States, Suite 706 South, 1120 

20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20036; Telephone 202–480–2082. [Note: 

this is not a toll free number.] 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States makes recommendations 

to administrative agencies, the 

President, Congress, and the Judicial 

Conference of the Unites States 

regarding the improvement of Federal 

administrative procedures. (5 U.S.C. 

594). The objectives of these 

recommendations are to ensure that 

private rights may be fully protected 

and regulatory activities and other 

Federal responsibilities may be carried 

out expeditiously in the public interest 

to: promote more effective public 

participation and efficiency in the 

rulemaking process, reduce unnecessary 

litigation in the regulatory process, 

improve the use of science in the 

regulatory process, and improve the 

effectiveness of laws applicable to the 

regulatory process (5 U.S.C. 591). 

The membership of the Conference 

meeting in plenary session constitutes 

the Assembly of the Conference (5 

U.S.C. 595). The Assembly will meet in 

plenary session to consider a proposed 

recommendation on Federal agency 

preemption of state law. 

The Assembly will also consider 

revised bylaws and set staggered terms 

for its public (non-government) 

members. New members will be sworn 

in at the outset of the plenary session. 

The agenda will include breakout 

sessions to discuss future topics for 

Conference study. 

This meeting will be open to the 

public and may end prior to the 

designated end time if business is 

concluded earlier. Members of the 

public are invited to attend the meeting 

in person, subject to space limitations; 

and the Conference will also provide 

remote public access to the meeting. 

Anyone who wishes to attend the 

meeting in person is asked to RSVP to 

comments@acus.gov, no later than 

December 7, 2010, in order to facilitate 

entry. Members of the public who 

attend the meetings of the full 

Assembly, may be permitted to speak 

only at the discretion of the Chairman, 

with unanimous approval of the 

members. The Conference welcomes the 

attendance of the public and will make 

every effort to accommodate persons 

with physical disabilities or special 

needs. An interpreter will be provided 

for the hearing impaired. If you need 

additional special accommodations due 

to disability, please inform the 

Designated Federal Officer no later than 

7 days in advance of the meeting using 

the contact information provided above. 

Members of the public may submit 

written comments on the Preemption 

Recommendation to either of the 

addresses listed above no later than 

December 3, 2010. A copy of the 

recommendation and information on 

remote access will be available at 

http://www.acus.gov. All comments will 

be delivered to the Designated Federal 

Officer listed on this notice. The 

Designated Federal Officer will post all 

comments that relate to the Plenary 

Preemption Recommendation on the 

Conference’s Web site after the close of 

the comment period. 

Dated: November 18, 2010. 

Paul R. Verkuil, 

Chairman. 

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ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF 

THE UNITED STATES 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Committee on Administration 

AGENCY: Administrative Conference of 

the United States. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Administrative Conference of the 

United States will host a public meeting 

of the Committee on Administration of 

the Assembly of the Conference on 

Thursday, December 9, 2010 from 9 a.m. 

to 11 a.m. to consider a draft 

recommendation on the application of 

ethics rules to government contractors 

and their employees. To facilitate public 

participation, the Administrative 

Conference is inviting public comment 

on the report and recommendation to be 

considered at the meeting, to be 

submitted in writing no later than 

December 6, 2010. 

DATES: Meeting to be held December 9, 

2010. Comments must be received by 

December 6, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting to be held at 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States, Suite 706 South, 1120 

20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

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