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Vol. 77, No. 172 

Wednesday, September 5, 2012 

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. 

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 

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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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BILLING CODE 6110–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 29, 2012. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Title: Renewable Energy System 

Feasibility Study Grant Assistance 

under the Rural Energy for America 

Program (REAP). 

OMB Control Number: 0570–0061. 

Summary of Collection: This grant 

program, authorized under the 2008 

Farm Bill (Pub. L. 110–246, Food, 

Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008), 

makes grants to eligible entities to 

conduct feasibility studies for renewable 

energy development systems that are 

eligible for financial assistance under 

the REAP. Agricultural producers and 

rural small businesses would be 

required to pay at least 75 percent of the 

cost of the feasibility study. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

agency will collect the information from 

applicants using a variety of forms and 

an application package that includes 

specific information about the applicant 

and the proposed feasibility study (e.g., 

the renewable energy project for which 

the study will be conducted; matching 

funds), statements of intent to seek 

REAP funds for the renewable energy 

system, and the experience of the entity 

that will be conducting the feasibility 

study. The Agency will use this 

information to determine applicant and 

project eligibility to ensure that funds 

are used for authorized purposes and to 

help ensure that an acceptable 

feasibility study is conducted under the 

grant. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; farms. 

Number of Respondents: 354. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually and on occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 4,811. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–XT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 29, 2012. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program—Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance for Victims of 

Disasters. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0336. 

Summary of Collection: The authority 

to operate the Disaster Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program (D–SNAP) 

is found in section 5(h) of the Food and 

Nutrition Act of 2008, formerly the Food 

Stamp Act of 1977, as amended and the 

Disaster Relief Act of 1974, as amended 

by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Assistance Act of 1988 authorizes 

the Secretary of Agriculture to establish 

temporary emergency standards of 

eligibility for victims of a disaster if the 

commercial channels of food 

distribution have been disrupted, and 

subsequently restored. D–SNAP is a 

program that is separate from the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP) and is conducted for a 


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