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[Federal Register: October 13, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 197)]
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ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES

 
Notice of Public Meeting of the Committee on Regulation

AGENCY: Administrative Conference of the United States.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Administrative Conference of 
the United States will host a second public meeting of the Committee on 
Regulation of the Assembly of the Conference on Tuesday, November 2, 
2010 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to discuss a proposed recommendation 
for improved agency procedures for determining whether to preempt state 
law. To facilitate public participation, the Administrative Conference 
is inviting public comment on the recommendation that will be 
considered at the meeting, to be submitted in writing no later than 
October 28, 2010.

DATES: Meeting to be held November 2, 2010. Comments must be received 
by October 28, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Meeting to be held at Administrative Conference of the 
United States, Suite 706 South, 1120 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20036. Submit comments to either of the following:
    (1) E-mail: Comments@acus.gov, with ``Preemption Recommendation'' 
in the subject line; or
    (2) Mail: Preemption Recommendation Comments, Administrative 
Conference of the United States, Suite 706 South, 1120 20th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily F. Schleicher, Designated 
Federal Officer, Administrative Conference of the United States, Suite 
706 South, 1120 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036; Telephone 202-
480-2080.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Administrative Conference of the United 
States (ACUS) is charged with developing recommendations for the 
improvement of Federal administrative procedures (5 U.S.C. 591). 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, to reduce unnecessary litigation in the 
regulatory process, to improve the use of science in the regulatory 
process, and to improve the effectiveness of laws applicable to the 
regulatory process.
    The Conference has engaged a Professor of Law at New York 
University School of Law, Catherine M. Sharkey, to research and prepare 
a report regarding the best practices of federal agencies in obtaining 
input from state and local governments and other procedures for 
determining whether to preempt state law (the ``Preemption Report''). 
The Committee on Regulation is already scheduled to meet on October 19, 
2010 to discuss the Preemption Report, a copy of which is available at 
http://www.acus.gov. The Committee on Regulation has been tasked with 
reviewing this report and developing recommendations for consideration 
by the Assembly of the Conference. A draft recommendation will be 
prepared based upon the Preemption Report (the ``Preemption 
Recommendation'').
    From 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on November 2, 2010, the Committee on 
Regulation will hold a second public meeting to consider the Preemption 
Recommendation. This meeting will be open to the public and may end 
prior to 12:30 p.m. if business is concluded prior to that time. 
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. A copy of the Preemption 
Recommendation will be available at http://www.acus.gov.
    Anyone who wishes to attend the meeting in person is asked to RSVP 
to Comments@acus.gov. Remote access information will be posted on the 
Conference's Web site, http://www.acus.gov, by no later than October 
29, 2010, and will also be available by the same date by calling the 
phone number listed above. Members of the public who attend the 
Committee's meeting may be permitted to speak only at the discretion of 
the Committee Chair, with unanimous approval of the Committee. The 
Conference welcomes the attendance of the public and will make every 
effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special 
needs. If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please 
inform the Designated Federal Officer no later than 7 days in advance 
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 
October 28, 2010. 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 Preemption Recommendation on 
the Conference's Web site after the close of the comments period.

    Dated: October 7, 2010.
Paul R. Verkuil,
Chairman.
[FR Doc. 2010-25731 Filed 10-12-10; 8:45 am]
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