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69434 

Vol. 77, No. 223 

Monday, November 19, 2012 

ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF 

THE UNITED STATES 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Assembly of the Administrative 

Conference of the United States 

AGENCY: Administrative Conference of 

the United States. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463), the Assembly of the 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States will hold a meeting to 

consider three proposed 

recommendations and to conduct other 

business. This meeting will be open to 

the public. 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

Thursday, December 6, 2012, 2:00 p.m. 

to 6:00 p.m., and on Friday, December 

7, 2012, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Please 

note that the meeting may adjourn early 

if all business is finished. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 

20581 (Main Conference Room). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shawne McGibbon, General Counsel 

(Designated Federal Officer), 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States, Suite 706 South, 1120 

20th Street NW., Washington, DC 20036; 

Telephone 202–480–2088; email 

smcgibbon@acus.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States makes recommendations 

to administrative agencies, the 

President, Congress, and the Judicial 

Conference of the United States 

regarding the improvement of Federal 

administrative procedures (5 U.S.C. 

594). The membership of the 

Conference, when meeting in plenary 

session, constitutes the Assembly of the 

Conference (5 U.S.C. 595). 

Agenda: The Assembly will discuss 

and consider the following matters: 

• Opening Remarks 

• Presentation of the Conference’s 

Sourcebook of United States 

Executive Agencies 

• Recommendation on ‘‘Need To 

Reform 28 U.S.C. 1500’’ 

• Recommendation on ‘‘Third-Party 

Programs To Assess Regulatory 

Compliance’’ 

• Presentation of the Second Annual 

Walter Gellhorn Innovation Award 

• Web site Updates 

• Recommendation on ‘‘Inflation 

Adjustment for Civil Penalties’’ 

• Update on Current Research Projects 

and Discussion of Future Topics 

Additional information about the 

proposed recommendations, as well as 

other materials related to the meeting, 

can be found at the ‘‘Research’’ and 

‘‘Events’’ sections of the Conference’s 

Web site (www.acus.gov). 

Public Participation: The Conference 

welcomes the attendance of the public 

at the meeting, subject to space 

limitations, and will make every effort 

to accommodate persons with 

disabilities or special needs. Members of 

the public who wish to attend in person 

are asked to RSVP via email 

(comments@acus.gov), no later than two 

business days before the meeting, in 

order to facilitate entry. Members of the 

public who attend the meeting may be 

permitted to speak only with the 

consent of the Chairman and the 

unanimous approval of the members. If 

you need special accommodations due 

to disability, please inform the 

Designated Federal Officer noted above 

at least 7 days in advance of the 

meeting. Members of the public may 

also view the meeting virtually. A live 

Webcast of the meeting will be available 

at: http://www.acus.gov/events/57thplenary-session/. In addition, the public 

may follow the meeting on our Twitter 

feed @acusgov or hashtag #57thPlenary. 

Written Comments: Persons who wish 

to comment on any of the proposed 

recommendations may do so by 

submitting a written statement either by 

email to comments@acus.gov (with 

‘‘December 2012 Plenary Session 

Comments’’ in the subject line), or by 

mail addressed to: December 2012 

Plenary Session Comments, 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States, Suite 706 South, 1120 

20th Street NW., Washington, DC 20036. 

Written submissions must be received at 

least 5 business days prior to the 

meeting to assure consideration by the 

Assembly. 

Dated: November 14, 2012. 

David Pritzker, 

Deputy General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28036 Filed 11–16–12; 8:45 am] 

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