This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains documents other than rules or

proposed rules that are applicable to the

public. Notices of hearings and investigations,

committee meetings, agency decisions and

rulings, delegations of authority, filing of

petitions and applications and agency

statements of organization and functions are

examples of documents appearing in this

section.

Notices Federal Register

69640 

Vol. 78, No. 224 

Wednesday, November 20, 2013 

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 (5 U.S.C. 

App.), the Assembly of the 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States will hold a meeting to 

consider three proposed 

recommendations and one proposed 

statement, and to conduct other 

business. This meeting will be open to 

the public. 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

Thursday, December 5, 2013, 2:00 p.m. 

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

6, 2013, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. 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 federal agencies, the President, 

Congress, and the Judicial Conference of 

the United States regarding the 

improvement of 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 three recommendations 

and one statement, as described below: 

• Improving the Timeliness of OIRA 

Regulatory Review. This proposed 

statement highlights potential 

mechanisms for improving review times 

for rules under review by the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA), including promoting enhanced 

coordination between OIRA and 

agencies prior to the submission of 

rules, encouraging increased 

transparency concerning the reasons for 

delayed reviews, and ensuring that 

OIRA has adequate staffing to complete 

reviews in a timely manner. 

• Remand Without Vacatur. This 

proposed recommendation examines the 

judicial remedy of remand without 

vacatur on review of agency action and 

equitable factors that may justify its 

application. It also offers guidance for 

courts that remand agency actions and 

for agencies responding to judicial 

remands. 

• Social Media in Rulemaking. This 

proposed recommendation provides 

guidance to agencies on whether, how, 

and when social media might be used 

both lawfully and effectively to support 

rulemaking activities. 

• The GPRA Modernization Act of 

2010: Examining Constraints to, and 

Providing Tools for, Cross-Agency 

Collaboration. This proposed 

recommendation examines perceived 

and real constraints to cross-agency 

collaboration under the Government 

Performance and Results Act (GPRA) 

Modernization Act and highlights tools 

available to help agencies collaborate. It 

offers guidance to help increase 

transparency, improve information 

sharing, and facilitate better agency 

reporting under the Act. The 

recommendation is also aimed at 

enhancing the role of agency attorneys 

and other agency staff in facilitating 

cross-agency collaboration. 

Additional information about the 

proposed recommendations and the 

order of the agenda, as well as other 

materials related to the meeting, can be 

found at the 59th Plenary Session page 

on the Conference’s Web site: (http://

www.acus.gov/meetings-and-events/

plenary-meeting/59th-plenary-session). 

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 online at the 59th 

Plenary Session Web page listed above, 

no later than two 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 

of the Assembly. 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. The public may 

also view the meeting through a live 

webcast, which will be available at: 

http://acus.granicus.com/

ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2. In 

addition, the public may follow the 

meeting on our Twitter feed @acusgov 

or hashtag #59thPlenary. 

Written Comments: Persons who wish 

to comment on any of the proposed 

recommendations may do so by 

submitting a written statement either 

online by clicking ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ 

on the 59th Plenary Session Web page 

listed above or by mail addressed to: 

December 2013 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 7 days prior to the 

meeting to assure consideration by the 

Assembly. 

Dated: November 15, 2013. 

Shawne McGibbon, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2013–27815 Filed 11–19–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6110–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0052] 

Notice of Decision To Authorize the 

Importation of Swiss Chard From 

Colombia Into the Continental United 

States 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 


tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES