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Vol. 88, No. 226 

Monday, November 27, 2023 

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: The Assembly of the 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States will meet during a oneday hybrid plenary session to consider 

four proposed recommendations and to 

conduct other business. Written 

comments may be submitted in 

advance, and the meeting will be 

accessible to the public. 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

Thursday, December 14, 2023, from 9 

a.m.–5 p.m. The meeting may adjourn 

early if all business is finished. 

ADDRESSES: For those attending in 

person, the meeting will be held at The 

George Washington University Law 

School in the Jacob Burns Moot Court 

Room, 2000 H Street NW, Washington, 

DC 20052. There will be a virtual 

attendance option. Information on how 

the public can access the meeting will 

be available on the agency’s website 

prior to the meeting at https://

www.acus.gov/event/80th-plenarysession. 

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 202–480–2080; 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: Four proposed 

recommendations will be considered by 

the Assembly. In addition, there will be 

updates on past, current, and pending 

Conference initiatives, as well as other 

business. Summaries of the 

recommendations appear below: 

Best Practices for Adjudication Not 

Involving an Evidentiary Hearing. This 

proposed recommendation examines the 

wide range of procedures that agencies 

use when adjudicating cases in 

programs in which there is no legally 

required opportunity for an evidentiary 

hearing. It offers a set of broadly 

applicable best practices that account 

for the diversity of matters that agencies 

decide through truly informal 

adjudication and promote fairness, 

accuracy, and efficiency. 

Identifying and Reducing Burdens in 

Administrative Processes. This 

proposed recommendation examines 

best practices, such as public 

engagement, that agencies can use to 

identify unnecessary burdens that 

members of the public face when they 

engage with administrative programs or 

participate in administrative processes. 

It also recommends strategies agencies 

can use to reduce unnecessary burdens, 

such as simplifying processes, digitizing 

services, and collaborating with other 

agencies and nongovernmental 

organizations. 

Improving Timeliness in Agency 

Adjudication. This proposed 

recommendation examines strategies— 

including procedural, technological, 

personnel, and other reforms—that 

agencies have used or might use to 

address backlogs or delays in 

administrative adjudication. It identifies 

best practices to help agencies devise 

plans to promote timeliness in 

administrative adjudication, in accord 

with principles of fairness, accuracy, 

and efficiency. 

User Fees. This proposed 

recommendation identifies best 

practices for agencies and Congress to 

consider in designing and implementing 

user fees in administrative programs. It 

addresses how Congress and agencies 

might determine when user fees are 

appropriate; how agencies might 

determine fair and reasonable user fees 

for specific programs, including 

whether there are reasons for waivers, 

exemptions, or reduced rates; when and 

how agencies should engage with the 

public in determining or modifying user 

fees; and how agencies should review 

their user fee programs. 

Additional information about the 

proposals and the agenda, as well as any 

changes or updates to the same, can be 

found at the 80th Plenary Session page 

on the Conference’s website prior to the 

start of the meeting at: https://

www.acus.gov/event/80th-plenarysession. 

Public Participation: The Conference 

welcomes the virtual attendance of the 

public at the meeting. Members of the 

public wishing to view the meeting are 

asked to RSVP online at the 80th 

Plenary Session web page shown above 

no later than two days before the 

meeting to ensure adequate bandwidth 

and accessibility. A link to a livestream 

of the meeting will be posted the 

morning of the meeting on the 80th 

Plenary Session web page. A video 

recording of the meeting will be 

available on the Conference’s website 

shortly after the conclusion of the event 

at https://youtube.com/channel/ 

UC1Gu44Jq1U7XsGdC9Tfl_zA. 

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 80th Plenary Session web page 

shown above or by mail addressed to: 

December 2023 Plenary Session 

Comments, Administrative Conference 

of the United States, Suite 706 South, 

1120 20th Street NW, Washington, DC 

20036. Written submissions must be 

received no later than 10:00 a.m. (EDT), 

Friday, December 8, 2023, to ensure 

consideration by the Assembly. 

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 595) 

Dated: November 21, 2023. 

Shawne McGibbon, 

General Counsel. 

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