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Vol. 77, No. 24 

Monday, February 6, 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 six 

public meetings of the Committee on 

Administrative and Management, the 

Committee on Adjudication, and the 

Committee on Regulation of the 

Assembly of the Administrative 

Conference of the United States. At 

these meetings, the committees will 

consider draft reports and 

recommendations on several projects. 

Complete details regarding the 

committee meetings, the contours 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 in the ‘‘About’’ section of 

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 below. 

DATES: Committee on Adjudication: 

Monday, March 12, 2012 from 9:30 a.m. 

to 12:30 p.m. and Monday, April 16, 

2012 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

Committee on Administration and 

Management: Wednesday, February 29, 

2012 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 from 1:30 

p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Committee on 

Regulation: Wednesday, March 7, 2012 

from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesday, 

April 18, 2012 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

1120 20th Street NW., Suite 706 South, 

Washington, DC 20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Designated Federal Officer for the 

individual committee (see listings 

below), Administrative Conference of 

the United States, 1120 20th Street NW., 

Suite 706 South, Washington, DC 20036; 

Telephone (202) 480–2080. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Committee on Adjudication 

The Committee on Adjudication will 

meet to discuss further a draft report on 

the Immigration Adjudication Project. 

The report, prepared by Professor Lenni 

B. Benson (New York Law School) and 

Russell Wheeler (Brookings Institution), 

presents the findings of a study of 

potential improvements to the 

procedures for immigration 

adjudication. At its meetings, the 

Committee on Adjudication will also 

consider further a draft recommendation 

based on the consultants’ report. Funmi 

E. Olorunnipa is the Designated Federal 

Officer for this committee. More 

information can be found in the 

‘‘About’’ section of the Conference’s 

Web site, at http://www.acus.gov. Click 

on ‘‘About,’’ then on ‘‘The Committees,’’ 

and then on ‘‘Committee on 

Adjudication.’’ 

Committee on Administration and 

Management 

The Committee on Administration 

and Management will meet to discuss a 

draft report on the Paperwork Reduction 

Act Project. The report, prepared by 

Professor Stuart Shapiro (Rutgers 

University), presents the findings of a 

study on the issue of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act and proposed 

improvements to its implementation. At 

its meetings, the Committee on 

Administration and Management will 

also consider a draft recommendation 

based on the consultant’s report. Emily 

Schleicher Bremer is the Designated 

Federal Officer for this committee. More 

information can be found in the 

‘‘About’’ section of the Conference’s 

Web site, at http://www.acus.gov. Click 

on ‘‘About,’’ then on ‘‘The Committees,’’ 

and then on ‘‘Committee on 

Administration and Management.’’ 

Committee on Regulation 

The Committee on Regulation will 

meet to discuss a draft report 

concerning the Science in the 

Administrative Process project. The 

report, prepared by Professor Wendy 

Wagner (University of Texas Law 

School), presents the findings of a study 

on the use of science by administrative 

agencies and offers recommendations 

for agencies to improve their use of 

science. The committee may also 

consider a draft recommendation on 

improving agencies’ use of science. 

Reeve T. Bull is the Designated Federal 

Officer for this committee. More 

information can be found in the 

‘‘About’’ section of the Conference’s 

Web site, htpp://www.acus.gov. Click 

on ‘‘About,’’ then on ‘‘The Committees,’’ 

then on ‘‘Committee on Regulation,’’ 

and finally on ‘‘Science Project Page.’’ 

Dated: February 1, 2012. 

Shawne C. McGibbon, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2012–2567 Filed 2–3–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6110–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Request for Proposals: 2012 

Hazardous Fuels Woody Biomass 

Utilization Grant Program 

AGENCY: Forest Service. 

ACTION: Request for proposals. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, 

State and Private Forestry (S&PF), 

Technology Marketing Unit, located at 

the Forest Products Laboratory, request 

proposals for wood energy projects that 

require engineering services. These 

projects will use woody biomass, such 

as material removed from forest 

restoration activities, wildfire hazardous 

fuel treatments, insect and disease 

mitigation, forest management due to 

catastrophic weather events, and/or 

thinning overstocked stands. The woody 

biomass shall be used in a bioenergy 

facility that uses commercially proven 

technologies to produce thermal, 

electrical or liquid/gaseous bioenergy. 

The funds from the Hazardous Fuels 

Woody Biomass Utilization Grant 

Program (WBU) must be used to further 

the planning of such facilities by 

funding the engineering services 

necessary for final design and cost 

analysis. Examples of projects might 

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