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Vol. 87, No. 105 

Wednesday, June 1, 2022 

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 (ACUS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Assembly of the 

Administrative Conference of the 

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

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, June 16, 2022, from 10:00 

a.m.–5:00 p.m. The meeting may 

adjourn early if all business is finished. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be 

conducted using a hybrid approach of 

virtual and in-person participation. 

Members of the ACUS Assembly and 

ACUS senior fellows, special counsel, 

and liaison representatives may 

participate virtually or in person at the 

George Washington University Law 

School, 2000 H Street NW, Washington, 

DC 20052. Members of the general 

public may only observe the plenary 

session by accessing a livestream at 

https://www.acus.gov/meetings-andevents/plenary-meeting/77th-plenarysession. A video recording of the 

meeting will also be available on that 

web page after the conclusion of the 

event. Any changes to the meeting 

format necessitated by federal and local 

health guidelines will be announced on 

the web page linked immediately above. 

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). For further information 

about the Conference and its activities, 

please visit www.acus.gov. 

Agenda: The Assembly will receive 

updates on past, current, and pending 

Conference initiatives; and, pending 

final action by the Conference’s the 

Council, three proposed 

recommendations will be considered. 

Summaries of the recommendations 

appear below: 

Automated Legal Guidance at Federal 

Agencies. This proposed 

recommendation identifies best 

practices for agencies to use when 

designing and updating automated 

tools, such as interactive chatbots and 

virtual assistants, to provide legal 

guidance to the public. It addresses 

factors agencies should consider in 

deciding whether to utilize automated 

legal guidance tools, how agencies that 

utilize those tools can ensure that the 

information they provide is accurate 

and current, and how agencies can 

ensure that recipients of such guidance 

understand its limitations and do not 

rely on it to their detriment. 

Contractors in Rulemaking. This 

proposed recommendation identifies 

best practices for managing contractors 

that assist agencies in the rulemaking 

process. It recommends that agencies 

clearly delineate responsibility between 

contractors and agency staff, provide 

proper oversight of contractors, and 

ensure transparency in connection with 

the agency’s contractual activities. 

Improving Notice of Regulatory 

Changes. This proposed 

recommendation offers best practices for 

agencies to ensure that members of the 

public receive effective notice of 

regulatory changes, focusing especially 

on the needs of parties with limited 

resources to monitor agency actions. It 

recommends that agencies consider a 

variety of possible strategies for 

improving notice of regulatory changes, 

including designing agency websites to 

provide clear notice of regulatory 

changes, publicizing regulatory changes 

through social media and email lists, 

and providing direct notice of regulatory 

changes to those affected by them. 

In addition to discussing and voting 

on the proposed recommendations 

mentioned above, the Assembly will 

also discuss two ongoing projects. The 

first is a study examining how 

nationwide injunctions and similar 

equitable remedies affect the 

administration of federal programs. The 

second is a project designed to produce 

a Statement of Principles that 

synthesizes the dozens of Conference 

recommendations that promote the 

public availability of administrative 

materials. 

Additional information about the 

proposals and the agenda, as well as any 

changes or updates to the same, can be 

found at the 77th Plenary Session page 

on the Conference’s website prior to the 

start of the meeting: https://

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

plenary-meeting/77th-plenary-session. 

Public Participation: The Conference 

welcomes the virtual attendance of the 

public at the meeting. A link to a 

livestream of the meeting will be posted 

the morning of the meeting at https://

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

plenary-meeting/77th-plenary-session. 

A video recording of the meeting will 

also be available on that web page 

shortly after the conclusion of the event. 

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 77th Plenary Session web page 

shown above or by mail addressed to: 

June 2022 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, 

June 10, 2022, to ensure consideration 

by the Assembly. 

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

Dated: May 25, 2022. 

Shawne McGibbon, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11698 Filed 5–31–22; 8:45 am] 

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