[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 45 (Friday, March 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 11169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5430]


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UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION


Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts

AGENCY: United States Sentencing Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The Commission has scheduled a public hearing on its proposed 
amendments for the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2003. Witnesses will 
be invited to testify by the Commission on issues specified by the 
Commission prior to the hearing. Tentative topics include 
implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-204, and 
changes to Sec.  2A1.4 (Involuntary Manslaughter). Further information 
regarding the public hearing will be provided by the Commission on its 
Web site at http://www.ussc.gov.

DATES: The Commission has scheduled a public hearing for March 25, 
2003, at 3:15 p.m., at the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary 
Building, One Columbus Circle, NE., Washington, DC 20002-8002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Courlander, Public Affairs 
Officer, Telephone: (202) 502-4500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Sentencing Commission is 
an independent agency in the judicial branch of the United States 
Government. The Commission promulgates sentencing guidelines and policy 
statements for federal sentencing courts pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(a). 
The Commission also periodically reviews and revises previously 
promulgated guidelines pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(o) and submits 
guideline amendments to the Congress not later than the first day of 
May each year pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(p). Additional information 
pertaining to the proposed amendments for the amendment cycle ending 
May 1, 2003, may be accessed through the Commission's Web site at 
http://www.ussc.gov.

    Authority: 28 U.S.C. 994(x); USSC Rules of Practice and 
Procedure 3.4, 4.4, 4.5.

Diana E. Murphy,
Chair.
[FR Doc. 03-5430 Filed 3-6-03; 8:45 am]
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