[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31290-31291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12787]


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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 of Public Meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Assembly of the 
Administrative Conference of the United States to consider proposed 
recommendations which deal with: (1) Regulatory analysis requirements, 
(2) midnight rules, (3) immigration removal adjudication, (4) the 
Paperwork Reduction Act, and (5) improving coordination of related 
agency responsibilities. To facilitate public participation, the 
Conference is inviting public comment on the recommendations that will 
be considered at the meeting.

DATES: Meeting dates are Thursday, June 14, 2012, 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 
p.m.; and Friday, June 15, 2012, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Comments on 
the recommendations must be received by noon, Friday, June 8, 2012.

ADDRESSES: The Public Meeting will be held at the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20581 (Main Conference Room).
    Submit comments to either of the following: Email 
[email protected], with ``June 2012 Plenary Session Comments'' in the 
subject line; or mail to June 2012 Plenary Session Comments, 
Administrative Conference of the United States, Suite 706 South, 1120 
20th Street NW., Washington, DC 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shawne McGibbon, General Counsel (the 
Designated Federal Officer), Administrative Conference of the United 
States, Suite 706 South, 1120 20th Street NW., Washington, DC 20036; 
Telephone 202-480-2088.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Administrative Conference of the United 
States makes recommendations to administrative agencies, the President, 
Congress, and the Judicial Conference of the United States regarding 
the improvement of Federal administrative procedures (5 U.S.C. 594). 
The objectives of these recommendations are to ensure that private 
rights may be fully protected and regulatory activities and other 
Federal responsibilities may be carried out expeditiously in the public 
interest, to promote more effective public participation and efficiency 
in the rulemaking process, reduce unnecessary litigation in the 
regulatory process, improve the use of science in the regulatory 
process, and improve the effectiveness of laws applicable to the 
regulatory process (5 U.S.C. 591).
    The membership of the Conference meeting in plenary session 
constitutes the Assembly of the Conference (5 U.S.C. 595). The Assembly 
will meet in plenary session to consider five proposed recommendations:
    (1) The recommendation ``Regulatory Analysis Requirements'' 
addresses the issue of agencies having to comply with numerous 
regulatory analysis requirements created by statute and executive 
orders. The recommendation is supported by an extensive report which 
includes an appendix charting all of the regulatory analysis 
requirements of the 100 significant rules subject to Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) review in 2010. The goal of the 
recommendation is to ensure agencies fulfill the regulatory analysis 
requirements efficiently, and to enhance the transparency of the 
process. Agencies, the Congress, the President and the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs at OMB are all encouraged to play a 
role in achieving this goal.
    (2) The recommendation ``Midnight Rules'' addresses several issues 
raised by the publication of rules in the final months of a 
presidential administration and offers proposals for limiting the 
practice by incumbent administrations and enhancing the powers of 
incoming administrations to review midnight rules.
    (3) The recommendation ``Immigration Removal Adjudication'' 
addresses the problem of case backlogs in immigration removals, and 
offers nearly 40 suggestions on ways to enhance efficiency and fairness 
in these cases.
    (4) The recommendation ``Paperwork Reduction Act'' (PRA or the Act) 
addresses a variety of issues that have arisen since the Act was last 
revised in 1995. For instance, despite OMB guidance on the application 
of the PRA to social media, the Act does not yet account for new 
technologies. The proposal offers suggestions for improving public 
engagement in the review of information collection requests and for 
making the process more efficient for the agencies and OMB.
    (5) The recommendation ``Improving Coordination of Related Agency 
Responsibilities'' addresses the problem of overlapping and fragmented 
procedures associated with assigning multiple agencies similar or 
related functions, or dividing authority among agencies. The underlying 
report was based on a 2012 Harvard Law Review article titled, ``Agency 
Coordination in Shared Regulatory Space'' (125 Harv. L. Rev. 1131). The 
recommendation proposes some reforms aimed at improving coordination of 
agency policymaking, including joint rulemaking, interagency 
agreements, and agency consultation provisions.
    This meeting will be open to the public and may end prior to the 
designated end time if business is concluded earlier. Members of the 
public are invited to attend the meeting in person, subject to space 
limitations. The Conference will provide live, remote public access to 
the meeting via webcast at www.acus.gov. The webcast will also be 
viewable via the agency's Web site subsequent to the meeting. Anyone 
who wishes to attend the meeting in person is asked to RSVP to 
[email protected], no later than June 12, 2012, in order to facilitate 
entry. Members of the public who attend the meetings of the full 
Assembly may be permitted to speak only with the consent of the 
Chairman and the unanimous approval of the members. The Conference 
welcomes the attendance of the public and will make every effort to 
accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you 
need special accommodations due to disability,

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please inform the contact person noted above no later than 7 days in 
advance of the meeting.
    Members of the public may submit written comments on any or all of 
the recommendations to either of the addresses listed above no later 
than noon, June 8, 2012. Copies of the proposed recommendations, 
accompanying research reports and information on remote access will be 
available at www.acus.gov. Comments relating to the individual proposed 
recommendations will be delivered to the Designated Federal Officer 
listed on this notice and will be posted on the Conference's Web site. 
Comments received at this stage will be available to the full Assembly 
prior to their consideration of the final recommendations.

    Dated: May 22, 2012.
David Pritzker,
Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2012-12787 Filed 5-24-12; 8:45 am]
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