[United States Government Manual]
[July 01, 1995]
[Pages 501-503]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES

Suite 500, 2120 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20037-1568
Phone, 202-254-7020
Chairman                                         Thomasina V. Rogers
Executive Director                               Connie M. Harshaw, 
                                                     Acting
Research Director                                Jeffrey S. Lubbers
General Counsel                                  Gary J. Edles

Council:                                           

Vice Chairman                                    Sally Katzen
Members                                          Susan Au Allen, Walter 
                                                     Gellhorn, William 
                                                     B. Gould IV, C. 
                                                     Bowden Gray, Ginger 
                                                     E. Lew, William R. 
                                                     Neale, John D. 
                                                     Podesta, Jack 
                                                     Quinn, Paul A. 
                                                     VanderMyde

[For the Administrative Conference of the United States statement of 
organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 1, Part 301]

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The Conference develops recommendations for improving the fairness and 
effectiveness of procedures by which Federal agencies administer 
regulatory, benefit, and other Government programs. Conference members 
are Federal officials, private lawyers, university professors, and other 
experts in administrative law and government who meet to consider 
studies of selected problems involving administrative procedures and the 
regulatory process.

The Administrative Conference of the United States was established as a 
permanent independent agency by the Administrative Conference Act (5 
U.S.C. 591-596) enacted in 1964.

Membership

By statute the Administrative Conference has no fewer than 75 and no 
more than 101 members, a majority of whom are Government officials. The 
Chairman of the Conference is appointed by the President with the advice 
and consent of the Senate for a 5-year term. The Council, which acts as 
the executive board, consists of the Chairman and 10 other members 
appointed by the President for 3-year terms. Federal officials named to 
the Council may constitute no more than one-half of the total Council 
membership. Members

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representing the private sector are appointed by the Chairman, with the 
approval of the Council, for 2-year terms. The Chairman is the only 
full-time compensated member.
    The entire membership is divided into committees, each assigned a 
broad area of interest such as adjudication, administration, 
governmental processes, judicial review, regulation, or rulemaking. The 
membership meeting in plenary session by statute must meet at least 
once, and customarily meets twice, each year.

Activities

Subjects for inquiry are developed by the Chairman and approved by the 
Council. The committees conduct thorough studies of these subjects, 
propose recommendations, and prepare supporting reports. Recommendations 
are evaluated by the Council and, if ready for Assembly consideration, 
are distributed to the membership with the supporting reports and placed 
on the agenda of the next plenary session. The deliberations of the 
committees and Assembly are public.
    The Chairman is authorized to encourage the departments and agencies 
to adopt the recommendations of the Conference and is required to 
transmit to the President and to Congress an annual report and interim 
reports concerning the activities of the Conference, including reports 
on the implementation of its recommendations.
    Recommendations adopted by the Conference may call for new 
legislation or for action on the part of affected agencies. A 
substantial number of recommendations have been
implemented and others are in the process of being implemented.
    The Chairman may make independent inquiries into procedural matters, 
including matters proposed by individuals inside or outside the 
Government. The purpose of such inquiries is to determine whether the 
problems should be made the subject of Conference study in the interest 
of developing fair and effective procedures for such cases.
    Upon the request of the head of a department or agency, the Chairman 
is authorized to furnish advice and assistance on matters of 
administrative procedure. The Conference may collect information and 
statistics from departments and agencies and publish such reports as it 
considers useful for evaluating and improving administrative processes. 
The Conference also serves as a forum for the interchange among 
departments and agencies of information that may be useful in improving 
administrative practices and procedures.

Sources of Information

The Conference furnishes upon request copies of its recent 
recommendations and reports. It also maintains a library where copies of 
all official Conference documents are available for public inspection. 
Recommendations of the Conference appear in title 1, part 305, of the 
1993 Code of Federal Regulations. A listing of recommendations appears 
(but is not published in full text) in the 1994 Code of Federal 
Regulations.
For further information, contact the Public Information Office, 
Administrative Conference of the United States, Suite 500, 2120 L Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20037. Phone, 202-254-7020.

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