81 FR 39752 - Request for Applications; Federal Public Defenders Advisory Group

UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 117 (June 17, 2016)

Page Range		39752-39753
FR Document		2016-14384

The Commission has decided to establish a Federal Public Defenders Advisory Group as a standing advisory group pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 995 and Rule 5.4 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. Having adopted a formal charter for the Federal Public Defenders Advisory Group, the Commission is constituting the initial voting membership of the advisory group under that charter. Under the charter, the advisory group will consist of not more than 17 voting members. Of those 17 voting members, one shall be Chair, one shall be Vice Chair, 12 shall be circuit members (one for each federal judicial circuit other than the Federal Circuit), and three shall be at-large members. As indicated in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below, to be eligible to serve as a voting member, an individual must be an attorney (1) from a federal public defender organization or community defender organization; (2) with significant experience with federal sentencing or post convictions issues related to criminal sentences; and (3) in good standing of the highest court of the jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which he or she is admitted to practice. All voting members are selected and appointed by the Commission. Circuit members must be from a federal public defender organization or federal community defender organization located within the circuit they are appointed to represent. The Commission hereby invites any individual who is eligible to be appointed to the initial voting membership of the Federal Public Defenders Advisory Group to apply. Application materials should be received by the Commission not later than August 8, 2016. An applicant for voting membership of the Federal Public Defenders Advisory Group should apply by sending a letter of interest and resume to the Commission as indicated in the ADDRESSES section below.

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UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION


Request for Applications; Federal Public Defenders Advisory Group

AGENCY: United States Sentencing Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission has decided to establish a Federal Public 
Defenders Advisory Group as a standing advisory group pursuant to 28 
U.S.C. 995 and Rule 5.4 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure. Having adopted a formal charter for the Federal Public 
Defenders Advisory Group, the Commission is constituting the initial 
voting membership of the advisory group under that charter. Under the 
charter, the advisory group will consist of not more than 17 voting 
members. Of those 17 voting members, one shall be Chair, one shall be 
Vice Chair, 12 shall be circuit members (one for each federal judicial 
circuit other than the Federal Circuit), and three shall be at-large 
members. As indicated in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below, 
to be eligible to serve as a voting member, an individual must be an 
attorney (1) from a federal public defender organization or community 
defender organization; (2) with significant experience with federal 
sentencing or post convictions issues related to criminal sentences; 
and (3) in good standing of the highest court of the jurisdiction or 
jurisdictions in which he or she is admitted to practice. All voting 
members are selected and appointed by the Commission. Circuit members 
must be from a federal public defender organization or federal 
community defender organization located within the circuit they are 
appointed to represent. The Commission hereby invites any individual 
who is eligible to be appointed to the initial voting membership of the 
Federal Public Defenders Advisory Group to apply. Application materials 
should be received by the Commission not later than August 8, 2016. An 
applicant for voting membership of the Federal Public Defenders 
Advisory Group should apply by sending a letter of interest and resume 
to the Commission as indicated in the ADDRESSES section below.

DATES: Application materials for the initial voting membership of the 
Federal Public Defenders Advisory Group should be received not later 
than August 8, 2016.

ADDRESSES: An applicant for voting membership of the Federal Public 
Defenders Advisory Group should apply by sending a letter of interest 
and resume to the Commission by electronic mail or regular mail. The 
email address is [email protected]. The regular mail address is 
United States Sentencing Commission, One Columbus Circle NE., Suite 2-
500, South Lobby, Washington, DC 20002-8002, Attention: Public Affairs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Leonard, Director, Office of 
Legislative and Public Affairs, (202) 502-4500, [email protected]. 
More information about the Federal Public Defenders Advisory Group 
(including

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the advisory group charter) is available on the Commission's Web site 
at http://www.ussc.gov/about/who-we-are/advisory-groups.

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). Under 28 U.S.C. 995 and 
Rule 5.4 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, the 
Commission may create standing or ad hoc advisory groups to facilitate 
formal and informal input to the Commission. Upon creating an advisory 
group, the Commission may prescribe the policies regarding the purpose, 
membership, and operation of the group as the Commission deems 
necessary or appropriate.
    The Commission recently adopted a formal charter for the Federal 
Public Defenders Advisory Group. Under the charter, the purpose of the 
advisory group is:
    (1) To assist the Commission in carrying out its statutory 
responsibilities under 28 U.S.C. 994(o);
    (2) to provide to the Commission its views on the Commission's 
activities and work, including proposed priorities and amendments;
    (3) to disseminate to federal defenders, and to other professionals 
in public defender and community defender organizations, information 
regarding federal sentencing issues; and
    (4) to perform other related functions as the Commission requests.
    The Federal Public Defenders Advisory Group shall consist of no 
more than 17 voting members. Of those 17 voting members, one shall be 
Chair, one shall be Vice Chair, 12 shall be circuit members (one for 
each federal judicial circuit other than the Federal Circuit), and 
three shall be at-large members. To be eligible to serve as a voting 
member, an individual must be an attorney (1) from a federal public 
defender organization or community defender organization; (2) with 
significant experience with federal sentencing or post convictions 
issues related to criminal sentences; and (3) in good standing of the 
highest court of the jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which he or she 
is admitted to practice. All voting members are appointed by the 
Commission. Circuit members shall be selected from the circuit in which 
their respective federal public defender organizations or community 
defender organizations are located.
    All voting members of the Federal Public Defenders Advisory Group 
shall serve not more than two consecutive three-year terms. However, 
the terms of the initial voting membership shall be staggered so that--
    (1) the initial Chair shall serve a term of three years;
    (2) the initial Vice Chair shall serve a term of two years;
    (3) of the initial circuit members, 4 shall serve a term of three 
years, 4 two years, and 4 one year; and
    (4) of the initial at-large members, 1 shall serve a term of three 
years, 1 two years, and 1 one year.
    The Commission invites any individual who is eligible to be 
appointed to the initial voting membership of the Federal Public 
Defenders Advisory Group to apply by sending a letter of interest and a 
resume to the Commission as indicated in the ADDRESSES section above.

    Authority: 28 U.S.C. 994(a), (o), (p), Sec.  995; USSC Rules of 
Practice and Procedure 5.2, 5.4.

Patti B. Saris,
Chair.
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Affected Public: Businesses or other concerning all payments which would a formal charter for the Federal Public
for-profits. be parachute payments (but for Defenders Advisory Group, the
Estimated Total Annual Burden § 1.280G–1, Q/A–6). This information Commission is constituting the initial
Hours: 10,679,320. may be used by certain corporations voting membership of the advisory
OMB Control Number: 1545–1590. with no readily tradeable stock group under that charter. Under the
Type of Review: Reinstatement of a (assuming certain shareholder approval charter, the advisory group will consist
previously approved collection. requirements are also met) to determine of not more than 17 voting members. Of
Title: REG–251698–96 (TD 8869— if the payments to a disqualified those 17 voting members, one shall be
Final) Subchapter S Subsidiaries. individual are exempt from the Chair, one shall be Vice Chair, 12 shall
Abstract: These regulations relate to definition of parachute payments. be circuit members (one for each federal
the treatment of corporate subsidiaries Affected Public: Businesses or other judicial circuit other than the Federal
of S corporations and interpret the rules for-profits. Circuit), and three shall be at-large
added to the Code by section 1308 of the Estimated Total Annual Burden members. As indicated in the
Small Business Job Protection Act of Hours: 12,000. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
1996. Responses to this collections of OMB Control Number: 1545–2264. below, to be eligible to serve as a voting
information are required to determine Type of Review: Revision of a member, an individual must be an
the manner in which a corporate currently approved collection. attorney (1) from a federal public
subsidiary of an S corporation will be Title: TD 9757; REG–127923–15 defender organization or community
treated. Guidance under Sec. 6035 Consistent defender organization; (2) with
Affected Public: Businesses or other Basis Reporting between Estate & Person significant experience with federal
for-profits. Acquiring Property; Form 8971— sentencing or post convictions issues
Estimated Total Annual Burden Information Regarding Beneficiaries related to criminal sentences; and (3) in
Hours: 10,110. Acquiring Property from a Decedent. good standing of the highest court of the
OMB Control Number: 1545–1694. Form: Form 8971 and Schedule A. jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which he
Type of Review: Extension without Abstract: The Surface Transportation or she is admitted to practice. All voting
change of a currently approved and Veterans Health Care Choice members are selected and appointed by
collection. Improvement Act of 2015 requires the Commission. Circuit members must
Title: Revenue Ruling 2000–35: executors of an estate and other persons be from a federal public defender
Automatic Enrollment in Section 403(b) who are required to file Form 706, Form organization or federal community
Plans. 706–NA, or Form 706–A to report the defender organization located within
Abstract: This ruling specifies the final estate tax value of property the circuit they are appointed to
criteria to be met in order to distributed or to be distributed from the represent. The Commission hereby
automatically reduce an employee’s estate, if the estate tax return is filed invites any individual who is eligible to
compensation by a certain amount and after July 2015. Form 8971, along with be appointed to the initial voting
have that amount contributed as an a copy of every Schedule A, is used to membership of the Federal Public
elective deferral to an employer’s report values to the IRS. TD 9757 Defenders Advisory Group to apply.
section 403(b) plan. contains temporary regulations that Application materials should be
Affected Public: State, local or tribal provide transition rules providing that received by the Commission not later
governments; Not-for-profit institutions. executors and other persons required to than August 8, 2016. An applicant for
Estimated Total Annual Burden file or furnish a statement under section voting membership of the Federal
Hours: 175. Public Defenders Advisory Group
6035(a)(1) or (a)(2) before March 31,
should apply by sending a letter of
OMB Control Number: 1545–1806. 2016, need not do so until March 31.
interest and resume to the Commission
Type of Review: Reinstatement of a Affected Public: Individuals or
as indicated in the ADDRESSES section
previously approved collection. households.
below.
Title: Form 8883, Asset Allocation Estimated Total Annual Burden
Statement Under Section 338. Hours: 53,100. DATES: Application materials for the
Form: 8883. initial voting membership of the Federal
Brenda Simms, Public Defenders Advisory Group
Abstract: Form 8883 is used to report
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. should be received not later than August
information about transactions
involving the deemed sale of corporate [FR Doc. 2016–14398 Filed 6–16–16; 8:45 am] 8, 2016.
assets under Code section 338. BILLING CODE 4830–01–P ADDRESSES: An applicant for voting
Affected Public: Businesses or other membership of the Federal Public
for-profits. Defenders Advisory Group should apply
Estimated Total Annual Burden UNITED STATES SENTENCING by sending a letter of interest and
Hours: 5,755. COMMISSION resume to the Commission by electronic
OMB Control Number: 1545–1851. mail or regular mail. The email address
Request for Applications; Federal is pubaffairs@ussc.gov. The regular mail
Type of Review: Extension without
Public Defenders Advisory Group address is United States Sentencing
change of a currently approved
collection. AGENCY: United States Sentencing Commission, One Columbus Circle NE.,
Title: T.D. 9083—Golden Parachute Commission. Suite 2–500, South Lobby, Washington,
Payments. DC 20002–8002, Attention: Public
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ACTION: Notice.
Abstract: T.D. 9083 contains final Affairs.
regulations relating to golden parachute SUMMARY: The Commission has decided FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
payments under section 280G of the to establish a Federal Public Defenders Christine Leonard, Director, Office of
Code. The collection of information in Advisory Group as a standing advisory Legislative and Public Affairs, (202)
this regulation is in § 1.280G–1, group pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 995 and 502–4500, pubaffairs@ussc.gov. More
Q/A–7(a). This information is a brief Rule 5.4 of the Commission’s Rules of information about the Federal Public
description of all material facts Practice and Procedure. Having adopted Defenders Advisory Group (including

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the advisory group charter) is available criminal sentences; and (3) in good administration of benefits under Title
on the Commission’s Web site at http:// standing of the highest court of the 38, United States Code, for Veterans
www.ussc.gov/about/who-we-are/ jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which he who are former prisoners of war, and to
advisory-groups. or she is admitted to practice. All voting make recommendations on the needs of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The members are appointed by the such Veterans for compensation, health
United States Sentencing Commission is Commission. Circuit members shall be care, and rehabilitation.
an independent agency in the judicial selected from the circuit in which their On Tuesday, August 16, the
branch of the United States respective federal public defender Committee will meet in open session
Government. The Commission organizations or community defender and will hear from its Chairman and the
promulgates sentencing guidelines and organizations are located. Secretary of VA. In addition, the VA
policy statements for federal sentencing All voting members of the Federal
Office of General Counsel will provide
courts pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(a). The Public Defenders Advisory Group shall
annual ethics training. On Wednesday,
Commission also periodically reviews serve not more than two consecutive
August 17, the Committee will host an
and revises previously promulgated three-year terms. However, the terms of
open public forum and will receive
guidelines pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(o) the initial voting membership shall be
briefings by representatives of Veterans
and submits guideline amendments to staggered so that—
(1) the initial Chair shall serve a term Benefits Administration and Veterans
the Congress not later than the first day Health Administration. On Thursday,
of May each year pursuant to 28 U.S.C. of three years;
(2) the initial Vice Chair shall serve a August 18, the Committee will assemble
994(p). Under 28 U.S.C. 995 and Rule in open session from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00
5.4 of the Commission’s Rules of term of two years;
(3) of the initial circuit members, 4 a.m. From 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., the
Practice and Procedure, the Commission Committee will convene a closed
shall serve a term of three years, 4 two
may create standing or ad hoc advisory session in order to protect patient
years, and 4 one year; and
groups to facilitate formal and informal privacy as the Committee tours the VA
(4) of the initial at-large members, 1
input to the Commission. Upon creating Central Office. The Committee will
shall serve a term of three years, 1 two
an advisory group, the Commission may reconvene at 10:30 a.m. to draft the
years, and 1 one year.
prescribe the policies regarding the The Commission invites any beginning of their 2016
purpose, membership, and operation of individual who is eligible to be recommendations and decide the
the group as the Commission deems appointed to the initial voting location of their next meeting.
necessary or appropriate. membership of the Federal Public
The Commission recently adopted a Former Prisoners of War who wish to
Defenders Advisory Group to apply by speak at the public forum are invited to
formal charter for the Federal Public sending a letter of interest and a resume
Defenders Advisory Group. Under the submit a 1–2 page summary of their
to the Commission as indicated in the comments at the end of the meeting for
charter, the purpose of the advisory
ADDRESSES section above. inclusion in the official meeting record.
group is:
(1) To assist the Commission in Authority: 28 U.S.C. 994(a), (o), (p), § 995; Members of the public may also submit
carrying out its statutory responsibilities USSC Rules of Practice and Procedure 5.2, written statements for the Committee’s
under 28 U.S.C. 994(o); 5.4. review to Mr. Eric Robinson, Designated
(2) to provide to the Commission its Patti B. Saris, Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on
views on the Commission’s activities Chair. Former Prisoners of War (and Program
and work, including proposed priorities Analyst Compensation Service),
[FR Doc. 2016–14384 Filed 6–16–16; 8:45 am]
and amendments; Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
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(3) to disseminate to federal Vermont Avenue NW., (212),
defenders, and to other professionals in Washington, DC 20420, or via email at
public defender and community eric.robinson3@va.gov. Any member of
defender organizations, information DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS the public seeking additional
regarding federal sentencing issues; and AFFAIRS information should contact Mr.
(4) to perform other related functions Robinson via email or call (202) 443–
Advisory Committee on Former
as the Commission requests. 6016. Because the meeting will be held
Prisoners of War; Notice of Meeting
The Federal Public Defenders in a Government building, anyone
Advisory Group shall consist of no more The Department of Veterans Affairs attending must be prepared to show a
than 17 voting members. Of those 17 (VA) gives notice under the Federal valid photo ID. Please allow 15 minutes
voting members, one shall be Chair, one Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., App. before the meeting begins for this
shall be Vice Chair, 12 shall be circuit 2, that the Advisory Committee on process. Any member of the public
members (one for each federal judicial Former Prisoners of War (FPOW) will wishing to attend the meeting or seeking
circuit other than the Federal Circuit), meet on August 16–18, 2016 at 425 I additional information should contact
and three shall be at-large members. To Street NW., 4th Floor, Room 4E.400, Mr. Robinson.
be eligible to serve as a voting member, Washington, DC. The meetings will be Dated: June 14, 2016.
an individual must be an attorney (1) held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on
from a federal public defender Jelessa Burney,
August 16–17 and 9:00 a.m. to 12:00
organization or community defender p.m. on August 18. All sessions are Federal Advisory Committee Management
organization; (2) with significant open to the public. Officer.
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experience with federal sentencing or The purpose of the Committee is to [FR Doc. 2016–14369 Filed 6–16–16; 8:45 am]
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Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Application materials for the initial voting membership of the Federal Public Defenders Advisory Group should be received not later than August 8, 2016.
Contact		Christine Leonard, Director, Office of Legislative and Public Affairs, (202) 502-4500, [email protected] More information about the Federal Public Defenders Advisory Group (including the advisory group charter) is available on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ussc.gov/about/who-we-are/advisory-groups.
FR Citation		81 FR 39752