81 FR 7160 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information on Meetings With Outside Parties Pursuant to Executive Order 12866

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 27 (February 10, 2016)

Page Range		7160-7161
FR Document		2016-02688

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing to collect information from members of the public who request a meeting with OIRA on rules under review at the time pursuant to Executive Order 12866. The information collected would be subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and this notice announces and requests comment on OIRA's proposal for such a collection.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7160-7161]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02688]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Information on Meetings With Outside Parties Pursuant 
to Executive Order 12866

AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing to collect 
information from members of the public who request a meeting with OIRA 
on rules under review at the time pursuant to Executive Order 12866. 
The information collected would be subject to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and this notice announces and 
requests comment on OIRA's proposal for such a collection.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by March 
11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by one of the following methods:
     Email: [email protected]. Please include in the 
subject line of the email, ``Executive Order 12866 Information 
Collection''.
     Fax: 202-395-5806.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available 
to the public. For this reason, please do not include in your comments 
information of a confidential nature, such as sensitive personal 
information or proprietary information. If you send an email comment, 
your email address will be automatically captured and included as part 
of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available 
on the Internet. Please note that responses to this public comment 
request containing any routine notice about the confidentiality of the 
communication will be treated as public comments that may be made 
available to the public notwithstanding the inclusion of the routine 
notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Information on Meetings with Outside Parties Pursuant to 
Executive Order 12866.
    Abstract: Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and 
Review,'' issued by President Clinton on September 30, 1993, 
establishes and governs the process under which OIRA reviews agency 
draft and proposed final regulatory actions. Consistent with the 
disclosure provisions of Executive Order 12866, OIRA provides 
information about its work related to regulatory reviews on Reginfo.gov 
at www.Reginfo.gov and on OIRA's Web site at https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/oira. OIRA makes public all substantive 
communications with any party outside the Executive Branch concerning 
regulatory actions under review. If the OIRA Administrator or his/her 
designee meets with outside parties during a review, the subject, date, 
and participants of the meeting are disclosed on the Reginfo.gov Web 
site, as well as any materials distributed at such meetings.
    These meetings occur at the initiative and request of an outside 
party. Any member of the public may request a meeting about a 
regulatory action under OIRA review, and may invite other outside 
parties to attend. OIRA's role in these meetings is limited to 
listening to feedback on the regulation under review. In accordance 
with Executive Order 12866, OIRA invites representatives from the 
agency or agencies issuing the regulatory action. OIRA and agency staff 
may ask clarifying questions, but do not take minutes. OIRA does, 
however, post on RegInfo.gov any written materials provided by outside 
parties, including the initial meeting request.
    To ensure transparency associated with meetings pursuant to 
Executive Order 12866, OIRA will collect--and then post publicly--the 
following information, which outside parties must provide, to request a 
meeting with OIRA to present their views on a regulatory action 
currently under review:
    1. Name of the organization requesting the meeting.
    2. Name of the organization's client or who the organization is 
representing at the meeting (if applicable).
    3. The name of the regulatory action on which the party would like 
to present its views.
    4. The Regulatory Identification Number (RIN) of the regulatory 
action on which the party would like to present its views.
    When outside parties arrive for their meeting with OIRA they will 
then need to provide the following information in-person:
    1. The full names of all attendees present at the meeting, and for 
each attendee:
    a. The name of the organization each attendee is affiliated with; 
and
    b. the attendee's client or who the attendee is representing (if 
applicable).
    2. Copies of all briefing materials used during the presentation 
that will be given to OIRA for consideration.
    All information submitted to OIRA pursuant to this collection will 
be made publicly available at Reginfo.gov.
    This effort will streamline the current process for outside parties 
when requesting a meeting and will ensure transparency and accuracy of 
the docket that OIRA keeps in accordance with the disclosure provisions 
of Executive Order 12866. OIRA welcomes any and all public comments on 
the proposed collection of information such as the accuracy of OIRA's 
burden estimate, the practical utility of collecting this information, 
and whether there are additional pieces of information that should be 
collected from meeting requestors to further the disclosure provisions 
of Executive Order 12866.
    Current actions: Proposal for new information collection 
requirement.
    Type of review: New.
    Affected public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and 
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Expected average annual number of respondents: 200.
    Average annual number of responses per respondent: 2.
    Total number of responses annually: 400.

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    Burden per response: 30 minutes.
    Total average annual burden: 200 hours.
    Request for comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. 
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of 
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of 
operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide 
information. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose 
or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the 
time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install, and 
utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, 
validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining 
information, and disclosing and providing information; to train 
personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information, to 
search data sources, to complete and review the collection of 
information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.

Dominic J. Mancini,
Deputy Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
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ACTION: Public notice; correction. • Email: Oira_submission@ minutes. OIRA does, however, post on
omb.eop.gov. Please include in the RegInfo.gov any written materials
SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges subject line of the email, ‘‘Executive provided by outside parties, including
published a document in the Federal Order 12866 Information Collection’’. the initial meeting request.
Register of January 22, 2016, • Fax: 202–395–5806. To ensure transparency associated
announcing receipt of five notices of Comments submitted in response to with meetings pursuant to Executive
intent to audit several broadcasters. The this notice may be made available to the Order 12866, OIRA will collect—and
document contained incorrect dates in public. For this reason, please do not then post publicly—the following
the summary section. include in your comments information information, which outside parties must
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of a confidential nature, such as provide, to request a meeting with OIRA
LaKeshia Keys, Program Specialist, by sensitive personal information or to present their views on a regulatory
telephone at (202) 707–7658 or by email proprietary information. If you send an action currently under review:
at crb@loc.gov. email comment, your email address will 1. Name of the organization
be automatically captured and included requesting the meeting.
Correction 2. Name of the organization’s client or
as part of the comment that is placed in
In the Federal Register of January 22, the public docket and made available on who the organization is representing at
2016, in FR Doc. 2016–01300, on page the Internet. Please note that responses the meeting (if applicable).
3786, in the first column, correct the to this public comment request 3. The name of the regulatory action
summary to read: The Copyright Royalty containing any routine notice about the on which the party would like to
Judges announce receipt of notices of confidentiality of the communication present its views.
intent to audit the 2012, 2013, and 2014 4. The Regulatory Identification
will be treated as public comments that
statements of account submitted by Number (RIN) of the regulatory action
may be made available to the public
broadcasters Beasley Broadcast Group on which the party would like to
notwithstanding the inclusion of the
Inc., Greater Media Inc., Townsquare present its views.
routine notice. When outside parties arrive for their
Media Broadcasting and Univision FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Communications Inc. and the 2013 and meeting with OIRA they will then need
Oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. to provide the following information in-
2014 statements of account submitted
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: person:
by broadcaster Saga Communications
Title: Information on Meetings with 1. The full names of all attendees
Inc. concerning royalty payments each present at the meeting, and for each
Outside Parties Pursuant to Executive
made pursuant to two statutory licenses. attendee:
Order 12866.
Dated: February 4, 2016. Abstract: Executive Order 12866, a. The name of the organization each
Jesse M. Feder, ‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review,’’ attendee is affiliated with; and
Copyright Royalty Judge. issued by President Clinton on b. the attendee’s client or who the
[FR Doc. 2016–02631 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] September 30, 1993, establishes and attendee is representing (if applicable).
governs the process under which OIRA 2. Copies of all briefing materials used
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reviews agency draft and proposed final during the presentation that will be
regulatory actions. Consistent with the given to OIRA for consideration.
disclosure provisions of Executive All information submitted to OIRA
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND pursuant to this collection will be made
BUDGET Order 12866, OIRA provides
information about its work related to publicly available at Reginfo.gov.
This effort will streamline the current
Agency Information Collection regulatory reviews on Reginfo.gov at
process for outside parties when
Activities: Proposed Collection; www.Reginfo.gov and on OIRA’s Web
requesting a meeting and will ensure
Comment Request; Information on site at https://www.whitehouse.gov/
transparency and accuracy of the docket
Meetings With Outside Parties omb/oira. OIRA makes public all
that OIRA keeps in accordance with the
Pursuant to Executive Order 12866 substantive communications with any
disclosure provisions of Executive
party outside the Executive Branch
AGENCY: Office of Management and Order 12866. OIRA welcomes any and
concerning regulatory actions under
Budget. all public comments on the proposed
review. If the OIRA Administrator or
ACTION: Notice and request for
collection of information such as the
his/her designee meets with outside
comments. accuracy of OIRA’s burden estimate, the
parties during a review, the subject,
practical utility of collecting this
date, and participants of the meeting are
SUMMARY: The Office of Information and information, and whether there are
disclosed on the Reginfo.gov Web site,
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within the additional pieces of information that
as well as any materials distributed at
Office of Management and Budget should be collected from meeting
such meetings.
(OMB) is proposing to collect requestors to further the disclosure
These meetings occur at the initiative
information from members of the public provisions of Executive Order 12866.
and request of an outside party. Any Current actions: Proposal for new
who request a meeting with OIRA on member of the public may request a
rules under review at the time pursuant information collection requirement.
meeting about a regulatory action under Type of review: New.
to Executive Order 12866. The OIRA review, and may invite other
information collected would be subject Affected public: Individuals and
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outside parties to attend. OIRA’s role in Households, Businesses and
to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) these meetings is limited to listening to
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and this notice Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
feedback on the regulation under Governments.
announces and requests comment on review. In accordance with Executive Expected average annual number of
OIRA’s proposal for such a collection. Order 12866, OIRA invites respondents: 200.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all representatives from the agency or Average annual number of responses
comments received by March 11, 2016. agencies issuing the regulatory action. per respondent: 2.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by one of OIRA and agency staff may ask Total number of responses annually:
the following methods: clarifying questions, but do not take 400.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Consideration will be given to all comments received by March 11, 2016.
Contact		[email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 7160