82 FR 28384 - Requests for Applications; Practitioners Advisory Group

UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 118 (June 21, 2017)

Page Range		28384-28384
FR Document		2017-12866

In view of upcoming vacancies in the voting membership of the Practitioners Advisory Group, the United States Sentencing Commission hereby invites any individual who is eligible to be appointed to one of the vacancies to apply. The voting memberships covered by this notice are two circuit memberships (for the Sixth Circuit and the Seventh Circuit) and one at-large membership. An applicant for voting membership of the Practitioners Advisory Group should apply by sending a letter of interest and resume to the Commission as indicated in the ADDRESSES section below. Application materials should be received by the Commission not later than August 25, 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 118 (Wednesday, June 21, 2017)

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UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION


Requests for Applications; Practitioners Advisory Group

AGENCY: United States Sentencing Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In view of upcoming vacancies in the voting membership of the 
Practitioners Advisory Group, the United States Sentencing Commission 
hereby invites any individual who is eligible to be appointed to one of 
the vacancies to apply. The voting memberships covered by this notice 
are two circuit memberships (for the Sixth Circuit and the Seventh 
Circuit) and one at-large membership. An applicant for voting 
membership of the Practitioners Advisory Group should apply by sending 
a letter of interest and resume to the Commission as indicated in the 
ADDRESSES section below. Application materials should be received by 
the Commission not later than August 25, 2017.

DATES: Application materials for voting membership of the Practitioners 
Advisory Group should be received not later than August 25, 2017.

ADDRESSES: An applicant for voting membership of the Practitioners 
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 Practitioners Advisory Group is available on 
the Commission's Web site at www.ussc.gov/advisory-groups.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Practitioners Advisory Group is a 
standing advisory group of the United States Sentencing Commission 
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 995 and Rule 5.4 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure. Under the charter for the advisory group, 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 defense attorneys, and to other professionals in the 
defense community, information regarding federal sentencing issues; and 
(4) to perform other related functions as the Commission requests. The 
advisory group consists of not more than 17 voting members, each of 
whom may serve not more than two consecutive three-year terms. 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 who (1) devotes a substantial portion of his or her 
professional work to advocating the interests of privately-represented 
individuals, or of individuals represented by private practitioners 
through appointment under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964, within the 
federal criminal justice system; (2) has significant experience with 
federal sentencing or post-conviction issues related to criminal 
sentences; and (3) is in good standing of the highest court of the 
jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which he or she is admitted to 
practice. Additionally, to be eligible to serve as a circuit member, 
the individual's primary place of business or a substantial portion of 
his or her practice must be in the circuit concerned. Each voting 
member is appointed by the Commission.
    The Commission invites any individual who is eligible to be 
appointed to a voting membership covered by this notice (i.e., the 
circuit memberships for the Sixth Circuit and the Seventh Circuit, and 
one at-large membership) 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), 28 U.S.C. 995; USSC 
Rules of Practice and Procedure 5.4.

William H. Pryor, Jr.,
Acting Chair.
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methylone, should the Commission ACTION: Notice. professionals in the defense community,
specify a marihuana equivalency for information regarding federal
methylone at the same ratio as MDMA, SUMMARY: In view of upcoming sentencing issues; and (4) to perform
regardless of whether the ratio for vacancies in the voting membership of
other related functions as the
MDMA is changed from its current the Practitioners Advisory Group, the
United States Sentencing Commission Commission requests. The advisory
500:1 level? Should the Commission group consists of not more than 17
establish a marihuana equivalency for hereby invites any individual who is
eligible to be appointed to one of the voting members, each of whom may
methylone at a higher or lower ratio serve not more than two consecutive
than the current MDMA equivalency? If vacancies to apply. The voting
memberships covered by this notice are three-year terms. Of those 17 voting
so, what equivalency should the
two circuit memberships (for the Sixth members, one shall be Chair, one shall
Commission provide and why? To the
Circuit and the Seventh Circuit) and one be Vice Chair, 12 shall be circuit
extent methylone has different
characteristics than MDMA, how do at-large membership. An applicant for members (one for each federal judicial
those characteristics compare with other voting membership of the Practitioners circuit other than the Federal Circuit),
controlled substances referenced in Advisory Group should apply by and three shall be at-large members.
Section 2D1.1 in terms of health effects sending a letter of interest and resume To be eligible to serve as a voting
(including addictiveness and abuse to the Commission as indicated in the member, an individual must be an
potential), marketing and trafficking ADDRESSES section below. Application attorney who (1) devotes a substantial
patterns, and potency by dosage unit? materials should be received by the portion of his or her professional work
If the Commission were to establish a Commission not later than August 25, to advocating the interests of privately-
marihuana equivalency for methylone, 2017.
represented individuals, or of
which is often marketed and consumed DATES: Application materials for voting individuals represented by private
in capsule form, should the Commission membership of the Practitioners practitioners through appointment
establish a ‘‘typical weight per unit’’ for Advisory Group should be received not under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964,
methylone in Application Note 9 to later than August 25, 2017. within the federal criminal justice
Section 2D1.1? ADDRESSES: An applicant for voting
3. The Commission seeks general system; (2) has significant experience
membership of the Practitioners with federal sentencing or post-
comment on whether there are synthetic Advisory Group should apply by
cathinones, other than methylone, that conviction issues related to criminal
sending a letter of interest and resume sentences; and (3) is in good standing of
are substantially similar in their effects to the Commission by electronic mail or
to MDMA. If so, what are those the highest court of the jurisdiction or
regular mail. The email address is jurisdictions in which he or she is
substances? How do those substances
pubaffairs@ussc.gov. The regular mail
compare to MDMA in terms of health admitted to practice. Additionally, to be
address is United States Sentencing
effects (including addictiveness and eligible to serve as a circuit member, the
Commission, One Columbus Circle NE.,
abuse potential), marketing and individual’s primary place of business
Suite 2–500, South Lobby, Washington,
trafficking patterns, and potency by or a substantial portion of his or her
DC 20002–8002, Attention: Public
dosage unit? If the Commission were to practice must be in the circuit
Affairs.
include any such other synthetic concerned. Each voting member is
cathinones in the Drug Equivalency FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
appointed by the Commission.
Tables at Application Note 8(D) to Christine Leonard, Director, Office of
Section 2D1.1, how should the Legislative and Public Affairs, (202) The Commission invites any
Commission establish marihuana 502–4500, pubaffairs@ussc.gov. More individual who is eligible to be
equivalencies for these other synthetic information about the Practitioners appointed to a voting membership
cathinones in relation to one another Advisory Group is available on the covered by this notice (i.e., the circuit
and to the other controlled substances Commission’s Web site at memberships for the Sixth Circuit and
referenced in Section 2D1.1? www.ussc.gov/advisory-groups. the Seventh Circuit, and one at-large
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 994(a), (o), (p), (x); SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The membership) to apply by sending a
USSC Rules of Practice and Procedure 4.4. Practitioners Advisory Group is a letter of interest and a resume to the
standing advisory group of the United Commission as indicated in the
William H. Pryor, Jr., States Sentencing Commission pursuant ADDRESSES section above.
Acting Chair. to 28 U.S.C. 995 and Rule 5.4 of the Authority: 28 U.S.C. 994(a), (o), (p), 28
[FR Doc. 2017–12867 Filed 6–20–17; 8:45 am] Commission’s Rules of Practice and U.S.C. 995; USSC Rules of Practice and
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advisory group, the purpose of the
advisory group is (1) to assist the William H. Pryor, Jr.,
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Application materials for voting membership of the Practitioners Advisory Group should be received not later than August 25, 2017.
Contact		Christine Leonard, Director, Office of Legislative and Public Affairs, (202) 502-4500, [email protected] More information about the Practitioners Advisory Group is available on the Commission's Web site at www.ussc.gov/advisory-groups.
FR Citation		82 FR 28384