83 FR 24272 - Notice of Public Meeting of the Assembly of the Administrative Conference of the United States

ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 102 (May 25, 2018)

Page Range		24272-24272
FR Document		2018-11328

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), the Assembly of the Administrative Conference of the United States will hold a meeting to consider four proposed recommendations and to conduct other business. This meeting will be open to the public.

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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.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.), the Assembly of the Administrative Conference of the United 
States will hold a meeting to consider four proposed recommendations 
and to conduct other business. This meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will take place on Thursday, June 14, 2018, 1:00 
p.m. to 5:15 p.m.; and Friday, June 15, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. 
The meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at The George Washington University 
Law School, 2000 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20052 (Jacob Burns Moot 
Court Room).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Administrative Conference of the United 
States makes recommendations to federal agencies, the President, 
Congress, and the Judicial Conference of the United States regarding 
the improvement of administrative procedures (5 U.S.C. 594). The 
membership of the Conference, when meeting in plenary session, 
constitutes the Assembly of the Conference (5 U.S.C. 595).
    Agenda: In addition to receiving updates on past, current, and 
pending Conference initiatives, the Assembly will consider four 
proposed recommendations as described below:
    Paperwork Reduction Act Efficiencies. This proposed recommendation 
encourages collaboration between the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs and federal agencies to maximize opportunities for 
making the information collection clearance process under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act more efficient, while still maintaining its integrity. 
The proposed recommendation encourages using generic clearances and 
common forms more frequently, providing more training to agencies, and 
improving several other aspects of the information collection clearance 
process.
    Administrative Judges. This proposed recommendation addresses 
agency practices related to the use of administrative judges--
adjudicators who preside over evidentiary hearings that are not 
governed by the adjudication provisions of the Administrative Procedure 
Act. It offers recommendations for agencies to consider when designing 
or evaluating adjudication programs that promote impartiality in 
administrative judges and increase clarity and transparency with 
respect to the policies and procedures that govern their selection, 
oversight, evaluation, discipline, and removal.
    Minimizing the Cost of Judicial Review. This proposed 
recommendation encourages federal agencies that anticipate litigation 
over their rules to consider early in the rulemaking process whether a 
rule is severable, meaning divisible into portions that can and should 
function independently, and outlines steps agencies should take if they 
intend that portions of a rule should continue in effect even though 
other portions have been held unlawful on judicial review. It also 
encourages courts adjudicating a challenge to an agency rule to solicit 
the parties' views on the issue of severability in appropriate 
circumstances.
    Electronic Case Management in Federal Administrative Adjudication. 
This proposed recommendation offers guidance for agencies considering 
whether and how to implement an electronic case management system. It 
provides factors for agencies to consider in weighing the costs and 
benefits of an electronic case management system; sets forth measures 
an agency should take to ensure privacy, transparency, and security; 
and describes ways an electronic case management system may improve 
adjudicatory processes.
    Additional information about the proposed recommendations and the 
order of the agenda, as well as other materials related to the meeting, 
can be found at the 69th Plenary Session page on the Conference's 
website: https://www.acus.gov/meetings-and-events/plenary-meeting/69th-plenary-session.
    Public Participation: The Conference welcomes the attendance of the 
public at the meeting, subject to space limitations, and will make 
every effort to accommodate persons with disabilities or special needs. 
Members of the public who wish to attend in person are asked to RSVP 
online at the 69th Plenary Session web page shown above, no later than 
two days before the meeting, in order to facilitate entry. Members of 
the public who attend the meeting may be permitted to speak only with 
the consent of the Chairman and the unanimous approval of the members 
of the Assembly. If you need special accommodations due to disability, 
please inform the Designated Federal Officer noted above at least 7 
days in advance of the meeting. The public may also view the meeting 
through a live webcast, which will be available at: https://livestream.com/ACUS.
    Written Comments: Persons who wish to comment on any of the 
proposed recommendations may do so by submitting a written statement 
either online by clicking ``Submit a Comment'' on the 69th Plenary 
Session web page shown above or by mail addressed to: June 2018 Plenary 
Session Comments, Administrative Conference of the United States, Suite 
706 South, 1120 20th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. Written 
submissions must be received no later than 10:00 a.m. (EDT), Thursday, 
June 7, to assure consideration by the Assembly.

    Dated: May 22, 2018.
Shawne McGibbon,
General Counsel.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Agenda: In addition to receiving in weighing the costs and benefits of an
contains documents other than rules or updates on past, current, and pending electronic case management system; sets
proposed rules that are applicable to the Conference initiatives, the Assembly forth measures an agency should take to
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, will consider four proposed ensure privacy, transparency, and
committee meetings, agency decisions and recommendations as described below:
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of security; and describes ways an
petitions and applications and agency
Paperwork Reduction Act Efficiencies. electronic case management system may
statements of organization and functions are This proposed recommendation improve adjudicatory processes.
examples of documents appearing in this encourages collaboration between the
Office of Information and Regulatory Additional information about the
section.
Affairs and federal agencies to maximize proposed recommendations and the
opportunities for making the order of the agenda, as well as other
ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF information collection clearance process materials related to the meeting, can be
THE UNITED STATES under the Paperwork Reduction Act found at the 69th Plenary Session page
more efficient, while still maintaining on the Conference’s website: https://
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Assembly of the Administrative recommendation encourages using plenary-meeting/69th-plenary-session.
Conference of the United States generic clearances and common forms Public Participation: The Conference
more frequently, providing more welcomes the attendance of the public
AGENCY: Administrative Conference of
training to agencies, and improving at the meeting, subject to space
the United States.
several other aspects of the information limitations, and will make every effort
ACTION: Notice. collection clearance process. to accommodate persons with
Administrative Judges. This proposed disabilities or special needs. Members of
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal recommendation addresses agency
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. the public who wish to attend in person
practices related to the use of are asked to RSVP online at the 69th
App.), the Assembly of the administrative judges—adjudicators
Administrative Conference of the Plenary Session web page shown above,
who preside over evidentiary hearings
United States will hold a meeting to no later than two days before the
that are not governed by the
consider four proposed adjudication provisions of the meeting, in order to facilitate entry.
recommendations and to conduct other Administrative Procedure Act. It offers Members of the public who attend the
business. This meeting will be open to recommendations for agencies to meeting may be permitted to speak only
the public. consider when designing or evaluating with the consent of the Chairman and
DATES: The meeting will take place on adjudication programs that promote the unanimous approval of the members
Thursday, June 14, 2018, 1:00 p.m. to impartiality in administrative judges of the Assembly. If you need special
5:15 p.m.; and Friday, June 15, 2018, and increase clarity and transparency accommodations due to disability,
9:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. The meeting may with respect to the policies and please inform the Designated Federal
adjourn early if all business is finished. procedures that govern their selection, Officer noted above at least 7 days in
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at oversight, evaluation, discipline, and advance of the meeting. The public may
The George Washington University Law removal. also view the meeting through a live
School, 2000 H Street NW, Washington, Minimizing the Cost of Judicial webcast, which will be available at:
DC 20052 (Jacob Burns Moot Court Review. This proposed recommendation https://livestream.com/ACUS.
Room). encourages federal agencies that Written Comments: Persons who wish
anticipate litigation over their rules to to comment on any of the proposed
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: consider early in the rulemaking process
Shawne McGibbon, General Counsel recommendations may do so by
whether a rule is severable, meaning
(Designated Federal Officer), submitting a written statement either
divisible into portions that can and
Administrative Conference of the online by clicking ‘‘Submit a Comment’’
should function independently, and
United States, Suite 706 South, 1120 outlines steps agencies should take if on the 69th Plenary Session web page
20th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036; they intend that portions of a rule shown above or by mail addressed to:
Telephone 202–480–2088; email should continue in effect even though June 2018 Plenary Session Comments,
smcgibbon@acus.gov. other portions have been held unlawful Administrative Conference of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The on judicial review. It also encourages United States, Suite 706 South, 1120
Administrative Conference of the courts adjudicating a challenge to an 20th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036.
United States makes recommendations agency rule to solicit the parties’ views Written submissions must be received
to federal agencies, the President, on the issue of severability in no later than 10:00 a.m. (EDT),
Congress, and the Judicial Conference of appropriate circumstances. Thursday, June 7, to assure
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improvement of administrative Federal Administrative Adjudication. Dated: May 22, 2018.
procedures (5 U.S.C. 594). The This proposed recommendation offers
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Dates		The meeting will take place on Thursday, June 14, 2018, 1:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.; and Friday, June 15, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. The meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished.
Contact		Shawne McGibbon, General Counsel (Designated Federal Officer), Administrative Conference of the United States, Suite 706 South, 1120 20th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036; Telephone 202-480-2088; email [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 24272