50th News Releases

Assembly Adopts Five Recommendations at 56th Plenary Session

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The Assembly of the Administrative Conference of the United States adopted five recommendations during the 56th Plenary Session: Regulatory Analysis Requirements This recommendation addresses the issue of agencies having to comply with numerous regulatory analysis requirements created by statute…
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Deadline Extended on 2 RFPs

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RFP:  Social Security Disability Adjudication *Deadline Extended* The Administrative Conference is seeking a consultant to undertake a research project that will consider the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) statutory authority and current regulations regarding the duty of candor and…
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Media Advisory - 56th Plenary Session

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2012 Megan Kindelan Communications Director 202 . 480 . 2091 mkindelan@acus.gov What: Administrative Conference of the United States Chairman Paul R. Verkuil and the Conference Assembly, including the Council, 50 federal executive members and 40 public…
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Incorporation by Reference: There's Still Time to Share Your Views!

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On May 15, 2012, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) held a workshop on "Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities" at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, MD.  The all-day…
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Executive Order Signed Based on Administrative Conference Recommendation

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Washington, D.C.  May 9, 2012 President Barack Obama recently issued Executive Order 13609, titled Promoting International Regulatory Cooperation, based in part on a recommendation issued by the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS), Conference…
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Increasing and Improving International Regulatory Cooperation

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Increasing and Improving International Regulatory Cooperation Post by: Adam Schlosser[1], U.S. Chamber of Commerce Increasingly, the barriers between the United States and the rest of the world are only artificial.  Before even leaving for work in the morning, the average American…
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Comment Deadline Extended for Incorporation by Reference Petition

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June 1 is the new deadline for submitting comments to the Office of the Federal Register on a petition requesting revisions to the regulations governing incorporation by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations.  More information on the petition is available in my March 8 blog post.…
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Why ACUS Matters

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I recently published an essay in the inaugural issue of the Michigan Journal of Environmental and Administrative Law. The article describes the Conference's work, cites currrent empirical studies and delves into how our work directly relates to academic and governmental research.…
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Incorporation by Reference Petition Out For Comment Now

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The Office of the Federal Register is currently taking comments on a petition to amend its regulations governing the approval of agency requests to incorporate by reference in federal regulations. See 77 Fed. Reg. 11414 (Feb. 27, 2012). At issue is the tension between: (1) the government’s…
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ACUS-DOJ to co-host ADR Symposium March 19

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Co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Administrative Conference of the United States, with the support of the Interagency ADR Working Group (IADRWG) Steering Committee, the March 19 event aims to serve as a forum for successful use of ADR by Federal agencies, generate support for…
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