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 members, will meet for the 56thPlenary Session of the Administrative Conference of the United States on June 14-15, 2012.  During this Plenary Session, the Assembly will consider and vote on five recommendations:

  1. Recommendation on Regulatory Analysis Requirements
  2. Recommendation on Midnight Rules
  3. Recommendation on Immigration Removal Adjudication
  4. Recommendation on the Paperwork Reduction Act
  5. Recommendation on Improving Coordination of Related Agency Responsibilities

When:

June 14-15, 2012

  • Thursday, June 14:        1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m
  • Friday, June 15:            9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Where:

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20581 Main Conference Room

Webcast:

There will be a live webcast of the Plenary Session, accessible at http://acus.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2.

Please RSVP by 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 13th, to Megan Kindelan at 202.480.2091 or mkindelan@acus.gov. 

For more information and to view the Plenary Session Agenda,  please visit http://www.acus.gov/events/56th-plenary-session/.  

About ACUS

The Administrative Conference of the United States is an independent federal agency dedicated to improving the administrative process through consensus-driven applied research, providing nonpartisan expert advice and recommendations for improvement of federal agency procedures.  Its membership is composed of innovative federal officials and experts with diverse views and backgrounds from both the private sector and academia. The Conference is committed to promoting effective public participation and efficiency in the rulemaking process by leveraging interactive technologies and encouraging open communication with the public as well as making improvements to the regulatory process by reducing unnecessary litigation, and improving the use of science and the effectiveness of applicable laws.  Learn more at www.acus.gov.