55th Plenary Session

Details

Date: December 8-9, 2011

• December 8: 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• December 9: 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

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

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Plenary Agenda ()

Adopted Recommendations

• Recommendation 2011-5: Incorporation by Reference ()
• Recommendation 2011-6: International Regulatory Cooperation ()
• Recommendation 2011-7: Federal Advisory Committee Act - Issues and Proposed Reforms ()
• Recommendation 2011-8: Agency Innovations in e-Rulemaking ()

Proposed Recommendations

Incorporation by Reference

This recommendation concerns issues that arise when an agency incorporates by reference material published elsewhere, such as standards adopted by standard setting organizations. It recommends practices to promote public availability of the incorporated materials, to make updating regulations to account for changes in incorporated standards easier, and procedural steps to be followed when incorporating by reference.

Additional Materials

• Proposed Recommendation: Incorporation by Reference ()
• Proposed Amendments: Incorporation by Reference ()
• Bremer Report on Incorporation by Reference ()

All Committee Materials (Prior drafts, minutes of committee meetings, public comments received in committee)

Comments Received for Plenary

• Cooney Comments on Proposed Strauss Amendment ()
• GTW Associates Comments ()
• IEEE Standards Association Comments ()
• Statement from the Openness Community ()
• Revised Strauss Comments ()
• Revised Strauss Amendment ()
• Follow-Up Comments Received From Peter Strauss ()
• Comments Received from Peter Strauss ()
• Michael Herz Comments ()
• Gary Valasek Comments ()

International Regulatory Cooperation

This recommendation, which updates Conference Recommendation 91-1, considers cooperation between agencies and foreign authorities.  It recommends a variety of steps that U.S. agencies can take to promote their missions while cooperating with foreign authorities, and, where it can be done with no detriment to their missions, urges reduction in barriers to trade that can arise from differences between U.S. and foreign regulatory regimes.

Additional Materials

• Proposed Recommendation: International Regulatory Cooperation ()
• Proposed Amendments: International Regulatory Cooperation ()
• International Regulatory Cooperation Report ()

All Committee Materials (Prior drafts, minutes of committee meetings, public comments received in committee)

Comments Received for Plenary

• Comments from Susan Dudley on Proposed Recommendation for Consideration at Plenary ()
• Comments from US Chamber on Proposed Recommendation for Consideration at Plenary ()
• Comments from Patti Goldman on Proposed Recommendation for Consideration at Plenary ()

The Federal Advisory Committee Act — Innovations and Reform

This recommendation concerns FACA and agency practices under FACA.  It recommends changes to alleviate procedural burdens imposed by FACA, clarifications to the scope of the Act, and changes to enhance transparency and objectivity in the use of FACA committees.

Additional Materials

• Proposed Recommendation: The Federal Advisory Committee Act -- Innovations and Reform ()
• Proposed Amendments: Federal Advisory Committee Act ()
• FACA Report: Phase 1 of Research (O'Reilly) ()
• FACA Report: Phase II of Research (Bull) ()

• Comments from USACITIZEN1@LIVE.COM on Recommendation for Consideration at Plenary ()
• Comments from POGO on Recommendation for Consideration at Plenary ()
• Comments from Stephen Buckley on Recommendation for Consideration at Plenary ()
• Comments from Robert Rutkowski on Recommendation for Consideration at Plenary ()
• Comments from Dept. of Veterans Affairs on Recommendation for Consideration at Plenary ()
• Comments from GSA for October 18 Meeting ()
• Comments from GSA for September 20 Meeting ()
• Comments from GSA for April 21 Meeting ()

Agency Innovations in e-Rulemaking

Today, both the notice and the comments in a rulemaking proceeding may be electronic.  This recommendation provides guidance to agencies regarding the use of their websites and other Internet tools to promote electronic rulemaking.

Additional Materials

• Proposed Recommendation: Agency Innovations in e-Rulemaking ()
• Proposed Amendments: Agency Innovations in e-Rulemaking ()
• Innovations in e-Rulemaking Report ()

All Committee Materials (Prior drafts, minutes of committee meetings, public comments received in committee)

Plenary Materials

• Travel Information for ACUS Conference Members ()
• Member Financial Disclosure Certification
• 54th Plenary Session Minutes ()
• Guide for Members ()

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