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(e) The possibility that, even if an agency
discourages ex parte communications during
specified stages of the rulemaking process,
such communications may nonetheless
occur.
(f) The potential need to give agency
personnel guidance about whether or to what
extent to provide information to persons not
employed by the agency during a face-to-face
meeting.
Communications Before an NPRM Is Issued
4. Agencies should not impose restrictions
on ex parte communications before an NPRM
is issued.
5. Agencies may, however, disclose, in
accordance with ¶ 8 of this recommendation,
the occurrence or content of ex parte
communications received before an NPRM is
issued, as follows:
(a) In the preamble of the later-issued
NPRM or other rulemaking document; or
(b) In the appropriate rulemaking docket
once it is opened.
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Communications After an NPRM Has Been
Issued
6. If an agency cannot accommodate all
requests for in-person meetings after an
NPRM has been issued, it should consider
holding a public meeting (which may be
informal) in lieu of or in addition to
individual, private meetings.
7. After an NPRM has been issued,
agencies should disclose to the public:
(a) The occurrence of all oral ex parte
communications, including the identity of
those involved in the discussion and the date
and location of the meeting.
(b) The content of all oral ex parte
communications through a written summary
filed in the appropriate rulemaking docket.
Agencies may either:
(i) Direct their own personnel to prepare
and submit the necessary summary; or
(ii) Request or require private persons to
prepare and submit the necessary summary
of meetings in which they have participated,
although it remains the agency’s
responsibility to ensure adequate disclosure.
(c) All written submissions, in the
appropriate rulemaking docket.
Additional Considerations after the
Comment Period Has Closed
8. Agencies should determine whether, and
under what circumstances, ex parte
communications made after the close of the
comment period should be permitted and, if
so, how they should be considered.
9. If an agency receives, through an ex
parte communication, any significant new
information that its decisionmakers choose to
consider or rely upon, it should disclose the
information and consider reopening the
comment period, to provide the public with
an opportunity to respond.
10. When an agency receives a large
number of requests for ex parte meetings after
the comment period has closed, it should
consider using a reply comment period or
offering other opportunities for receiving
public input on submitted comments. See
Admin. Conf. of the United States,
Recommendation 2011–2, Rulemaking
Comments ¶ 6, 76 Fed. Reg. 48,791 (Aug. 9,
2011) (encouraging the use of reply comment
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periods and other methods of receiving
public input on previously submitted
comments).
Quasi-Adjudicatory Rulemakings
11. If an agency conducts ‘‘quasiadjudicatory’’ rulemakings that involve
conflicting private claims to a valuable
privilege, its ex parte communications policy
should clearly and distinctly articulate the
principles and procedures applicable in
those rulemakings.
12. Agencies should explain whether, how,
and why they are prohibiting or restricting ex
parte communications in quasi-adjudicatory
rulemakings. Agencies may conclude that ex
parte communications in this context require
a different approach from the one otherwise
recommended here.
13. Agencies should explain and provide a
rationale for any additional procedures
applicable to ex parte communications
received in quasi-adjudicatory rulemakings.
Accommodating Digital Technology
14. Agencies should consider how digital
technology may aid the management or
disclosure of ex parte communications. For
example, agencies may be able to use
technological tools such as video
teleconferencing as a cost effective way to
engage with interested persons.
15. Agencies should avoid using language
that will inadvertently exclude ex parte
communications made via digital or other
new technologies from their policies.
16. Agencies should state clearly whether
they consider social media communications
to be ex parte communications and how they
plan to treat such communications. Agencies
should ensure consistency between policies
governing ex parte communications and the
use of social media.
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UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Notice of July 9 Advisory Committee
on Voluntary Foreign Aid Meeting
United States Agency for
International Development.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, notice is
hereby given of a meeting of the
Advisory Committee on Voluntary
Foreign Aid (ACVFA).
Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2014.
Time: 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Location: Horizon Room, Ronald
Reagan Building.
SUMMARY:
Purpose
The Advisory Committee on
Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA) brings
together USAID and private voluntary
organizations (PVO) officials,
representatives from universities,
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international nongovernment
organizations (NGOs), U.S. businesses,
and government, multilateral, and
private organizations to foster
understanding, communication, and
cooperation in the area of foreign aid.
Agenda
USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah will
make opening remarks, followed by
panel discussions among ACVFA
members and USAID leadership on the
Global Development Lab. The full
meeting agenda will be forthcoming on
the ACVFA Web site at https://
www.usaid.gov/who-we-are/
organization/advisory-committee.
Stakeholders
The meeting is free and open to the
public. Persons wishing to attend
should register online at https://ow.ly/
wlC6G.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jayne Thomisee, 202–712–5506.
Dated: June 18, 2014.
Jayne Thomisee,
Executive Director & Policy Advisor, U.S.
Agency for International Development.
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UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Notice of July 9 Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid
Meeting
AGENCY: United States Agency for International Development.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is
hereby given of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Voluntary
Foreign Aid (ACVFA).
Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2014.
Time: 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Location: Horizon Room, Ronald Reagan Building.
Purpose
The Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA) brings
together USAID and private voluntary organizations (PVO) officials,
representatives from universities, international nongovernment
organizations (NGOs), U.S. businesses, and government, multilateral,
and private organizations to foster understanding, communication, and
cooperation in the area of foreign aid.
Agenda
USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah will make opening remarks, followed
by panel discussions among ACVFA members and USAID leadership on the
Global Development Lab. The full meeting agenda will be forthcoming on
the ACVFA Web site at https://www.usaid.gov/who-we-are/organization/advisory-committee.
Stakeholders
The meeting is free and open to the public. Persons wishing to
attend should register online at https://ow.ly/wlC6G.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jayne Thomisee, 202-712-5506.
Dated: June 18, 2014.
Jayne Thomisee,
Executive Director & Policy Advisor, U.S. Agency for International
Development.
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