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Current Actions: There are no changes
being made to the collection at this
time.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: U.S. financial
institutions operating correspondent or
payable-through accounts for foreign
financial institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Because this collection of information is
a report that must be filed by U.S.
financial institutions closing
correspondent or payable-through
accounts for a foreign financial
institution pursuant to section 566.504
after OFAC adds the name of the foreign
financial institution to the HFSR List,
OFAC cannot predict the number of
respondents for the section 566.504(b)
reporting requirement at this time. From
the date this reporting requirement was
implemented pursuant to the
Regulations (April 15, 2016) through
June 9, 2016, OFAC did not add the
name of any foreign financial institution
to the HFSR List, and the number of
respondents to this collection was
therefore zero. For future PRA
submissions, OFAC will continue to
report retrospectively on the number of
respondents during the previous
reporting period.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2
hours per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: Because the section 566.504(b)
reporting requirement applies to those
U.S. financial institutions that operate
correspondent or payable-through
accounts for a foreign financial
institution whose name is added to the
HFSR List, OFAC cannot predict the
response rate for the section 566.504(b)
reporting requirement at this time. For
future PRA submissions, OFAC will
report retrospectively on the response
rate during the previous reporting
period.
The following paragraph applies to all
of the collections of information covered
by this notice:
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a valid OMB control number.
Books or records relating to a collection
of information must be retained for five
years.
Request for Comments
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval. All comments will become a
matter of public record. Comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
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performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information has practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Andrea Gacki,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
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Requests for Applications;
Practitioners Advisory Group
United States Sentencing
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In view of upcoming
vacancies in the voting membership of
the Practitioners Advisory Group, the
United States Sentencing Commission
hereby invites any individual who is
eligible to be appointed to succeed such
a voting member to apply. The voting
memberships covered by this notice are
two circuit memberships (for the
Second Circuit and the Ninth Circuit)
and two at-large memberships.
Application materials should be
received by the Commission not later
than August 8, 2016. An applicant for
voting membership of the Practitioners
Advisory Group should apply by
sending a letter of interest and resume
to the Commission as indicated in the
addresses section below.
DATES: Application materials for voting
membership of the Practitioners
Advisory Group should be received not
later than August 8, 2016.
ADDRESSES: An applicant for voting
membership of the Practitioners
Advisory Group should apply by
sending a letter of interest and resume
to the Commission by electronic mail or
regular mail. The email address is
pubaffairs@ussc.gov. The regular mail
address is United States Sentencing
Commission, One Columbus Circle NE.,
Suite 2–500, South Lobby, Washington,
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DC 20002–8002, Attention: Public
Affairs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christine Leonard, Director, Office of
Legislative and Public Affairs, (202)
502–4500, pubaffairs@ussc.gov. More
information about the Practitioners
Advisory Group is available on the
Commission’s Web site at
www.ussc.gov/advisory-groups.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Practitioners Advisory Group of the
United States Sentencing Commission is
a standing advisory group of the United
States Sentencing Commission pursuant
to 28 U.S.C. 995 and Rule 5.4 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure. Under the charter for the
advisory group, the purpose of the
advisory group is (1) to assist the
Commission in carrying out its statutory
responsibilities under 28 U.S.C. 994(o);
(2) to provide to the Commission its
views on the Commission’s activities
and work, including proposed priorities
and amendments; (3) to disseminate to
defense attorneys, and to other
professionals in the defense community,
information regarding federal
sentencing issues; and (4) to perform
other related functions as the
Commission requests. The advisory
group consists of not more than 17
voting members, each of whom may
serve not more than two consecutive
three-year terms. Of those 17 voting
members, one shall be Chair, one shall
be Vice Chair, 12 shall be circuit
members (one for each federal judicial
circuit other than the Federal Circuit),
and three shall be at-large members.
To be eligible to serve as a voting
member, an individual must be an
attorney who (1) devotes a substantial
portion of his or her professional work
to advocating the interests of privatelyrepresented individuals, or of
individuals represented by private
practitioners through appointment
under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964,
within the federal criminal justice
system; (2) has significant experience
with federal sentencing or postconviction issues related to criminal
sentences; and (3) is in good standing of
the highest court of the jurisdiction or
jurisdictions in which he or she is
admitted to practice. Additionally, to be
eligible to serve as a circuit member, the
individual’s primary place of business
or a substantial portion of his or her
practice must be in the circuit
concerned. Each voting member is
appointed by the Commission.
The Commission invites any
individual who is eligible to be
appointed to a voting membership
covered by this notice (i.e., the circuit
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memberships for the Second Circuit and
the Ninth Circuit, and the two at-large
memberships) to apply by sending a
letter of interest and a resume to the
Commission as indicated in the
ADDRESSES section above.
Authority: 28 U.S.C. § 994(a), (o), (p),
§ 995; USSC Rules of Practice and Procedure
5.4.
Patti B. Saris,
Chair.
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Proposed Priorities for Amendment
Cycle
United States Sentencing
Commission.
ACTION: Notice; request for public
comment.
AGENCY:
As part of its statutory
authority and responsibility to analyze
sentencing issues, including operation
of the federal sentencing guidelines, and
in accordance with Rule 5.2 of its Rules
of Practice and Procedure, the United
States Sentencing Commission is
seeking comment on possible priority
policy issues for the amendment cycle
ending May 1, 2017.
DATES: Public comment should be
received by the Commission on or
before July 25, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
the Commission by electronic mail or
regular mail. The email address is
pubaffairs@ussc.gov. The regular mail
address is United States Sentencing
Commission, One Columbus Circle NE.,
Suite 2–500, South Lobby, Washington,
DC 20002–8002, Attention: Public
Affairs—Priorities Comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christine Leonard, Director, Office of
Legislative and Public Affairs, (202)
502–4500, pubaffairs@ussc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
United States Sentencing Commission is
an independent agency in the judicial
branch of the United States
Government. The Commission
promulgates sentencing guidelines and
policy statements for federal sentencing
courts pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(a). The
Commission also periodically reviews
and revises previously promulgated
guidelines pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(o)
and submits guideline amendments to
the Congress not later than the first day
of May each year pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
994(p).
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Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(g), the
Commission intends to consider the
issue of reducing costs of incarceration
and overcapacity of prisons, to the
extent it is relevant to any identified
priority.
The Commission provides this notice
to identify tentative priorities for the
amendment cycle ending May 1, 2017.
The Commission recognizes, however,
that other factors, such as the enactment
of any legislation requiring Commission
action, may affect the Commission’s
ability to complete work on any or all
of its identified priorities by the
statutory deadline of May 1, 2017.
Accordingly, it may be necessary to
continue work on any or all of these
issues beyond the amendment cycle
ending on May 1, 2017.
As so prefaced, the Commission has
identified the following tentative
priorities:
(1) Continuation of its work with
Congress and other interested parties on
statutory mandatory minimum penalties
to implement the recommendations set
forth in the Commission’s 2011 report to
Congress, titled Mandatory Minimum
Penalties in the Federal Criminal Justice
System, including its recommendations
regarding the severity and scope of
mandatory minimum penalties,
consideration of expanding the ‘‘safety
valve’’ at 18 U.S.C. 3553(f), and
elimination of the mandatory ‘‘stacking’’
of penalties under 18 U.S.C. 924(c), and
to develop appropriate guideline
amendments in response to any related
legislation.
(2) Continuation of its multi-year
examination of the overall structure of
the guidelines post-Booker, possibly
including recommendations to Congress
on any statutory changes and
development of any guideline
amendments that may be appropriate.
As part of this examination, the
Commission intends to study possible
approaches to (A) simplify the operation
of the guidelines, promote
proportionality, and reduce sentencing
disparities; and (B) appropriately
account for the defendant’s role,
culpability, and relevant conduct.
(3) Continuation of its study of
approaches to encourage use of
alternatives to incarceration, including
possible consideration of amending the
Sentencing Table in Chapter 5, Part A to
consolidate and/or expand Zones A, B,
and C, and any other relevant provisions
in the Guidelines Manual.
(4) Continuation of its multi-year
study of statutory and guideline
definitions relating to the nature of a
defendant’s prior conviction (e.g.,
‘‘crime of violence,’’ ‘‘aggravated
felony,’’ ‘‘violent felony,’’ ‘‘drug
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trafficking offense,’’ and ‘‘felony drug
offense’’) and the impact of such
definitions on the relevant statutory and
guideline provisions (e.g., career
offender, illegal reentry, and armed
career criminal), possibly including
recommendations to Congress on any
statutory changes that may be
appropriate and development of
guideline amendments that may be
appropriate.
(5) Continuation of its comprehensive,
multi-year study of recidivism,
including (A) examination of
circumstances that correlate with
increased or reduced recidivism; (B)
possible development of
recommendations for using information
obtained from such study to reduce
costs of incarceration and overcapacity
of prisons, and promote effectiveness of
reentry programs; and (C) consideration
of any amendments to the Guidelines
Manual that may be appropriate in light
of the information obtained from such
study.
(6) Study of the findings and
recommendations contained in the May
2016 Report issued by the Commission’s
Tribal Issues Advisory Group, and
consideration of any amendments to the
Guidelines Manual that may be
appropriate in light of the information
obtained from such study.
(7) Study of the treatment of youthful
offenders under the Guidelines Manual,
including possible amendments to
Chapter Five, Part H.
(8) Study of the operation of Chapter
Four, Part A of the Guidelines Manual,
including (A) the feasibility and
appropriateness of using the amount of
time served by an offender, as opposed
to the sentence imposed, for purposes of
calculating criminal history under
Chapter Four; and (B) the treatment of
revocation sentences under § 4A1.2(k).
(9) Study of offenses involving 3,4Methylenedioxy-N-methylcathinone
(Methylone) and consideration of any
amendments to the Guidelines Manual
that may be appropriate in light of the
information obtained from such study.
(10) Implementation of the Bipartisan
Budget Act of 2015, Public Law 114–74,
and any other crime legislation enacted
during the 114th or 115th Congress
warranting a Commission response.
(11) Resolution of circuit conflicts,
pursuant to the Commission’s
continuing authority and responsibility,
under 28 U.S.C. 991(b)(1)(B) and
Braxton v. United States, 500 U.S. 344
(1991), to resolve conflicting
interpretations of the guidelines by the
federal courts.
(12) Consideration of any
miscellaneous guideline application
issues coming to the Commission’s
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UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION
Requests for Applications; Practitioners Advisory Group
AGENCY: United States Sentencing Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In view of upcoming vacancies in the voting membership of the
Practitioners Advisory Group, the United States Sentencing Commission
hereby invites any individual who is eligible to be appointed to
succeed such a voting member to apply. The voting memberships covered
by this notice are two circuit memberships (for the Second Circuit and
the Ninth Circuit) and two at-large memberships. Application materials
should be received by the Commission not later than August 8, 2016. An
applicant for voting membership of the Practitioners Advisory Group
should apply by sending a letter of interest and resume to the
Commission as indicated in the addresses section below.
DATES: Application materials for voting membership of the Practitioners
Advisory Group should be received not later than August 8, 2016.
ADDRESSES: An applicant for voting membership of the Practitioners
Advisory Group should apply by sending a letter of interest and resume
to the Commission by electronic mail or regular mail. The email address
is pubaffairs@ussc.gov. The regular mail address is United States
Sentencing Commission, One Columbus Circle NE., Suite 2-500, South
Lobby, Washington, DC 20002-8002, Attention: Public Affairs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Leonard, Director, Office of
Legislative and Public Affairs, (202) 502-4500, pubaffairs@ussc.gov.
More information about the Practitioners Advisory Group is available on
the Commission's Web site at www.ussc.gov/advisory-groups.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Practitioners Advisory Group of the
United States Sentencing Commission is a standing advisory group of the
United States Sentencing Commission pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 995 and Rule
5.4 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. Under the
charter for the advisory group, the purpose of the advisory group is
(1) to assist the Commission in carrying out its statutory
responsibilities under 28 U.S.C. 994(o); (2) to provide to the
Commission its views on the Commission's activities and work, including
proposed priorities and amendments; (3) to disseminate to defense
attorneys, and to other professionals in the defense community,
information regarding federal sentencing issues; and (4) to perform
other related functions as the Commission requests. The advisory group
consists of not more than 17 voting members, each of whom may serve not
more than two consecutive three-year terms. Of those 17 voting members,
one shall be Chair, one shall be Vice Chair, 12 shall be circuit
members (one for each federal judicial circuit other than the Federal
Circuit), and three shall be at-large members.
To be eligible to serve as a voting member, an individual must be
an attorney who (1) devotes a substantial portion of his or her
professional work to advocating the interests of privately-represented
individuals, or of individuals represented by private practitioners
through appointment under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964, within the
federal criminal justice system; (2) has significant experience with
federal sentencing or post-conviction issues related to criminal
sentences; and (3) is in good standing of the highest court of the
jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which he or she is admitted to
practice. Additionally, to be eligible to serve as a circuit member,
the individual's primary place of business or a substantial portion of
his or her practice must be in the circuit concerned. Each voting
member is appointed by the Commission.
The Commission invites any individual who is eligible to be
appointed to a voting membership covered by this notice (i.e., the
circuit
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memberships for the Second Circuit and the Ninth Circuit, and the two
at-large memberships) to apply by sending a letter of interest and a
resume to the Commission as indicated in the ADDRESSES section above.
Authority: 28 U.S.C. Sec. 994(a), (o), (p), Sec. 995; USSC
Rules of Practice and Procedure 5.4.
Patti B. Saris,
Chair.
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