On July 16, 2013, the House overwhelmingly passed, H.R. 2576, which would modify requirements regarding the availability of pipeline safety standards.  On June 28, 2013, subcommittee Chairman Denham, Full Committee Chairman Shuster, subcommittee Ranking Member Brown, and Ranking Member Rahall, of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, introduced H.R. 2576.  The bill would address issues related to Section 24 of the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and […]

The 2013 ABA Annual Meeting will be held next month in San Francisco. While you’re there, join the Section for a dinner, reception, and annual meetings. The Section Dinner will be held at Merryvale Winery on the evening of Friday August 9 from 5:30 to 11:30 pm. Then starting Saturday morning, meetings will begin at […]

The Loan Programs Office (“LPO”) of the Department of Energy (“DOE”) requests comments on a potential solicitation announcement for Federal Loan Guarantees for Advanced Fossil Energy Projects.  In a press release on July 2, 2013, the DOE, as a part of President Obama’s “Climate Action Plan,” announced the solicitation for new and “advanced fossil energy […]

The Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice is seeking an experienced attorney to be the head of the Forfeiture Unit in the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section. The deadline for applying is July 30, 2013. The salary range is $123,758.00 to $155,500.00. The Deputy Chief of the Forfeiture Unit: Supervises and manages the work […]

Randolph May, past Chair of the ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, testified at a hearing on “Improving FCC Process” before the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Committee on Energy and Commerce, on Thursday, July 11, 2013. In his testimony, Mr. May supports the proposed FCC regulatory reforms contained in the Committee’s […]

On July 9, 2013, the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing on H.R. 2122 (S. 1029), the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013.  The bill would update the Administrative Procedures Act to reform how agencies promulgate regulations. During the 109th Congress, the Subcommittee on Commercial and […]

On behalf of the America’s Great Outdoors Council, Secretary Jewell, of the Department of the Interior (“DOI”), formed a Federal Advisory Committee (“FACA”) to develop recommendations for the establishment of the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (“21CSC”) National Council.  The 21CSC is a “bold national effort” to give America’s “youth and veterans” important work “protecting, […]

The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl created confusion concerning tribal sovereignty. The 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), the statute at issue, is intended to keep Native American children from being taken from their homes and typically placed with non-Native American adoptive or foster parents, in an effort to preserve […]

The Department of Veteran Affairs, Board of Veterans Appeals in Washington, DC seeks Veteran Law Judges for numerous vacancies. The deadline for applying is July 3, 2013. The salary range for the position is $129,065.00 to $138,878.00 per year. Responsibilities: Managing, mentoring, training, developing and leading staff counsel; Reviewing requests for and determining whether statutory and regulatory provisions […]

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Defense (“DOD”) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), seeks comment on proposed regulations to implement the Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011 (the “Act”) which would support the government in administering a “flag recognition benefit” for“fallen Federal civilian employees.” Congress passed this Act in order to recognize that Federal civilian employees are […]

Notice and Comment is pleased to share the following article by Randolph J. May, the President and Founder of The Free State Foundation, on the Supreme Court’s recent opinion in City of Arlington, Tex. v. F.C.C.. The Free State Foundation is an independent, non-profit, Section 501(c)(3) free market-oriented think tank founded in 2006. As we wrote […]

Join the Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice as it co-hosts a webiner and teleconference on two 2012 reglatory takings cases, Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District, and Horne v. U.S. Department of Agriculture. A panel of legal scholars and expert practitioners will discuss the rulings and how they will impact your […]

The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (“EFF’s”) March 18, 2013 article reported on the “first hearing in what many . . . hope will be a successful update to the archaic Electronic Communications and Privacy Act (“ECPA”) in this year’s Congress.”  In his press release, Senator Leahy, said he had “worked to make sure . . . […]