Notice2021-23944
Office of Asset and Transportation Management; Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States; Notification of Upcoming Public Virtual Meeting and Request for Public Comment
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Published
November 3, 2021
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General Services Administration
Abstract
GSA is accepting written public comments on the work of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States (Commission). Further, GSA is providing notice of an open public virtual meeting of the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of this meeting is for the Commissioners to vote on amended by-laws and deliberate on revised discussion materials that will inform the report the Commission is charged with preparing pursuant to Executive Order 14023. For more information on the meeting agenda, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. This meeting is open to the public and will be live-streamed at www.whitehouse.gov/pcscotus/. Materials relevant to the public meeting will be posted at www.whitehouse.gov/ pcscotus/ prior to the meeting.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60632-60633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23944]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[Notice-PCSCOTUS-2021-01; Docket No. PCSCOTUS-2021-0001; Sequence No.
5]
Office of Asset and Transportation Management; Presidential
Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States; Notification of
Upcoming Public Virtual Meeting and Request for Public Comment
AGENCY: Office of Government-wide Policy, General Services
Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Request for public comment; meeting notice.
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SUMMARY: GSA is accepting written public comments on the work of the
Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States
(Commission). Further, GSA is providing notice of an open public
virtual meeting of the Commission in accordance with the requirements
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of this meeting is
for the Commissioners to vote on amended by-laws and deliberate on
revised discussion materials that will inform the report the Commission
is charged with preparing pursuant to Executive Order 14023. For more
information on the meeting agenda, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice. This meeting is open to the public
and will be live-streamed at <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/pcscotus/">www.whitehouse.gov/pcscotus/</a>. Materials
relevant to the public meeting will be posted at <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/pcscotus/">www.whitehouse.gov/pcscotus/</a> prior to the meeting.
DATES: The Commission will hold a public virtual meeting on November
19, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST).
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be conducted virtually on the internet.
Interested individuals must register to attend as instructed below.
Procedures for Attendance and Public Comment
Attendance. This meeting is open to the public and the Commission
encourages the public's attendance. To attend this public virtual
meeting, please send an email with the Subject: Registration. In the
body of the email, provide your full name, organization (if
applicable), email address, and phone number to the Designated Federal
Officer, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e070008012e1e0d1d0d011a1b1d40090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bed7d0d8d1feceddcdddd1cacbcd90d9d1c8">[email protected]</span></a>. Registration requests must be received
by 5:00 p.m. EST, on November 17, 2021. Registrations received after
this day/time may not be processed.
Public Comments. Written public comments are being accepted via
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, the Federal eRulemaking portal through
December 15, 2021. No comments will be accepted after December 15,
2021.
To submit a written public comment, go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> and search for PCSCOTUS-2021-0001. Then, click on
the ``Comment'' button that shows up in the search results. Select the
link ``Comment'' that corresponds with this notice. Follow the
instructions provided on the screen. Please include your name, company
name (if applicable), and ``PCSCOTUS-2021-0001, Notification of
Upcoming Public Virtual Meeting and Request for Public Comment'' on
your attached document (if applicable). Public comments meeting our
public comment policy, included under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, will
be shared on <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>. Comments provided by 5:00 p.m. EST, on
November 14, 2021 will be provided to the Commission members in advance
of the November 19 public meeting. Comments submitted after this date
will still be provided to the Commission members, but please be advised
that Commission members may not have adequate time to consider the
comments prior to the meeting.
Special accommodations. For information on services for individuals
with disabilities, or to request accommodation of a disability, please
contact the Designated Federal Officer at least 10 business days prior
to the meeting to give GSA as much time as possible to process the
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public virtual
meeting, contact Dana Fowler, Designated Federal Officer, Office of
Government-wide Policy, General Services Administration, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#462f28202906362535252932333568212930"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="345d5a525b74445747575b4041471a535b42">[email protected]</span></a>, 202-501-1777.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Administrator of GSA established the Commission under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act on April 26, 2021 pursuant to Executive
Order 14023, Establishment of the Presidential Commission on the
Supreme Court of the United States, issued on April 9, 2021. Per the
Executive Order, the Commission shall produce a report for the
President that includes the following:
(i) An account of the contemporary commentary and debate about the
role and operation of the Supreme Court in our constitutional system
and about the functioning of the constitutional process by which the
President nominates and, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, appoints Justices to the Supreme Court;
(ii) The historical background of other periods in the Nation's
history when the Supreme Court's role and the nominations and advice-
and-consent process were subject to critical assessment and prompted
proposals for reform; and
(iii) An analysis of the principal arguments in the contemporary
public debate for and against Supreme Court reform, including an
appraisal of the merits and legality of particular reform proposals.
Meeting Agenda
The purpose of this meeting is for the Commissioners to deliberate
on revised discussion materials that will inform the report the
Commission is charged with preparing pursuant to Executive Order 14023.
The tentative agenda will include a vote on an amended by-laws. The
remainder of the meeting will follow the structure of these materials
as follows:
<bullet> Introduction: Setting the Stage and Chapter 1: The History of
the Reform Debate
<bullet> Chapter 2: Membership and Size of the Court
<bullet> Chapter 3: Length of Service and Turnover of Justices on the
Court
<bullet> Chapter 4: The Court's Role in the Constitutional System
<bullet> Chapter 5: Case Selection and Review: Docket, Rules, and
Practices
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Public Comment Policy
The Commission asks that written public comments be respectful and
relevant to the work of the Commission. All comments are reviewed
before they are shared with the Commission or posted online. Comments
that include the following will not be shared on <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>:
<bullet> Vulgar, obscene, profane, threatening, or abusive
language; personal attacks of any kind.
<bullet> Discriminatory language (including hate speech) based on
race, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or
disability.
<bullet> Endorsements of commercial products, services,
organizations, or other entities.
<bullet> Repetitive posts (for example, if you submit the same
material multiple times).
<bullet> Spam or undecipherable language (gratuitous links will be
viewed as spam).
<bullet> Copyrighted material.
<bullet> Links to external sites.
<bullet> Images or videos.
<bullet> Solicitation of funds.
<bullet> Procurement-sensitive information.
<bullet> Surveys, polls, and questionnaires subject to the Office
of Management and Budget Paperwork Reduction Act clearance.
<bullet> Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or Sensitive
Information (SI).
<bullet> Off-topic posts.
<bullet> Media inquiries.
Thank you for your interest in the Presidential Commission on the
Supreme Court of the United States. We look forward to hearing from
you.
Krystal J. Brumfield,
Associate Administrator, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2021-23944 Filed 11-2-21; 8:45 am]
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