2017 Winter Meeting

Message from the President – January 11, 2017

ATTENTION ACR MEMBERS:

Due to low attendance (we only have three people who have signed up), we are cancelling the ACR section of the Winter Conference. I have heard from a lot of states that they either received new Secretaries of State this last election cycle or have travel restrictions due to legislative sessions.

***** PLEASE NOTE: If you reserved a room at the JW Marriott, please let me know BEFORE you cancel. NASS has a waiting list and is looking to transfer rooms.

I am looking forward to seeing everyone in Indianapolis for the Summer Conference, July 7 – 10!   We still have two openings on the Website/Social Media Committee, one on the Program Committee, and one on the Archives Committee. Let me know if you are interested!

Hope to hear from you soon,

Emily

Message from the President – December 7, 2016

Hello everyone!

If you plan on attending the winter conference, please call or email me. So far we only have two people who have said they could attend.

Registration is now open for the NASS 2017 Winter Conference from February 15-18, 2017 at the JW Marriott in Washington, DC.

Click here to register online. (https://www.regonline.com/registration/checkin.aspx?EventId=1903991&MethodId=0&EventSessionId=&startnewreg=1)

Book your hotel here. (https://aws.passkey.com/event/16343155/owner/559/home)

Click here for winter conference details, including NASS meeting agenda, hotel information, exhibitor info and more.

Registration & Hotel: Deadline for the NASS Early Conference rate is January 24, 2017.

Emily

2017 NASS/ACR Winter Conference
February 15-18, 2017
Washington, DC

Conference Registration
Not open yet

Book the Conference Hotel
Conference hotel rate not determined
Conference Hotel will be the JW Marriott

Meeting Agenda
To be posted

Speaker Biographies
To come

2016 Winter Meeting Mobile Friendly

Revised 2/9/2016
[Agenda pdf 02/09/2016]
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECRETARIES OF STATE
ADMINISTRATIVE CODES AND REGISTERS SECTION
2016 WINTER MEETING AGENDA
JW Marriott, Washington, DC
February 10–13, 2016

Please note that this agenda is tentative and that all session times and topics are subject to change.

Wednesday, February 10
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Registration – Grand Foyer
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
ACR Officers and Regional Representatives Meeting – Kerry Radcliff, ACR President (Location to be announced)
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Reception (Hosted by Microsoft, 901 K Street NW, 11th Fl., Washington, DC)

Thursday, February 11 (ACR meets in the Treasury Room)
9:00 am – 9:15 am
ACR Welcome and Introduction of Officers – Kerry Radcliff, ACR President
9:15 am –10:45 am
Who’s Who and What’s New: Introductions, news, and updates from the states
10:45 am – 11:00 am
Morning break – Grand Foyer
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Meet the New Director of the Federal Register – Oliver Potts, Director, Federal Register
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
NASS Conference Luncheon – Salon IV
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Digitizing the Federal Register (1936-1994 Digitization Project) – Mary Alice Baish, Superintendent of Documents, and Heidi Ramos, Planning & Development Specialist, Library Services & Content Management, Government Printing Office
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm
Afternoon break – Grand Foyer
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
North Carolina Rules Review project – Molly Masich, Codifier of Rules, and Abigail M. Hammond, Counsel to the Rules Review Committee, North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings
5:15 pm – 6:30 pm
Welcome Reception – Grand Foyer
2016 ACR Winter Meeting Agenda (Revised 1/8/2016) Page 2

Friday, February 12 (ACR meets in the Treasury Room)
8:15 am – 9:15 am
Breakfast – Salon IV
8:30  am – 11:00 am (tour begins at 9:30 am)
Field Trip: Visit to the Government Publishing Office (732 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC 20401) – Leave the hotel at 8:30 am to take the Metro to Union Station; walk to GPO, arrive by 9:15 am
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
NASS Award Luncheon – Salon IV
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Administrative Conference of the United States: Studies on “Guidance” in the Rulemaking Process, Rulemaking Petitions, and Informal Rulemaking Record – Reeve Bull, Research Chief, Administrative Conference of the United States
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Afternoon break – Grand Foyer
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Encouraging Rule Information Sharing between Federal Agencies – Wendy L. Liberante, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
ACR Update/Status Report – Kerry Radcliff, ACR President

Saturday, February 13 (ACR meets in the Treasury Room)
9:00 am – 9:45 am
ACR Planning and Committee Morning: 2016 State and Federal Survey Project Planning Session – Emily Caudill, ACR Vice President
9:45 am – 10:30 am
ACR Planning and Committee Morning: 2016 Summer Conference Program Planning Session – Abigail M. Hammond, 2016 Summer Conference Program Chair
10:30 am – 11:45 am
ACR Planning and Committee Morning: Breakout Meetings of the Awards Committee, Nominations Committee, Archives Committee, and Website/Social Media Committee
11:45 am – 12:00 pm
Closing Comments – Kerry Radcliff, ACR President

 

ACR President: Kerry Radcliff (WA)
ACR Vice President: Emily Caudill (KY)
ACR Secretary-Treasurer: Chris Coffman (OK)

Executive Committee: Julie Yamaka (OR), Bruce Hoesly (WI), Linda Trujillo (NM), Yvette Smallwood (DE), Nancy Reddy (KS), Scott Eaton (NH), Robert Sumners (TX), Molly Masich (NC)

2016 Winter Program Committee: Julie Yamaka (OR), Chair; John Hyrum Martinez (Federal Register); Jane Chaffin (VA)

2016 Summer Program Committee: Abigail M. Hammond (NC), Chair; Robert Sumners (TX); Linda Trujillo (NM)

2016 Awards Committee: Dawn Connet (IO), Chair; Yvette Smallwood (DE); Deanna Maiolo (CO)
2016 Nominations Committee: Bruce Hoesly (WI), Chair; Scott Cancelosi (AZ); Jane Chaffin (VA)
2016 Website/Social Media Committee: Julie Yamaka (OR), Amanda Lopez (NM), Kristin Karr (CT)
2016 Archives Committee: Chris Coffman (OK), John Hyrum Martinez (Federal Register)
2016 Survey Committee: Emily Caudill (KY), Chair; Executive Committee members
ACR Webmaster: Scott Cancelosi (AZ)

 

2016 Winter Meeting

Conference Registration
Click here to register online!

Book the Conference Hotel
Book your hotel here!

Meeting Agenda
Mobile Friendly Agenda

Speaker Biographies
Click here for a pdf of the speaker bios!!

Meal Information
Date: Breakfast Lunch Dinner Comments
02/10/16 Not provided Not provided Not provided Travel Day
02/11/16 Not provided Provided Not provided Lunch provided by NASS
02/12/16 Provided Provided Not provided Breakfast and lunch provided by NASS
02/13/16 Not provided Not provided
Conference ends around noon

ACR President: Kerry Radcliff (WA)
ACR Vice President: Emily Caudill (KY)
ACR Secretary-Treasurer: Chris Coffman (OK)

Executive Committee: Julie Yamaka (OR), Bruce Hoesly (WI), Linda Trujillo (NM), Yvette Smallwood (DE), Nancy Reddy (KS), Scott Eaton (NH), Robert Sumners (TX), Molly Masich (NC)

2016 Winter Program Committee: Julie Yamaka (OR), Chair; John Hyrum Martinez (Federal Register); Jane Chaffin (VA)
2016 Summer Program Committee: Abigail M. Hammond (NC), Chair; Robert Sumners (TX); Linda Trujillo (NM)
2016 Awards Committee: Dawn Connet (IO), Chair; Yvette Smallwood (DE); Deanna Maiolo (CO)
2016 Nominations Committee: Bruce Hoesly (WI), Chair; Scott Cancelosi (AZ); Jane Chaffin (VA)
2016 Website/Social Media Committee: Julie Yamaka (OR), Amanda Lopez (NM), Kristin Karr (CT)
2016 Archives Committee: Chris Coffman (OK), John Hyrum Martinez (Federal Register)
2016 Survey Committee: Emily Caudill (KY), Chair; Executive Committee members
ACR Webmaster: Scott Cancelosi (AZ)

2014 Speaker Biographies – Winter Meeting

2014 WINTER MEETING

Barth, Charley
Barth_Charles
Director, Office of the Federal Register
E-mail: charley.barth@nara.gov
Phone:

Charles Barth serves as the 8th Director of the Federal Register.  Reporting directly to the Archivist of the United States, he is responsible for providing access to the official text of Federal laws, Presidential documents, Administrative regulations, Notices, and Descriptions of Federal Organizations as well as their programs and activities.  He is also the executive in charge of administering the Electoral College and the Constitutional amendment process.

Mr. Barth was promoted to the Senior Executive Service in July of 2012. Throughout his 20 year career, Mr. Barth has held a wide variety of positions across the United States Government. Mr. Barth began his career in Government service with the United States Senate where he worked as an intern for Senator Carl Levin (Michigan).  Mr. Barth accepted a position with the Government as a contract specialist at the Naval Information Systems Management Center (NISMC) where he managed major Information Technology (IT) acquisitions.  Mr. Barth next accepted a position with the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO) where he worked as a Program Manager and Subject Matter Expert in the Information Management (IM) program.  Upon the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Mr. Barth accepted a position as the first Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/Privacy Act officer for DHS.  Following his position with DHS, he accepted an offer from the DON to serve as the Director of Records under the Secretary of the Navy Staff.

Mr. Barth is a Senior Fellow for Ball State University.  He is a Charter Member and was previously on the Board of Directors for the Federal Information and Records Managers (FIRM) Council.  He was previously a member of the Federal Records Council and has received certification from NARA as a Federal Records Manager.  He previously served as the Chairman on the Advisory Committee on the Electronic Records Archives (ACERA) for the Archivist of the United States.  He serves on the Digital Government Institute’s E-Discovery, Records & Information Management Conference Education Advisory Committee.  During his service to the Government, Mr. Barth has appeared in various periodicals including Federal Computer Week, Government Computer News and Government Executive.  In 2007 his office was awarded the Archivist Achievement award by the National Archives for outstanding achievement in records management.  In 2010, Mr Barth traveled to Iraq to assist the Joint Staff headquarters with record management activities.  He was selected to assist United States Forces Iraq with preserving records of armed conflict from theater.  In 2012, his office received the Harvard University bright idea award for innovative achievement with the Federal Register web site.

Mr. Barth was born and raised in Michigan and attended Ball State University on a full ride football scholarship.  At Ball State he received his BS degree in Political Science with a minor in Military Science.  Mr. Barth also attended Webster University and received a Master of Management degree in Procurement and Acquisitions Management.  Mr. Barth and his wife Julie reside in Stafford, VA.  They have two sons, Christian and Roman.


Bremer, Emily S.
Bremer_Emily
Attorney Advisor, Staff
Email: ebremer@acus.gov
Phone: 202-480-2086

Emily S. Bremer is an Attorney Advisor of the Administrative Conference of the United States.
Ms. Bremer was an associate in Wiley Rein LLP’s telecommunications and appellate litigation practice, where she litigated cases at the trial and appellate levels involving complex federal preemption, jurisdiction, administrative law, and constitutional issues.

She also represented clients in proceedings before the FCC, counseled telecommunications companies on the scope of their federal rights, and drafted amicus curiae briefs filed with federal appellate courts and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Previously, Ms. Bremer served as law clerk to Hon. Andrew J. Kleinfeld of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Ms. Bremer graduated from New York University School of Law, where she was a student editor for the International Journal of Constitutional Law and the Executive Notes Editor of the Journal of Law & Liberty.
Ms. Bremer received her undergraduate degree in Politics with honors from New York University, where she was an accomplished debater in the American Parliamentary Debate Association. She lives in Arlington with her husband, Dan, and their two adorable kitties.


Reeve T. Bull

Bull_Reeve
Attorney Advisor, Staff
Email: rbull@acus.gov
Phone: 202-480-2083

Reeve T. Bull is an Attorney Advisor with the Administrative Conference of the United States.  Mr. Bull currently serves as Staff Counsel to the Committee on Regulation; Mr. Bull has also served as Staff Counsel for the Committees on Judicial Review and Administration & Management.  In addition, Mr. Bull serves as ACUS’s coordinator for the Council of Independent Regulatory Agencies, a group of independent regulatory agencies chaired by ACUS that meets periodically on issues of mutual interest, and is the director of the ACUS internship program.

Mr. Bull has worked on projects related to international regulatory cooperation, the use of science by administrative agencies, presidential review of agency rulemaking, cost-benefit analysis, government contractor ethics, and e-rulemaking, amongst other things.  Mr. Bull was the In-House Researcher for the Federal Advisory Committee Act project, and his report served as the basis for ACUS Recommendation 2011-7.  Mr. Bull also serves as an Adjunct Professor at George Mason University Law School, where he co-teaches a course on Legislation and Statutory Interpretation.

Mr. Bull previously worked in the private sector as an associate with the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and in government service as a law clerk to the Honorable Alvin A. Schall of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.  During his time as an associate with Gibson Dunn, Mr. Bull worked on a variety of litigation and regulatory matters.

He participated in cases appearing before the United States Supreme Court, several federal Courts of Appeals, and numerous federal district courts and state trial courts. His experience spanned a variety of practice areas, including administrative, constitutional, intellectual property, antitrust, environmental, securities, and white collar criminal law. During his clerkship for Judge Schall, Mr. Bull assisted with appeals in cases spanning a variety of areas, with particular emphasis on administrative and patent law.

Mr. Bull attended law school at Duke University, where he graduated with highest honors and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. He was one of two recipients of the Willis Smith Award for compiling the most outstanding academic record in the graduating class and the recipient of the James S. Bidlake Memorial Award for achieving the highest grade in his first year legal writing section.

Mr. Bull also served as a Note Editor on the Duke Law Journal. Prior to law school, Mr. Bull attended the University of Oklahoma, where he graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelors in Chemistry and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.


Bunk, Amy
Bunk_Amy
Director of Legal Affairs and Policy
Office of the Federal Register
National Archives and Records Administration
E-mail: amy.bunk@nara.gov
Phone: 202-741-6025

Amy Bunk is the Director of Legal Affairs and Policy for the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration where she supervises the legal staff who review documents submitted for publication in the Federal Register and codification in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) for compliance with the requirements of applicable statutes, Executive Orders and regulations.

Before taking this position at the Federal Register, Amy worked in the Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, Office of the Judge Advocate General, United States Coast Guard.  She received her JD cum laude from Syracuse University College of Law. Amy is admitted to practice in New York.


Cooper, Scott P.
Cooper_Scott
Vice President of Government Relations
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
E-mail: scooper@ansi.org
Phone: 202-331-3610

Scott P. Cooper is vice president of government relations at the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). In this position, Mr. Cooper serves as ANSI’s spokesperson and liaison to Federal, State and local government agencies and to Congress and congressional staff.

He supports the activities of the ANSI National Policy Committee and the ANSI Government Member Forum, working with the members of these committees to develop and advance the Institute’s positions and policies at all levels of government. In turn, he identifies and communicates to ANSI stakeholders emerging issues of importance for the standards and conformity assessment community.

Mr. Cooper joined ANSI staff in April 2007 with a broad range of experience in industry, not-for-profit organizations, academia and government. He has more than a decade of experience as a staff member in the U.S. House of Representatives and service at the Department of Commerce and also the Peace Corps As a member of the faculty at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, he taught courses on the modern global marketplace and worked on projects ranging from nanotechnology research to dispute resolution.

As a consultant, he worked to advance multi-industry healthcare reform. And as a former manager of global technology policy at Hewlett-Packard, he helped to develop and lead policy efforts in areas such as privacy, consumer redress and global governance. Mr. Cooper also served as a former director of global electronic commerce at the American Electronics Association and as a former manager of telecommunications policy at Intel.

Mr. Cooper holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economic history from the University of California at Berkeley and a Masters in political science from George Washington University. He and his wife, Sheila C. Bair, have two children; they reside in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area.


Drake, Chris
Drake_Chris
Deputy Legal Council
State of Connecticut
Phone: (860) 575-5289
E-mail: Christopher.Drake@ct.gov

Chris Drake is Deputy General Counsel to Governor Dannel P. Malloy (D) of Connecticut.  Chris joined the Malloy Administration in March 2011.

He previously was a litigator with a firm in Hartford, CT and before that worked as a clerk to a federal Magistrate Judge.  He graduated the University of Connecticut School of Law (Hartford, CT) in 2005 and Fordham University (Bronx, NY), B.A. in Political Science, in 2002.  He lives in Middletown, Connecticut with his wife Rachel and daughter Brigid.

Chris is the business manager for Connecticut’s Regulations Modernization project.


Fizer, Charles
Fizer_Charles

Chief Architect
Fairfax Datasystems
Phone: 860-354-4472
e-mail:

Charles Fizer is a Senior Software Engineer at Fairfax Data Systems in New Milford, CT. He specializes in architecting and developing content management solutions, primarily with public sector clients. Charles holds certifications in IBM’s enterprise content management product suite. He graduated from Colby College (Waterville, ME) in 2005 with a B.S. in Computer Science.

Charles is currently serving as the architect for Connecticut’s Regulations Modernization project.


Hammond, Abigail M.

Hammond_Abigail
Counsel, Rules Review Commission
E-mail:  abigail.hammond@oah.nc.gov
Phone: 919-431-3076

Abigail M. Hammond is with the NC Office of Administrative Hearings, serving as counsel to the Rules Review Commission.  In this position, she reviews rules promulgated by agencies and advises the Commission whether these rules are suitable for inclusion in the NC Administrative Code.

Prior to working for the Office of Administrative Hearings, Abby worked for another state agency in a variety of roles ranging from adjudicating motions, clerking, serving as a rule coordinator, and serving as agency legal counsel.

Prior to living in Raleigh, NC, Abby practiced family law in the Nashville, TN area.  Abby graduated from undergraduate school at Clemson University, and attended law school at the University of South Carolina School of Law and as a visiting student at Vanderbilt Law School.


Mancusi, David
Mancusi_David
CFO
Fairfax Datasystems
Phone: 860-354-4472
e-mail:

David Mancusi is the Chief Executive Officer of Fairfax Data Systems in New Milford, CT. For over a decade, he has been providing strategic advisory services and transforming business plans into viable solutions.

He also successfully drives the technological direction of complex projects.  He previously worked as the Director of Solution Design and Development at The Network Support Company in Danbury, CT. David graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2000 with a B.S. in Information Sciences.   He lives in Bethel, Connecticut with his wife Emily and five children Julia, Lillian, William, Catherine and Noelle.

Dave is currently serving as the engagement director for Connecticut’s Regulations Modernization project.


Masich, Molly
Codifier of Rules, NC Office of Administrative Hearings
E-mail: molly.masich@oah.nc.gov
Phone: 919-431-3071

As Director of APA Services for the NC Office of Administrative Hearings, Molly Masich manages and directs the production and publication of the North Carolina Register and the North Carolina Administrative Code; and manages the administrative support to the Rules Review Commission.

She also serves as a liaison between OAH and the General Assembly, the Office of State Budget and Management, and state agencies in rulemaking aspects. She carries out all other rulemaking responsibilities of the office and serves as the Codifier on behalf of the Chief Administrative Law Judge.

Graduate of UNC-W with a degree in Criminal Justice; Certified Public Manager, and a member of the national organization for administrative codes and registers (ACR).


Reeder, Amanda J.
Counsel, Rules Review Commission
E-mail: amanda.reeder@oah.nc.gov
Phone: 919-431-3079

Amanda J. Reeder is with the NC Office of Administrative Hearings, serving as counsel to the Rules Review Commission.  In this position, she reviews rules promulgated by agencies and advises the Commission whether these rules are suitable for inclusion in the NC Administrative Code.

Prior to working for the Office of Administrative Hearings, Amanda worked for a state agency as a rulemaking coordinator for four years.  Prior to learning the joys of the NC Administrative Code, Amanda was in private practice.  Amanda graduated from UNC Chapel Hill (Go Heels!) and NC Central School of Law.


West, Melanie Kielb
West_Melanie
Associate Director, Economic & Regulatory Analysis Division (ERAD)
Virginia Department of Planning & Budget (DPB)
E-mail: melanie.west@dpb.virginia.gov
Phone: 804-786-8812

Melanie K. West works at the Virginia Planning & Budget (DPB), where she has worked for thirteen years.   At DPB, she leads the Economic and Regulatory Analysis Division (ERAD).   This division is responsible for assessing the policy implications and estimating the economic impact on Virginia of proposed regulations.

ERAD coordinates the rulemaking process and advises the Governor’s Cabinet and Policy Office concerning regulatory matters. ERAD is also responsible for managing the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall website.

Melanie is an active member of the Virginia State Bar.  She obtained her J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law (2000) where she received the Silver Key Award of the American Bar Association’s Law Student Division.  She graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in 1990.  Melanie lives in Richmond with her two sons, Christian, 11 years old, and Colin, 9 years old.


 

2014 Winter Meeting – Meeting Attendees

Meeting attendees & Who’s Who and What’s New

Contact information can be found under the members center.

  1. Emily Bremer, Washington D.C., presenter, Attorney Advisor, Administrative Conference of the United States
  2. Reeve Bull,, Washington D.C., presenter, Attorney Advisor, Administrative Conference of the United States
  3. Amy Bunk, Washington D.C., Director of Legal Affairs and Policy, Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
  4. Scott Cancelosi, ACR president, Arizona, Public Services Division, Office of the Secretary of State
  5. Jane Chaffin, meeting program chair, Virginia, Registrar of Regulations, Division of Legislative Services
  6. Scott Cooper, presenter, Vice President, Government Relations and Public Policy, American National Standards Institute
  7. Matthew Dunlap, ACR/NASS Liaison, Maine Secretary of State (attended Friday afternoon sessions)
  8. Brian Kennedy, Virginia, Manager, Content Acquisition, LexisNexis, Host of breakfast Thursday/Friday
  9. Clif Li, Florida, eRegulations.us
  10. Deanna Maiolo, Colorado, Administrative Rules Program Manager, Secretary of State
  11. Karen Perrine, Virginia, Assistant Registrar of Regulations, Code Commission, Division of Legislative Services
  12. Keith Perine, Assistant Managing Editor, EHS Full-Text, Federal, State and Canada, Bloomberg BNA
  13. Karen J. Schneider, Manager, EHS Federal, State, Canada Full-Text, Bloomberg BNA, Hostess of breaks and Friday dinner.
  14. John  Hyrum  Martinez, New Mexico, State Records Administrator, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives
  15. Bob Smits, Minnesota, Manager, Content Acquisition, Thomson Reuters
  16. Melanie West, Virginia, Associate Director,  Department of Planning and Budget
  17. Christopher Drake, Conn., Deputy Legal Council, Office of the Governor, presenter (attended via conference call)
  18. Charles Fizer, Conn., Fairfax Data Systems, presenter (attended via conference call)
  19. Abigail Hammond, North Carolina, presenter (attended via conference call)
  20. David Mancusi, Conn., Fairfax Data Systems, presenter (attended via conference call)
  21. Molly Masich, North Carolina, Codifier of Rules, Office of Administrative Hearings, presenter (attended via conference call)
  22. Amanda Reeder, North Carolina, Rules Review Commission Legal Counsel, Office of Administrative Hearings, presenter (attended via conference call)

Signed up, did not attend due to inclement weather
Yvette Smallwood, Delaware, Assistant Registrar of Regulations, Legislative Council

Post your “Who’s who and what’s new” items on this page by responding to this post.

Who’s Who Conference Call attendees
Bruce Hoesly, Revising Attorney/Code Editor, Wisconsin
Denise Kipfstuhl, Thomson Reuters
Crystal Bryant, Content Management Supervisor, Law & Business Operations, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Amy Bunk, Washington D.C., Director of Legal Affairs and Policy, Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration

2014 Winter Meeting Agenda

ADMINISTRATIVE CODES AND REGISTERS SECTION

2014 WINTER MEETING AGENDA
JW Marriott Hotel Washington, DC
February 12-15, 2014
ver. 5 Edited 02/13/2014
Treasury Room

Please note that all session times and topics are subject to change. All times are Eastern Standard Time.

WEDNESDAY, February 12

1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. NASS/ACR Registration, Grand Foyer

THURSDAY, February 13

8 a.m. – 5 p.m. NASS/ACR Registration, Grand Foyer
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Expo/Demo, Grand Foyer
8:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Treasury Room, Sponsor: LexisNexis
Host Brian Kennedy
LEXISNEXIS
9 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. ACR Meet and Greet, Treasury Room
An introduction of ACR Officers and Executive Committee members
9:10 a.m. – 10 a.m. Rules Goulash, Treasury Room
Getting to know you with news you can use: intros and updates from the states
Click HERE for presentations
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION:
Conference Dial-in Number: (712) 432-1500
Participant Access Code: 759564#
Long-distance charges may apply. See more here.
Instructions: Click here.
10   a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Morning Break, Treasury Room, Sponsor: Bloomberg BNA
10:15   a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Rules Goulash
Click HERE for presentations
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION:
Conference Dial-in Number: (712) 432-1500
Participant Access Code: 759564#
Long-distance charges may apply. See more here.
Instructions: Click here.
(OR roundtable   discussion)
10:45   a.m. – 12 p.m. My Happy Place, An Online Portal to Standards Incorporated by Reference
Scott Cooper, Vice President, Government Relations and Public Policy, American National Standards Institute
Website launched by ANSI provides free, read-only access to private-sector documents that have been incorporated into rules and regulations
Click HERE for speech
12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. NASS/ACR Lunch – Salon IV
2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cheers, Fears, and Jeers – the impact of recent APA updates in North Carolina
Molly Masich, Codifier of Rules, North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings
Handouts:
HB_74.pdf
Presentation
3 p.m. – 4 p.m. Colborn Kids, Hissyfits and Hullabaloo
Moderator: Melanie West, Associate Director, Economic & Regulatory Analysis Division, Virginia Department of Planning and Budget (Virginia Regulatory Town Hall)
Ten Colborn awards have been awarded to states since 2002. What has happened to the Colborn winners over the years?
2013 — Utah Division of Administrative Rules
2012 — award not issued
2011 — Florida Division of Library and Information Services
2010 — New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Administrative Law Division
2009 — Virginia Division of Legislative Services
2
008 — Arkansas Secretary of State
2007 — Colorado Secretary of State
2006 — Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
2005 — award not issued
2004 — Office of the Federal Register
2003 — Missouri Secretary of State, Administrative Rules Division
2002 — Virginia Department of Planning and Budget
4 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Afternoon Break – Grand Foyer
4:15 p.m. – 5 p.m. ACR Business Meeting Your host, ACR President, Scott Cancelosi
AGENDA HERE
6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. ACR Dinner
Since MicroSoft event was cancelled ACR members are invited to meet in the lobby to go to dinner as a group. Dinner: Old Ebbitt Grill, 675 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005
7 p.m. – 11 p.m. Welcome
Hospitality Suite Hosted by Scytl Company, Room 777, Hostess: Maureen Szlemp and Hosts: Bill Murphy & Michael Greenman
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FRIDAY, February 14

8 a.m. – 5 p.m. NASS/ACR Registration, Grand Foyer
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Expo/Demo, Grand Foyer
8:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Treasury Room, Sponsor: LexisNexis
Host Brian Kennedy
9 a.m. – 10 a.m. It’s all Bunk, Federal Register StylePetition for Rulemaking Update
Amy Bunk, Director of Legal Affairs and Policy, Office of the Federal Register
10 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Morning Break, Treasury Room, Sponsor: Bloomberg BNA
10:15 a.m. – noon Reviewing the Reviews of Research Projects
Session #1 – Ex Parte Communications in Informal Rulemaking
Session #2 – Agency Innovations in e-Rulemaking
Presented by Emily S. Bremer, Staff Counsel
Administrative Conference of the United States
Download the PowerPoint Presentation HERE.
12:15   p.m. – 1 p.m. NASS/ACR Lunch – Salon IV
1:15 p.m. – 3 p.m. The Lorax Session, Saving Trees in Connecticut – Connecticut rules review – eliminating the paper
Chris Drake, Deputy Legal Counsel, Office of the Governor David Mancusi, CFO, and Charles Fizer, Chief Architect, Fairfax Datasystems
Download the PowerPoint Presentation HERE.
3 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Reform School: Rehabilitating Virginia Regulations (to serve the public better)
Melanie West, Associate Director, Economic & Regulatory Analysis Division, Virginia Department of Planning and Budget
Download the presentation HERE.
Regulatory Reform Initiative (RRI) Report HERE.
3:45   p.m. – 4 p.m. Afternoon Break – Treasury Room, Sponsor: Bloomberg BNA
4 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Corporate Affiliate Showcase – Salon III
7 p.m. Lovers and Loners Dinner, Sponsor: Bloomberg BNA
Hostess Karen J. Schneider, Manager, EHS   Federal, State, Canada Full-Text
If you plan to attend this dinner, please contact Karen at (703) 341-3746.
DinnerPoster
7 p.m. – 11 p.m. Hospitality Suite Hosted by Scytl Company, Room 777, Hostess: Maureen Szlemp and Hosts: Bill Murphy & Michael Greenman

SATURDAY, February 15

8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Breakfast – Salon II
9 a.m. – Noon Expo/Demo, Grand Foyer
11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Morning Break – Grand Foyer

ACR Winter Meeting Agenda Available

Administrative Codes and Registers will hold a virtual winter meeting Wednesday, February 22 through Friday, February 24.  Sessions will begin at 11 AM EST each day.  The agenda for the meeting is available online at http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/acr/2012ACRWinterMeetingAgenda.pdf.  Instructions for participating in the meeting have been distributed through the ACR ListServ.