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
| Published date | 14 June 2021 |
| Record Number | 2021-12231 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | General Services Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 112 (Monday, June 14, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 112 (Monday, June 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31504-31505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12231]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[Notice-PCSCOTUS-2021-01; Docket No. PCSCOTUS-2021-0001; Sequence No.
2]
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. For information on the topics
discussed, 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/. Information about the public meeting will
be posted at www.whitehouse.gov/pcscotus/ prior to the meeting.
DATES: The Commission will hold a public virtual meeting on June 30,
2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST). Written
comments on the Commission will be accepted until November 15, 2021.
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 [email protected]. Registration requests must be received
by 5:00 p.m. ET, on June 28, 2021. Registrations received after this
day/time may not be processed.
Public Comments. Written public comments are being accepted via
http://www.regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking portal throughout
the life of the Commission. To submit a written
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public comment, go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Notice-
PCSCOTUS-2021-01, Notification of Upcoming Public Virtual Meeting and
Request for Public Comment. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that
corresponds with this notice. Follow the instructions provided on the
screen. Please include your name, company name (if applicable), and
``Notice-PCSCOTUS-2021-01, 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 made available for
review. Comments provided by 5:00 p.m. ET, on June 28, 2021 will be
provided to the Commission members in advance of the June 30 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
[email protected], 202-501-1777.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Administrator of GSA established the Commission as a
Presidential advisory committee 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 to hear testimony from experts. This
testimony will be organized into four panels.
Panel #1: The Contemporary Debate over Supreme Court
Reform: Origins and Perspectives.
Panel #2: The Court's Role in Our Constitutional System.
Panel #3: Case Selection and Review at the Supreme Court.
Panel #4: Access to Justice and Transparency in the
Operation of the Supreme Court.
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 can be shared with the Commission or posted online.
Comments that include the following will not be shared:
Vulgar, obscene, profane, threatening, or abusive
language; personal attacks of any kind.
Discriminatory language (including hate speech) based on
race, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or
disability.
Endorsements of commercial products, services,
organizations, or other entities.
Repetitive posts (for example, if you submit the same
material multiple times).
Spam or undecipherable language (gratuitous links will be
viewed as spam).
Copyrighted material.
Links to external sites.
Images or videos.
Solicitation of funds.
Procurement-sensitive information.
Surveys, polls, and questionnaires subject to the Office
of Management and Budget Paperwork Reduction Act clearance.
Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or Sensitive
Information (SI).
Off-topic posts.
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.
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