Notice & Comment

Notice & Comment

Notice & Comment

USDA Proposes Nutrition Standards for School Lunches, by Shannon Allen

The Food and Nutrition Service (“FNS”) issued an interim final rule to amend the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program regulations.  The purpose of the rule is to “improve the health and well-being of the Nation’s children, increase consumption of healthful foods during the school day, and create an environment that reinforces the […]

Notice & Comment

Federal Housing Finance Agency Seeks Senior Policy Analyst

The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Office of Housing and Regulatory Policy is seeking a Senior Policy Analyst (Counterparty & Portfolio). The deadline for applying is August 1, 2013.  The salary range is $111,471.00 to $189,501.00. The Senior Policy Analyst will: Develop analyze, evaluate, monitor, and/or implement effective housing finance policies, procedures and guidelines, related to but not […]

Notice & Comment

House Judiciary Subcommittee Approves Bill to Reform APA

On July 18, 2013, the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law passed H.R. 2122 (S. 1029), the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013, by voice vote.  The bill will now go to the full committee. H.R. 2122 would update the Administrative Procedures Act to reform how agencies promulgate regulations.  In particular, […]

Notice & Comment

House Approves Delay of Pipeline Industry Standards Posting, by Shannon Allen

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 […]

Notice & Comment

Meet Brigitte Collier, Outgoing Section Law Student Representative, by Nina Hart

Meet Brigitte Collier, the outgoing Student Representative to the Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.  Below she discusses her commitment to the law, her experience as a student representative, and gives advice for law students interested in administrative law. 1. Where do you attend law school and what led you to a career in […]

Notice & Comment

DOE Seeks Input On Soliciations For Pollution Reducing Energy Projects, by Shannon Allen

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 […]

Notice & Comment

Section Member Testifies Before House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee

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 […]

Notice & Comment

House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the Regulatory Accountability Act, by Lynn White

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 […]

Notice & Comment

Agencies Seek to Engage Youth and Veterans in Protecting Public Lands, by Shannon Allen

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, […]

Notice & Comment

Baby Veronica Case Creates Confusion Regarding Indian Child Welfare Act, by Katherine Kennedy

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 […]

Notice & Comment

Meet Jeffrey Lesk, Managing Partner at Nixon Peabody Washington, DC Office, by Nina Hart

Meet Jeffrey Lesk, managing partner at Nixon Peabody in Washington, DC. Below, he discusses the interactions between public and private entities, and provides insights on effective lawyering to practitioners and law students. 1. Where do you work now and what led you to a career in law? I’m the Managing Partner of the Nixon Peabody […]

Notice & Comment

Department of Veterans Affairs seeks Veteran Law Judge, by Dominique Scalia

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 […]