News from ACUS (March 2026)

This monthly newsletter provides a roundup of recent, ongoing, and upcoming initiatives from the Administrative Conference of the United States.

In this issue:

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Upcoming Projects

ACUS committees will consider four projects in March and April in advance of the 85th Plenary Session in June.

The Joint Ad Hoc Committee of the Committee on Adjudication and the Committee on Administration & Management will consider Effectuation of Awards of Monetary Benefits. Attorney Advisor Lea Robbins is serving as the in-house researcher for this project. For more information, please contact Eyal Lurie-Pardes ([email protected]).

The Committee on Judicial Review will consider Drafting Regulatory Preambles. Professor Daniel Deacon (University of Michigan Law School) is serving as the consultant for this project. For more information, please contact Kazia Nowacki ([email protected]).

The Committee on Regulation will consider Agreements Between Agencies with Shared Regulatory Responsibilities. Professor Blaine Saito (The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law) is serving as the consultant for this project. For more information, please contact Becaja Caldwell ([email protected]).

The Committee on Rulemaking will consider Interagency Communication in Rulemaking. Professor Christopher Carrigan (The George Washington University Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration) is serving as the consultant for this project. For more information, please contact Adam Cline ([email protected]).

ACUS Information Interchange Bulletins

Each month, ACUS staff prepare a brief one-pager on a discrete topic of administrative law or procedure called an Information Interchange Bulletin or IIB. ACUS is tasked with arranging for the "interchange among administrative agencies of information potentially useful in improving administrative procedure" (5 U.S.C. § 594). The topics for IIBs are often drawn from ACUS reports and recommendations, but they are intended solely to provide valuable information and do not recommend reforms to agency practices. The most recent IIBs include:

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding IIBs, please contact Jeremy Graboyes ([email protected]).