[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 42172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17589]
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RECOVERY ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BOARD
Agenda and Notice of Partially Closed Meeting of the Recovery
Independent Advisory Panel
AGENCY: Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board.
ACTION: Notice of partially closed meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009, Public Law 111-5 (Recovery Act), and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the Recovery Accountability and
Transparency Board's (Board) Recovery Independent Advisory Panel (RIAP)
will meet as indicated below. Notice of this meeting is required under
Section 10(a)(2) of FACA. This notice is intended to notify the general
public of their opportunity to attend the open portion of the meeting.
DATES: The RIAP meeting will be held on Thursday, August 5, 2010, from
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Hyatt Regency Cambridge, 575 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA
02139.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glen Walker, Executive Director,
Recovery Independent Advisory Panel, 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Suite 700, Washington, DC 20006; Telephone 202-254-7900.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 1543 of the Recovery
Act, the RIAP is charged with making recommendations to the Board on
actions the Board could take to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse of
Recovery Act funds. The purpose of the August 5, 2010 meeting is to
allow the RIAP to have an open dialogue, with input from the public, on
issues relating to fraud, waste, and abuse of Recovery Act funds. More
specifically, the RIAP is interested in obtaining input regarding the
following matters:
Actions the Board can take to prevent fraud, waste, and
abuse;
Transparency of entitlements and tax benefits funded by
the Recovery Act;
The public's experience with obtaining information from
Recovery.gov and how that experience can be improved; and
Random sampling as a tool for detecting fraud, waste, and
abuse.
In keeping with FACA procedures, members of the public are invited
to provide comments to the RIAP. The preference of the RIAP is to have
members of the public provide written comments addressing any of the
matters listed above no later than July 29, 2010. There will be limited
space for this meeting; therefore, members of the public who have
submitted written statements addressing matters outlined above will be
given priority in attending this meeting and speaking to the RIAP. The
next highest priority for attending the meeting and speaking to the
RIAP will be those individuals who have signed up in advance by
submitting their names via e-mail to the RIAP in advance of the
meeting. Members of the public who have submitted written comments and/
or who have signed up in advance will be given priority to attend the
meeting and be heard first in the order in which their written
statements and/or sign-up e-mails were received. Other members of the
public will be heard in the order in which they sign up at the
beginning of the meeting, space permitting. A time limit will be placed
on those members of the public wishing to speak at the meeting, with
time allocated in accordance with the number of people who have signed
up indicating a desire to speak to the RIAP. The RIAP will make every
effort to hear the views of all interested persons. The Chairperson of
the RIAP is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will, to
the Chairperson's judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct of business.
You may submit written comments by mail to 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20006. ``RIAP comments'' should be
written on the envelope. Persons wishing to e-mail their written
comments and/or sign up in advance to speak to the RIAP at the meeting
should send their written comments and/or names to [email protected] and
write ``August 5, 2010 RIAP public comment'' in the Subject line.
The meeting will close to the public at 4:15 p.m. under the
authority of Section 10(d) of FACA and under exemption (7) of Section
552b(c) of the Government in the Sunshine Act (Pub. L. 92-463). During
the closed portion of the meeting there will be a discussion that would
disclose investigative techniques and procedures. A summary of the
activities at the closed session and related matters which are
informative to the public consistent with the policy of 5 U.S.C.
552b(c) will be available to the public within fourteen days of the
meeting. Records will be kept of all RIAP proceedings and will be
available for public inspection on http://www.recovery.gov.
Ivan J. Flores,
Paralegal Specialist, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board.
[FR Doc. 2010-17589 Filed 7-19-10; 8:45 am]
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