[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68841-68842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28243]
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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 open portion of the RIAP meeting will be held on Monday,
November 22, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Ritz-Carlton, 2401 East Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ
85016.
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 November 22, 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 November 12, 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
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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 ``November 22, 2010 RIAP public comment'' in
the Subject line.
There will be a closed meeting, 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), that will be held
prior to the open meeting from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. 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. 2010-28243 Filed 11-8-10; 8:45 am]
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