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Mid-Year ABA Conference to be Held in Salt Lake; Administrative Law Sessions Planned

The American Bar Association is holding its mid-year meeting in Salt Lake City, February 9 through 15, 2005. The Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Section (http://www.abanet.org/adminlaw/) is planning a set of sessions to be held February 11 through 13 that focus on administrative law issues, including:

• Clean Air Initiatives in the 109th Congress
• The New Wave of Regulation and Administrative Law in the European Union
• The Utah Administrative Procedures Act: What Hath the Courts and the Legislature Subsequently Wrought?
• Rulemaking vs. 'Guidance': Practical Implications for Agencies, Regulated Parties, and the Public
• Informal Notice and Comment Rulemaking in Interstate Compacts

Registration and program information will be available from http://www.abanet.org/adminlaw/. Gary Thorup (Holme Roberts and Owen LLP) and Kent Bishop (Governor's Office of Planning and Budget) are the Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Section's meeting co-chairs.