October 2, 2003

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND MEETING
OF THE UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION

Pursuant to Rules 3.2. and 3.4 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the United States Sentencing Commission, the following public hearing and meeting are scheduled:

(1) Public Hearing - Tuesday, October 7, 2003 at 9:00 a.m., and

(2) Public Meeting - Wednesday, October 8, 2003 at 10:00 a.m.

The public hearing on October 7 will be held in the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building in Judicial Conference Center, South Lobby, Ground Floor. The Advisory Group on Organizational Guidelines to the United States Sentencing Commission will present its findings and recommendations. It is expected that the public hearing will last approximately one hour.

The public meeting on October 8 will be held in the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, One Columbus Circle, N.E., in Suite 2-500 (South Lobby). It is expected that the public meeting will last approximately one hour. The purpose of the public meeting is for the Commission to conduct the business detailed in the following agenda:

Report of the Chair
Report of the Staff Director
Minutes
Vote to Promulgate Amendments under the PROTECT Act
Proposed Amendments to Chapter 8

Updated information on Commission activities can be obtained on our website (http://www.ussc.gov/meeting.htm) or from the Commission’s public affairs office (202/502-4590)