80_FR_63705 80 FR 63503 - Membership of the Economic Development Administration Performance Review Board

80 FR 63503 - Membership of the Economic Development Administration Performance Review Board

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 202 (October 20, 2015)

Page Range63503-63504
FR Document2015-26582

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. Sec. 4314(c)(4), the Economic Development Administration (EDA), Department of Commerce (DOC), announces the appointment of those individuals who have been selected to serve as members of EDA's Performance Review Board. The Performance Review Board is responsible for (1) reviewing performance appraisals and rating of Senior Executive Service (SES) members and (2) making recommendations to the appointing authority on other performance management issues, such as pay adjustments, bonuses and Presidential Rank Awards for SES members. The appointment of these members to the Performance Review Board will be for a period of twenty-four (24) months.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Membership of the Economic Development Administration Performance 
Review Board

AGENCY: Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Membership on the Economic Development 
Administration's Performance Review Board.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. Sec.  4314(c)(4), the Economic 
Development Administration (EDA), Department of Commerce (DOC), 
announces the appointment of those individuals who have been selected 
to serve as members of EDA's Performance Review Board. The Performance 
Review Board is responsible for (1) reviewing performance appraisals 
and rating of Senior Executive Service (SES) members and (2) making 
recommendations to the appointing authority on other performance 
management issues, such as pay adjustments, bonuses and Presidential 
Rank Awards for SES members. The appointment of these members to the 
Performance Review Board will be for a period of twenty-four (24) 
months.

DATES: The period of appointment for those individuals selected for 
EDA's Performance Review Board begins on October 20, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Munz, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Office of Human Resources Management, Office of Executive 
Resources, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Room 51010, Washington, DC 
20230, at (202) 482-4051.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the 
Economic Development Administration (EDA), Department of Commerce 
(DOC), announces the appointment of those individuals who have been 
selected to serve as members of EDA's Performance Review Board. The 
Performance Review Board is responsible for (1) reviewing performance 
appraisals and rating of Senior Executive Service (SES) members and (2) 
making recommendations to the appointing authority on other performance 
management issues, such

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as pay adjustments, bonuses and Presidential Rank Awards for SES 
members. The appointment of these members to the Performance Review 
Board will be for a period of twenty-four (24) months.

DATES: The period of appointment for those individuals selected for 
EDA's Performance Review Board begins on October 20, 2015. The name, 
position title, and type of appointment of each member of EDA's 
Performance Review Board are set forth below by organization:

1. Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary, Office of the 
General Counsel (OS/OGC)
    Stephen D. Kong, Chief Counsel for Economic Development, Career 
SES, Chairperson
2. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency 
(MBDA)
    Edith J. McCloud, Associate Director for Management, Career SES
3. Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of 
the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for 
Administration (CFO/ASA)
    Renee A. Macklin, Director for Program Evaluation and Risk 
Management, Career SES (New Member)
4. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA)
    Russell F. Smith, III, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
International Fisheries, Non-Career SES

Denise A. Yaag,
Director, Office of Executive Resources, Office of Human Resources 
Management, Office of the Secretary/Office of the CFO/ASA, Department 
of Commerce.
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                                                  Department of Commerce, U.S. Census                     because of differences in company size                  Dated: October 14, 2015.
                                                  Bureau, Room 8H185, 4600 Silver Hill                    and complexity.                                       Glenna Mickelson,
                                                  Road, Washington, DC 20233, telephone                      Estimated Total Annual Burden                      Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
                                                  301–763–6590. For TTY callers, please                   Hours: 22,500.                                        Information Officer.
                                                  use the Federal Relay Service 1–800–                                                                          [FR Doc. 2015–26495 Filed 10–19–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  877–8339.                                                  Needs and Uses: The Quarterly
                                                                                                                                                                BILLING CODE 3510–06–P
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                                                                          Survey of Financial Services
                                                  members of the C–SAC are appointed by                   Transactions between U.S. Financial
                                                  the Census Bureau’s Director. The                       Services Providers and Foreign Persons                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                  Committee provides scientific and                       (BE–185) is a survey that collects data
                                                  technical expertise, as appropriate, to                 from U.S. financial services providers                Economic Development Administration
                                                  address Census Bureau program needs                     that engage in covered transactions with
                                                                                                          foreign persons in financial services. A              Membership of the Economic
                                                  and objectives. The Committee has been
                                                                                                          U.S. person must report if it had sales               Development Administration
                                                  established in accordance with the
                                                                                                          of covered services to foreign persons                Performance Review Board
                                                  Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title
                                                  5, United States Code, Appendix 2,                      that exceeded $20 million for the                     AGENCY: Economic Development
                                                  Section 10).                                            previous fiscal year, or are expected to              Administration, Department of
                                                     All meetings are open to the public.                 exceed that amount during the current                 Commerce.
                                                  A brief period will be set aside at the                 fiscal year, or if it had purchases of                ACTION: Notice of Membership on the
                                                  meeting for public comment on                           covered services from foreign persons                 Economic Development
                                                  November 2. However, individuals with                   that exceeded $15 million for the                     Administration’s Performance Review
                                                  extensive questions or statements must                  previous fiscal year, or are expected to              Board.
                                                  submit them in writing to:                              exceed that amount during the current
                                                  census.scientific.advisory.committee@                   fiscal year.                                          SUMMARY:   In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
                                                  census.gov (subject line ‘‘November                                                                           § 4314(c)(4), the Economic Development
                                                                                                             The data collected on the survey are               Administration (EDA), Department of
                                                  2015 C–SAC Virtual Meeting Public
                                                  Comment’’), or by letter submission to                  needed to monitor U.S. trade in                       Commerce (DOC), announces the
                                                  the Committee Liaison Officer,                          services, to analyze the impact of U.S.               appointment of those individuals who
                                                  Department of Commerce, U.S. Census                     trade on the U.S. and foreign economies,              have been selected to serve as members
                                                  Bureau, Room 8H185, 4600 Silver Hill                    to compile and improve the U.S.                       of EDA’s Performance Review Board.
                                                  Road, Washington, DC 20233.                             economic accounts, to support U.S.                    The Performance Review Board is
                                                                                                          commercial policy on trade in services,               responsible for (1) reviewing
                                                    Dated: October 15, 2015.
                                                                                                          to conduct trade promotion, and to                    performance appraisals and rating of
                                                  John H. Thompson,                                       improve the ability of U.S. businesses to             Senior Executive Service (SES) members
                                                  Director, Bureau of the Census .                        identify and evaluate market                          and (2) making recommendations to the
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–26605 Filed 10–19–15; 8:45 am]            opportunities. The data are used in                   appointing authority on other
                                                  BILLING CODE 3510–07–P                                  estimating the financial services                     performance management issues, such
                                                                                                          component of the U.S. international                   as pay adjustments, bonuses and
                                                                                                          transactions accounts and national                    Presidential Rank Awards for SES
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  income and product accounts.                          members. The appointment of these
                                                  Submission for OMB Review;                                 The Bureau of Economic Analysis                    members to the Performance Review
                                                  Comment Request                                         (BEA) is proposing no additions and                   Board will be for a period of twenty-four
                                                                                                          modifications to the current BE–185                   (24) months.
                                                    The Department of Commerce will                                                                             DATES: The period of appointment for
                                                                                                          survey. The effort to keep current
                                                  submit to the Office of Management and                                                                        those individuals selected for EDA’s
                                                                                                          reporting requirements unchanged is
                                                  Budget (OMB) for clearance the                                                                                Performance Review Board begins on
                                                                                                          intended to minimize respondent
                                                  following proposal for collection of                                                                          October 20, 2015.
                                                                                                          burden while considering the needs of
                                                  information under the provisions of the                                                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.                      data users. Existing language in the
                                                                                                          instructions and definitions will be                  Jennifer Munz, U.S. Department of
                                                  Chapter 35).                                                                                                  Commerce, Office of Human Resources
                                                    Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis                   reviewed and adjusted as necessary to
                                                                                                          clarify survey requirements.                          Management, Office of Executive
                                                  (BEA), Department of Commerce.                                                                                Resources, 14th and Constitution
                                                    Title: Quarterly Survey of Financial                     Affected Public: Businesses or other               Avenue NW., Room 51010, Washington,
                                                  Services Transactions between U.S.                      for-profit organizations.                             DC 20230, at (202) 482–4051.
                                                  Financial Services Providers and                           Frequency: Quarterly.                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
                                                  Foreign Persons.
                                                    OMB Control Number: 0608–0065.                           Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.                accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the
                                                    Form Number: BE–185.                                                                                        Economic Development Administration
                                                                                                             This information collection request
                                                    Type of Request: Regular submission.                                                                        (EDA), Department of Commerce (DOC),
                                                                                                          may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
                                                    Number of Responses: 2,700 annually                                                                         announces the appointment of those
                                                                                                          Follow the instructions to view the
                                                  (675 filed each quarter; 550 reporting                                                                        individuals who have been selected to
                                                                                                          Department of Commerce collections
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                                                  mandatory data, and 125 that would file                                                                       serve as members of EDA’s Performance
                                                                                                          currently under review by OMB.                        Review Board. The Performance Review
                                                  other responses).
                                                    Average Hours per Response: 10                           Written comments and                               Board is responsible for (1) reviewing
                                                  hours is the average for those reporting                recommendations for the proposed                      performance appraisals and rating of
                                                  data and 1 hour is the average for those                information collection should be sent                 Senior Executive Service (SES) members
                                                  not reporting data or providing                         within 30 days of publication of this                 and (2) making recommendations to the
                                                  voluntary responses, but hours may vary                 notice to OIRA Suybmission@                           appointing authority on other
                                                  considerably among respondents                          omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806.               performance management issues, such


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                                                  as pay adjustments, bonuses and                         Lisa M. Blumerman, Associate Director for             DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                  Presidential Rank Awards for SES                          Decennial Census Programs, Census
                                                  members. The appointment of these                         Bureau                                              National Telecommunications and
                                                  members to the Performance Review                       William G. Bostic, Jr., Associate Director for        Information Administration
                                                  Board will be for a period of twenty-four                 Economic Programs, Census Bureau
                                                  (24) months.                                            Stephen B. Burke, Chief Financial Officer             First Responder Network Authority
                                                                                                            and Director for Administration, ESA
                                                  DATES:   The period of appointment for                                                                        [Docket Number: 140821696–5909–05]
                                                                                                          Joanne Buenzli Crane, Associate Director for
                                                  those individuals selected for EDA’s                      Administration and Chief Financial                  RIN 0660–XC012
                                                  Performance Review Board begins on                        Officer, Census Bureau
                                                  October 20, 2015. The name, position                    Austin J. Durrer, Chief of Staff, ESA                 Final Interpretations of Parts of the
                                                  title, and type of appointment of each                  Susan Helper, Special Advisor, ESA                    Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
                                                  member of EDA’s Performance Review                      Ron S. Jarmin, Assistant Director for                 Creation Act of 2012
                                                  Board are set forth below by                              Research and Methodology, Census Bureau
                                                  organization:                                                                                                 AGENCY: First Responder Network
                                                                                                          Enrique Lamas, Associate Director for
                                                                                                                                                                Authority, National
                                                  1. Department of Commerce, Office of the                  Demographic Programs, Census Bureau
                                                                                                                                                                Telecommunications and Information
                                                       Secretary, Office of the General Counsel           Harry Lee, Assistant Director for Information
                                                                                                            Technology and Deputy Chief Information
                                                                                                                                                                Administration, U.S. Department of
                                                       (OS/OGC)
                                                     Stephen D. Kong, Chief Counsel for                     Officer, Census Bureau
                                                                                                                                                                Commerce.
                                                       Economic Development, Career SES,                  Thomas A. Louis, Associate Director for               ACTION: Notice; final interpretations.
                                                       Chairperson                                          Research and Methodology, Census Bureau
                                                  2. Department of Commerce, Minority                                                                           SUMMARY:   The First Responder Network
                                                                                                          Jennifer Madans, Associate Director for
                                                       Business Development Agency (MBDA)                                                                       Authority (‘‘FirstNet’’) publishes this
                                                                                                            Science, Center for Disease Control and
                                                     Edith J. McCloud, Associate Director for                                                                   Notice to issue final interpretations of
                                                                                                            Prevention
                                                       Management, Career SES                                                                                   its enabling legislation that will inform,
                                                  3. Department of Commerce, Office of the                Brent R. Moulton, Associate Director for
                                                                                                            National Economics, Bureau of Economic
                                                                                                                                                                among other things, forthcoming
                                                       Secretary (OS), Office of the Chief                                                                      requests for proposals, interpretive
                                                       Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary            Analysis
                                                                                                          Brian C. Moyer, Director, Bureau of
                                                                                                                                                                rules, and network policies. The
                                                       for Administration (CFO/ASA)
                                                                                                            Economic Analysis                                   purpose of this Notice is to provide
                                                     Renee A. Macklin, Director for Program
                                                       Evaluation and Risk Management, Career             Joel D. Platt, Associate Director for Regional        stakeholders FirstNet’s interpretations
                                                       SES (New Member)                                     Economics, Bureau of Economic Analysis              on many of the key preliminary
                                                  4. Department of Commerce, National                     Nancy A. Potok, Deputy Director, Census               interpretations presented in the
                                                       Oceanic and Atmospheric                              Bureau                                              proposed interpretations published on
                                                       Administration (NOAA)                              Pravina A. Raghavan, Senior Advisor for               March 13, 2015.
                                                     Russell F. Smith, III, Deputy Assistant                                                                    DATES: Effective October 20, 2015.
                                                                                                            Policy and Program Integration, Office of
                                                       Secretary for International Fisheries,
                                                       Non-Career SES
                                                                                                            the Deputy Secretary                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eli
                                                                                                          Angela Simpson, Deputy Assistant Secretary            Veenendaal, First Responder Network
                                                  Denise A. Yaag,                                           for Communications and Information,                 Authority, National
                                                  Director, Office of Executive Resources, Office           National Telecommunications and                     Telecommunications and Information
                                                  of Human Resources Management, Office of                  Information Administration                          Administration, U.S. Department of
                                                  the Secretary/Office of the CFO/ASA,                    Jeannie L. Shiffer, Associate Director for            Commerce, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,
                                                  Department of Commerce.                                   Communications, Census Bureau                       M/S 243, Reston, VA 20192; 703–648–
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–26582 Filed 10–19–15; 8:45 am]            Sarahelen Thompson, Associate Director for            4167; or elijah.veenendaal@firstnet.gov.
                                                  BILLING CODE 3510–25–P                                    International Economics, Bureau of                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                            Economic Analysis
                                                                                                          Katherine K. Wallman, Chief Statistician,             I. Introduction and Background
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                    Office of Management and Budget                        The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
                                                  Economics and Statistics                                   The purpose of a PRB is to provide                 Creation Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112–96,
                                                  Administration                                          fair and impartial review of                          Title VI, 126 Stat. 256 (codified at 47
                                                                                                          recommended SES/ST performance                        U.S.C. 1401 et seq.)) (the ‘‘Act’’)
                                                  Performance Review Board                                ratings, bonuses, and pay adjustments                 established the First Responder Network
                                                  Membership                                              and Presidential Rank Award                           Authority (‘‘FirstNet’’) as an
                                                                                                          nominations. The term of each PRB                     independent authority within the
                                                  AGENCY:Economics and Statistics                         member will expire on December 31,                    National Telecommunications and
                                                  Administration, Department of                           2017.                                                 Information Administration (‘‘NTIA’’).
                                                  Commerce.                                                                                                     The Act establishes FirstNet’s duty and
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      responsibility to take all actions
                                                  ACTION:   Notice.                                       Latasha Ellis, Executive Resources                    necessary to ensure the building,
                                                                                                          Office, 301–763–3727.                                 deployment, and operation of a
                                                  SUMMARY:   Below is a listing of                                                                              nationwide public safety broadband
                                                  individuals who are eligible to serve on                  Dated: October 12, 2015.
                                                                                                                                                                network (‘‘NPSBN’’).1
                                                  the Performance Review Board (PRB) in                   Stephen B. Burke,
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                                                                                                                                                                   One of FirstNet’s initial steps in
                                                  accordance with the Economics and                       Chief Financial Officer and Director for              carrying out this responsibility pursuant
                                                  Statistics Administration’s (ESA) Senior                Administration, Chair, ESA Performance                to the Act is the issuance of open,
                                                  Executive Service and Senior                            Review Board.                                         transparent, and competitive requests
                                                  Professional performance management                     [FR Doc. 2015–26586 Filed 10–19–15; 8:45 am]          for proposals (‘‘RFPs’’) for the purposes
                                                  systems:                                                BILLING CODE 3510–BS–P                                of building, operating, and maintaining
                                                  Kenneth A. Arnold, Deputy Under Secretary
                                                    for Economic Affairs, ESA                                                                                     1 47   U.S.C. 1426(b).



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Membership on the Economic Development Administration's Performance Review Board.
DatesThe period of appointment for those individuals selected for EDA's Performance Review Board begins on October 20, 2015.
ContactJennifer Munz, U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Human Resources Management, Office of Executive Resources, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Room 51010, Washington, DC 20230, at (202) 482-4051.
FR Citation80 FR 63503 

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