80 FR 81368 - Technical Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 249 (December 29, 2015)
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 249 (December 29, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 81368-81369] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-32664] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). ACTION: Request for nominations to the BLS Technical Advisory Committee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The BLS is soliciting new members for the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). Five current membership terms expire on April 11, 2016. The TAC provides advice and makes recommendations to the Bureau of Labor Statistics on technical aspects of data collection and the formulation of economic measures. On some technical issues there are differing views, and receiving feedback at public meetings provides BLS with the opportunity to consider all viewpoints. The Committee will consist of 16 members and will be chosen from a cross-section of economists, statisticians, and behavioral scientists who represent a balance of expertise. The economists will have research experience with technical issues related to BLS data and will be familiar with employment and unemployment statistics, price index numbers, compensation measures, productivity measures, occupational and health statistics, or other topics relevant to BLS data series. The statisticians will be familiar with sample design, data analysis, computationally intensive statistical methods, non-sampling errors or other areas which are relevant to BLS work. The behavioral scientists will be familiar with questionnaire design, usability or other areas of survey development. BLS invites persons interested in serving on the TAC to submit their names for consideration for committee membership. DATES: Nominations for the TAC membership should be postmarked by January 13, 2016. ADDRESSES: Nominations for the TAC membership should be sent to: Commissioner Erica Groshen, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE., Room 4040, Washington, DC 20212. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay Stewart, Division Chief, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE., Office of Productivity and Technology, Room 2180. Washington, DC 20212. Telephone: 202-691-7376. This is not a toll free number. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BLS intends to renew memberships in the TAC for another three years. The Bureau often faces highly technical issues while developing and maintaining the accuracy and relevancy of its data on employment and unemployment, prices, productivity, and compensation and working conditions. These issues range from how to develop new measures to how to make sure that existing measures account for the ever changing economy. The BLS presents issues and then draws on the specialized expertise of Committee members representing specialized fields within the academic disciplines of economics, statistics and survey design. Committee members are also invited to bring to the attention of BLS issues that have been identified in the academic literature or in their own research. The TAC was established to provide advice to the Commissioner of Labor Statistics on technical topics selected by the BLS. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to providing comments on papers and presentations developed by BLS research and program staff, conducting research on issues identified by BLS on which an objective technical opinion or recommendation from outside of BLS would be valuable, recommending BLS conduct internal research projects to address technical problems with BLS statistics that have been identified in the academic literature, participating in discussions of areas where the types or coverage of economic statistics could be expanded or improved and areas where statistics are no longer relevant, and establishing working relationships with professional associations with an interest in BLS statistics, such as the American Statistical Association and the American Economic Association. Nominations: BLS is looking for committed TAC members who have a strong interest in, and familiarity with, BLS data. The Agency is looking for nominees who use and have a comprehensive understanding of economic statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is committed to bringing greater diversity of thought, perspective, and experience to its advisory committees. Nominees from all races, gender, age, and disabilities are encouraged to apply. Interested persons may nominate themselves or may submit the name of another person who they believe to be interested in and qualified to serve on the TAC. Nominations may also be submitted by organizations. Nominations should include the name, address, and telephone number of the candidate. Each nomination should include a summary of the candidate's training or experience relating to BLS data specifically, or economic statistics more generally. BLS will conduct a basic background check of candidates before their appointment to the TAC. The background check will involve accessing publicly available, Internet-based sources. Authority: This notice was prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, the Secretary of Labor has determined that the Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Users Advisory Committee is in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the Commissioner of Labor Statistics by 29 U.S.C. 1 and 2. This determination follows consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration. [[Page 81369]] Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day of December 2015. Kimberly D. Hill, Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. [FR Doc. 2015-32664 Filed 12-28-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-24-P
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comments must be submitted no later expertise. The economists will have opinion or recommendation from
than thirty (30) days after the research experience with technical outside of BLS would be valuable,
publication date of this notice. issues related to BLS data and will be recommending BLS conduct internal
Comments may be submitted either by familiar with employment and research projects to address technical
email or by mail: unemployment statistics, price index problems with BLS statistics that have
numbers, compensation measures,
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7611 The behavioral scientists will be statistics, such as the American
familiar with questionnaire design, Statistical Association and the
During the public comment period, usability or other areas of survey American Economic Association.
the proposed Consent Decree may be development. BLS invites persons Nominations: BLS is looking for
examined and downloaded at this interested in serving on the TAC to committed TAC members who have a
Justice Department Web site: http:// submit their names for consideration for strong interest in, and familiarity with,
www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. committee membership. BLS data. The Agency is looking for
We will provide a paper copy of the DATES: Nominations for the TAC
Consent Decree upon written request nominees who use and have a
membership should be postmarked by comprehensive understanding of
and payment of reproduction costs. January 13, 2016.
Please mail your request and payment economic statistics. The U.S. Bureau of
ADDRESSES: Nominations for the TAC Labor Statistics is committed to bringing
to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ— membership should be sent to:
ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC greater diversity of thought, perspective,
Commissioner Erica Groshen, U.S. and experience to its advisory
20044–7611. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2
Please enclose a check or money order committees. Nominees from all races,
Massachusetts Avenue NE., Room 4040,
for $42.00 (25 cents per page gender, age, and disabilities are
Washington, DC 20212.
reproduction cost) payable to the United encouraged to apply. Interested persons
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay
States Treasury. may nominate themselves or may
Stewart, Division Chief, U.S. Bureau of
Randall M. Stone,
submit the name of another person who
Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts
they believe to be interested in and
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Avenue NE., Office of Productivity and
Environmental Enforcement Section, Technology, Room 2180. Washington, qualified to serve on the TAC.
Environment and Natural Resources Division. DC 20212. Telephone: 202–691–7376. Nominations may also be submitted by
[FR Doc. 2015–32727 Filed 12–28–15; 8:45 am] This is not a toll free number. organizations. Nominations should
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include the name, address, and
intends to renew memberships in the telephone number of the candidate.
TAC for another three years. The Bureau Each nomination should include a
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR often faces highly technical issues while summary of the candidate’s training or
developing and maintaining the experience relating to BLS data
Bureau of Labor Statistics accuracy and relevancy of its data on specifically, or economic statistics more
employment and unemployment, prices, generally. BLS will conduct a basic
Technical Advisory Committee; productivity, and compensation and background check of candidates before
Request for Nominations working conditions. These issues range their appointment to the TAC. The
AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics from how to develop new measures to background check will involve
(BLS). how to make sure that existing measures accessing publicly available, Internet-
ACTION:Request for nominations to the account for the ever changing economy. based sources.
BLS Technical Advisory Committee. The BLS presents issues and then draws Authority: This notice was prepared
on the specialized expertise of in accordance with the provisions of the
SUMMARY: The BLS is soliciting new Committee members representing Federal Advisory Committee Act
members for the Technical Advisory specialized fields within the academic
Committee (TAC). Five current (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, the Secretary
disciplines of economics, statistics and
membership terms expire on April 11, of Labor has determined that the Bureau
survey design. Committee members are
2016. The TAC provides advice and of Labor Statistics Data Users Advisory
also invited to bring to the attention of
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makes recommendations to the Bureau BLS issues that have been identified in Committee is in the public interest in
of Labor Statistics on technical aspects the academic literature or in their own connection with the performance of
of data collection and the formulation of research. duties imposed upon the Commissioner
economic measures. On some technical The TAC was established to provide of Labor Statistics by 29 U.S.C. 1 and 2.
issues there are differing views, and advice to the Commissioner of Labor This determination follows consultation
receiving feedback at public meetings Statistics on technical topics selected by with the Committee Management
provides BLS with the opportunity to the BLS. Responsibilities include, but Secretariat, General Services
consider all viewpoints. The Committee are not limited to providing comments Administration.
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2016. To meet accessibility standards, merit analysis at this time, the Office is (Comm. Print 1998) (‘‘House Manager’s Report’’).
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single file not to exceed six megabytes circumvention of copy controls, in some cases
(MB) in one of the following formats: 1 See WIPO Copyright Treaty art. 11, Dec. 20,
access control and copy control measures are
Portable Document File (PDF) format 1996, 36 I.L.M. 65 (1997); WIPO Performances and
merged, and thus circumvention of such measures
containing searchable, accessible text is prohibited by section 1201(a)(1). U.S. Copyright
Phonograms Treaty art. 18, Dec. 20, 1996, 36 I.L.M.
Office, Section 1201 Rulemaking: Sixth Triennial
(not an image); Microsoft Word; 76 (1997).
Proceeding to Determine Exemptions to the
WordPerfect; Rich Text Format (RTF); or 2 See H.R. Rep. No. 105–551, pt. 2, at 23 (1998).
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The Office will post all comments 6 See Chapter 12 of Title 17: Hearing Before the on Exemptions from Prohibition on Circumvention
publicly in the form that they are Subcomm. on Courts, Intellectual Prop., and the of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control
Internet of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 113th Technologies 44–47 (June 11, 2010), http://
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the Office using the contact information Hearing Before the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, Recommendation’’).
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