81 FR 12866 - Census Scientific Advisory Committee
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 48 (March 11, 2016)
Bureau of the Census
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 48 (March 11, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-05541 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 12866-12867] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-05541] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of the Census Census Scientific Advisory Committee AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is giving notice of a meeting of the Census Scientific Advisory Committee (C-SAC). The Committee will address policy, research, and technical issues relating to a full range of Census Bureau programs and activities, including communications, decennial, demographic, economic, field operations, geographic, information technology, and statistics. The C-SAC will meet in a plenary session on April 14-15, 2016. Last minute changes to the schedule are possible, which could prevent giving advance public notice of schedule adjustments. Please visit the Census Advisory Committees Web site for the most current meeting agenda at: http://www.census.gov/cac/. The meeting will be available via Web cast at: http://www.census.gov/newsroom/census-live.html or at http://www.ustream.tv/embed/6504322?wmode=direct. DATES: April 14-15, 2016. On April 14, the meeting will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 4:15 p.m. On April 15, the meeting will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 2:45 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Census Bureau Auditorium, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Dunlop, Branch Chief for Advisory Committees, Customer Liaison and Marketing Services Office, [email protected], Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H177, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233, telephone 301- 763-5222. For TTY callers, please use the Federal Relay Service 1-800- 877-8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The members of the C-SAC are appointed by the Director, U.S. Census Bureau. The Committee provides scientific and technical expertise, as appropriate, to address Census Bureau program needs and objectives. The Committee has been established in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title 5, United States Code, Appendix 2, Section 10). All meetings are open to the public. A brief period will be set aside at the meeting for public comment on April 15. However, individuals with extensive questions or statements must submit them in writing to: [email protected] (subject line ``April 2016 C-SAC Meeting Public Comment''), or by letter submission to Kimberly L. Collier, Committee Liaison Officer, Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H179, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233. If you plan to attend the meeting, please register by Tuesday, April 12, 2016. You may access the online registration from the following link: https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1822689. Seating is available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should also be directed to the Committee Liaison Officer as soon as known, and preferably two weeks prior to the meeting. [[Page 12867]] Due to increased security and for access to the meeting, please call 301-763-9906 upon arrival at the Census Bureau on the day of the meeting. A photo ID must be presented in order to receive your visitor's badge. Visitors are not allowed beyond the first floor. Topics to be discussed include the following items:2020 Census Program Overview [cir] Reengineering Address Canvassing [cir] Utilizing Administrative Records [cir] Optimizing Self-Response BIG Data National Content Test Study Plan Working Groups Reports [cir] BIG Data [cir] Census Enterprise Data Collection and Processing Systems (CEDCaP) and Reorganized Census with Integrated Technology (ROCkIT) [cir] American Community Survey (ACS) Reducing Respondent Burden Brief of National Academy of Science ACS Expert Group Technology EXPO Dated: March 4, 2016. John H. Thompson, Director, Bureau of the Census. [FR Doc. 2016-05541 Filed 3-10-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS and reproduced at the Rocky Mountain http://www.census.gov/cac/. The
Regional Office, as they become meeting will be available via Web cast
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting available, both before and after the at: http://www.census.gov/newsroom/
of the South Dakota Advisory meeting. Persons interested in the work census-live.html or at http://
Committee of this advisory committee are advised www.ustream.tv/embed/
to go to the Commission’s Web site, 6504322?wmode=direct.
AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights.
www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Rocky DATES: April 14–15, 2016. On April 14,
ACTION: Announcement of meetings. Mountain Regional Office at the above the meeting will begin at approximately
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, phone number, email or street address. 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 4:15
pursuant to the provisions of the rules Agenda: p.m. On April 15, the meeting will begin
and regulations of the U.S. Commission • Welcome and Introductions at approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at
on Civil Rights (Commission), and the Richard Braunstein, Chair, South Dakota approximately 2:45 p.m.
Federal Advisory Committee Act Advisory Committee
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
(FACA), that a planning meeting of the Malee V. Craft, Regional Director, Rocky
the U.S. Census Bureau Auditorium,
South Dakota Advisory Committee to Mountain Regional Office (RMRO)
• Further discuss topics identified by 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland,
the Commission will convene at 12:00 Maryland 20746.
p.m. (MST) on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, SAC members
via teleconference. The purpose of the • Select topic for future study FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara
meeting is to review current civil rights • Next Steps Dunlop, Branch Chief for Advisory
DATES: Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at 12:00 Committees, Customer Liaison and
issues in the state identified by state
p.m. (MST). Marketing Services Office,
advisory committee members. A goal of
tara.t.dunlop@census.gov, Department
the meeting is to select a topic for study. ADDRESSES: To be held via
of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau,
Members of the public may listen to teleconference:
Conference Call Toll-Free Number: 1– Room 8H177, 4600 Silver Hill Road,
the discussion by dialing the following
888–455–2296, Conference ID: 5419679. Washington, DC 20233, telephone 301–
Conference Call Toll-Free Number: 1–
TDD: Dial Federal Relay Service 1– 763–5222. For TTY callers, please use
888–455–2296; Conference ID: 5419679.
800–977–8339 and give the operator the the Federal Relay Service 1–800–877–
Please be advised that before being
above conference call number and 8339.
placed into the conference call, the
operator will ask callers to provide their conference ID. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
names, their organizational affiliations FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: members of the C–SAC are appointed by
(if any), and an email address (if Malee V. Craft, DFO, mcraft@usccr.gov, the Director, U.S. Census Bureau. The
available) prior to placing callers into 303–866–1040. Committee provides scientific and
the conference room. Callers can expect technical expertise, as appropriate, to
Dated: March 8, 2016.
to incur charges for calls they initiate address Census Bureau program needs
David Mussatt,
over wireless lines, and the Commission and objectives. The Committee has been
will not refund any incurred charges. Chief, Regional Programs Unit. established in accordance with the
Callers will incur no charge for calls [FR Doc. 2016–05475 Filed 3–10–16; 8:45 am] Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title
they initiate over land-line connections BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 5, United States Code, Appendix 2,
to the toll-free phone number. Section 10).
Persons with hearing impairments All meetings are open to the public.
may also follow the discussion by first DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE A brief period will be set aside at the
calling the Federal Relay Service (FRS) meeting for public comment on April
at 1–800–977–8339 and provide the FRS Bureau of the Census 15. However, individuals with extensive
operator with the Conference Call Toll- questions or statements must submit
Census Scientific Advisory Committee them in writing to:
Free Number: 1–888–455–2296,
Conference ID: 5419679. Members of the AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, census.scientific.advisory.committee@
public are invited to submit written Department of Commerce. census.gov (subject line ‘‘April 2016 C–
comments; the comments must be ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SAC Meeting Public Comment’’), or by
received in the regional office by letter submission to Kimberly L. Collier,
Thursday, May 5, 2016. Written SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census Committee Liaison Officer, Department
comments may be mailed to the Rocky (Census Bureau) is giving notice of a of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau,
Mountain Regional Office, U.S. meeting of the Census Scientific Room 8H179, 4600 Silver Hill Road,
Commission on Civil Rights, 1961 Stout Advisory Committee (C–SAC). The Washington, DC 20233.
Street, Suite 13–201, Denver, CO 80294, Committee will address policy, If you plan to attend the meeting,
faxed to (303) 866–1050, or emailed to research, and technical issues relating to please register by Tuesday, April 12,
Evelyn Bohor at ebohor@usccr.gov. a full range of Census Bureau programs 2016. You may access the online
Persons who desire additional and activities, including registration from the following link:
information may contact the Rocky communications, decennial, https://www.regonline.com/Register/
Mountain Regional Office at (303) 866– demographic, economic, field Checkin.aspx?EventID=1822689.
1040. operations, geographic, information Seating is available to the public on a
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Records and documents discussed technology, and statistics. The C–SAC first-come, first-served basis.
during the meeting will be available for will meet in a plenary session on April This meeting is physically accessible
public viewing as they become available 14–15, 2016. Last minute changes to the to people with disabilities. Requests for
at http://www.facadatabase.gov/ schedule are possible, which could sign language interpretation or other
committee/meetings.aspx?cid=274 and prevent giving advance public notice of auxiliary aids should also be directed to
clicking on the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and schedule adjustments. Please visit the the Committee Liaison Officer as soon
‘‘Documents’’ links. Records generated Census Advisory Committees Web site as known, and preferably two weeks
from this meeting may also be inspected for the most current meeting agenda at: prior to the meeting.
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Due to increased security and for Owners and Self-Employed Persons Bureau should explore the possibility of
access to the meeting, please call 301– (SBO), which provides economic and creating a public-use (anonymized) SBO or a
763–9906 upon arrival at the Census demographic characteristics for restricted access version of the data file.
Bureau on the day of the meeting. A businesses and business owners by —Lynch, Lisa M., John Haltiwanger, and
photo ID must be presented in order to gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran Christopher Mackie, eds.
receive your visitor’s badge. Visitors are status every 5 years. The ASE is an Understanding Business Dynamics:
not allowed beyond the first floor. intercensal program that helps assess An Integrated Data System for
Topics to be discussed include the the health of the economy and provides America’s Future. National
following items: detailed statistics on businesses and Academies Press, 2007.
• 2020 Census Program Overview business owners more frequently. The The additional sources of capital and
Æ Reengineering Address Canvassing ASE is a joint effort funded by the financing questions provide information
Æ Utilizing Administrative Records Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, on the financial trends and financial
Æ Optimizing Self-Response the Minority Business Development challenges faced by entrepreneurs.
• BIG Data Agency (MBDA), and the Census Tabulation of the financing questions
• National Content Test Study Plan Bureau. The Census Bureau will will offer insight into the type of
• Working Groups Reports collaborate with the Kauffman funding acquired and used by
Æ BIG Data Foundation, the MBDA, and other
Æ Census Enterprise Data Collection women-, minority-, and veteran-owned
agencies to ensure the ASE is as robust businesses. Questions for the 2015
and Processing Systems (CEDCaP) and and effective as possible.
Reorganized Census with Integrated management and business practices
The inaugural ASE began collection
Technology (ROCkIT) module were developed in conjunction
in September 2015 for the 2014
Æ American Community Survey with the Ewing Marion Kauffman
reference year. Corresponding estimates
(ACS) Reducing Respondent Burden Foundation, MBDA, and the Census
will be released in late summer of 2016.
• Brief of National Academy of Bureau. Census Bureau labor
Estimates will include number of firms,
Science ACS Expert Group economists contributed to the
sales/receipts, annual payroll, and
• Technology EXPO employment by gender, ethnicity, race, development of the management
and veteran status. The ASE includes module by identifying relevant
Dated: March 4, 2016. questions about entrepreneurs’
John H. Thompson, questions from the 2012 SBO long form
SBO–1 with additional questions to management, record-keeping, and other
Director, Bureau of the Census. business practices. The 2015 ASE
collect data on entrepreneurs’ access to
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capital. The ASE introduces a new module will allow for an assessment of
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module each year focusing on an management practices that contribute to
important component related to business growth. Questions from the
business growth. Proposed module management practices module will also
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE provide an understanding of the types of
topics include innovation, research and
development, technological advances, workers used by a business and the
Submission for OMB Review; types of tasks they perform. The ASE is
Comment Request Internet usage, management and
business practices, exporting practices, designed to retain certain businesses in
The Department of Commerce will and globalization. The 2014 ASE the sample from year to year. This will
submit to the Office of Management and module covered innovation and help track and assess the growth of
Budget (OMB) for clearance the research and development. The 2015 these firms and changes to their
following proposal for collection of module, the subject of this request, will business characteristics over time.
information under the provisions of the cover management and business The ASE collection is electronic only.
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. practices. We are proposing no changes An initial letter that informs the
chapter 35). to the core questions currently asked on respondents of their requirement to
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. the ASE. The survey samples complete the survey and provides
Title: Annual Survey of approximately 290,000 employer survey access instructions will be
Entrepreneurs. businesses stratified by metropolitan mailed from the Census Bureau’s
OMB Control Number: 0607–0986. statistical area (MSA), frame, and age of processing headquarters in
Form Number(s): The online survey business. This survey will help assess Jeffersonville, Indiana. For the 2015
instrument does not have a form the impact young firms have on the ASE, approximately 290,000 letters will
number. growth of the economy. Additionally, be mailed to employer businesses that
Type of Request: Revision of a the survey has a longitudinal were in business during 2015. Initial
currently approved collection. component that will allow the growth of mailout will occur in June 2016, with a
Number of Respondents: 290,000. the firms in the sample to be tracked due date of July 27, 2016. There will be
Average Hours per Response: 35 and analyzed over time. two follow-up letter mailings to
minutes. This collection allows the Census nonrespondents after the due date.
Burden Hours: 169,167. Bureau to collaborate on the Closeout of mail operations is scheduled
Needs and Uses: In an effort to implementation of a key National for November 2016. Upon the close of
improve the timely measurement of Academies recommendation for the collection period, the response data
business dynamics in the United States, will be processed, edited, reviewed,
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improving the measurement of business
the U.S. Census Bureau conducts an dynamics in the U.S. economy, which tabulated, and released publically.
annual survey focused on employer recommended: The survey will collect data on the
businesses. The survey is known as the gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran
Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs (ASE) The Census Bureau Survey of Business status for up to four persons owning the
Owners (SBO) should be conducted on an
and collects information on annual basis. The survey should include both majority of rights, equity, or interest in
characteristics of businesses and a longitudinal component and a flexible, the business. These data are needed to
business owners. The ASE is a modular design that allows survey content to evaluate the extent and growth of
supplement to the Survey of Business change over time. In addition, the Census business ownership by women,
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| Dates | April 14-15, 2016. On April 14, the meeting will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 4:15 p.m. On April 15, the meeting will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 2:45 p.m. | |
| Contact | Tara Dunlop, Branch Chief for Advisory Committees, Customer Liaison and Marketing Services Office, [email protected], Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H177, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233, telephone 301- 763-5222. For TTY callers, please use the Federal Relay Service 1-800- 877-8339. | |
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