81_FR_20685 81 FR 20617 - National Advisory Committee

81 FR 20617 - National Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 68 (April 8, 2016)

Page Range20617-20617
FR Document2016-08167

The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is giving notice of a virtual meeting of the National Advisory Committee (NAC). The Committee will address updates on the 2015 National Content Test and Tribal Enrollment Question Focus Groups. The NAC will meet virtually on Thursday, April 21, 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/.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 68 (Friday, April 8, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 68 (Friday, April 8, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


National Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public virtual meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is giving notice of a 
virtual meeting of the National Advisory Committee (NAC). The Committee 
will address updates on the 2015 National Content Test and Tribal 
Enrollment Question Focus Groups. The NAC will meet virtually on 
Thursday, April 21, 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/.

DATES: April 21, 2016. The virtual meeting will begin at approximately 
2:00 p.m. ET and end at approximately 4:00 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via teleconference. To attend, 
participants should call the following phone number to access the audio 
portion of the meeting: 1-800-369-1730, passcode: 5198433. The meeting 
will be available via WebEx, please CLICK HERE for access. The meeting 
number is 744882915.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Dunlop, Advisory Committee Branch 
Chief, 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 NAC was established in March 2012 and 
operates in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title 
5, United States Code, Appendix 2, Section 10). The NAC members are 
appointed by the Director, Census Bureau, and consider topics such as 
hard to reach populations, race and ethnicity, language, aging 
populations, American Indian and Alaska Native tribal considerations, 
new immigrant populations, populations affected by natural disasters, 
highly mobile and migrant populations, complex households, rural 
populations, and population segments with limited access to technology. 
The Committee also advises on data privacy and confidentiality, among 
other issues.
    All meetings are open to the public. A brief period will be set 
aside at the meeting for public comment on April 21, 2016. However, 
individuals with extensive questions or statements must submit them in 
writing to: [email protected] (subject line 
``April 21, 2016, NAC Virtual Meeting Public Comment''), or by letter 
submission to the Committee Liaison Officer, Department of Commerce, 
U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H119, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 
20233.

    Dated: April 4, 2016.
John H. Thompson,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2016-08167 Filed 4-7-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    Government Reform                                     tribal considerations, new immigrant                  solution process (i.e., authorized
                                                    Dated: April 4, 2016.                                 populations, populations affected by                  fabrics). All foreign upholstery fabrics
                                                  John H. Thompson,                                       natural disasters, highly mobile and                  other than micro-denier suede finished
                                                  Director, Bureau of the Census.                         migrant populations, complex                          with a hot caustic soda solution process
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–08164 Filed 4–7–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          households, rural populations, and                    (i.e., unauthorized fabrics) used in Max
                                                                                                          population segments with limited                      Home’s production within Subzone
                                                  BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
                                                                                                          access to technology. The Committee                   158F were subject to full customs
                                                                                                          also advises on data privacy and                      duties.
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  confidentiality, among other issues.                     The current request seeks to renew
                                                                                                             All meetings are open to the public.               Max Home’s previously approved FTZ
                                                  Bureau of the Census                                    A brief period will be set aside at the               authority indefinitely (with no increase
                                                                                                          meeting for public comment on April                   in the company’s annual quantitative
                                                  National Advisory Committee                             21, 2016. However, individuals with                   limit of 2.23 million square yards) and
                                                                                                          extensive questions or statements must                to add foreign-status leather and certain
                                                  AGENCY: Bureau of the Census,
                                                                                                          submit them in writing to: census.                    polyurethane-type fabrics to the scope
                                                  Department of Commerce.
                                                                                                          national.advisory.committee@                          of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR
                                                  ACTION: Notice of public virtual meeting.               census.gov (subject line ‘‘April 21, 2016,            400.14(b), additional FTZ authority
                                                  SUMMARY:   The Bureau of the Census                     NAC Virtual Meeting Public                            would be limited to the specific foreign-
                                                  (Census Bureau) is giving notice of a                   Comment’’), or by letter submission to                status materials and components and
                                                  virtual meeting of the National Advisory                the Committee Liaison Officer,                        specific finished products described in
                                                  Committee (NAC). The Committee will                     Department of Commerce, U.S. Census                   the submitted notification (as described
                                                  address updates on the 2015 National                    Bureau, Room 8H119, 4600 Silver Hill                  below) and subsequently authorized by
                                                  Content Test and Tribal Enrollment                      Road, Washington, DC 20233.                           the FTZ Board.
                                                  Question Focus Groups. The NAC will                       Dated: April 4, 2016.                                  Production under FTZ procedures
                                                  meet virtually on Thursday, April 21,                   John H. Thompson,                                     could exempt Max Home from customs
                                                  2016. Last minute changes to the                        Director, Bureau of the Census.                       duty payments on the foreign-status
                                                  schedule are possible, which could                      [FR Doc. 2016–08167 Filed 4–7–16; 8:45 am]            fabrics used in export production. On its
                                                  prevent giving advance public notice of                 BILLING CODE 3510–07–P                                domestic sales, Max Home would be
                                                  schedule adjustments. Please visit the                                                                        able to apply the finished upholstery
                                                  Census Advisory Committees Web site                                                                           cover set (i.e., furniture part) or finished
                                                  for the most current meeting agenda at:                 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                furniture duty rate (free) for the
                                                  http://www.census.gov/cac/.                                                                                   previously authorized fabrics and the
                                                  DATES: April 21, 2016. The virtual                      Foreign-Trade Zones Board                             additional fabrics (indicated below).
                                                  meeting will begin at approximately                     [B–17–2016]                                           Customs duties also could possibly be
                                                  2:00 p.m. ET and end at approximately                                                                         deferred or reduced on foreign-status
                                                  4:00 p.m. ET.                                           Notification of Proposed Production                   production equipment.
                                                  ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held                     Activity; Max Home, LLC; Subzone                         Authority to admit foreign-status
                                                  via teleconference. To attend,                          158F (Upholstered Furniture); Iuka and                fabrics to Subzone 158F would only
                                                  participants should call the following                  Fulton, Mississippi                                   involve micro-denier suede upholstery
                                                  phone number to access the audio                                                                              fabrics finished with a hot caustic soda
                                                                                                             The Greater Mississippi Foreign-
                                                  portion of the meeting: 1–800–369–                                                                            solution process (classified within
                                                                                                          Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 158,
                                                  1730, passcode: 5198433. The meeting                                                                          HTSUS Headings 5407, 5512, 5515,
                                                                                                          submitted a notification of proposed
                                                  will be available via WebEx, please                                                                           5516, 5801, and 5903), polyurethane
                                                                                                          production activity to the FTZ Board on
                                                  CLICK HERE for access. The meeting                                                                            fabrics backed with ground leather
                                                                                                          behalf of Max Home, LLC (Max Home),
                                                  number is 744882915.                                                                                          (5903.20.2500), wet coagulation process
                                                                                                          for its facilities in Iuka and Fulton,
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara                                                                         100 percent polyurethane coated fabrics
                                                                                                          Mississippi. The notification
                                                  Dunlop, Advisory Committee Branch                                                                             (5903.20.2500), and upholstery leather
                                                                                                          conforming to the requirements of the
                                                  Chief, Customer Liaison and Marketing                                                                         (Heading 4107), as detailed in the
                                                                                                          regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR
                                                  Services Office,                                                                                              notification (duty rate ranges from free
                                                                                                          400.22) was received on March 17,
                                                  tara.t.dunlop@census.gov, Department                                                                          to 14.9%).
                                                                                                          2016.
                                                  of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau,                           Max Home previously had authority                     Public comment is invited from
                                                  Room 8H177, 4600 Silver Hill Road,                      to conduct cut-and-sew activity using                 interested parties. Submissions shall be
                                                  Washington, DC 20233, telephone 301–                    certain foreign micro-denier suede                    addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive
                                                  763–5222. For TTY callers, please use                   upholstery fabrics to produce                         Secretary at the address below. The
                                                  the Federal Relay Service 1–800–877–                    upholstered furniture and related parts               closing period for their receipt is May
                                                  8339.                                                   (upholstery cover sets) on a restricted               18, 2016.
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    The NAC                   basis (see Board Order 1744, 76 FR                       A copy of the notification will be
                                                  was established in March 2012 and                       11425, March 2, 2011). Board Order                    available for public inspection at the
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                                                  operates in accordance with the Federal                 1744 authorized the production of                     Office of the Executive Secretary,
                                                  Advisory Committee Act (Title 5,                        upholstered furniture (chairs, seats,                 Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room
                                                  United States Code, Appendix 2,                         sofas, sleep sofas, and sectionals) for a             21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,
                                                  Section 10). The NAC members are                        five-year period, with a scope of                     1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                  appointed by the Director, Census                       authority that only provided FTZ                      Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the
                                                  Bureau, and consider topics such as                     savings on a limited quantity (2.23                   ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ
                                                  hard to reach populations, race and                     million square yards per year) of foreign             Board’s Web site, which is accessible
                                                  ethnicity, language, aging populations,                 origin, micro-denier suede upholstery                 via www.trade.gov/ftz.


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public virtual meeting.
DatesApril 21, 2016. The virtual meeting will begin at approximately 2:00 p.m. ET and end at approximately 4:00 p.m. ET.
ContactTara Dunlop, Advisory Committee Branch Chief, 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.
FR Citation81 FR 20617 

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