81_FR_39138 81 FR 39023 - Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Census Scientific Advisory Committee

81 FR 39023 - Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Census Scientific Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 115 (June 15, 2016)

Page Range39023-39024
FR Document2016-14185

The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is requesting nominations of individuals and organizations to the Census Scientific Advisory Committee. The Census Bureau will consider nominations received in response to this notice, as well as from other sources. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice provides committee and membership criteria.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-14185]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Census 
Scientific Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is requesting 
nominations of individuals and organizations to the Census Scientific 
Advisory Committee. The Census Bureau will consider nominations 
received in response to this notice, as well as from other sources. The 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice provides committee and 
membership criteria.

DATES: Please submit nominations by July 15, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations by Email to the 
[email protected] (subject line ``2016 
CSAC Nominations''), or by letter submission to Kimberly L. Leonard, 
Committee Liaison Officer, 2016 CSAC Nominations, Department of 
Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H179, 4600 Silver Hill Road, 
Washington, DC 20233. Nominations also may be submitted via fax at 
(301) 763-8609.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Dunlop, Branch Chief for Advisory 
Committees, Customer Liaison Marketing Services Offices, Department of 
Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H177, 4600 Silver Hill Road, 
Washington, DC 20233, telephone (301) 763-5222 or 
[email protected]. For TTY callers, please use the Federal Relay 
Service 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Scientific Advisory Committee was 
established in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(Title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.), Appendix 2). The following 
provides information about the committee, membership, and the 
nomination process.

Objectives and Duties

    1. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee advises the Director of 
the U.S. Census Bureau on the uses of scientific developments in 
statistical data collection, statistical analysis, survey methodology, 
geospatial analysis, econometrics, cognitive psychology, and computer 
science as they pertain to the full range of Census Bureau programs and 
activities (including: Communications, decennial, demographic, 
economic, field operations, geographic, information technology, and 
statistics).
    2. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee provides scientific and 
technical expertise from the following disciplines: Demography, 
economics, geography, psychology, statistics, survey methodology, 
social and behavioral sciences, Information Technology and computing, 
marketing, communications, and other fields of expertise, as 
appropriate, to address Census Bureau program needs and objectives. 
This expertise is necessary to ensure that the Census Bureau continues 
to provide relevant and timely statistics used by federal, state, and 
local governments as well as business and industry in an increasingly 
technologically-oriented society.
    3. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee functions solely as an 
advisory body under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
    4. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee reports to the Director 
of the Census Bureau.

Membership

    1. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee consists of up to 21 
members and one Chair appointed by the Director of the Census Bureau.
    2. Members are appointed for a three-year term with staggered term-
end dates.
    3. Members shall serve as either Special Government Employees 
(SGEs) or Representatives. SGEs will be subject to the ethical 
standards applicable to SGEs. Members will be individually advised of 
the capacity in which they serve through appointment letters. Committee 
membership will be reevaluated at the conclusion of the three-year term 
with the prospect of member renewal, active attendance and 
participation in meetings, administrative compliance, Census Bureau 
needs, and the Director's concurrence will also be factors in renewals.
    4. Committee members are selected in accordance with applicable 
Department of Commerce guidelines. The Census Scientific Advisory 
Committee aims to have balanced representation, considering such 
factors as geography, technical, and scientific expertise. The Advisory 
Committee will include members from diverse backgrounds, including 
academia and private enterprise, which are further diversified by 
business type or industry, geography, and other factors.
    5. No employee of the federal government can serve as a member of 
the Census Scientific Advisory Committee.

Miscellaneous

    1. Members of the Census Scientific Advisory Committee serve 
without compensation, but receive reimbursement for committee-related 
travel and lodging expenses.
    2. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee meets once or twice a 
year, budget permitting. Additional meetings may be held as deemed 
necessary by the Census Director or Designated Federal Official. All 
Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public in accordance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Nomination Information

    1. Nominations are requested as described above.
    2. Nominees must have scientific and technical expertise in such 
areas as demography, economics, geography, psychology, statistics, 
survey methodology, social and behavioral sciences, Information 
Technology, computing, or marketing. Such knowledge and expertise are 
needed to provide advice and recommendations to the Director of the 
Census Bureau on the trends, uses, and application of scientific 
innovations and developments in relation to the full range of Census 
Bureau programs and activities.
    3. Individuals, groups, and/or organizations may submit nominations 
on behalf of individual candidates. A summary of the candidate's 
qualifications (resum[eacute] or curriculum vitae) must be included 
along with the nomination letter. Nominees must be able to actively 
participate in the tasks of the Census Scientific Advisory Committee, 
including, but not limited to, regular meeting attendance, committee 
meeting discussant responsibilities, review of materials, as well as 
participation in conference calls, webinars, working groups, and/or 
special committee activities.
    4. Nominations of organizations may come from individuals or 
organizations. Organizations also may self-nominate. A summary of the 
organization's qualifications and the experience that qualifies it for 
membership should be included in the nomination letter. Nominated 
organizations must be able to actively participate in the tasks of the 
Census Scientific Advisory Committee, including, but not limited to, 
regular meeting attendance, review of materials, and participation in 
conference calls, webinars, working groups, and special committee 
activities.
    5. The Department of Commerce is committed to equal opportunity in 
the workplace and seeks diverse Advisory Committee membership.

    Dated: June 9, 2016.
 John H. Thompson,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2016-14185 Filed 6-14-16; 8:45 am]
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Members are selected in accordance SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Advisory Committee Act with applicable Department of National Advisory Committee on Racial, (FACA). The Committee will utilize Commerce guidelines. Ethnic, and Other Populations (‘‘The Regional Office participation to help Committee’’) was established in Miscellaneous identify regional, local, tribal and grass accordance with the Federal Advisory roots issues, trends and perspectives 1. Members of the Committee serve Committee Act (Title 5, United States related to Census Bureau surveys and without compensation, but receive Code (U.S.C.), Appendix 2). The programs. reimbursement for committee-related following provides information about 5. The Committee functions solely as travel and lodging expenses. the committee, membership, and the an advisory body under the FACA. 2. The Committee meets at least twice nomination process. Membership a year, budget permitting, but additional Objectives and Duties meetings may be held as deemed 1. The Committee will consist of up necessary by the Census Director or 1. The Committee provides insight, to 32 members who serve at the perspectives, expertise and advice to the Designated Federal Officer. All discretion of the Director. Advisory Committee meetings are open Director of the Census Bureau on the 2. The Committee aims to have a full spectrum of Census surveys and to the public in accordance with the balanced representation among its FACA. programs. The Committee assists the members, considering such factors as Census Bureau in developing geography, age, gender, race, ethnicity, Nomination Process appropriate research/methodological, technical expertise, community 1. Nominations should satisfy the operational, and communication involvement, knowledge of hard to requirements described in the strategies to reduce program/survey count populations, and familiarity with Membership section above. costs, improve coverage and operational Census Bureau programs and/or 2. Individuals, groups, and/or efficiency, improve the quality of data activities. organizations may submit nominations collected, protect the public’s and 3. The Committee aims to include on behalf of candidates. A summary of business units’ privacy and enhance members from diverse backgrounds, the candidate’s qualifications (resume´ public participation and awareness of including state, local and tribal or curriculum vitae) must be included Census programs and surveys, and make governments, academia, research, along with the nomination letter. data products more useful and national and community-based Nominees must be able to actively accessible. organizations, and the private sector. participate in the tasks of the Advisory 2. The Committee advises on topics 4. Membership shall include Committee, including, but not limited to such as: Hidden households, language individuals, Special Government regular meeting attendance, committee barriers, students and youth, aging Employees (SGE), who are selected for meeting discussant responsibilities, populations, American Indian and their personal expertise with the topics review of materials, as well as Alaska Native tribal considerations, new highlighted above and/or participation in conference calls, immigrant populations, populations representatives of organizations webinars, working groups, and/or affected by natural disasters, highly (Representatives) reflecting diverse special committee activities. mobile and migrant populations, populations, national, state, local and 3. The Department of Commerce is complex households, poverty tribal interests, organizations serving committed to equal opportunity in the populations, race/ethnic minorities, hard to count populations, and workplace and seeks diverse Advisory rural populations and population community-based organizations. SGEs Committee membership. segments with limited access to will be subject to the ethical standards technology. The Committee also advises applicable to SGEs. Members will be Dated: June 9, 2016. on data privacy and confidentiality individually advised of the capacity in John H. Thompson, concerns, administrative records, which they will serve through their Director, Bureau of the Census. marketing, social media, the dynamic appointment letters. [FR Doc. 2016–14167 Filed 6–14–16; 8:45 am] nature of new businesses, minority 5. 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39024 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 115 / Wednesday, June 15, 2016 / Notices SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census and other fields of expertise, as Census Director or Designated Federal (Census Bureau) is requesting appropriate, to address Census Bureau Official. All Advisory Committee nominations of individuals and program needs and objectives. This meetings are open to the public in organizations to the Census Scientific expertise is necessary to ensure that the accordance with the Federal Advisory Advisory Committee. The Census Census Bureau continues to provide Committee Act. Bureau will consider nominations relevant and timely statistics used by received in response to this notice, as federal, state, and local governments as Nomination Information well as from other sources. The well as business and industry in an 1. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of request for nominations.
DatesPlease submit nominations by July 15, 2016.
ContactTara Dunlop, Branch Chief for Advisory Committees, Customer Liaison Marketing Services Offices, Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H177, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233, telephone (301) 763-5222 or [email protected] For TTY callers, please use the Federal Relay Service 1-800-877-8339.
FR Citation81 FR 39023 
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