81 FR 51849 - 2020 Census Tribal Consultation Meetings
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 151 (August 5, 2016)
Bureau of the Census
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 151 (August 5, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-18645 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 151 (Friday, August 5, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 51849] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-18645] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of the Census [Docket Number 160725648-6648-01] 2020 Census Tribal Consultation Meetings AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of 2020 Census tribal consultation meetings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Pursuant to Executive Order 13175, the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is continuing tribal consultation meetings through calendar year 2016 with federally recognized tribes across the country as part of our ongoing government-to-government relations. The Census Bureau is planning to conduct tribal consultation meetings with federally recognized tribes across the country between September 2016 and December 2016. These meetings will provide a forum for tribes to share insights, make recommendations and discuss concerns related to the 2020 Census. The Census Bureau's procedures for outreach, notice and consultation will ensure involvement of tribes, to the extent practicable and permitted by law, before making decisions or implementing policies, rules or programs that affect federally recognized tribal governments. The Census Bureau requests that interested members of the public comment with any questions or topics they would like to see considered in these meetings. For a list of dates, locations and times please check http://www.census.gov/aian/census_2020/. These meetings are open to members of federally recognized tribes by invitation. DATES: Any questions or topics to be considered in the tribal consultation meetings must be received in writing by September 9, 2016. ADDRESSES: Please direct all comments on this notice to Dee Alexander, Tribal Affairs Coordinator, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, Intergovernmental Affairs Office, U.S. Census Bureau Washington, DC 20233; telephone (301) 763-9335 or fax (301) 763-3780 or by email [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dee Alexander, Tribal Affairs Coordinator, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, Intergovernmental Affairs Office, U.S. Census Bureau, at the above listed address and telephone number. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Census Bureau's Decennial Directorate and the Intergovernmental Affairs Office is responsible for the development and implementation of outreach and promotion activities to assist in obtaining a complete and accurate census count in 2020 among all residents including the American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) populations. This program is one part of the overall outreach and promotion efforts directed at building awareness about the importance of the census and motivating response to the census in communities all across the country. In accordance with Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments, issued November 6, 2000, the Census Bureau will be adhering to its tribal consultation policy by seeking the input of tribal governments in the planning and implementation of the 2020 Census with the goal of ensuring the most accurate counts and data for the American Indian and Alaska Native population. In that regard, we are seeking comments with regard to the following operational topics: Enumeration--Enumeration is the process of collecting data, and is the central focus of the decennial census operation. Most successful enumeration occurs at the respondent's domicile either through self- response, or through some method of non-response follow-up. The Census Bureau is exploring ways to increase its self-response rates, and is developing tools to ease the burden of responding by leveraging technology, and exploring new modalities to promote Internet response. Demographic Statistics--Demographic statistics provide information that is used to develop an understanding of the age, sex, and racial composition of a population and how it has changed over time through the basic demographic processes of birth, death, and migration. Geography--Geography is a determinative part of the decennial census operation because it provides meaning and context to decennial census counts. Geographic planning provides the framework for census design, data collection, tabulation, and data dissemination. The Census Bureau seeks to use the latest and best geographic methodologies available to support the decennial census. 2020 Census Field Partnerships and Recruitment--Partnership efforts focus on maximizing public engagement in the decennial census process in an effort to keep the public informed, encourage self-response, and assist with recruiting the workforce necessary to complete the decennial census. Partnership efforts are directed at individuals from all walks of life, as well as the widest variety of public, private and governmental organizations. 2020 Census Communications and Planning--Communications planning seeks to motivate the entire population of the 50 states and its territories to participate in the decennial census and its partnership activities. Communications planning will culminate in a communications campaign that will focus on increasing participation in self-response options, improving accuracy, reducing the differential undercount and improving cooperation with enumerators and field operations. For additional information on the tribal consultation sessions please visit: http://www.census.gov/aian/census_2020/. Dated: July 29, 2016. John H. Thompson, Director, Bureau of the Census. [FR Doc. 2016-18645 Filed 8-4-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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at the Regional Programs Unit, as they members of the public comment with ways to increase its self-response rates,
become available, both before and after any questions or topics they would like and is developing tools to ease the
the meeting. Persons interested in the to see considered in these meetings. For burden of responding by leveraging
work of this Committee are directed to a list of dates, locations and times technology, and exploring new
the Commission’s Web site, http:// please check http://www.census.gov/ modalities to promote Internet response.
www.usccr.gov, or may contact the aian/census_2020/. These meetings are
Demographic Statistics—
Regional Programs Unit at the above open to members of federally recognized
Demographic statistics provide
email or street address. tribes by invitation.
information that is used to develop an
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DATES: Any questions or topics to be
understanding of the age, sex, and racial
Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at 312–353– considered in the tribal consultation
composition of a population and how it
8311 or mwojnaroski@usccr.gov. meetings must be received in writing by
September 9, 2016. has changed over time through the basic
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
demographic processes of birth, death,
ADDRESSES: Please direct all comments
Agenda and migration.
on this notice to Dee Alexander, Tribal
Opening Remarks and Introductions Affairs Coordinator, Office of Geography—Geography is a
(1:00 p.m.–1:10 p.m.) Congressional and Intergovernmental determinative part of the decennial
Panel 1: Academic (1:10 p.m.–2:25 p.m.) Affairs, Intergovernmental Affairs census operation because it provides
Panel 2: Community (2:40 p.m.–3:55 Office, U.S. Census Bureau Washington, meaning and context to decennial
p.m.) DC 20233; telephone (301) 763–9335 or census counts. Geographic planning
Open Forum * (4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.) fax (301) 763–3780 or by email provides the framework for census
Closing Remarks (4:30 p.m.) Dee.A.Alexander@census.gov. design, data collection, tabulation, and
* Open forum may be extended as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dee data dissemination. The Census Bureau
necessary to accommodate Alexander, Tribal Affairs Coordinator, seeks to use the latest and best
additional testimony. Office of Congressional and geographic methodologies available to
Dated July 29, 2016. Intergovernmental Affairs, support the decennial census.
David Mussatt, Intergovernmental Affairs Office, U.S. 2020 Census Field Partnerships and
Chief, Regional Programs Unit. Census Bureau, at the above listed
Recruitment—Partnership efforts focus
[FR Doc. 2016–18442 Filed 8–4–16; 8:45 am] address and telephone number.
on maximizing public engagement in
BILLING CODE 6335–01–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the decennial census process in an effort
Background to keep the public informed, encourage
The Census Bureau’s Decennial self-response, and assist with recruiting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the workforce necessary to complete the
Directorate and the Intergovernmental
Affairs Office is responsible for the decennial census. Partnership efforts are
Bureau of the Census
development and implementation of directed at individuals from all walks of
[Docket Number 160725648–6648–01] outreach and promotion activities to life, as well as the widest variety of
assist in obtaining a complete and public, private and governmental
2020 Census Tribal Consultation
accurate census count in 2020 among all organizations.
Meetings
residents including the American Indian 2020 Census Communications and
AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, and Alaska Native (AIAN) populations. Planning—Communications planning
Department of Commerce. This program is one part of the overall seeks to motivate the entire population
ACTION: Notice of 2020 Census tribal outreach and promotion efforts directed of the 50 states and its territories to
consultation meetings. at building awareness about the participate in the decennial census and
importance of the census and its partnership activities.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Executive Order motivating response to the census in
13175, the Bureau of the Census (Census Communications planning will
communities all across the country.
Bureau) is continuing tribal consultation In accordance with Executive Order culminate in a communications
meetings through calendar year 2016 13175, Consultation and Coordination campaign that will focus on increasing
with federally recognized tribes across with Indian Tribal Governments, issued participation in self-response options,
the country as part of our ongoing November 6, 2000, the Census Bureau improving accuracy, reducing the
government-to-government relations. will be adhering to its tribal differential undercount and improving
The Census Bureau is planning to consultation policy by seeking the input cooperation with enumerators and field
conduct tribal consultation meetings of tribal governments in the planning operations.
with federally recognized tribes across and implementation of the 2020 Census For additional information on the
the country between September 2016 with the goal of ensuring the most tribal consultation sessions please visit:
and December 2016. These meetings accurate counts and data for the http://www.census.gov/aian/census_
will provide a forum for tribes to share American Indian and Alaska Native 2020/.
insights, make recommendations and population. In that regard, we are
discuss concerns related to the 2020 seeking comments with regard to the Dated: July 29, 2016.
Census. The Census Bureau’s following operational topics: John H. Thompson,
procedures for outreach, notice and Enumeration—Enumeration is the
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Director, Bureau of the Census.
consultation will ensure involvement of process of collecting data, and is the [FR Doc. 2016–18645 Filed 8–4–16; 8:45 am]
tribes, to the extent practicable and central focus of the decennial census BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
permitted by law, before making operation. Most successful enumeration
decisions or implementing policies, occurs at the respondent’s domicile
rules or programs that affect federally either through self-response, or through
recognized tribal governments. The some method of non-response follow-
Census Bureau requests that interested up. The Census Bureau is exploring
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of 2020 Census tribal consultation meetings. | |
| Dates | Any questions or topics to be considered in the tribal consultation meetings must be received in writing by September 9, 2016. | |
| Contact | Dee Alexander, Tribal Affairs Coordinator, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, Intergovernmental Affairs Office, U.S. Census Bureau, at the above | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 51849 |
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