81 FR 80632 - Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 221 (November 16, 2016)
Bureau of the Census
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 221 (November 16, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-27534 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 16, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 80632-80633] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-27534] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of the Census Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee charter renewal. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce has determined that renewal of the charter of the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee (FESAC) is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed by law on the U.S. Department of Commerce, and with the concurrence of the General Services Administration, established within the Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA), Department of Commerce. The renewed FESAC charter can be found on the Bureau of the Census' (Census Bureau's) Advisory Committee Web site at the following link: http://www.census.gov/fesac/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James R. Spletzer, Designated Federal Official for the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee, Principal Economist, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 5K019, Washington, DC 20233, telephone 301-763-4069, [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee presents advice and makes recommendations to the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Department of Commerce's bureaus consisting of ESA, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the Census Bureau (the Agencies) from the perspective of the professional economics and statistics community. The Committee examines the Agencies' programs and provides advice on statistical methodology, research needed, and other technical matters related to the collection, tabulation, and analysis of Federal economic statistics. The Committee is a technical committee that is balanced in terms of the professional expertise required. It consists of approximately 16 members, appointed by the Agencies. Its members are economists, statisticians, and behavioral scientists who are recognized for their attainments and objectivity in their respective fields. The FESAC will function solely as an advisory body and in compliance with provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Pursuant to subsection 9(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., App., as amended, this charter was filed with the Chief [[Page 80633]] Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department of Commerce, on September 30, 2016. Subsequently, a copy was furnished to the Library of Congress and filed with the following Committees of Congress:Senate Committee on Appropriations; Senate Committee on Finance; Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation; Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; House Committee on Appropriations; and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Dated: November 8, 2016. John H. Thompson, Director, Bureau of the Census. [FR Doc. 2016-27534 Filed 11-15-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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products, establishments may 12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
voluntarily choose to use the Nutrition or your authorized representative.
Facts label format that FDA recently Send your completed complaint form Bureau of the Census
finalized (81 FR 33742 and 81 FR or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email:
34000). As long as the information on Federal Economic Statistics Advisory
the labels is still truthful and not Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Committee
misleading, FSIS will not find Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., AGENCY: Bureau of the Census,
noncompliance if companies use the Department of Commerce.
FDA format. Because FDA’s new Washington, DC 20250–9410.
ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee
Nutrition Facts format is different than Fax: (202) 690–7442. charter renewal.
FSIS’s current regulations, and the new Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
formatted labels that FSIS’s Labeling SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce
and Program Delivery Staff (LPDS) has Persons with disabilities who require has determined that renewal of the
reviewed so far contained errors and alternative means for communication charter of the Federal Economic
needed corrections, companies that (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) Statistics Advisory Committee (FESAC)
wish to use FDA’s Nutrition Facts label should contact USDA’s TARGET Center is necessary and in the public interest
format will need to submit at least one at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). in connection with the performance of
label sketch in that format to LPDS. A Additional Public Notification duties imposed by law on the U.S.
parent company for a corporation may Department of Commerce, and with the
submit only one label application for a Public awareness of all segments of concurrence of the General Services
product produced in other rulemaking and policy development is Administration, established within the
establishments that are owned by the important. Consequently, in an effort to Economics and Statistics
corporation. Subsequent similar labels ensure that minorities, women, and Administration (ESA), Department of
that use FDA’s Nutrition Facts format persons with disabilities are aware of Commerce. The renewed FESAC charter
for other products can be generically this notice, FSIS will announce it on- can be found on the Bureau of the
approved. Submitting one label and line through the FSIS Web page located Census’ (Census Bureau’s) Advisory
receiving approval helps ensure the rest at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/ Committee Web site at the following
are applied in compliance with FDA’s fsis/topics/regulations/federal-register/ link: http://www.census.gov/fesac/.
regulations and may prevent additional federal-register-notices. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
problems in the future. FSIS believes FSIS also will make copies of this James R. Spletzer, Designated Federal
that if only one label is submitted per Federal Register publication available Official for the Federal Economic
corporation, LPDS’s review would not
through the FSIS Constituent Update, Statistics Advisory Committee,
be a large burden to FSIS or industry
which is used to provide information Principal Economist, U.S. Census
and wouldn’t adversely affect the label
regarding FSIS policies, procedures, Bureau, Room 5K019, Washington, DC
review backlog. When FSIS publishes a
regulations, Federal Register notices, 20233, telephone 301–763–4069,
final rule to update the Nutrition Facts
FSIS public meetings, recalls, and other James.R.Spletzer@census.gov.
label format for meat and poultry
types of information that could affect or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
products, companies would have to
would be of interest to constituents and Committee presents advice and makes
comply with that final rule by the
stakeholders. The update is recommendations to the Department of
effective date and will no longer be able
communicated via Listserv, a free Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and the
to use the FDA format if it is different
from the FSIS format. FSIS is requesting electronic mail subscription service for Department of Commerce’s bureaus
comments on whether there are any industry, trade and farm groups, consisting of ESA, the Bureau of
issues or problems with allowing consumer interest groups, allied health Economic Analysis, and the Census
companies to voluntarily use FDA’s professionals, and other individuals Bureau (the Agencies) from the
Nutrition Facts label format on meat and who have asked to be included. The perspective of the professional
poultry products until FSIS issues a update is available on the FSIS Web economics and statistics community.
final rule that addresses nutrition page. Through the Listserv and Web The Committee examines the Agencies’
labeling requirements. page, FSIS is able to provide programs and provides advice on
information to a much broader and more statistical methodology, research
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement diverse audience. In addition, FSIS needed, and other technical matters
No agency, officer, or employee of the offers an email subscription service related to the collection, tabulation, and
USDA shall, on the grounds of race, which provides automatic and analysis of Federal economic statistics.
color, national origin, religion, sex, customized access to selected food The Committee is a technical
gender identity, sexual orientation, safety news and information. This committee that is balanced in terms of
disability, age, marital status, family/ service is available at: http:// the professional expertise required. It
parental status, income derived from a www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. consists of approximately 16 members,
public assistance program, or political Options range from recalls to export appointed by the Agencies. Its members
beliefs, exclude from participation in, information to regulations, directives are economists, statisticians, and
deny the benefits of, or subject to and notices. Customers can add or behavioral scientists who are recognized
discrimination, any person in the for their attainments and objectivity in
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delete subscriptions themselves and
United States under any program or have the option to password protect their respective fields.
activity conducted by the USDA. their account. The FESAC will function solely as an
To file a complaint of discrimination, advisory body and in compliance with
Dated: November 10, 2016.
complete the USDA Program provisions of the Federal Advisory
Discrimination Complaint Form, which Alfred V. Almanza, Committee Act. Pursuant to subsection
may be accessed online at: http:// Acting Administrator. 9(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee
www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ [FR Doc. 2016–27506 Filed 11–15–16; 8:45 am] Act, 5 U.S.C., App., as amended, this
docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_ BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P charter was filed with the Chief
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Financial Officer and Assistant 20233, telephone 301–763–4069, email: Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Secretary for Administration, james.r.spletzer@census.gov. For TTY Title: Annual Capital Expenditures
Department of Commerce, on September callers, please call the Federal Relay Survey.
30, 2016. Subsequently, a copy was Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 and OMB Control Number: 0607–0782.
furnished to the Library of Congress and give them the above listed number you Form Number(s): ACE–1(S), ACE–
filed with the following Committees of would like to call. This service is free 1(M), ACE–1(L), ACE–1(I), ACE–2,
Congress: and confidential. ACE–2(I).
• Senate Committee on SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members Type of Request: Revision of a
Appropriations; of the FESAC are appointed by the currently approved collection.
• Senate Committee on Finance; Secretary of Commerce. The Committee Number of Respondents: 75,035.
• Senate Committee on Commerce, advises the Directors of the BEA, the Average Hours per Response: 2.32
Science and Transportation; Census Bureau, and the Commissioner hours.
• Senate Committee on Homeland of the Department of Labor’s BLS, on Burden Hours: 174,355.
Security and Governmental Affairs; statistical methodology and other Needs and Uses: A major concern of
• House Committee on technical matters related to the economic policymakers is the adequacy
Appropriations; and collection, tabulation, and analysis of of investment in plant and equipment.
• House Committee on Oversight and federal economic statistics. The Data on the amount of business
Government Reform. Committee is established in accordance expenditures for new plant and
Dated: November 8, 2016. with the Federal Advisory Committee equipment and measures of the stock of
John H. Thompson, Act (Title 5, United States Code, existing facilities are critical to
Appendix 2). evaluating productivity growth, the
Director, Bureau of the Census.
The meeting is open to the public, ability of U.S. business to compete with
[FR Doc. 2016–27534 Filed 11–15–16; 8:45 am] and a brief period is set aside for public foreign business, changes in industrial
BILLING CODE 3510–07–P comments and questions. Persons with capacity, and overall economic
extensive questions or statements must performance. The ACES is the sole
submit them in writing at least three source of detailed comprehensive
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE days before the meeting to the statistics on investment in buildings and
Designated Federal Official named other structures, machinery, and
Bureau of the Census
above. If you plan to attend the meeting, equipment by private nonfarm
Federal Economic Statistics Advisory please register by Thursday, December businesses in the United States.
Committee Meeting 1, 2016. You may access the online Data users tell us that they need
registration form with the following comprehensive and consistent data on
AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, link: https://www.regonline.com/fesac_ investment by all private nonfarm
Department of Commerce. dec2016_meeting. Seating is available to businesses, by industry, by kind of
ACTION: Notice of public meeting. the public on a first-come, first-served investment, i.e., whether in new or used
basis. structures or equipment. The objectives
SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census This meeting is physically accessible
of the ACES are:
(U.S. Census Bureau) is giving notice of to people with disabilities. Requests for
(a) To provide estimates of capital
a meeting of the Federal Economic sign language interpretation or other
expenditures for all private nonfarm
Statistics Advisory Committee (FESAC). auxiliary aids should also be directed to
the Designated Federal Official as soon sectors of the economy by 3-digit and
The Committee will advise the Directors
as known, and preferably two weeks selected 4-digit North American
of the Economics and Statistics
prior to the meeting. Industry Classification System (NAICS)
Administration’s (ESA) two statistical
Due to increased security and for levels;
agencies, the Bureau of Economic
Analysis (BEA) and the Census Bureau, access to the meeting, please call 301– (b) to base the survey on a probability
and the Commissioner of the U.S. 763–9906 upon arrival at the Census sample that yields measures of the
Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Bureau on the day of the meeting. A statistical reliability of the survey
Statistics (BLS) on statistical photo ID must be presented in order to estimates;
methodology and other technical receive your visitor’s badge. Visitors are (c) to develop a base survey to
matters related to the collection, not allowed beyond the first floor. benchmark more frequent surveys on
tabulation, and analysis of federal capital expenditures that do not have
Dated: November 9, 2016.
economic statistics. Last minute changes complete industry coverage;
John H. Thompson, (d) to produce annual enterprise-level
to the agenda are possible, which could Director, Bureau of the Census.
prevent giving advance public notice of data with the level of detail, coverage,
[FR Doc. 2016–27533 Filed 11–15–16; 8:45 am] and quality which previously was only
schedule adjustments.
BILLING CODE 3510–07–P available as part of the quinquennial
DATES: December 9, 2016. The meeting economic census;
will begin at approximately 9:00 a.m. (e) to provide detail on capital
and adjourn at approximately 4:30 p.m. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE expenditures for estimating the national
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at income and product accounts,
the U.S. Census Bureau Conference Submission for OMB Review;
estimating the productivity of U.S.
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Center, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Comment Request
industries, evaluating fiscal and
MD 20746. The Department of Commerce will monetary policy, and conducting
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: submit to the Office of Management and research using capital expenditures
James R. Spletzer, Designated Federal Budget (OMB) for clearance the data; and
Official, Department of Commerce, U.S. following proposal for collection of (f) to provide industry analysts with
Census Bureau, Research and information under the provisions of the capital expenditures data for market
Methodology Directorate, Room 5K019, Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. analysis, economic forecasting,
4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC chapter 35). identifying business opportunities,
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of Advisory Committee charter renewal. | |
| Contact | James R. Spletzer, Designated Federal Official for the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee, Principal Economist, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 5K019, Washington, DC 20233, telephone 301-763-4069, [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 80632 |
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