81 FR 80633 - Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee Meeting
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)
| Page Range | 80633-80633 | |
| FR Document | 2016-27533 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 16, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 80633] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-27533] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of the Census Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee Meeting AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (U.S. Census Bureau) is giving notice of a meeting of the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee (FESAC). The Committee will advise the Directors of the Economics and Statistics Administration's (ESA) two statistical agencies, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and the Census Bureau, and the Commissioner of the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on statistical methodology and other technical matters related to the collection, tabulation, and analysis of federal economic statistics. Last minute changes to the agenda are possible, which could prevent giving advance public notice of schedule adjustments. DATES: December 9, 2016. The meeting will begin at approximately 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at approximately 4:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Census Bureau Conference Center, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James R. Spletzer, Designated Federal Official, Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Research and Methodology Directorate, Room 5K019, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233, telephone 301-763-4069, email: james.r.spletzer@census.gov. For TTY callers, please call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800- 877-8339 and give them the above listed number you would like to call. This service is free and confidential. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the FESAC are appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. The Committee advises the Directors of the BEA, the Census Bureau, and the Commissioner of the Department of Labor's BLS, on statistical methodology and other technical matters related to the collection, tabulation, and analysis of federal economic statistics. The Committee is established in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title 5, United States Code, Appendix 2). The meeting is open to the public, and a brief period is set aside for public comments and questions. Persons with extensive questions or statements must submit them in writing at least three days before the meeting to the Designated Federal Official named above. If you plan to attend the meeting, please register by Thursday, December 1, 2016. You may access the online registration form with the following link: https://www.regonline.com/fesac_dec2016_meeting. 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 Designated Federal Official as soon as known, and preferably two weeks prior to the meeting. 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. Dated: November 9, 2016. John H. Thompson, Director, Bureau of the Census. [FR Doc. 2016-27533 Filed 11-15-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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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;
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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,
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of public meeting. | |
| Dates | December 9, 2016. The meeting will begin at approximately 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at approximately 4:30 p.m. | |
| Contact | James R. Spletzer, Designated Federal Official, Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Research and Methodology Directorate, Room 5K019, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233, telephone 301-763-4069, email: [email protected] For TTY callers, please call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800- 877-8339 and give them the above listed number you would like to call. This service is free and confidential. | |
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