81 FR 81055 - Request for Nominations of Member To Serve on the Commerce Data Advisory Council (CDAC)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 222 (November 17, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-27668

The Secretary of Commerce is requesting nomination of individuals to the Commerce Data Advisory Council. The Secretary 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 criterial.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economics and Statistics Administration


Request for Nominations of Member To Serve on the Commerce Data 
Advisory Council (CDAC)

AGENCY: Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA), Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Request for Nominations to the CDAC.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce is requesting nomination of 
individuals to the Commerce Data Advisory Council. The Secretary 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 criterial.

DATES: The Economics and Statistics Administration must receive 
nominations for members by midnight December 1, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations to the email account 
[email protected], this account is specifically set up to 
receive Data Advisory Council applications. Nominations may also be 
submitted by postal delivery to Burton Reist, Director of External 
Affairs, Economics and Statistics Administration/DFO CDAC, Department 
of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Burton Reist, Director of External 
Affairs, Economics and Statistics Administration, Department of 
Commerce, at (202) 482-3331 or email [email protected], also at 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Department of Commerce (Department) collects, compiles, 
analyzes, and disseminates a treasure trove of data, including data on 
the Nation's economy, population, and environment. This data is 
fundamental to the Department's mission and is used for the protection 
of life and property, for scientific purposes, and to enhance economic 
growth. However, the Department's capacity to disseminate the 
increasing amount of data held and to disseminate it in formats most 
useful to its customers is significantly constrained.
    In order to realize the potential value of the data the Department 
collects, stores, and disseminates, the Department must minimize 
barriers to accessing and using the data. Consistent with privacy and 
security considerations, the Department is firmly committed to 
unleashing its untapped data resources in ways that best support 
downstream information access, processing, analysis, and dissemination.
    The Commerce Data Advisory Council (CDAC) provides advice and 
recommendations, to include process and infrastructure improvements, to 
the Secretary on ways to make Commerce data easier to find, access, 
use, combine and disseminate. The aim of this advice shall be to 
maximize the value of Commerce data to all users including governments, 
businesses, communities, academia, and individuals.
    The Secretary will draw CDAC membership from the data industry 
academia, non-profits and state and local governments with a focus on 
recognized expertise in collection, compilation, analysis, and 
dissemination. As privacy concerns span the entire data lifecycle, 
expertise in privacy protection also will be represented on the 
Council. The Secretary will select members that represent the entire 
spectrum of Commerce data including demographic, economic, scientific, 
environmental, patent, and geospatial data. The Secretary will select 
members from the information technology, business, non-profit, and 
academic communities, and state and local governments. Collectively, 
their knowledge will include all types of data Commerce distributes and 
the full lifecycle of data collection, compilation, analysis, and 
dissemination.

II. Description of Duties

    The Council shall advise the Secretary on ways to make Commerce 
data easier to find, access, use, combine, and disseminate. Such advice 
may include recommended process and infrastructure improvements. The 
aim of this advice shall be to maximize the value of Commerce data to 
governments, businesses, communities, and individuals.
    In carrying out its duties, the Council may consider the following:

--Data management practices that make it easier to track and 
disseminate integrated, interoperable data for diverse users;
--Best practices that can be deployed across Commerce to achieve 
common, open standards related to taxonomy, vocabulary, application 
programming interfaces (APIs), metadata, and other key data 
characteristics;
--Policy issues that arise from expanding access to data, including 
issues related to privacy, confidentiality, latency, and consistency;
--Opportunities and risks related to the combination of public and 
private data sources and the development of joint data products and 
services resulting from public-private partnerships;
--External uses of Commerce data and similar federal, state, and 
private data sets by businesses; and,
--Methods to enhance communication and collaboration between 
stakeholders and subject-matter experts at Commerce on data access and 
use.

The Council meets up to four times a year, budget permitting. Special 
meetings may be called when appropriate.
    Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets 
forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees, is 
the governing instrument for the CDAC.

III. Membership

    1. The Council shall consist of up to 20 members.
    2. The Secretary shall select and appoint members and members shall 
serve at the pleasure of the Secretary.
    3. Members shall represent a cross-section of business, academic, 
non-profit, and non-governmental organizations.
    4. The Secretary will choose members of the Council who ensure 
objectivity and balance, a diversity of perspectives, and guard against 
potential for conflicts of interest.
    5. Members shall be prominent experts in their fields, recognized 
for their professional and other relevant achievements and their 
objectivity.
    6. In order to ensure the continuity of the Commerce Data Advisory 
Council, the Council shall be appointed so that each year the terms 
expire of approximately one-third of the members of the Council.
    7. Council members serve for terms of two years and may be 
reappointed to any number of additional terms. Initial appointments may 
be for 12-, 18-and 24-month increments to provide staggered terms.
    8. Nominees must be able to actively participate in the tasks of 
the Council, including, but not limited to regular

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meeting attendance, Council meeting discussant responsibilities, and 
review of materials, as well as participation in conference calls, 
webinars, working groups, and special Council activities.
    9. Should a council member be unable to complete a two-year term 
and when vacancies occur, the Secretary will select replacements who 
can best either replicate the expertise of the departing member or 
provide the CDAC with a new, identified needed area of expertise. An 
individual chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed for the 
remainder of the term of the member replaced or for a two-year term as 
deemed. A vacancy shall not affect the exercise of any power of the 
remaining members to execute the duties of the Council.
    10. No employee of the federal government can serve as a member of 
the Census Scientific Advisory Committee.
    All members of the Commerce Data Advisory Council shall adhere to 
the conflict of interest rules applicable to Special Government 
Employees as such employees are defined in 18 U.S.C. 202(a). These 
rules include relevant provisions in 18 U.S.C. related to criminal 
activity, Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive 
Branch (5 CFR part 2635), and Executive Order 12674 (as modified by 
Executive Order 12731).

IV. Compensation

    1. Membership is under voluntary circumstances and therefore 
members do not receive compensation for service on the Commerce Data 
Advisory Council.
    2. Members shall receive per diem and travel expenses as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 5703, as amended, for persons employed intermittently in 
the Government service.

V. Nominations Information

    The Secretary will consider nominations of all qualified 
individuals to ensure that the CDAC includes the areas of subject 
matter expertise noted above (see ''Background and Membership''). 
Individuals may nominate themselves or other individuals, and 
professional associations and organizations may nominate one or more 
qualified persons for membership on the CDAC. Nominations shall state 
that the nominee is willing to serve as a member of the Council.
    A nomination package should include the following information for 
each nominee:
    1. A letter of nomination stating the name, affiliation, and 
contact information for the nominee, the basis for the nomination 
(i.e., what specific attributes recommend him/her for service in this 
capacity), and the nominee's field(s) of expertise;
    2. A biographical sketch of the nominee and a copy of his/her 
resume or curriculum vitae; and
    3. The name, return address, email address, and daytime telephone 
number at which the nominator can be contacted.
    The Department of Commerce is committed to equal opportunity in the 
workplace and seeks diverse Committee membership. The Department has 
special interest in assuring that women, minority groups, and the 
physically disabled are adequately represented on advisory committees; 
and therefore, extends particular encouragement to nominations for 
appropriately qualified female, minority, or disabled candidates. The 
Department of Commerce also encourages geographic diversity in the 
composition of the Council. All nomination information should be 
provided in a single, complete package and received by the stated 
deadline, December 1, 2016. Interested applicants should send their 
nomination package to the email or postal address provided above.
    Potential candidates will be asked to provide detailed information 
concerning financial interests, consultancies, research grants, and/or 
contracts that might be affected by recommendations of the Council to 
permit evaluation of possible sources of conflicts of interest. 
Finally, nominees will be required to certify that they are not subject 
to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (22 U.S.C. 611) or the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).

    Dated: November 4, 2016.
Austin Durrer,
Chief of Staff for Under Secretary for Economic Affairs.
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constrained. interfaces (APIs), metadata, and other
In order to realize the potential value key data characteristics;
of the data the Department collects, —Policy issues that arise from
stores, and disseminates, the expanding access to data, including
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Department must minimize barriers to issues related to privacy,
Economics and Statistics accessing and using the data. Consistent confidentiality, latency, and
Administration with privacy and security consistency;
considerations, the Department is firmly —Opportunities and risks related to the
Request for Nominations of Member committed to unleashing its untapped combination of public and private
To Serve on the Commerce Data data resources in ways that best support data sources and the development of
Advisory Council (CDAC) downstream information access, joint data products and services
processing, analysis, and dissemination. resulting from public-private
AGENCY: Economics and Statistics The Commerce Data Advisory Council partnerships;
Administration (ESA), Department of (CDAC) provides advice and —External uses of Commerce data and
Commerce. recommendations, to include process similar federal, state, and private data
ACTION: Notice of Request for and infrastructure improvements, to the sets by businesses; and,
Nominations to the CDAC. Secretary on ways to make Commerce —Methods to enhance communication
data easier to find, access, use, combine and collaboration between
SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce is and disseminate. The aim of this advice stakeholders and subject-matter
requesting nomination of individuals to shall be to maximize the value of experts at Commerce on data access
the Commerce Data Advisory Council. Commerce data to all users including and use.
The Secretary will consider governments, businesses, communities, The Council meets up to four times a
nominations received in response to this academia, and individuals. year, budget permitting. Special
notice, as well as from other sources. The Secretary will draw CDAC meetings may be called when
The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION membership from the data industry appropriate.
section of this notice provides academia, non-profits and state and Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
committee and membership criterial. local governments with a focus on U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets forth
DATES: The Economics and Statistics recognized expertise in collection, standards for the formation and use of
Administration must receive compilation, analysis, and advisory committees, is the governing
nominations for members by midnight dissemination. As privacy concerns instrument for the CDAC.
December 1, 2016. span the entire data lifecycle, expertise
in privacy protection also will be III. Membership
ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations
represented on the Council. The 1. The Council shall consist of up to
to the email account
Secretary will select members that 20 members.
DataAdvisoryCouncil@doc.gov, this
represent the entire spectrum of 2. The Secretary shall select and
account is specifically set up to receive
Commerce data including demographic, appoint members and members shall
Data Advisory Council applications.
economic, scientific, environmental, serve at the pleasure of the Secretary.
Nominations may also be submitted by
patent, and geospatial data. The 3. Members shall represent a cross-
postal delivery to Burton Reist, Director
Secretary will select members from the section of business, academic, non-
of External Affairs, Economics and
information technology, business, non- profit, and non-governmental
Statistics Administration/DFO CDAC,
profit, and academic communities, and organizations.
Department of Commerce, 1401
state and local governments. 4. The Secretary will choose members
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
Collectively, their knowledge will of the Council who ensure objectivity
DC 20230.
include all types of data Commerce and balance, a diversity of perspectives,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: distributes and the full lifecycle of data and guard against potential for conflicts
Burton Reist, Director of External collection, compilation, analysis, and of interest.
Affairs, Economics and Statistics dissemination. 5. Members shall be prominent
Administration, Department of experts in their fields, recognized for
Commerce, at (202) 482–3331 or email II. Description of Duties
their professional and other relevant
BReist@doc.gov, also at 1401 The Council shall advise the Secretary achievements and their objectivity.
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, on ways to make Commerce data easier 6. In order to ensure the continuity of
DC 20230. to find, access, use, combine, and the Commerce Data Advisory Council,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: disseminate. Such advice may include the Council shall be appointed so that
recommended process and each year the terms expire of
I. Background infrastructure improvements. The aim of approximately one-third of the members
The Department of Commerce this advice shall be to maximize the of the Council.
(Department) collects, compiles, value of Commerce data to governments, 7. Council members serve for terms of
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analyzes, and disseminates a treasure businesses, communities, and two years and may be reappointed to
trove of data, including data on the individuals. any number of additional terms. Initial
Nation’s economy, population, and In carrying out its duties, the Council appointments may be for 12-, 18-and 24-
environment. This data is fundamental may consider the following: month increments to provide staggered
to the Department’s mission and is used —Data management practices that make terms.
for the protection of life and property, it easier to track and disseminate 8. Nominees must be able to actively
for scientific purposes, and to enhance integrated, interoperable data for participate in the tasks of the Council,
economic growth. However, the diverse users; including, but not limited to regular

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meeting attendance, Council meeting for the nomination (i.e., what specific proposed production activity to the
discussant responsibilities, and review attributes recommend him/her for Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board for its
of materials, as well as participation in service in this capacity), and the facility within FTZ 189D, at sites in
conference calls, webinars, working nominee’s field(s) of expertise; Holland and Zeeland, Michigan.
groups, and special Council activities. 2. A biographical sketch of the The notification was processed in
9. Should a council member be unable nominee and a copy of his/her resume accordance with the regulations of the
to complete a two-year term and when or curriculum vitae; and FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including
vacancies occur, the Secretary will 3. The name, return address, email notice in the Federal Register inviting
select replacements who can best either address, and daytime telephone number public comment (81 FR 49619, July 28,
replicate the expertise of the departing at which the nominator can be 2016). The FTZ Board has determined
member or provide the CDAC with a contacted. that no further review of the activity is
new, identified needed area of expertise. The Department of Commerce is warranted at this time. The production
An individual chosen to fill a vacancy committed to equal opportunity in the activity described in the notification is
shall be appointed for the remainder of workplace and seeks diverse Committee authorized, subject to the FTZ Act and
the term of the member replaced or for membership. The Department has the Board’s regulations, including
a two-year term as deemed. A vacancy special interest in assuring that women, Section 400.14.
shall not affect the exercise of any minority groups, and the physically
Elizabeth Whiteman,
power of the remaining members to disabled are adequately represented on
execute the duties of the Council. advisory committees; and therefore, Acting Executive Secretary.
10. No employee of the federal extends particular encouragement to [FR Doc. 2016–27665 Filed 11–16–16; 8:45 am]
government can serve as a member of nominations for appropriately qualified BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
the Census Scientific Advisory female, minority, or disabled
Committee. candidates. The Department of
All members of the Commerce Data Commerce also encourages geographic DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Advisory Council shall adhere to the diversity in the composition of the
conflict of interest rules applicable to Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Council. All nomination information
Special Government Employees as such should be provided in a single, [B–76–2016]
employees are defined in 18 U.S.C. complete package and received by the
202(a). These rules include relevant stated deadline, December 1, 2016. Foreign-Trade Zone 12—McAllen,
provisions in 18 U.S.C. related to Interested applicants should send their Texas; Application for Reorganization
criminal activity, Standards of Ethical nomination package to the email or Under Alternative Site Framework
Conduct for Employees of the Executive postal address provided above. An application has been submitted to
Branch (5 CFR part 2635), and Executive Potential candidates will be asked to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by
Order 12674 (as modified by Executive provide detailed information concerning the McAllen Foreign Trade Zone, Inc.,
Order 12731). financial interests, consultancies, grantee of FTZ 12, requesting authority
IV. Compensation research grants, and/or contracts that to reorganize the zone under the
might be affected by recommendations alternative site framework (ASF)
1. Membership is under voluntary of the Council to permit evaluation of
circumstances and therefore members adopted by the FTZ Board (15 CFR Sec.
possible sources of conflicts of interest. 400.2(c)). The ASF is an option for
do not receive compensation for service Finally, nominees will be required to
on the Commerce Data Advisory grantees for the establishment or
certify that they are not subject to the reorganization of zones and can permit
Council. Foreign Agents Registration Act (22
2. Members shall receive per diem significantly greater flexibility in the
U.S.C. 611) or the Lobbying Disclosure designation of new subzones or ‘‘usage-
and travel expenses as authorized by 5 Act (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
U.S.C. 5703, as amended, for persons driven’’ FTZ sites for operators/users
employed intermittently in the Dated: November 4, 2016. located within a grantee’s ‘‘service area’’
Government service. Austin Durrer, in the context of the FTZ Board’s
Chief of Staff for Under Secretary for standard 2,000-acre activation limit for
V. Nominations Information Economic Affairs. a zone. The application was submitted
The Secretary will consider [FR Doc. 2016–27668 Filed 11–16–16; 8:45 am] pursuant to the Foreign-Trade Zones
nominations of all qualified individuals BILLING CODE P
Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u),
to ensure that the CDAC includes the and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR
areas of subject matter expertise noted part 400). It was formally docketed on
above (see ’’Background and DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE November 10, 2016.
Membership’’). Individuals may FTZ 12 was approved by the FTZ
nominate themselves or other Foreign-Trade Zones Board Board on October 23, 1970 (Board Order
individuals, and professional [B–46–2016]
84, 35 FR 16962, November 3, 1970),
associations and organizations may and expanded on May 2, 1984 (Board
nominate one or more qualified persons Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 189—Kent/ Order 254, 49 FR 22842, June 1, 1984),
for membership on the CDAC. Ottawa/Muskegon Counties, Michigan, on June 19, 1990 (Board Order 469, 55
FR 26225, June 27, 1990), on April 29,
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Nominations shall state that the Authorization of Production Activity,
nominee is willing to serve as a member Adient US LLC, Subzone 189D, 1996 (Board Order 819, 61 FR 21157,
of the Council. (Motorized Seat Adjusters for Motor May 9, 1996), and on January 21, 2003
A nomination package should include Vehicles), Holland and Zeeland, (Board Order 1266, 68 FR 5271–5272,
the following information for each Michigan February 3, 2003).
nominee: The current zone includes the
1. A letter of nomination stating the On July 13, 2016, Adient US LLC following sites: Site 1 (865 acres total,
name, affiliation, and contact (Adient), owned by Johnson Controls, four parcels)—McAllen Southwest
information for the nominee, the basis Inc., submitted a notification of Industrial Area located at FM 1016 and

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of Request for Nominations to the CDAC.
Dates		The Economics and Statistics Administration must receive nominations for members by midnight December 1, 2016.
Contact		Burton Reist, Director of External Affairs, Economics and Statistics Administration, Department of Commerce, at (202) 482-3331 or email [email protected], also at 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
FR Citation		81 FR 81055

81 FR 81055 - Request for Nominations of Member To Serve on the Commerce Data Advisory Council (CDAC)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEEconomics and Statistics Administration

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