81 FR 92776 - Census Bureau 2020 Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 244 (December 20, 2016)

The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is hereby giving notice that the Secretary of Commerce has determined that the establishment of the Census Bureau 2020 Advisory Committee is necessary and in the public interest. The Committee will function solely as an advisory body and in compliance with provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Copies of the charter will be filed with the appropriate Committees of the U.S. Congress and with the Library of Congress.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 92776]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30606]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


Census Bureau 2020 Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Committee Establishment.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is hereby giving 
notice that the Secretary of Commerce has determined that the 
establishment of the Census Bureau 2020 Advisory Committee is necessary 
and in the public interest. The Committee will function solely as an 
advisory body and in compliance with provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. Copies of the charter will be filed with the appropriate 
Committees of the U.S. Congress and with the Library of Congress.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Bureau 2020 Advisory Committee 
will advise the Director of the Census Bureau on the full range of 2020 
Census programs including an incremental transition from current state 
to target state, along with operationalizing methods and new technology 
across multiple locations and time zones to deliver a secure and 
successful, cost-effective 2020 Census. The Committee will advise the 
Census Bureau through the 2020 Census Lifecycle on the identification 
of new strategies for improved census operations and on ways to 
increase 2020 Census participation and beyond.
    The Committee will address census policies, methodology, tests, 
operations, communications/messaging, and other activities to ascertain 
needs and best practices to improve the 2020 Census program. The 
Committee will provide advice on 2020 Census programs that will use a 
complete address list, generate the largest possible self-response, 
employ administrative records and third-party data, and reengineer 
nonresponse follow-up.
    The Committee will review and provide formal recommendations and 
feedback on key operations and the efficacy of planned and implemented 
innovations related to accurately counting every person living in 
America while saving taxpayer money.

    Dated: December 9, 2016.
John H. Thompson,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2016-30606 Filed 12-19-16; 8:45 am]
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