81 FR 93657 - Extension of Deadline for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Commerce Data Advisory Council (CDAC)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 245 (December 21, 2016)

Page Range		93657-93658
FR Document		2016-30665

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


Extension of Deadline for Nominations of Members To Serve on the 
Commerce Data Advisory Council (CDAC)

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

ACTION: Extension of Deadline for Nominations of Members to the 
Commerce Data Advisory Council (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 of members by midnight January 6, 2017.

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;

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--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 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, January 6, 2017. 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: December 15, 2016.
Burton Reist,
Director of External Affairs, Economics and Statistics Administration.
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—Opportunities and risks related to the new, identified needed area of expertise. The Department of Commerce is
combination of public and private An individual chosen to fill a vacancy committed to equal opportunity in the
data sources and the development of shall be appointed for the remainder of workplace and seeks diverse Committee
joint data products and services the term of the member replaced or for membership. The Department has
resulting from public-private a two-year term as deemed. A vacancy special interest in assuring that women,
partnerships; shall not affect the exercise of any minority groups, and the physically
—External uses of Commerce data and power of the remaining members to disabled are adequately represented on
similar federal, state, and private data execute the duties of the Council. advisory committees; and therefore,
sets by businesses; and, 10. No employee of the federal extends particular encouragement to
—Methods to enhance communication government can serve as a member of nominations for appropriately qualified
and collaboration between the Census Scientific Advisory female, minority, or disabled
stakeholders and subject-matter Committee. candidates. The Department of
experts at Commerce on data access All members of the Commerce Data Commerce also encourages geographic
and use. Advisory Council shall adhere to the diversity in the composition of the
The Council meets up to four times a conflict of interest rules applicable to Council. All nomination information
year, budget permitting. Special Special Government Employees as such should be provided in a single,
meetings may be called when employees are defined in 18 U.S.C. complete package and received by the
appropriate. 202(a). These rules include relevant stated deadline, January 6, 2017.
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 provisions in 18 U.S.C. related to Interested applicants should send their
U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets forth criminal activity, Standards of Ethical nomination package to the email or
standards for the formation and use of Conduct for Employees of the Executive postal address provided above.
advisory committees, is the governing Branch (5 CFR part 2635), and Executive Potential candidates will be asked to
instrument for the CDAC. Order 12674 (as modified by Executive provide detailed information concerning
Order 12731). financial interests, consultancies,
III. Membership
research grants, and/or contracts that
1. The Council shall consist of up to IV. Compensation might be affected by recommendations
20 members. 1. Membership is under voluntary of the Council to permit evaluation of
2. The Secretary shall select and circumstances and therefore members possible sources of conflicts of interest.
appoint members and members shall do not receive compensation for service Finally, nominees will be required to
serve at the pleasure of the Secretary. on the Commerce Data Advisory certify that they are not subject to the
3. Members shall represent a cross- Council. Foreign Agents Registration Act (22
section of business, academic, non- U.S.C. 611) or the Lobbying Disclosure
2. Members shall receive per diem
profit, and non-governmental Act (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
and travel expenses as authorized by 5
organizations.
4. The Secretary will choose members U.S.C. 5703, as amended, for persons Dated: December 15, 2016.
of the Council who ensure objectivity employed intermittently in the Burton Reist,
and balance, a diversity of perspectives, Government service. Director of External Affairs, Economics and
and guard against potential for conflicts V. Nominations Information Statistics Administration.
of interest. [FR Doc. 2016–30665 Filed 12–20–16; 8:45 am]
5. Members shall be prominent The Secretary will consider
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experts in their fields, recognized for nominations of all qualified individuals
their professional and other relevant to ensure that the CDAC includes the
achievements and their objectivity. areas of subject matter expertise noted DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
6. In order to ensure the continuity of above (see ’’Background and
the Commerce Data Advisory Council, Membership’’). Individuals may International Trade Administration
the Council shall be appointed so that nominate themselves or other
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each year the terms expire of individuals, and professional
approximately one-third of the members associations and organizations may Certain Large Diameter Carbon and
of the Council. nominate one or more qualified persons Alloy Seamless Standard, Line and
7. Council members serve for terms of for membership on the CDAC. Pressure Pipe From Japan; Certain
two years and may be reappointed to Nominations shall state that the Small Diameter Carbon and Alloy
any number of additional terms. Initial nominee is willing to serve as a member Seamless Standard, Line and Pressure
appointments may be for 12-, 18- and of the Council. A nomination package Pipe From Japan and Romania: Final
24-month increments to provide should include the following Results of the Expedited Third Five-
staggered terms. information for each nominee: Year Sunset Reviews of the
8. Nominees must be able to actively 1. A letter of nomination stating the Antidumping Duty Orders
participate in the tasks of the Council, name, affiliation, and contact
including, but not limited to regular information for the nominee, the basis AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
meeting attendance, Council meeting for the nomination (i.e., what specific International Trade Administration,
discussant responsibilities, and review attributes recommend him/her for Department of Commerce.
of materials, as well as participation in service in this capacity), and the DATES: Effective December 21, 2016.
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conference calls, webinars, working nominee’s field(s) of expertise; SUMMARY: As a result of these sunset
groups, and special Council activities. 2. A biographical sketch of the reviews, the Department of Commerce
9. Should a council member be unable nominee and a copy of his/her resume (the Department) finds that revocation
to complete a two-year term and when or curriculum vitae; and of the antidumping duty orders on
vacancies occur, the Secretary will 3. The name, return address, email certain large diameter carbon and alloy
select replacements who can best either address, and daytime telephone number seamless standard, line and pressure
replicate the expertise of the departing at which the nominator can be pipe (large diameter pipe) from Japan
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Extension of Deadline for Nominations of Members to the Commerce Data Advisory Council (CDAC).
Dates		The Economics and Statistics Administration must receive nominations of members by midnight January 6, 2017.
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 93657

81 FR 93657 - Extension of Deadline for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Commerce Data Advisory Council (CDAC)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEEconomics and Statistics Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 245 (December 21, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration