82_FR_14744 82 FR 14690 - National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations

82 FR 14690 - National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 54 (March 22, 2017)

Page Range14690-14690
FR Document2017-05649

The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is giving notice of a virtual meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations (NAC). The Committee will address the U.S. Census Bureau's release of the 2015 National Content Test Race and Ethnicity Analysis Report, which presents findings to the Census Bureau Director and executive staff on the optimal design elements of the race/ ethnicity question(s) as preparations continue for the 2020 Census. The 2015 National Content Test is part of the research and development cycle leading up to a re-engineered 2020 Census. The test was designed to compare different questionnaire design strategies for race and ethnicity. The NAC will meet virtually on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Last minute changes to the schedule are possible, which could prevent giving advance public notice of schedule adjustments. Please visit the Census Advisory Committees Web site for the most current meeting agenda at: https://www.census.gov/about/cac/nac.html.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 54 (Wednesday, March 22, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 22, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other 
Populations

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public virtual meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is giving notice of a 
virtual meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic 
and Other Populations (NAC). The Committee will address the U.S. Census 
Bureau's release of the 2015 National Content Test Race and Ethnicity 
Analysis Report, which presents findings to the Census Bureau Director 
and executive staff on the optimal design elements of the race/
ethnicity question(s) as preparations continue for the 2020 Census. The 
2015 National Content Test is part of the research and development 
cycle leading up to a re-engineered 2020 Census. The test was designed 
to compare different questionnaire design strategies for race and 
ethnicity.
    The NAC will meet virtually on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Last 
minute changes to the schedule are possible, which could prevent giving 
advance public notice of schedule adjustments. Please visit the Census 
Advisory Committees Web site for the most current meeting agenda at: 
https://www.census.gov/about/cac/nac.html.

DATES: Wednesday, April 5, 2017. The virtual meeting will begin at 
approximately 1:00 p.m. ET and end at approximately 4:00 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via WebEx at the following URL 
link: https://census.webex.com/census/j.php?MTID=m9ac9810e9f4eb0eb26bcb85ba8345731. For audio please call the 
following phone number: 800-857-5160. When prompted, please use the 
following Participant Code: 2017451.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Dunlop Jackson, Advisory 
Committee Branch Chief, 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 NAC was established in March 2012 and 
operates in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title 
5, United States Code, Appendix 2, Section 10). NAC members are 
appointed by the Director, U.S. Census Bureau, and consider topics such 
as hard to reach populations, race and ethnicity, language, aging 
populations, American Indian and Alaska Native tribal considerations, 
new immigrant populations, populations affected by natural disasters, 
highly mobile and migrant populations, complex households, rural 
populations, and population segments with limited access to technology. 
The Committee also advises on data privacy and confidentiality, among 
other issues.
    All meetings are open to the public. A brief period will be set 
aside at the meeting for public comment on April 5. Individuals with 
extensive questions or statements must submit them in writing to: 
[email protected] (subject line ``April 5 
NAC Virtual Meeting Public Comment''), or by letter submission to the 
Committee Liaison Officer, Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 
Room 8H179, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233.

    Dated: March 16, 2017.
John H. Thompson,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2017-05649 Filed 3-21-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                    Mountain Regional Office at (303) 866–                    The NAC will meet virtually on                        Dated: March 16, 2017.
                                                    1040.                                                   Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Last minute                 John H. Thompson,
                                                       Records and documents discussed                      changes to the schedule are possible,                 Director, Bureau of the Census.
                                                    during the meeting will be available for                which could prevent giving advance                    [FR Doc. 2017–05649 Filed 3–21–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    public viewing as they become available                 public notice of schedule adjustments.
                                                                                                                                                                  BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
                                                    at http://www.facadatabase.gov/                         Please visit the Census Advisory
                                                    committee/meetings.aspx?cid=283 and                     Committees Web site for the most
                                                    clicking on the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and                 current meeting agenda at: https://
                                                    ‘‘Documents’’ links. Records generated                                                                        DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                                                                            www.census.gov/about/cac/nac.html.
                                                    from this meeting may also be inspected
                                                                                                            DATES:  Wednesday, April 5, 2017. The                 International Trade Administration
                                                    and reproduced at the Rocky Mountain
                                                    Regional Office, as they become                         virtual meeting will begin at
                                                                                                            approximately 1:00 p.m. ET and end at                 North American Free Trade Agreement
                                                    available, both before and after the                                                                          (NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel
                                                    meeting. Persons interested in the work                 approximately 4:00 p.m. ET.
                                                                                                                                                                  Reviews: Notice of Completion of
                                                    of this advisory committee are advised                  ADDRESSES:    The meeting will be held                Panel Review
                                                    to go to the Commission’s Web site,                     via WebEx at the following URL link:
                                                    www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Rocky                  https://census.webex.com/census/                      AGENCY:  NAFTA Secretariat, United
                                                    Mountain Regional Office at the above                   j.php?MTID=m9ac9810e9f4eb0eb                          States Section, International Trade
                                                    phone number, email or street address.                  26bcb85ba8345731. For audio please                    Administration, Department of
                                                    Agenda                                                  call the following phone number: 800–                 Commerce.
                                                                                                            857–5160. When prompted, please use
                                                    Welcome and Roll-call                                   the following Participant Code:                       ACTION: Notice of Completion of Panel
                                                      Malee V. Craft, Regional Director,                    2017451.                                              Review of the Determination on Remand
                                                        Rocky Mountain Regional Office                                                                            made by the United States International
                                                        (RMRO)                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:   Tara               Trade Commission in the matter of Steel
                                                    Chair Comments                                          Dunlop Jackson, Advisory Committee                    Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico
                                                      Anetra D.E. Parks, Chair, Wyoming                     Branch Chief, Customer Liaison and                    (Secretariat File No. USA–MEX–2014–
                                                        State Advisory Committee                            Marketing Services Office,
                                                    Discussion                                                                                                    1904–02).
                                                                                                            tara.t.dunlop@census.gov, Department
                                                      Hate Crimes Legislation                               of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau,
                                                      American Indian Education Bill                                                                              SUMMARY:  Pursuant to the Final Panel
                                                                                                            Room 8H177, 4600 Silver Hill Road,
                                                      Selection of Topic to Study                                                                                 Decision of the Binational Panel dated
                                                                                                            Washington, DC 20233, telephone 301–
                                                    Next Steps                                                                                                    February 2, 2017, affirming the
                                                                                                            763–5222. For TTY callers, please use
                                                      Dated: March 16, 2017.                                                                                      Determination on Remand described
                                                                                                            the Federal Relay Service 1–800–877–
                                                    David Mussatt,                                                                                                above, the Panel Review was completed
                                                                                                            8339.
                                                    Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.                                                                    on March 16, 2017.
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     The NAC
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–05565 Filed 3–21–17; 8:45 am]                                                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:    Paul
                                                                                                            was established in March 2012 and
                                                    BILLING CODE P                                                                                                E. Morris, United States Secretary,
                                                                                                            operates in accordance with the Federal
                                                                                                                                                                  NAFTA Secretariat, Room 2061, 1401
                                                                                                            Advisory Committee Act (Title 5,
                                                                                                                                                                  Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
                                                                                                            United States Code, Appendix 2,
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                                                                        DC 20230, (202) 482–5438.
                                                                                                            Section 10). NAC members are
                                                    Bureau of the Census                                    appointed by the Director, U.S. Census                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      On
                                                                                                            Bureau, and consider topics such as                   February 2, 2017, the Binational Panel
                                                    National Advisory Committee on                          hard to reach populations, race and                   issued a Final Panel Decision affirming
                                                    Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations                    ethnicity, language, aging populations,               the U.S. International Trade
                                                                                                            American Indian and Alaska Native                     Commission’s Determination on
                                                    AGENCY: Bureau of the Census,                           tribal considerations, new immigrant                  Remand in the matter of Steel Concrete
                                                    Department of Commerce.                                 populations, populations affected by                  Reinforcing Bar from Mexico. As a
                                                    ACTION: Notice of public virtual meeting.               natural disasters, highly mobile and                  result, the NAFTA Secretariat was
                                                    SUMMARY:    The Bureau of the Census                    migrant populations, complex                          instructed to issue a Notice of
                                                    (Census Bureau) is giving notice of a                   households, rural populations, and                    Completion of Panel Review on the 31st
                                                    virtual meeting of the National Advisory                population segments with limited                      day following the issuance of the Notice
                                                    Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other                   access to technology. The Committee                   of Final Panel Action, if no request for
                                                    Populations (NAC). The Committee will                   also advises on data privacy and                      an Extraordinary Challenge Committee
                                                    address the U.S. Census Bureau’s                        confidentiality, among other issues.                  was filed. No such request was filed.
                                                    release of the 2015 National Content                       All meetings are open to the public.               Therefore, on the basis of the Final
                                                    Test Race and Ethnicity Analysis                        A brief period will be set aside at the               Panel Decision and Rule 80 of the
                                                    Report, which presents findings to the                  meeting for public comment on April 5.                NAFTA Rules of Procedure for Article
                                                    Census Bureau Director and executive                    Individuals with extensive questions or               1904 Binational Panel Reviews, the
                                                    staff on the optimal design elements of                 statements must submit them in writing                Panel Review was completed and the
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                                                    the race/ethnicity question(s) as                       to: Census.national.advisory.committee                panelists were discharged from their
                                                    preparations continue for the 2020                      @census.gov (subject line ‘‘April 5 NAC               duties effective March 16, 2017.
                                                    Census. The 2015 National Content Test                  Virtual Meeting Public Comment’’), or                   Dated: March 16, 2017.
                                                    is part of the research and development                 by letter submission to the Committee
                                                                                                                                                                  Paul E. Morris,
                                                    cycle leading up to a re-engineered 2020                Liaison Officer, Department of
                                                    Census. The test was designed to                        Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Room                    United States Secretary.
                                                    compare different questionnaire design                  8H179, 4600 Silver Hill Road,                         [FR Doc. 2017–05630 Filed 3–21–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    strategies for race and ethnicity.                      Washington, DC 20233.                                 BILLING CODE 3510–GT–P




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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public virtual meeting.
DatesWednesday, April 5, 2017. The virtual meeting will begin at approximately 1:00 p.m. ET and end at approximately 4:00 p.m. ET.
ContactTara Dunlop Jackson, Advisory Committee Branch Chief, 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.
FR Citation82 FR 14690 

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