82_FR_32923 82 FR 32787 - Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Census Scientific Advisory Committee

82 FR 32787 - Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Census Scientific Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 136 (July 18, 2017)

Page Range32787-32788
FR Document2017-15014

The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is requesting nominations of individuals and organizations to the Census Scientific Advisory Committee. The Census Bureau 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 criteria.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 136 (Tuesday, July 18, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32787-32788]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15014]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Census 
Scientific Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is requesting 
nominations of individuals and organizations to the Census Scientific 
Advisory Committee. The Census Bureau 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 criteria.

DATES: Please submit nominations by August 11, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations by email to the 
[email protected] (subject line ``2017 
CSAC Nominations''), or by letter submission to Kimberly L. Leonard, 
Committee Liaison Officer, 2017 CSAC Nominations, Department of 
Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H179, 4600 Silver Hill Road, 
Washington, DC 20233. Nominations also may be submitted via fax at 
(301) 763-8609.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Scientific Advisory Committee was 
established in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(Title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.), Appendix 2). The following 
provides information about the committee, membership, and the 
nomination process.

Objectives and Duties

    1. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee advises the Director of 
the U.S. Census Bureau on the uses of scientific developments in 
statistical data collection, statistical analysis, survey methodology, 
geospatial analysis, econometrics, cognitive psychology, and computer 
science as they pertain to the full range of Census Bureau programs and 
activities (including: Communications, decennial, demographic, 
economic, field operations, geographic, information technology, and 
statistics).
    2. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee provides scientific and 
technical expertise from the following disciplines: Demography, 
economics, geography, psychology, statistics, survey methodology, 
social and behavioral sciences, Information Technology and computing, 
marketing, communications, and other fields of expertise, as 
appropriate, to address Census Bureau program needs and objectives. 
This expertise is necessary to ensure that the Census Bureau continues 
to provide relevant and timely statistics used by federal, state, and 
local governments as well as business and industry in an increasingly 
technologically-oriented society.
    3. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee functions solely as an 
advisory body under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
    4. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee reports to the Director 
of the Census Bureau.

Membership

    1. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee consists of up to 21 
members and one Chair appointed by the Director of the Census Bureau.
    2. Members are appointed for a three-year term with staggered term-
end dates.
    3. Members shall serve as either Special Government Employees 
(SGEs) or Representatives. SGEs will be subject to the ethical 
standards applicable to SGEs. Members will be individually advised of 
the capacity in which they serve through appointment letters. Committee 
membership will be reevaluated at the conclusion of the three-year term 
with the prospect of member renewal, active attendance and 
participation in meetings, administrative compliance, Census Bureau 
needs, and the Director's concurrence will also be factors in renewals.

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    4. Committee members are selected in accordance with applicable 
Department of Commerce guidelines. The Census Scientific Advisory 
Committee aims to have balanced representation, considering such 
factors as geography, technical, and scientific expertise. The Advisory 
Committee will include members from diverse backgrounds, including 
academia and private enterprise, which are further diversified by 
business type or industry, geography, and other factors.
    5. No employee of the federal government can serve as a member of 
the Census Scientific Advisory Committee.

Miscellaneous

    1. Members of the Census Scientific Advisory Committee serve 
without compensation, but receive reimbursement for committee-related 
travel and lodging expenses.
    2. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee meets once or twice a 
year, budget permitting. Additional meetings may be held as deemed 
necessary by the Census Director or Designated Federal Official. All 
Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public in accordance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Nomination Information

    1. Nominations are requested as described above.
    2. Nominees must have scientific and technical expertise in such 
areas as demography, economics, geography, psychology, statistics, 
survey methodology, social and behavioral sciences, Information 
Technology, computing, or marketing. Such knowledge and expertise are 
needed to provide advice and recommendations to the Director of the 
Census Bureau on the trends, uses, and application of scientific 
innovations and developments in relation to the full range of Census 
Bureau programs and activities.
    3. Individuals, groups, and/or organizations may submit nominations 
on behalf of individual candidates. A summary of the candidate's 
qualifications (resum[eacute] or curriculum vitae) must be included 
along with the nomination letter. Nominees must be able to actively 
participate in the tasks of the Census Scientific Advisory Committee, 
including, but not limited to, regular meeting attendance, committee 
meeting discussant responsibilities, review of materials, as well as 
participation in conference calls, webinars, working groups, and/or 
special committee activities.
    4. Nominations of organizations may come from individuals or 
organizations. Organizations also may self-nominate. A summary of the 
organization's qualifications and the experience that qualifies it for 
membership should be included in the nomination letter. Nominated 
organizations must be able to actively participate in the tasks of the 
Census Scientific Advisory Committee, including, but not limited to, 
regular meeting attendance, review of materials, and participation in 
conference calls, webinars, working groups, and special committee 
activities.
    5. The Department of Commerce is committed to equal opportunity in 
the workplace and seeks diverse Advisory Committee membership.

    Dated: July 11, 2017.
Ron S. Jarmin,
Performing the Non-Exclusive Functions and Duties of the Director, 
Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2017-15014 Filed 7-17-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 18, 2017 / Notices 32787 • Internet Self-Response 763–9906 upon arrival at the Census information about the committee, • C–SAC Working Groups Progress Bureau on the day of the meeting. A membership, and the nomination Reports photo ID must be presented in order to process. DATES: September 14–15, 2017. On receive your visitor’s badge. Visitors are Objectives and Duties Thursday, September 14, the meeting not allowed beyond the first floor. will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. Dated: July 11, 2017. 1. The Census Scientific Advisory and end at approximately 5:00 p.m. On Ron S. Jarmin, Committee advises the Director of the Friday, September 14, the meeting will U.S. Census Bureau on the uses of Performing the Non-Exclusive Functions and begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. and Duties of the Director, Bureau of the Census. scientific developments in statistical end at approximately 3:00 p.m. data collection, statistical analysis, [FR Doc. 2017–15013 Filed 7–17–17; 8:45 am] ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at survey methodology, geospatial BILLING CODE 3510–07–P the U.S. Census Bureau Auditorium, analysis, econometrics, cognitive 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, psychology, and computer science as Maryland 20746. they pertain to the full range of Census DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Bureau programs and activities Dunlop Jackson, Branch Chief for Bureau of the Census (including: Communications, decennial, Advisory Committees, Customer Liaison demographic, economic, field and Marketing Services Office, Request for Nominations of Members operations, geographic, information tara.dunlop.jackson@census.gov, To Serve on the Census Scientific technology, and statistics). Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Advisory Committee 2. The Census Scientific Advisory Bureau, Room 8H177, 4600 Silver Hill Committee provides scientific and AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, technical expertise from the following Road, Washington, DC 20233, telephone Commerce. 301–763–5222. For TTY callers, please disciplines: Demography, economics, ACTION: Notice of request for geography, psychology, statistics, survey use the Federal Relay Service 1–800– nominations. 877–8339. methodology, social and behavioral SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census sciences, Information Technology and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The (Census Bureau) is requesting computing, marketing, communications, members of the C–SAC are appointed by nominations of individuals and and other fields of expertise, as the Director, U.S. Census Bureau. The organizations to the Census Scientific appropriate, to address Census Bureau Committee provides scientific and Advisory Committee. The Census program needs and objectives. This technical expertise, as appropriate, to Bureau will consider nominations expertise is necessary to ensure that the address Census Bureau program needs received in response to this notice, as Census Bureau continues to provide and objectives. The Committee has been well as from other sources. The relevant and timely statistics used by established in accordance with the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of federal, state, and local governments as Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title this notice provides committee and well as business and industry in an 5, United States Code, Appendix 2, membership criteria. increasingly technologically-oriented Section 10). All meetings are open to the public. society. DATES: Please submit nominations by A brief period will be set aside at the 3. The Census Scientific Advisory August 11, 2017. meeting for public comment on Committee functions solely as an ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations September 15. However, individuals advisory body under the Federal by email to the Advisory Committee Act. with extensive questions or statements census.scientific.advisory.committee@ must submit them in writing to: 4. The Census Scientific Advisory census.gov (subject line ‘‘2017 CSAC Committee reports to the Director of the census.scientific.advisory.committee@ Nominations’’), or by letter submission census.gov (subject line ‘‘September Census Bureau. to Kimberly L. Leonard, Committee 2017 C–SAC Meeting Public Liaison Officer, 2017 CSAC Membership Comment’’), or by letter submission to Nominations, Department of Commerce, Kimberly L. Leonard, Committee 1. The Census Scientific Advisory U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H179, 4600 Committee consists of up to 21 members Liaison Officer, Department of Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Room and one Chair appointed by the Director 20233. Nominations also may be of the Census Bureau. 8H179, 4600 Silver Hill Road, submitted via fax at (301) 763–8609. Washington, DC 20233. 2. Members are appointed for a three- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara year term with staggered term-end dates. If you plan to attend the meeting, Dunlop Jackson, Branch Chief for 3. Members shall serve as either please register by Monday, September Advisory Committees, Customer Liaison Special Government Employees (SGEs) 11, 2017. You may access the online Marketing Services Offices, Department or Representatives. SGEs will be subject registration from the following link: of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, to the ethical standards applicable to http://www.regonline.com/csac_ Room 8H177, 4600 Silver Hill Road, SGEs. Members will be individually meeting_sep2017. Seating is available to Washington, DC 20233, telephone (301) advised of the capacity in which they the public on a first-come, first-served 763–5222 or tara.dunlop.jackson@ serve through appointment letters. basis. This meeting is physically accessible census.gov. For TTY callers, please use Committee membership will be the Federal Relay Service 1–800–877– reevaluated at the conclusion of the sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 8339. three-year term with the prospect of auxiliary aids should also be directed to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The member renewal, active attendance and the Committee Liaison Officer as soon Census Scientific Advisory Committee participation in meetings, as known, and preferably two weeks was established in accordance with the administrative compliance, Census prior to the meeting. 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32788 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 18, 2017 / Notices 4. Committee members are selected in Organizations also may self-nominate. A refrigerator/freezer trim kits imported by accordance with applicable Department summary of the organization’s Meridian did not meet the scope of Commerce guidelines. The Census qualifications and the experience that exclusions for ‘‘finished merchandise’’ Scientific Advisory Committee aims to qualifies it for membership should be and ‘‘finished goods kits.’’ 1 In have balanced representation, included in the nomination letter. particular, the Department held that, considering such factors as geography, Nominated organizations must be able because the trim kits at issue consisted technical, and scientific expertise. The to actively participate in the tasks of the of pieces of aluminum extrusions plus Advisory Committee will include Census Scientific Advisory Committee, fasteners and extraneous materials, they members from diverse backgrounds, including, but not limited to, regular did not meet either scope exclusion. including academia and private meeting attendance, review of materials, Therefore, the Department found the enterprise, which are further diversified and participation in conference calls, products at issue to be within the scope by business type or industry, geography, webinars, working groups, and special of the Orders.2 and other factors. committee activities. As discussed in detail in the Third 5. No employee of the federal 5. The Department of Commerce is Remand Results,3 the CIT remanded the government can serve as a member of committed to equal opportunity in the Final Scope Ruling on Refrigerator Trim the Census Scientific Advisory workplace and seeks diverse Advisory Kits three times.4 In Meridian IV,5 the Committee. Committee membership. CIT held that the Department’s long- standing recognition of a ‘‘fasteners’’ Miscellaneous Dated: July 11, 2017. exception to the ‘‘finished goods kit’’ 1. Members of the Census Scientific Ron S. Jarmin, exclusion in the scope was Advisory Committee serve without Performing the Non-Exclusive Functions and unreasonable, finding that ‘‘the compensation, but receive Duties of the Director, Bureau of the Census. inclusion of ‘fasteners’ or ‘extraneous reimbursement for committee-related [FR Doc. 2017–15014 Filed 7–17–17; 8:45 am] materials’ is not determinative when travel and lodging expenses. BILLING CODE 3510–07–P qualifying a kit consistent of multiple 2. The Census Scientific Advisory parts which otherwise meets the Committee meets once or twice a year, exclusionary requirements, as a budget permitting. Additional meetings DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ‘finished goods kit.’ ’’ 6 Additionally, the may be held as deemed necessary by the CIT explained that there is nothing in International Trade Administration Census Director or Designated Federal the scope language that indicates that Official. All Advisory Committee [A–570–967; C–570–968] the parts of a finished goods kit cannot meetings are open to the public in consist entirely of aluminum accordance with the Federal Advisory Aluminum Extrusions From the extrusions.7 The CIT explained that ‘‘to Committee Act. People’s Republic of China: Notice of qualify as a ‘finished goods kit’, a kit Second Amended Final Scope Ruling must contain every part required to Nomination Information Pursuant to Court Decision assemble the final finished good, and it 1. Nominations are requested as logically follows that if a kit is imported AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, described above. with all of the parts necessary to fully 2. Nominees must have scientific and International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. assemble the kit into its final finished technical expertise in such areas as form, then obviously (and necessarily) SUMMARY: On March 28, 2017, the Court demography, economics, geography, some of those ‘parts’ may be of Appeals for the Federal Circuit psychology, statistics, survey fasteners.’’ 8 (Federal Circuit) reversed the Court of methodology, social and behavioral International Trade (CIT) and sustained sciences, Information Technology, 1 The finished goods kit exclusion states: ‘‘A the Department of Commerce’s computing, or marketing. Such finished goods kits is understood to mean a (Department) original scope ruling in packaged combination of parts that contains, at the knowledge and expertise are needed to which it found that Meridian Products time of importation, all of the necessary parts to provide advice and recommendations to fully assemble a final finished good and requires no LLC’s (Meridian) refrigerator/freezer the Director of the Census Bureau on the further finishing or fabrication, such as cutting or trim kits did not satisfy the finished punching, and is assembled ‘as is’ into a finished trends, uses, and application of goods kit exclusion under the product.’’ The scope further states that, ‘‘{a}n scientific innovations and developments imported product will not be considered a ‘finished antidumping (AD) and countervailing in relation to the full range of Census goods kit’’ and therefore excluded from the scope duty (CVD) orders covering aluminum Bureau programs and activities. of the investigation merely by including fasteners 3. Individuals, groups, and/or extrusions from the People’s Republic of such as screws, bolts, etc. in the packaging with an organizations may submit nominations China (PRC). The Department is aluminum extrusion product.’’ 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Final Scope Ruling on on behalf of individual candidates. A therefore issuing a second amended Certain Refrigerator/Freezer Trim Kits, dated summary of the candidate’s final scope ruling. December 17, 2012 (Final Scope Ruling on qualifications (resumé or curriculum DATES: Effective July 18, 2017. Refrigerator Trim Kits) at 11. See also Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s Republic of China: vitae) must be included along with the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 30650 (May 26, nomination letter. Nominees must be James Terpstra, AD/CVD Operations, 2011) and Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s able to actively participate in the tasks Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 76 of the Census Scientific Advisory U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 FR 30653 (May 26, 2011) (Orders). 3 See Final Results of Redetermination Pursuant Committee, including, but not limited Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, to Court Remand, Meridian Products, LLC v. United DC 20230; telephone: 202–482–3965. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES to, regular meeting attendance, States, Court No. 13–00018, Slip. Op. 15–67 (Oct. committee meeting discussant SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 29, 2015) (Third Remand Results). 4 See Third Remand Results at 6–10. responsibilities, review of materials, as well as participation in conference calls, Background 5 See Meridian Products, LLC v. United States, Court No. 13–00018, Slip. Op. 15–67 (Oct. 29, 2015) webinars, working groups, and/or On December 17, 2012, the (Meridian IV). special committee activities. Department issued its Final Scope 6 See Meridian IV, Slip Op. 15–67 at 12–13. 4. Nominations of organizations may Ruling on Refrigerator Trim Kits in 7 Id. come from individuals or organizations. which it determined that the 8 Id., at 14 (emphasis omitted). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:47 Jul 17, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18JYN1.SGM 18JYN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of request for nominations.
DatesPlease submit nominations by August 11, 2017.
ContactTara Dunlop Jackson, Branch Chief for Advisory Committees, Customer Liaison Marketing Services Offices, Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H177, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233, telephone (301) 763-5222 or [email protected] For TTY callers, please use the Federal Relay Service 1-800-877-8339.
FR Citation82 FR 32787 
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