[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 187 (Friday, September 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57982-57983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22955]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Technical Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations
AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
ACTION: Request for nominations to the BLS Technical Advisory
Committee.
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SUMMARY: The BLS is soliciting new members for the BLS Technical
Advisory Committee (BLSTAC). The Committee presents advice and makes
recommendations to the BLS on technical aspects of the collection and
formulation of economic measures. The Committee functions solely as an
advisory body to the BLS, on technical topics selected by the BLS.
The Committee consists of approximately sixteen members who serve
as Special Government Employees. Members are appointed by the BLS and
are approved by the Secretary of Labor. Committee members are
economists, statisticians, and behavioral scientists and are chosen to
achieve a balanced membership across those disciplines. They are
prominent experts in their fields and recognized for their professional
achievements and objectivity. BLS invites nominations for consideration
for committee membership. Interested persons may nominate themselves or
may submit the name of another person who they believe to be interested
in and qualified to serve on the BLSTAC. Nominations may also be
submitted by organizations.
DATES: Nominations for the BLSTAC membership should be postmarked by
October 10, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Nominations for the BLSTAC membership should be sent to:
Commissioner Erica Groshen, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2
Massachusetts Avenue NE., Room 4040, Washington, DC 20212.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Fieldhouse, U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE., Office of Productivity and
Technology, Room 2150. Washington, DC 20212. Telephone: (202) 691-5025.
This is not a toll free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BLS intends to appoint members to three-year
terms. The Bureau often faces highly technical issues while developing
and maintaining the accuracy and relevancy of its data on employment
and unemployment, prices, productivity, and compensation and working
conditions. These issues range from how to develop new measures to how
to make sure that existing measures account for the ever changing
economy. The BLS presents issues and then draws on the specialized
expertise of Committee members representing specialized fields within
the academic disciplines of economics, statistics and survey design.
Nominations: BLS is looking for committed BLSTAC members who have
significant knowledge of BLS data. The economists will have research
experience with technical issues related to BLS data and will be
familiar with employment and unemployment statistics, price index
numbers, compensation measures, productivity measures, occupational and
health statistics, or other topics relevant to BLS data series. The
statisticians will be familiar with sample design, data analysis,
computationally intensive statistical methods, non-sampling errors or
other areas which are relevant to BLS work. The behavioral scientists
will be familiar with questionnaire design, usability or other areas of
survey development. The members of the panel will collectively provide
a balance of expertise in all of these areas. The U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics is committed to bringing greater diversity of thought,
perspective, and experience to its advisory committees. Nominees of all
age, disability, ethnicity, gender, race, and sexual orientation are
encouraged to apply. Nominations should include the name, address, and
telephone number of the candidate. Each nomination should include a
summary of the candidate's training or experience relating to BLS data.
BLS will conduct a basic background check of candidates before their
appointment to the BLSTAC. The background check will involve accessing
publicly available, Internet based sources.
Authority: This notice was prepared in accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C.
App. 2. The Secretary of Labor has determined that the Bureau of
Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee is in the public
interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon
the Commissioner of Labor Statistics by 29
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U.S.C. 1 and 2. This determination follows consultation with the
Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day of September, 2014.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2014-22955 Filed 9-25-14; 8:45 am]
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