[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 14690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05649]
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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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