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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Request for Nominations of Members
to Serve on the Federal Economic
Statistics Advisory Committee
Bureau of the Census,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of request for
nominations.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce is
requesting nominations of individuals
to the Federal Economic Statistics
Advisory Committee. 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
criteria.
DATES: Please submit nominations by
April 29, 2013.
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Please submit nominations
to B.K. Atrostic, Designated Federal
Official for Federal Economic Statistics
Advisory Committee, U.S. Census
Bureau, Room 2K267, 4600 Silver Hill
Road, Washington, DC 20233.
Nominations also may be submitted by
fax at 301–763–9993, or by email to
barbara.kathryn.atrostic@census.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: B.K.
Atrostic, Designated Federal Official for
Federal Economic Statistics Advisory
Committee, U.S. Census Bureau, Room
2K267, 4600 Silver Hill Road,
Washington, DC 20233, e-mail
barbara.kathryn.atrostic@census.gov, or
telephone (301) 763–6442.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Economic Statistics Advisory
Committee was established in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (as amended, Title 5,
United States Code, Appendix 2). The
following provides information about
the committee, membership, and the
nomination process.
ADDRESSES:
Objectives and Duties
1. The Federal Economic Statistics
Advisory Committee (the ‘‘Committee’’)
is administratively housed at the
Economics and Statistics
Administration (ESA), U.S. Department
of Commerce. The Committee advises
Directors of ESA’s two statistical
agencies, the Bureau of Economic
Analysis (BEA) and the U.S. Census
Bureau (Census), and the Commissioner
of the Department of Labor’s Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS) (‘‘the agencies’’)
on statistical methodology and other
technical matters related to the
collection, tabulation, and analysis of
federal economic statistics.
2. The Committee functions solely as
an advisory committee to the senior
officials of BEA, Census and BLS in
consultation with the Committee
chairperson.
3. Important aspects of the
Committee’s responsibilities include,
but are not limited to:
a. Recommending research to address
important technical problems arising in
federal economic statistics.
b. Identifying areas in which better
coordination of the agencies’’ activities
would be beneficial.
c. Establishing relationships with
professional associations with an
interest in federal economic statistics.
d. Coordinating, in its identification
of agenda items, with other existing
academic advisory committees
chartered to provide agency-specific
advice, for the purpose of avoiding
duplication of effort.
4. The Committee reports to the
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
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who, as head of ESA, coordinates and
collaborates with the agencies.
Membership
1. The Committee consists of
approximately fourteen members who
serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of
Commerce.
2. Members are nominated by the
Department of Commerce, in
consultation with the agencies, under
the coordination of the Under Secretary
for Economic Affairs, and appointed by
the Secretary.
3. Committee members are
economists, statisticians, survey
methodologists, and behavioral
scientists, and are chosen to achieve a
balanced membership across those
disciplines.
4. Members shall be prominent
experts in their fields, and recognized
for their scientific and professional
achievements and objectivity.
a. Members serve as Special
Government Employees (SGEs) and are
subject to ethics rules applicable to
SGEs.
b. Members serve three-year terms.
Members may be reappointed to any
number of additional three-year terms.
c. Should a committee member be
unable to complete a three-year term, a
new member may be selected to
complete that term for the duration of
the time remaining or begin a new term
of three years.
d. The agencies, by consensus
agreement, shall appoint the
chairperson annually from the
committee membership. Chairpersons
shall be permitted to succeed
themselves.
Miscellaneous
1. Members of the Committee will not
be compensated for their services, but
will be reimbursed for travel expenses
upon request.
2. The Committee meets
approximately twice a year, budget
permitting. Special meetings may be
called when appropriate.
Nomination Information
1. Nominations are requested as
described above.
2. Nominees must be economists,
statisticians, survey methodologists, and
behavioral scientists and will be chosen
to achieve a balanced membership
across those disciplines. Nominees must
be prominent experts in their fields, and
recognized for their scientific and
professional achievements and
objectivity. Such knowledge and
expertise are needed to advise the
agencies on statistical methodology and
other technical matters related to the
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collection, tabulation, and analysis of
federal economic statistics.
3. Individuals, groups, and/or
organizations may submit nominations
on behalf of an individual candidate. A
summary of the candidate’s
qualifications (reAE1sumeAE1 or
curriculum vitae) must be included
along with the nomination letter.
Nominees must be able to actively
participate in the tasks of the
Committee, including, but not limited to
regular meeting attendance, committee
meeting discussant responsibilities, and
review of materials, as well as
participation in conference calls,
webinars, working groups, and special
committee activities.
4. The Department of Commerce is
committed to equal opportunity in the
workplace and seeks diverse Committee
membership.
Dated: March 22, 2013.
Thomas L. Mesenbourg, Jr.,
Senior Advisor Performing the Duties of the
Director, Bureau of the Census.
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Foreign-Trade Zone 236—Palm
Springs, California; Application for
Reorganization and Expansion Under
Alternative Site Framework
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board
(the Board) by the City of Palm Springs,
grantee of FTZ 236, requesting authority
to reorganize and expand the zone
under the alternative site framework
(ASF) adopted by the Board (15 CFR
400.2(c)). The ASF is an option for
grantees for the establishment or
reorganization of zones and can permit
significantly greater flexibility in the
designation of new subzones or ‘‘usagedriven’’ FTZ sites for operators/users
located within a grantee’s ‘‘service area’’
in the context of the Board’s standard
2,000-acre activation limit for a zone.
The application was submitted pursuant
to the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the
regulations of the Board (15 CFR part
400). It was formally docketed on March
25, 2013.
FTZ 236 was approved by the Board
on February 3, 1999 (Board Order 1013,
64 FR 7854, 02/17/1999). The current
zone includes the following sites: Site 1
(902 acres)—Palm Springs International
Airport, 3400 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way,
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410 N. Farrell Drive, 820 Research Drive
and adjacent Gene Autry Business Park,
Palm Springs; and, Site 2 (14 acres)—
within the 18-acre Palm Springs Rail
Station, 63950 Palm Springs Station
Road, Palm Springs.
The grantee’s proposed service area
under the ASF would be a portion of
eastern Riverside County, California, as
described in the application. If
approved, the grantee would be able to
serve sites throughout the service area
based on companies’ needs for FTZ
designation. The proposed service area
is within and adjacent to the Palm
Springs U.S. Customs and Border
Protection port of entry.
The applicant is requesting authority
to reorganize its existing zone project to
include existing Site 1 as a ‘‘magnet’’
site. The ASF allows for the possible
exemption of one magnet site from the
‘‘sunset’’ time limits that generally
apply to sites under the ASF, and the
applicant proposes that Site 1 be so
exempted. In addition, the applicant is
also requesting the approval of the
following new magnet site: Proposed
Site 3 (26.72 acres)—Dowling Orchard
Business Park, 415 Nicholas Road, 920
4th Street and 4th Street and Nicholas
Road, Beaumont (Riverside County).
The applicant is also requesting as part
of the reorganization that Site 2 be
removed from the zone project.
In accordance with the Board’s
regulations, Christopher Kemp of the
FTZ Staff is designated examiner to
evaluate and analyze the facts and
information presented in the application
and case record and to report findings
and recommendations to the Board.
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions shall be
addressed to the Board’s Executive
Secretary at the address below. The
closing period for their receipt is May
28, 2013. Rebuttal comments in
response to material submitted during
the foregoing period may be submitted
during the subsequent 15-day period to
June 12, 2013.
A copy of the application will be
available for public inspection at the
Office of the Executive Secretary,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room
21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the
‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s
Web site, which is accessible via
www.trade.gov/ftz. For further
information, contact Christopher Kemp
at Christopher.Kemp@trade.gov or (202)
482–0862.
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Dated: March 25, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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CFR 766.25(a); see also Section 11(h) of
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denial of export privileges under this
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EAA has been in lapse and the President, through
Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001 (3 CFR,
2001 Comp. 783 (2002)), which has been extended
by successive Presidential Notices, the most recent
being that of August 15, 2012 (77 FR 49699 (August
16, 2012)), has continued the Regulations in effect
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Request for Nominations of Members to Serve on the Federal
Economic Statistics Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce is requesting nominations of
individuals to the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee. 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 criteria.
DATES: Please submit nominations by April 29, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations to B.K. Atrostic, Designated
Federal Official for Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee,
U.S. Census Bureau, Room 2K267, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC
20233. Nominations also may be submitted by fax at 301-763-9993, or by
email to barbara.kathryn.atrostic@census.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: B.K. Atrostic, Designated Federal
Official for Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee, U.S.
Census Bureau, Room 2K267, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233,
e-mail barbara.kathryn.atrostic@census.gov, or telephone (301) 763-
6442.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Economic Statistics Advisory
Committee was established in accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (as amended, Title 5, United States Code, Appendix 2).
The following provides information about the committee, membership, and
the nomination process.
Objectives and Duties
1. The Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee (the
``Committee'') is administratively housed at the Economics and
Statistics Administration (ESA), U.S. Department of Commerce. The
Committee advises Directors of ESA's two statistical agencies, the
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and the U.S. Census Bureau (Census),
and the Commissioner of the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) (``the agencies'') on statistical methodology and
other technical matters related to the collection, tabulation, and
analysis of federal economic statistics.
2. The Committee functions solely as an advisory committee to the
senior officials of BEA, Census and BLS in consultation with the
Committee chairperson.
3. Important aspects of the Committee's responsibilities include,
but are not limited to:
a. Recommending research to address important technical problems
arising in federal economic statistics.
b. Identifying areas in which better coordination of the agencies''
activities would be beneficial.
c. Establishing relationships with professional associations with
an interest in federal economic statistics.
d. Coordinating, in its identification of agenda items, with other
existing academic advisory committees chartered to provide agency-
specific advice, for the purpose of avoiding duplication of effort.
4. The Committee reports to the Under Secretary for Economic
Affairs who, as head of ESA, coordinates and collaborates with the
agencies.
Membership
1. The Committee consists of approximately fourteen members who
serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce.
2. Members are nominated by the Department of Commerce, in
consultation with the agencies, under the coordination of the Under
Secretary for Economic Affairs, and appointed by the Secretary.
3. Committee members are economists, statisticians, survey
methodologists, and behavioral scientists, and are chosen to achieve a
balanced membership across those disciplines.
4. Members shall be prominent experts in their fields, and
recognized for their scientific and professional achievements and
objectivity.
a. Members serve as Special Government Employees (SGEs) and are
subject to ethics rules applicable to SGEs.
b. Members serve three-year terms. Members may be reappointed to
any number of additional three-year terms.
c. Should a committee member be unable to complete a three-year
term, a new member may be selected to complete that term for the
duration of the time remaining or begin a new term of three years.
d. The agencies, by consensus agreement, shall appoint the
chairperson annually from the committee membership. Chairpersons shall
be permitted to succeed themselves.
Miscellaneous
1. Members of the Committee will not be compensated for their
services, but will be reimbursed for travel expenses upon request.
2. The Committee meets approximately twice a year, budget
permitting. Special meetings may be called when appropriate.
Nomination Information
1. Nominations are requested as described above.
2. Nominees must be economists, statisticians, survey
methodologists, and behavioral scientists and will be chosen to achieve
a balanced membership across those disciplines. Nominees must be
prominent experts in their fields, and recognized for their scientific
and professional achievements and objectivity. Such knowledge and
expertise are needed to advise the agencies on statistical methodology
and other technical matters related to the
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collection, tabulation, and analysis of federal economic statistics.
3. Individuals, groups, and/or organizations may submit nominations
on behalf of an individual candidate. A summary of the candidate's
qualifications (reAE1sumeAE1 or curriculum vitae) must be included
along with the nomination letter. Nominees must be able to actively
participate in the tasks of the Committee, including, but not limited
to regular meeting attendance, committee meeting discussant
responsibilities, and review of materials, as well as participation in
conference calls, webinars, working groups, and special committee
activities.
4. The Department of Commerce is committed to equal opportunity in
the workplace and seeks diverse Committee membership.
Dated: March 22, 2013.
Thomas L. Mesenbourg, Jr.,
Senior Advisor Performing the Duties of the Director, Bureau of the
Census.
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