Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Census Scientific Advisory Committee, 67103-67104 [2013-26834]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 217 / Friday, November 8, 2013 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of the Census Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Census Scientific Advisory Committee Bureau of the Census, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of request for nominations. AGENCY: 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 December 9, 2013. ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations to Jeri Green, Chief, Office of External Engagement, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H182, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233. Nominations also may be submitted via fax at 301– 763–8609 or by email to jeri.green@ census.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri Green, Chief, Office of External Engagement, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H182, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233, telephone (301) 763–2070. 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. TKELLEY on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: Objectives and Duties 1. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee advises the Director of the 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, VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:08 Nov 07, 2013 Jkt 232001 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 20 members and one Chair appointed by the Director of the Census Bureau. 2. Members are appointed for a two or 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 two or 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. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 67103 reimbursement for committee-related travel and lodging expenses. 2. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee meets at least once a year, budget permitting, but 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 (resume 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 participate actively 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. E:\FR\FM\08NON1.SGM 08NON1 67104 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 217 / Friday, November 8, 2013 / Notices Dated: November 1, 2013. John H. Thompson, Director, Bureau of the Census. Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011). Such submissions are subject to verification in accordance with section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘Act’’). Further, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(f)(1)(i), a copy must be served on every party on the Department’s service list. [FR Doc. 2013–26834 Filed 11–7–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with September anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department’s regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews. DATES: Effective Date: November 8, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda E. Waters, Office of AD/CVD Operations, Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482–4735. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: TKELLEY on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Background The Department has received timely requests, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b), for administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with September anniversary dates. All deadlines for the submission of various types of information, certifications, or comments or actions by the Department discussed below refer to the number of calendar days from the applicable starting time. Notice of No Sales If a producer or exporter named in this notice of initiation had no exports, sales, or entries during the period of review (‘‘POR’’), it must notify the Department within 60 days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. All submissions must be filed electronically at https:// iaaccess.trade.gov in accordance with 19 CFR 351.303. See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures; VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:08 Nov 07, 2013 Jkt 232001 Respondent Selection In the event the Department limits the number of respondents for individual examination for administrative reviews, the Department intends to select respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) data for U.S. imports during the POR. We intend to release the CBP data under Administrative Protective Order (‘‘APO’’) to all parties having an APO within seven days of publication of this initiation notice and to make our decision regarding respondent selection within 21 days of publication of this Federal Register notice. The Department invites comments regarding the CBP data and respondent selection within five days of placement of the CBP data on the record of the applicable review. In the event the Department decides it is necessary to limit individual examination of respondents and conduct respondent selection under section 777A(c)(2) of the Act: In general, the Department has found that determinations concerning whether particular companies should be ‘‘collapsed’’ (i.e., treated as a single entity for purposes of calculating antidumping duty rates) require a substantial amount of detailed information and analysis, which often require follow-up questions and analysis. Accordingly, the Department will not conduct collapsing analyses at the respondent selection phase of this review and will not collapse companies at the respondent selection phase unless there has been a determination to collapse certain companies in a previous segment of this antidumping proceeding (i.e., investigation, administrative review, new shipper review or changed circumstances review). For any company subject to this review, if the Department determined, or continued to treat, that company as collapsed with others, the Department will assume that such companies continue to operate in the same manner and will collapse them for respondent selection purposes. Otherwise, the Department will not collapse companies for purposes of respondent selection. Parties are requested to (a) identify which companies subject to review previously were collapsed, and (b) PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 provide a citation to the proceeding in which they were collapsed. Further, if companies are requested to complete the Quantity and Value Questionnaire for purposes of respondent selection, in general each company must report volume and value data separately for itself. Parties should not include data for any other party, even if they believe they should be treated as a single entity with that other party. If a company was collapsed with another company or companies in the most recently completed segment of this proceeding where the Department considered collapsing that entity, complete quantity and value data for that collapsed entity must be submitted. Deadline for Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), a party that has requested a review may withdraw that request within 90 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. The regulation provides that the Department may extend this time if it is reasonable to do so. In order to provide parties additional certainty with respect to when the Department will exercise its discretion to extend this 90-day deadline, interested parties are advised that the Department does not intend to extend the 90-day deadline unless the requestor demonstrates that an extraordinary circumstance has prevented it from submitting a timely withdrawal request. Determinations by the Department to extend the 90-day deadline will be made on a case-by-case basis. Separate Rates In proceedings involving non-market economy (‘‘NME’’) countries, the Department begins with a rebuttable presumption that all companies within the country are subject to government control and, thus, should be assigned a single antidumping duty deposit rate. It is the Department’s policy to assign all exporters of merchandise subject to an administrative review in an NME country this single rate unless an exporter can demonstrate that it is sufficiently independent so as to be entitled to a separate rate. To establish whether a firm is sufficiently independent from government control of its export activities to be entitled to a separate rate, the Department analyzes each entity exporting the subject merchandise under a test arising from the Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Sparklers from the People’s Republic of China, 56 FR 20588 (May 6, 1991), as amplified by Final E:\FR\FM\08NON1.SGM 08NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67103-67104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26834]



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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 December 9, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations to Jeri Green, Chief, Office of 
External Engagement, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H182, 4600 Silver Hill 
Road, Washington, DC 20233. Nominations also may be submitted via fax 
at 301-763-8609 or by email to jeri.green@census.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri Green, Chief, Office of External 
Engagement, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H182, 4600 Silver Hill Road, 
Washington, DC 20233, telephone (301) 763-2070.

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 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 20 
members and one Chair appointed by the Director of the Census Bureau.
    2. Members are appointed for a two or 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 two or 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.
    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 at least once a 
year, budget permitting, but 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 participate actively 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.


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    Dated: November 1, 2013.
John H. Thompson,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2013-26834 Filed 11-7-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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