Intent To Renew the Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Users Advisory Committee, 51615 [2014-20611]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Intent To Renew the Bureau of Labor
Statistics Data Users Advisory
Committee
The Secretary of Labor is announcing
the intent to renew a Federal Advisory
Committee. 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 renewal of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics Data Users Advisory
Committee (the ‘‘Committee’’) is in the
public interest in connection with the
performance of duties imposed upon the
Commissioner of Labor Statistics by 29
U.S.C. 1 and 2. This determination
follows consultation with the
Committee Management Secretariat,
General Services Administration.
The Committee provides advice to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics from the
points of view of data users from
various sectors of the U.S. economy,
including the labor, business, research,
academic and government communities,
on matters related to the analysis,
dissemination, and use of the Bureau’s
statistics, on its published reports, and
on gaps between or the need for new
Bureau statistics.
The Committee will function solely as
an advisory body to the BLS, on
technical topics selected by the BLS.
The Committee is responsible for
providing the Commissioner of Labor
Statistics: (1) The priorities of data
users; (2) suggestions concerning the
addition of new programs, changes in
the emphasis of existing programs or
cessation of obsolete programs; and (3)
advice on potential innovations in data
analysis, dissemination and
presentation. The Committee reports to
the Commissioner of Labor Statistics,
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.
Department of Labor.
The Committee will not exceed 20
members. Committee members are
nominated by the Commissioner of
Labor Statistics and approved by the
Secretary of Labor. Membership of the
Committee will represent a balance of
expertise across a broad range of BLS
program areas, including employment
and unemployment statistics,
occupational safety and health statistics,
compensation measures, price indexes,
and productivity measures; or other
areas related to the subject matter of
BLS programs. All committee members
will have extensive research or practical
experience using BLS data. The
Committee will function solely as an
advisory body, in compliance with the
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provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. The Charter will be
filed under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act.
For Further Information Contact:
Cheryl Kerr, Office of the
Commissioner, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, telephone: 202–691–7808,
email: kerr.cheryl@bls.gov.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 26th day of
August 2014.
Kimberley D. Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2014–20611 Filed 8–28–14; 8:45 am]
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Contact Mr. David W. Johnson, Director,
Office of Technical Programs and
Coordination Activities, Directorate of
Technical Support and Emergency
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Intent To Renew the Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Users
Advisory Committee
The Secretary of Labor is announcing the intent to renew a Federal
Advisory Committee. 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 renewal of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Data
Users Advisory Committee (the ``Committee'') is in the public interest
in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the
Commissioner of Labor Statistics by 29 U.S.C. 1 and 2. This
determination follows consultation with the Committee Management
Secretariat, General Services Administration.
The Committee provides advice to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
from the points of view of data users from various sectors of the U.S.
economy, including the labor, business, research, academic and
government communities, on matters related to the analysis,
dissemination, and use of the Bureau's statistics, on its published
reports, and on gaps between or the need for new Bureau statistics.
The Committee will function solely as an advisory body to the BLS,
on technical topics selected by the BLS.
The Committee is responsible for providing the Commissioner of
Labor Statistics: (1) The priorities of data users; (2) suggestions
concerning the addition of new programs, changes in the emphasis of
existing programs or cessation of obsolete programs; and (3) advice on
potential innovations in data analysis, dissemination and presentation.
The Committee reports to the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Bureau
of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
The Committee will not exceed 20 members. Committee members are
nominated by the Commissioner of Labor Statistics and approved by the
Secretary of Labor. Membership of the Committee will represent a
balance of expertise across a broad range of BLS program areas,
including employment and unemployment statistics, occupational safety
and health statistics, compensation measures, price indexes, and
productivity measures; or other areas related to the subject matter of
BLS programs. All committee members will have extensive research or
practical experience using BLS data. The Committee will function solely
as an advisory body, in compliance with the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The Charter will be filed under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act.
For Further Information Contact: Cheryl Kerr, Office of the
Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, telephone: 202-691-7808,
email: kerr.cheryl@bls.gov.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 26th day of August 2014.
Kimberley D. Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2014-20611 Filed 8-28-14; 8:45 am]
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