Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Census Scientific Advisory Committee, 5505-5506 [2015-01924]
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Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Pacific Albacore Logbook.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0223.
Form Number(s): NOAA Form 88–
197.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
Burden Hours: 4,000.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
collection.
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Pacific albacore tuna fishery, are
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permit (under the authority of the
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omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Dated: January 28, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
National Sunshine Week Public Event
Bureau of the Census,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Public Event.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of the Census
(U.S. Census Bureau) is announcing the
following event, ‘‘Era of Transparency:
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA),
Privacy Act, and Open Government,’’ in
recognition of National Sunshine Week.
As part of its efforts to promote the goals
of open government and FOIA, the
Census Bureau will hold a public event
on issues relevant to government
transparency. Topics will include
proactive disclosures, the Privacy Act,
and data accessibility.
DATES: Wednesday, March 18, 2015
from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon.
ADDRESSES: The event will be held at
the U.S. Census Bureau in IL001
Library, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland,
MD 20746.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Goode or Karen Bronson, Policy
Coordination Office, (301) 763–2127,
email: census.efoia@census.gov, or by
postal mail addressed to: U.S. Census
Bureau, Policy Coordination Office,
Freedom of Information Act and Open
Government Branch, Room 8H027, 4600
Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC
20233.
For TTY callers, please call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–
877–8339 and give them the above
listed number you would like to call.
This service is free and confidential.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The event
will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. and
end at 12:00 Noon. The agenda will be
available a week before the event on the
Census Bureau Web site, https://
www.census.gov/. Registration is free,
but advanced registration is required.
Send an email to census.efoia@
census.gov to register. Please include
‘‘Sunshine Week Event registration’’ in
the subject line.
Speakers tentatively scheduled for the
event include the following: Melanie
Pustay, Director of the Office of
Information Policy, U.S. Department of
Justice; Catrina Purvis, Chief Privacy
Officer and Director of Open
Government, U.S. Department of
Commerce; Anne Weismann, Chief
Counsel and Interim Executive Director
of the Citizens for Responsibility and
Ethics in Washington; Avi Bender, Chief
Technology Officer, U.S. Census
Bureau; and Jeanne Shiffer, Associate
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Director of Communications, U.S.
Census Bureau.
The event will be physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Individuals requiring accommodation
such as sign language interpretation or
other auxiliary aids, should call Iris
Boon at (301) 763–2127 to request
accommodations at least five business
days in advance.
All registrants will be placed on a
visitor’s list. All visitors for the event
must provide government issued photo
identification in order to enter the
building and receive a visitor’s badge.
For logistical questions, call Daniel
Lurker at (301) 763–2127.
Media interested in attending should
call the Census Bureau’s Public
Information Office at (301) 763–3030 or
email pio@census.gov.
Dated: January 23, 2015.
John H. Thompson,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
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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
March 4, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations
to Kimberly L. Collier, Assistant
Division Chief, Customer Liaison and
Marketing Services Office, U.S. Census
Bureau, Room 8H185, 4600 Silver Hill
Road, Washington, DC 20233.
Nominations also may be submitted via
fax at 301–763–8609, or by email to
<kimberly.l.collier@census.gov>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kimberly L. Collier, Assistant Division
Chief, Customer Liaison and Marketing
Services Office, U.S. Census Bureau,
Room 8H185, 4600 Silver Hill Road,
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Washington, DC 20233, telephone (301)
763–6590.
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.
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Objectives and Duties
1. The Census Scientific Advisory
Committee advises the Director of the
U.S. 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 consist of up to 21 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
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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.
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 actively participate 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.
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 Director of the Census
Bureau or Designated Federal Official.
All Advisory Committee meetings are
open to the public in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Dated: January 23, 2015.
John H. Thompson,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
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
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Foreign-Trade Zone 32—Miami,
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Activity; Brightstar Corporation (Cell
Phone Kitting); Miami, Florida
On October 1, 2014, Greater Miami
Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ
32, submitted a notification of proposed
production activity to the Foreign-Trade
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Site 6, in Miami, Florida.
The notification was processed in
accordance with the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including
notice in the Federal Register inviting
public comment (79 FR 60807, October
8, 2014). The FTZ Board has determined
that no further review of the activity is
warranted at this time. The production
activity described in the notification is
authorized, subject to the FTZ Act and
the Board’s regulations, including
Section 400.14.
Dated: January 23, 2015.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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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 March 4, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations to Kimberly L. Collier, Assistant
Division Chief, Customer Liaison and Marketing Services Office, U.S.
Census Bureau, Room 8H185, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233.
Nominations also may be submitted via fax at 301-763-8609, or by email
to <kimberly.l.collier@census.gov>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly L. Collier, Assistant
Division Chief, Customer Liaison and Marketing Services Office, U.S.
Census Bureau, Room 8H185, 4600 Silver Hill Road,
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Washington, DC 20233, telephone (301) 763-6590.
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 U.S. 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 consist of up to 21
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 Director of the Census Bureau 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 actively participate 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.
Dated: January 23, 2015.
John H. Thompson,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
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