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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 181 / Wednesday, September 20, 2017 / Notices Dated: September 5, 2017. Glenn Casamassa, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System. [FR Doc. 2017–20001 Filed 9–19–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Housing Service Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection Rural Housing Service, Department of Agriculture. ACTION: Proposed collection; comments requested. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Housing Service’s intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the program of the Agency’s use of Supervised Bank Accounts (SBA). DATES: Comments on this Notice must be received by November 20, 2017 to be assured of consideration. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joanna Rogers, Financial Loan Analyst, Multi-Family Housing Portfolio Management Division, STOP 0782Room 1263S, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250–0782. Telephone: (202) 720–1609. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 7 CFR 1902–A, Supervised Bank Accounts. OMB Number: 0575–0158. Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2018. Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection. Abstract: The Agency extends financial assistance to applicants that do not qualify for loans under commercial rates and terms. The Agency use SBAs as a mechanism to (1) ensure correct disbursement and expenditure of all funds designated for a project; (2) help a borrower properly manage its financial affairs; (3) ensure that the Government’s security is protected adequately from fraud, waste and abuse. SBAs are mandatory for Multi-Family Housing (MFH) reserve accounts. The MFH funds must be kept in the SBA for the full term of a loan. Any funds withdrawn for disbursement for an authorized purpose require a countersignature from an Agency official. sradovich on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Sep 19, 2017 Jkt 241001 This regulation prescribes the policies and responsibilities for the use of SBAs. In carrying out the mission as a supervised credit Agency, this regulation authorizes the use of supervised accounts for the disbursement of funds. The use may be necessitated to disburse Government funds consistent with the various stages of any development (construction) work actually achieved. On limited occasions, a supervised account is used to provide temporary credit counseling and oversight of those being assisted who demonstrate an inability to handle their financial affairs responsibly. Another use is for depositing MFH reserve account funds in a manner requiring Agency co-signature for withdrawals. MFH reserve account funds are held in a reserve account for the future capital improvement needs for apartment properties. Supervised accounts are established to ensure Government security is adequately protected against fraud, waste and abuse. The legislative authority for requiring the use of supervised accounts is contained in section 510 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1480). These provisions authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make such rules and regulations as deemed necessary to carry out the responsibilities and duties the Government is charged with administering. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this information collection is estimated to average .44 hours per response. Respondents: Small Business. Estimated Average Number of Respondents: 15,000. Estimated Total Annual Responses: 60,292. Estimated Total Number of Man Hours: 26,169. Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Jeanne Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, at (202) 692–0040. Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 43933 electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments may be sent to Jeanne Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250–0742. All responses to this Notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record. Dated: September 11, 2017. Richard A. Davis, Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service. [FR Doc. 2017–19942 Filed 9–19–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of the Census National Advisory Committee U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: The U.S. Census Bureau is giving notice of a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations (NAC). The NAC addresses policy, research, and technical issues relating to all Census Bureau programs and activities. These activities include the production and dissemination of detailed demographic and economic statistics across all program areas, including the Decennial Census programs. The NAC will meet in a plenary session on November 2–3, 2017. Last minute changes to the schedule are possible, which could prevent us from giving advance public notice of schedule adjustments. Planned topics of discussion include the following items: • 2020 Census Program updates • 2020 Census Operations: Integrated Communications Plan • Undercount of Young Children Working Group update • Integrated Partnership and Communications Working Group update Please visit the Census Advisory Committees Web site for the most current meeting agenda at: https:// www.census.gov/about/cac.html. The meeting will be available via webcast at: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/ census-live.html. DATES: November 2–3, 2017. On Thursday, November 2, the meeting will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 5:00 p.m. On Friday, November 3, the meeting will SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1 sradovich on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with NOTICES 43934 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 181 / Wednesday, September 20, 2017 / Notices begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 2:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Census Bureau Auditorium, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Dunlop Jackson, Branch Chief for Advisory Committees, Customer Liaison and Marketing Services Office, at tara.dunlop.jackson@census.gov, 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). The 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 Friday, November 3. However, individuals with extensive questions or statements must submit them in writing to: census.national.advisory.committee@ census.gov (subject line ‘‘November 2017 NAC Meeting Public Comment’’), or by letter submission to Kimberly L. Leonard, Committee Liaison Officer, Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H179, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233. If you plan to attend the meeting, please register by Monday, October 30, 2017. You may access the online registration from the following link: https://www.regonline.com/nac_ meeting_nov2017. Seating is available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should also be directed to the Committee Liaison Officer as soon as known, and preferably two weeks prior to the meeting. Please call 301–763–9906 upon arrival at the Census Bureau on the day VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Sep 19, 2017 Jkt 241001 of the meeting. A photo ID must be presented in order to receive your visitor’s badge. Visitors are not allowed beyond the first floor. Dated: September 14, 2017. Ron S. Jarmin, Associate Director for Economic Programs, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Director, Bureau of the Census. [FR Doc. 2017–20061 Filed 9–19–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Census Bureau Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Pilot of USPS Postal Carriers as Census Enumerators During the 2018 End-toEnd Census Test U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on or before November 20, 2017. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Robin A. Pennington, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233 (or via the internet at robin.a.pennington@ census.gov). SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The U.S. Census Bureau proposes a proof of concept study on the use of United States Postal Service (USPS) Postal Carriers as Census Bureau enumerators as part of the 2018 End-toEnd Census Test. The possibility of formally using Postal Carriers to conduct enumeration as part of Decennial Census operations has been proposed or suggested several times in PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 recent years by Members of Congress, as well as other advisory and oversight bodies, in response to (1) the rising operational costs of both agencies, and (2) the need for familiarity with local addresses. The suggestions often note that the USPS maintains a permanent, well trained, and experienced labor force that possesses significant public trust and detailed knowledge of the addressing and residential patterns in communities they serve. The rationale for this study is to test and observe the feasibility of the use of Postal Carriers as enumerators in the context of an existing Census Test, and, thereby, enable the Census Bureau and USPS to better respond to stakeholder inquiries about the feasibility of such activities. The potential long-term advantages to the Census Bureau include: (1) Leveraging local USPS knowledge about households to pinpoint the best time for an interview, (2) increasing the pool of enumerators without hiring new temporary staff, and (3) providing a more flexible landscape for how and when Nonresponse Followup (NRFU) interviews occur during the enumeration phase of a census. The Census Bureau plans to conduct a pilot in two ZIP Codes outside of—but adjacent to—the 2018 End-to-End Census Test site location in Providence County, R.I. The pilot will involve approximately 40 Postal Carriers operating out of two ZIP Codes, 02760 located in North Attleboro, MA, and 02888 located in Warwick, RI. The proposed evaluation and deliverables are: (1) The numbers of resolved enumeration cases will be documented to determine whether Postal Carriers were able to successfully conduct assigned NRFU activities. Documentation will identify and describe challenges and opportunities for future collaborative participation in this operation. (2) A report that details the development of baseline metrics to describe costs and benefits of a future collaborative operation. This study will determine the information needed to assess cost differences/savings to recruiting and staff-onboarding operations by using existing USPS employees, and the value added in terms of efficiency and quality of NRFU activities, measured by numbers of visits, of using Postal Carriers with local knowledge. (3) Results of focus group debriefings held with the Postal Carriers, their managers, and the public after the 2018 End-to-End Census Test enumeration phase is complete to describe and E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


National Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Census Bureau is giving notice of a meeting of the 
National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations 
(NAC). The NAC addresses policy, research, and technical issues 
relating to all Census Bureau programs and activities. These activities 
include the production and dissemination of detailed demographic and 
economic statistics across all program areas, including the Decennial 
Census programs. The NAC will meet in a plenary session on November 2-
3, 2017. Last minute changes to the schedule are possible, which could 
prevent us from giving advance public notice of schedule adjustments. 
Planned topics of discussion include the following items:
     2020 Census Program updates
     2020 Census Operations: Integrated Communications Plan
     Undercount of Young Children Working Group update
     Integrated Partnership and Communications Working Group 
update
    Please visit the Census Advisory Committees Web site for the most 
current meeting agenda at: https://www.census.gov/about/cac.html. The 
meeting will be available via webcast at: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/census-live.html.

DATES: November 2-3, 2017. On Thursday, November 2, the meeting will 
begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 5:00 p.m. On 
Friday, November 3, the meeting will

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begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 2:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Census Bureau 
Auditorium, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Dunlop Jackson, Branch Chief for 
Advisory Committees, Customer Liaison and Marketing Services Office, at 
tara.dunlop.jackson@census.gov, 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). The 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 Friday, November 3. However, 
individuals with extensive questions or statements must submit them in 
writing to: census.national.advisory.committee@census.gov (subject line 
``November 2017 NAC Meeting Public Comment''), or by letter submission 
to Kimberly L. Leonard, Committee Liaison Officer, Department of 
Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H179, 4600 Silver Hill Road, 
Washington, DC 20233.
    If you plan to attend the meeting, please register by Monday, 
October 30, 2017. You may access the online registration from the 
following link: https://www.regonline.com/nac_meeting_nov2017. Seating 
is available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should also be directed to the Committee Liaison Officer as soon as 
known, and preferably two weeks prior to the meeting.
    Please call 301-763-9906 upon arrival at the Census Bureau on the 
day of the meeting. A photo ID must be presented in order to receive 
your visitor's badge. Visitors are not allowed beyond the first floor.

    Dated: September 14, 2017.
Ron S. Jarmin,
Associate Director for Economic Programs, performing the non-exclusive 
functions and duties of the Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2017-20061 Filed 9-19-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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