Notice of Public Meeting of the Michigan Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 73672-73673 [2020-25503]

Download as PDF 73672 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 224 / Thursday, November 19, 2020 / Notices 11. Members must be a producer of citrus with representation from the following States: Five members from Arizona or California, five members from Florida, and one member from Texas. The Citrus Disease Subcommittee is soliciting nominations to fill three vacant positions for membership: • Two positions to represent Florida, and • one position to represent California or Arizona. All nominees will be carefully reviewed for their expertise, leadership, and relevance to a category. Done at Washington, DC, this day of November 2, 2020. Steve Censky, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture. [FR Doc. 2020–24925 Filed 11–18–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–03–P COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Notice of Public Meeting of the Maine Advisory Committee to the Commission on Civil Rights Commission on Civil Rights. Announcement of meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Maine Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at 12:00 p.m. (ET) for the purpose of hearing testimony about digital equity issues in Maine. DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at 12:00 p.m. ET. ADDRESSES: Public Call Information: Dial: 1–800–367–2403; conference ID: 1644409. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evelyn Bohor, at ero@usccr.gov or 202– 921–2212. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the public can listen to the discussion. This meeting is available to the public through the above listed tollfree number. Any interested member of the public may call this number and listen to the meeting. An open comment period will be provided to allow members of the public to make a statement as time allows. The conference call operator will ask callers to identify themselves, the organization they are affiliated with (if any), and an email address prior to placing callers SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:40 Nov 18, 2020 Jkt 253001 into the conference room. Callers can expect to incur regular charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, according to their wireless plan. The Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free telephone number. Individuals who are deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and providing the Federal Relay Service operator with the conference call-in numbers: 1–800–367–2403; Conference ID: 1644409. Members of the public are also entitled to submit written comments; the comments must be received in the regional office within 30 days following the meeting. Written comments may be emailed to Evelyn Bohor at ero@ usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Eastern Regional Office at (202) 376– 7533. Records of the meeting will be available via www.facadatabase.gov under the Commission on Civil Rights, Maine Advisory Committee link. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are directed to the Commission’s website, https:// www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Eastern Regional Office at the above email or phone number. Agenda Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. (ET) • • • • • • Welcome/Opening Briefing on Digital Equity Next Steps Other Business Public Comment Adjournment Dated: November 13, 2020. David Mussatt, Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. [FR Doc. 2020–25475 Filed 11–18–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6335–01–P COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Notice of Public Meeting of the Michigan Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. ACTION: Announcement of meeting. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Michigan Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a web-based meeting on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time for the purpose of discussing the impact of the COVID–19 pandemic on voting rights in the state. DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Public Call Information: Register online: https://civilrights.webex.com/ civilrights/j.php?MTID=macaec 647b9a31877189c30e6956fe258 Join by phone: • 800–360–9505 USA Toll Free • Access code: 199 197 3564 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at mwojnaroski@usccr.gov or 202–618– 4158. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the public can listen to the discussion. This meeting is available to the public through the above listed tollfree number or online through the above registration link. An open comment period will be provided to allow members of the public to make a statement as time allows. Callers can expect to incur regular charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, according to their wireless plan. The Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free telephone number. Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and conference ID number. Members of the public are also entitled to submit written comments; the comments must be received in the regional office within 30 days following the meeting. Written comments may be emailed to Melissa Wojnaroski at mwojnaroski@usccr.gov in the Regional Program Unit Office/Advisory Committee Management Unit. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Regional Programs Unit Office at 202–618–4158. Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Regional Programs Unit Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Records of the meeting will be available via https:// www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/FACA PublicViewCommitteeDetails?id= a10t0000001gzjPAAQ under the Commission on Civil Rights, Michigan Advisory Committee link. Persons E:\FR\FM\19NON1.SGM 19NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 224 / Thursday, November 19, 2020 / Notices interested in the work of this Committee are also directed to the Commission’s website, https://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Regional Programs Unit office at the above email or phone number. Agenda Welcome and Roll Call Discussion: COVID–19 & Voting Rights in Michigan Public Comment Adjournment Dated: November 13, 2020. David Mussatt, Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. [FR Doc. 2020–25503 Filed 11–18–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6335–01–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Census Bureau Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Management and Organizational Practices Survey— Hospitals (MOPS–HP) Census Bureau, Commerce. Notice of information collection; request for comment. AGENCY: ACTION: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 60 days of public comment on a proposed new information collection, the Management and Organizational Practices Survey—Hospitals (MOPS– HP). An information collection request (ICR) for the MOPS–HP was submitted to OMB for approval on July 7, 2020 and is currently pending OMB review. DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before January 19, 2021. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by email to Thomas.J.Smith@census.gov. Please reference Management and Organizational Practices Survey— Hospitals (MOPS–HP) in the subject line of your comments. You may also submit comments, identified by Docket Number USBC–2020–0029, to the Federal eSUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:40 Nov 18, 2020 Jkt 253001 Rulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. All comments received are part of the public record. No comments will be posted to https:// www.regulations.gov for public viewing until after the comment period has closed. Comments will generally be posted without change. All Personally Identifiable Information (for example, name and address) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information. You may submit attachments to electronic comments in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or specific questions related to collection activities should be directed to Edward Watkins at edward.e.watkins.iii@ census.gov or 301–763–4750. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The U.S. Census Bureau plans to conduct the Management and Organizational Practices SurveyHospitals (MOPS–HP) for survey year 2020 as a joint project with Harvard Business School. The MOPS–HP will utilize a subset of the Service Annual Survey mail-out sample and will collect data on management practices from Chief Nursing Officers (CNOs) at general medical and surgical hospitals to assist in studying their relationship to clinical and financial performance. A notice seeking public comment on our plans to conduct this survey was previously published in the Federal Register on February 12, 2020, on pages 4623–4624. That notice proposed collecting data for survey years 2019 and 2014, but collection has been adjusted due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic has further highlighted the relevance of hospital management practices, especially as they relate to hospitals’ abilities to respond to shocks to their organization and the health care system. In light of this, the Census Bureau has modified the survey proposal to collect data for reference years 2020 and 2019. This change seeks to directly measure management practices and protocols before and during the pandemic to obtain a better understanding of how hospitals have had to adjust and pivot operations during this public health emergency. The Census Bureau also plans to include two additional questions in the MOPS–HP content to help improve measurement of hospital preparedness. PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 73673 These questions will provide information on two elements of responsiveness, hospitals’ coordinated deployment of frontline clinical workers and hospitals’ ability to quickly respond to needed changes in standardized clinical protocols. In an effort to limit respondent burden while adding this content, adjustments were made to keep the total number of questions and estimated burden per response unchanged. The project plan, schedule, and collection strategy are being actively monitored, and adjustments will be made as necessary, as the Census Bureau is cognizant and respectful of the time, resources, and burden placed on CNOs during the pandemic. After the close of this second comment period, the Census Bureau will submit these planned changes as an amendment to the ICR, which is currently pending review at OMB. Any comments received by the close of the comment period will be summarized and included in the amendment. Currently, no official statistics on management practices in hospitals exist. Past research shows these practices are related to health care providers’ clinical and financial outcomes. This suggests that providing measures on management practices may potentially help the United States health care system, which is challenged by rising health care costs, increased demand from an aging society, and quality objectives. These data would permit users to examine relationships between management practices and financial outcomes using Census Bureau data (e.g., revenues) and relationships with clinical outcomes using external data sources. Additionally, these data would provide hospital administrators and managers information to evaluate their practices in comparison to other hospitals at an aggregate level. The MOPS–HP content was proposed by external researchers with past experience in surveying hospitals on management practices. Some questions are adapted from the Management and Organizational Practices Survey (MOPS), conducted in the manufacturing sector, allowing for intersectoral comparisons. Content for the MOPS–HP includes performance monitoring, financial and clinical targets, and incentives. The 39 questions are grouped into the following sections: Tenure, Management Practices, Management Training, Management of Team Interactions, Staffing and Allocation of Human Resources, Standardized Clinical Protocols, Documentation of Patients’ Medical Records, and Organizational Characteristics. E:\FR\FM\19NON1.SGM 19NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 224 (Thursday, November 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73672-73673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25503]


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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Notice of Public Meeting of the Michigan Advisory Committee to 
the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Announcement of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the 
rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 
(Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Michigan 
Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a web-based meeting on 
Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time for the purpose 
of discussing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on voting rights in 
the state.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 12:00 
p.m. Eastern Time.
    Public Call Information: Register online: https://civilrights.webex.com/civilrights/j.php?MTID=macaec647b9a31877189c30e6956fe258
    Join by phone:
     800-360-9505 USA Toll Free
     Access code: 199 197 3564

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at 
[email protected] or 202-618-4158.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the public can listen to the 
discussion. This meeting is available to the public through the above 
listed toll-free number or online through the above registration link. 
An open comment period will be provided to allow members of the public 
to make a statement as time allows. Callers can expect to incur regular 
charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, according to their 
wireless plan. The Commission will not refund any incurred charges. 
Callers will incur no charge for calls they initiate over land-line 
connections to the toll-free telephone number. Persons with hearing 
impairments may also follow the proceedings by first calling the 
Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 and providing the Service with 
the conference call number and conference ID number.
    Members of the public are also entitled to submit written comments; 
the comments must be received in the regional office within 30 days 
following the meeting. Written comments may be emailed to Melissa 
Wojnaroski at [email protected] in the Regional Program Unit 
Office/Advisory Committee Management Unit. Persons who desire 
additional information may contact the Regional Programs Unit Office at 
202-618-4158.
    Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced 
at the Regional Programs Unit Office, as they become available, both 
before and after the meeting. Records of the meeting will be available 
via https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/FACAPublicViewCommitteeDetails?id=a10t0000001gzjPAAQ under the 
Commission on Civil Rights, Michigan Advisory Committee link. Persons

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interested in the work of this Committee are also directed to the 
Commission's website, https://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Regional 
Programs Unit office at the above email or phone number.

Agenda

Welcome and Roll Call
Discussion: COVID-19 & Voting Rights in Michigan
Public Comment
Adjournment

    Dated: November 13, 2020.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2020-25503 Filed 11-18-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6335-01-P
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