Geographically Updated Population Certification Program, 86106-86108 [2023-27207]

Download as PDF 86106 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 237 / Tuesday, December 12, 2023 / Notices automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All comments to this document will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval and will become a matter of public record. Erin Morris, Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. 2023–27240 Filed 12–11–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board Forest Service, Agriculture USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: The Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board will hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The Board is authorized under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, the National Forest Management Act of 1976, the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The purpose of the Board is to provide advice and recommendations on a broad range of forest issues such as forest plan revisions or amendments, forest health including fire, insect and disease, travel management, forest monitoring and evaluation, recreation fees, and sitespecific projects having forest-wide implications. SUMMARY: An in-person meeting will be held on January 17, 2024, 1 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Mountain standard time (MST). Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide in-person oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. MST on January 12, 2024. Written public comments will be accepted up to 11:59 p.m. MST on January 12, 2024. Comments submitted after this date will be provided to the Forest Service, but the Board may not have adequate time to consider those comments prior to the meeting. All board meetings are subject to cancellation. For status of the meeting prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in person, at the U.S. Forest Service, Mystic Ranger District Office, 8221 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:03 Dec 11, 2023 Jkt 262001 Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City, South Dakota 57702. Board information and meeting details can be found at the following website: https:// www.fs.usda.gov/main/blackhills/ workingtogether/advisorycommittees or by contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Written Comments: Written comments must be sent by email to scott.j.jacobson@usda.gov or via mail (i.e., postmarked) to Scott Jacobson, 8221 Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City, South Dakota 57702. The Forest Service strongly prefers comments be submitted electronically. Oral Comments: Persons or organizations wishing to make oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. MST, January 12, 2024, and speakers can only register for one speaking slot. Oral comments must be sent by email to scott.j.jacobson@ usda.gov or via mail (i.e., postmarked) to Scott Jacobson, 8221 Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City, South Dakota 57702. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivan Green, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), by phone at 605–673–9201 or email at ivan.green@usda.gov, or Scott Jacobson, Committee Coordinator, at 605–440–1409 or email at scott.j.jacobson@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting agenda will include: 1. Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Permit Fees; and 2. Forest Plan Revision update. The agenda will include time for individuals to make oral statements of three minutes or less. Individuals wishing to make an oral statement should make a request in writing at least three days prior to the meeting date to be scheduled on the agenda. Written comments may be submitted to the Forest Service up to 7 days after the meeting date listed under DATES. Please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, by or before the deadline, for all questions related to the meeting. All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are placed in the record and are available for public inspection and copying. The public may inspect comments received upon request. Meeting Accommodations: The meeting location is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the USDA provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you are a person requiring reasonable accommodation, please make requests in advance for sign language interpretation, assistive listening PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 devices, or other reasonable accommodation to the person listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section or contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TTY) or USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident. Equal opportunity practices in accordance with USDA’s policies will be followed in all appointments to the Board. To ensure that the recommendations of the Board have taken into account the needs of the diverse groups served by USDA, membership shall include to the extent possible, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender. Dated: December 7, 2023. Cikena Reid, USDA Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2023–27212 Filed 12–11–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Census Bureau [Docket Number: 231128–0279; X–RIN 0607–XC072] Geographically Updated Population Certification Program Census Bureau, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of program reinstatement. AGENCY: Effective January 1, 2024, the Census Bureau will reinstate the Geographically Updated Population Certification Program (GUPCP). At that time, the Census Bureau will resume processing applications for certified decennial census population and housing counts associated with updated government boundaries. This service was suspended on January 1, 2019, to SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 237 / Tuesday, December 12, 2023 / Notices accommodate the taking of the 2020 Census (see the Federal Register, October 19, 2018). The resumption of this service provides the requesting government a new certification of 2020 Census population and housing counts based on boundary updates that became legally effective after the 2020 Census. Government boundaries effective on or before January 1, 2020 were used for 2020 Census population and housing tabulation. While GUPCP was originally scheduled for reinstatement in 2022, resource demands following the 2020 Census have delayed its relaunch until 2024. Resumption of the program continues a fee-based service that the Census Bureau has provided since the 1970s. Additional program details, including the schedule of fees and application instructions, will be available online at: https:// www.census.gov/programs-surveys/ gupcp.html. DATES: The GUPCP will be reinstated on January 1, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lindsay Spell, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, by email at lindsay.spell@census.gov or telephone at 301–763–1652. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following the 1970 decennial census and after every subsequent decennial census, the Census Bureau provided the opportunity for tribal, state, and local governments to obtain certified population and housing counts for areas where the boundaries have changed from those used to tabulate the results of the immediately preceding decennial census. These changes occur due to newly incorporated governments, the merger of two or more existing governments, the addition or annexation of land by a government, or other circumstances. The certification process is available to governments established by law for the purpose of implementing specified general-purpose or specialpurpose government functions. Most governments have legally established boundaries and names and have officials (usually elected) who have the power to carry out legally prescribed functions, provide services for residents, and raise revenues. These are commonly referred to as general-purpose governments and typically include federally recognized American Indian reservations and off-reservation trust land, counties and county equivalents, boroughs, cities, towns, villages, and townships. Special-purpose governments, such as school districts, typically are limited to one function. The Census Bureau is issuing this notice to reinstate the GUPCP as a VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:03 Dec 11, 2023 Jkt 262001 centralized system for certifying decennial population and housing counts. This service will be a permanent process, but one that will be suspended in advance of future decennial censuses. Typically, the Census Bureau will suspend this service and direct its resources to the decennial census for approximately five years. This includes the two years preceding the decennial census, the decennial census year, and the two years following it. The Census Bureau will issue notices in the Federal Register announcing when it suspends and, in turn, resumes the service. The Census Bureau first began to make updated decennial census count determinations to reflect geographic boundary changes in 1972 in response to the requests of local governments to establish eligibility for participation in the General Revenue Sharing Program, authorized under Public Law 92–512. At that time, the Census Bureau established a fee-based service enabling governments with annexations to obtain updated decennial census population counts that reflected the population living in the annexed areas. The Census Bureau also received funding from the U.S. Department of the Treasury to make those determinations for larger annexations that met prescribed criteria, and for new incorporations. The General Revenue Sharing Program ended on September 30, 1986, but the certification program continued into 1988 with support from the Census Bureau. The program was suspended to accommodate the taking of the 1990 decennial census and resumed in 1992. The Census Bureau supported the program through fiscal year 1995 for cities with large annexations and through fiscal year 1996 for newly incorporated places. The program was continued as a fee-based service until June 1, 1998, at which time it was suspended for the 2000 decennial census (see the Federal Register, 63 FR 27706, May 20, 1998). In 2002, the program resumed and has since been referred to as the Geographically Updated Population Certification Program or GUPCP (see the Federal Register, 67 FR 72095, December 4, 2002). GUPCP was suspended again in 2008 to accommodate the taking of the 2010 Census (see the Federal Register, 72 FR 46602, August 21, 2007), as well as in 2019 to accommodate the taking of the 2020 Census (see the Federal Register, 83 FR 53029, October 19, 2018). Although there is no legal requirement that the Census Bureau provide this service, there is a demand from governments for 2020 Census population and housing counts to be PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 86107 certified to reflect boundary updates or the formation of new governments dated after January 1, 2020, the legal effective date for boundaries used in tabulating the 2020 Census. Title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.), section 8 allows the Census Bureau to conduct this program by providing certain statistical materials upon payment of costs for the service. The Census Bureau is the sole provider of this service, which is based on processing 2020 Census enumeration records protected by the confidentiality restrictions at 13 U.S.C. 8 and 9. A geographically updated population certification from the Census Bureau confirms that an official population and housing count is an accurate retabulation of the 2020 Census population and housing as configured for the updated government boundaries. A population certification may be needed for many reasons. For example, general-purpose governments may be required by state law to produce a Census Bureau population and housing certification for funds disbursement from their respective state, or federally sponsored programs may require or honor a Census Bureau population and housing certification for program eligibility. Special-purpose governments may also need official certification of census population and housing counts for other purposes. The Census Bureau is reinstating the fee-based service that will use current geographic and demographic programs to support customer requests. The final fee structure will reflect variations in the resources needed to meet customer requirements for certifications of standard governmental units and will be posted online at: https:// www.census.gov/programs-surveys/ gupcp.html. There are two types of fees, based upon whether the population certificate is generated through an annually scheduled geographic update process or is expedited in order to meet customer needs. Governments requesting certification must complete Form BC–1869(EF), ‘‘Geographically Updated Population Certification Program (GUPCP) Request’’. This form will be available online at: https:// www.census.gov/programs-surveys/ gupcp.html. Tribal, state, and local governments should submit requests for certifications on Form BC–1869(EF) by email to the Census Bureau at pop.lgemp@census.gov. Communication requesting the service without Form BC–1869(EF) will be accepted only if it contains the information necessary to complete the form. Paperwork Reduction Act: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to respond to, E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1 86108 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 237 / Tuesday, December 12, 2023 / Notices nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), unless that collection of information displays a current Office of Management and Budget control number. This notice does not represent a collection of information and is not subject to the PRA’s requirements. The form reference in the notice, Form BC– 1869(EF), will collect only information necessary to process a certification request. As such, it is not subject to the PRA’s requirements. Robert L. Santos, Director, Census Bureau, approved the publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Dated: December 7, 2023. Shannon Wink, Program Analyst, Policy Coordination Office, U.S. Census Bureau. [FR Doc. 2023–27207 Filed 12–11–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting Process for Complaint of Employment Discrimination Used by Permanent Employees and Applicants for Employment at DOC and Complaint of Employment Discrimination for the Decennial Census Office of Civil Rights, Office of the Secretary, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment. AGENCY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 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 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB. DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before February 12, 2024. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments by email to predpath@doc.gov or PRAcomments@ doc.gov. Please reference OMB Control Number 0694–0015 in the subject line of your comments. Do not submit ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:03 Dec 11, 2023 Jkt 262001 Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or specific questions related to collection activities should be directed to Paul Redpath, Office of Civil Rights, Chief, Program Implementation Division, phone (202) 482–2627 or by email at predpath@doc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The Equal Employment Opportunity Federal Commission (EEOC) regulations at 29 CFR 1614.106 require that a Federal employee or applicant for Federal employment alleging discrimination based on race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, or reprisal for protected activity must submit a signed statement that is sufficiently precise to identify the actions or practices that form the bases of the complaint. The individual completing the form is asked to identify the bureau at which the alleged discrimination took place, and whether the individual worked at that bureau at the time of the alleged discrimination. The individual completing the form is also asked to describe the alleged discriminatory action(s) as clearly as possible and include the date(s) and to articulate the basis or bases of the complaint (race, color, sex, etc.). Further, the individual completing the form is asked to identify the remedy(ies) sought for the alleged discrimination. Although complainants are not required to use the proposed form to file their complaints, the Office of Civil Rights strongly encourages its use to ensure efficient case processing and trend analyses of complaint activity. II. Method of Collection A paper form, signed by the complainant or his or her designated representative, must be submitted by mail or delivery service, email, in person, or by facsimile transmission. III. Data OMB Control Number: 0694–0015. Form Number(s): CD–498, CD–498A. Type of Review: Regular. Extension of a currently approved information collection. Affected Public: Households and individuals. Estimated Number of Respondents: 200. Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100. PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $193. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. IV. Request for Comments We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Sheleen Dumas, Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2023–27242 Filed 12–11–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–BP–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–351–856] Certain Aluminum Foil From Brazil: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021– 2022 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. 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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86106-86108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27207]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau

[Docket Number: 231128-0279; X-RIN 0607-XC072]


Geographically Updated Population Certification Program

AGENCY: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of program reinstatement.

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SUMMARY: Effective January 1, 2024, the Census Bureau will reinstate 
the Geographically Updated Population Certification Program (GUPCP). At 
that time, the Census Bureau will resume processing applications for 
certified decennial census population and housing counts associated 
with updated government boundaries. This service was suspended on 
January 1, 2019, to

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accommodate the taking of the 2020 Census (see the Federal Register, 
October 19, 2018). The resumption of this service provides the 
requesting government a new certification of 2020 Census population and 
housing counts based on boundary updates that became legally effective 
after the 2020 Census. Government boundaries effective on or before 
January 1, 2020 were used for 2020 Census population and housing 
tabulation. While GUPCP was originally scheduled for reinstatement in 
2022, resource demands following the 2020 Census have delayed its 
relaunch until 2024. Resumption of the program continues a fee-based 
service that the Census Bureau has provided since the 1970s. Additional 
program details, including the schedule of fees and application 
instructions, will be available online at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/gupcp.html.

DATES: The GUPCP will be reinstated on January 1, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lindsay Spell, Population Division, 
U.S. Census Bureau, by email at [email protected] or telephone 
at 301-763-1652.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following the 1970 decennial census and 
after every subsequent decennial census, the Census Bureau provided the 
opportunity for tribal, state, and local governments to obtain 
certified population and housing counts for areas where the boundaries 
have changed from those used to tabulate the results of the immediately 
preceding decennial census. These changes occur due to newly 
incorporated governments, the merger of two or more existing 
governments, the addition or annexation of land by a government, or 
other circumstances. The certification process is available to 
governments established by law for the purpose of implementing 
specified general-purpose or special-purpose government functions. Most 
governments have legally established boundaries and names and have 
officials (usually elected) who have the power to carry out legally 
prescribed functions, provide services for residents, and raise 
revenues. These are commonly referred to as general-purpose governments 
and typically include federally recognized American Indian reservations 
and off-reservation trust land, counties and county equivalents, 
boroughs, cities, towns, villages, and townships. Special-purpose 
governments, such as school districts, typically are limited to one 
function.
    The Census Bureau is issuing this notice to reinstate the GUPCP as 
a centralized system for certifying decennial population and housing 
counts. This service will be a permanent process, but one that will be 
suspended in advance of future decennial censuses. Typically, the 
Census Bureau will suspend this service and direct its resources to the 
decennial census for approximately five years. This includes the two 
years preceding the decennial census, the decennial census year, and 
the two years following it. The Census Bureau will issue notices in the 
Federal Register announcing when it suspends and, in turn, resumes the 
service.
    The Census Bureau first began to make updated decennial census 
count determinations to reflect geographic boundary changes in 1972 in 
response to the requests of local governments to establish eligibility 
for participation in the General Revenue Sharing Program, authorized 
under Public Law 92-512. At that time, the Census Bureau established a 
fee-based service enabling governments with annexations to obtain 
updated decennial census population counts that reflected the 
population living in the annexed areas. The Census Bureau also received 
funding from the U.S. Department of the Treasury to make those 
determinations for larger annexations that met prescribed criteria, and 
for new incorporations. The General Revenue Sharing Program ended on 
September 30, 1986, but the certification program continued into 1988 
with support from the Census Bureau. The program was suspended to 
accommodate the taking of the 1990 decennial census and resumed in 
1992. The Census Bureau supported the program through fiscal year 1995 
for cities with large annexations and through fiscal year 1996 for 
newly incorporated places. The program was continued as a fee-based 
service until June 1, 1998, at which time it was suspended for the 2000 
decennial census (see the Federal Register, 63 FR 27706, May 20, 1998). 
In 2002, the program resumed and has since been referred to as the 
Geographically Updated Population Certification Program or GUPCP (see 
the Federal Register, 67 FR 72095, December 4, 2002). GUPCP was 
suspended again in 2008 to accommodate the taking of the 2010 Census 
(see the Federal Register, 72 FR 46602, August 21, 2007), as well as in 
2019 to accommodate the taking of the 2020 Census (see the Federal 
Register, 83 FR 53029, October 19, 2018).
    Although there is no legal requirement that the Census Bureau 
provide this service, there is a demand from governments for 2020 
Census population and housing counts to be certified to reflect 
boundary updates or the formation of new governments dated after 
January 1, 2020, the legal effective date for boundaries used in 
tabulating the 2020 Census. Title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.), 
section 8 allows the Census Bureau to conduct this program by providing 
certain statistical materials upon payment of costs for the service. 
The Census Bureau is the sole provider of this service, which is based 
on processing 2020 Census enumeration records protected by the 
confidentiality restrictions at 13 U.S.C. 8 and 9.
    A geographically updated population certification from the Census 
Bureau confirms that an official population and housing count is an 
accurate re-tabulation of the 2020 Census population and housing as 
configured for the updated government boundaries. A population 
certification may be needed for many reasons. For example, general-
purpose governments may be required by state law to produce a Census 
Bureau population and housing certification for funds disbursement from 
their respective state, or federally sponsored programs may require or 
honor a Census Bureau population and housing certification for program 
eligibility. Special-purpose governments may also need official 
certification of census population and housing counts for other 
purposes.
    The Census Bureau is reinstating the fee-based service that will 
use current geographic and demographic programs to support customer 
requests. The final fee structure will reflect variations in the 
resources needed to meet customer requirements for certifications of 
standard governmental units and will be posted online at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/gupcp.html. There are two types of 
fees, based upon whether the population certificate is generated 
through an annually scheduled geographic update process or is expedited 
in order to meet customer needs. Governments requesting certification 
must complete Form BC-1869(EF), ``Geographically Updated Population 
Certification Program (GUPCP) Request''. This form will be available 
online at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/gupcp.html. Tribal, 
state, and local governments should submit requests for certifications 
on Form BC-1869(EF) by email to the Census Bureau at 
[email protected]. Communication requesting the service without Form 
BC-1869(EF) will be accepted only if it contains the information 
necessary to complete the form.
    Paperwork Reduction Act: Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, no person is required to respond to,

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nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, 
a collection of information subject to the requirements of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), unless that 
collection of information displays a current Office of Management and 
Budget control number. This notice does not represent a collection of 
information and is not subject to the PRA's requirements. The form 
reference in the notice, Form BC-1869(EF), will collect only 
information necessary to process a certification request. As such, it 
is not subject to the PRA's requirements.
    Robert L. Santos, Director, Census Bureau, approved the publication 
of this notice in the Federal Register.

    Dated: December 7, 2023.
Shannon Wink,
Program Analyst, Policy Coordination Office, U.S. Census Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2023-27207 Filed 12-11-23; 8:45 am]
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