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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Census Scientific Advisory Committee;
Request for Nominations
Census Bureau, Commerce.
Notice of request for
nominations.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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The Bureau of the Census
(Census Bureau) requests nominations
of individuals to the Census Scientific
Advisory Committee (CSAC or
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
February 2, 2024. The Census Bureau
will retain nominations received after
this date for consideration should
additional vacancies occur.
ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations
to the census.scientific.advisory
.committee@census.gov (subject line
‘‘2024 CSAC Nominations’’).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shana Banks, Chief, Advisory
Committee Branch, Office of Program,
Performance and Stakeholder
Integration (PPSI), Census Bureau, by
telephone at 301–763–3815 or by email
at Shana.J.Banks@census.gov.
Individuals who use telecommunication
devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8
a.m. and 8 p.m., eastern standard time,
Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Census Scientific Advisory Committee
was established in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) title 5, United States Code
(U.S.C.), app. The following provides
information about the Committee,
membership, and the nomination
process.
SUMMARY:
Objectives and Duties
1. The Census Scientific Advisory
Committee advises the Director of the
U.S. Census Bureau on the full range of
Census Bureau programs and activities
including communications,
demographic, economic, field
operations, geography, information
technology, and statistics.
2. The Census Scientific Advisory
Committee will address census policies,
research and methodology, tests,
operations, communications/messaging,
and other activities to ascertain needs
and best practices to improve censuses,
surveys, operations, and programs.
3. The Census Scientific Advisory
Committee will provide formal review
and feedback on internal and external
working papers, reports, and other
documents related to the design and
implementation of census programs and
surveys.
4. The Census Scientific Advisory
Committee will function solely as an
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advisory body and shall comply fully
with the provisions of the FACA.
5. The Census Scientific Advisory
Committee reports to the Director of the
Census Bureau.
Membership
1. The Census Scientific Advisory
Committee consists of up to 21 members
who are appointed by and serve at the
discretion of the Director of the Census
Bureau.
2. Members will serve for a three-year
term. All members will be evaluated at
the conclusion of their first term with
the prospect of renewal, pending
Committee needs. Active attendance
and participation in meetings and
activities will be factors considered
when determining term renewal or
membership continuance. Members may
be appointed for a second three-year
term at the discretion of the Director.
3. Members shall serve as Special
Government Employees (SGEs) and will
be subject to the ethics rules applicable
to SGEs.
4. The Census Scientific Advisory
Committee aims to have balanced
representation among its members,
considering such factors as geography,
scientific expertise, community
involvement, and knowledge of census
programs and/or activities, and, where
possible the Census Bureau will
consider the ethnic, racial, and gender
diversity and various abilities of the
United States population.
5. No employee of the Federal
Government can serve as a member of
the Census Scientific Advisory
Committee.
Miscellaneous
1. The Census Bureau will not
compensate members of the Committee
for their services, but shall, upon
request, reimburse travel expenses as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5703.
2. The Census Scientific Advisory
Committee will convene twice per year,
budget and environmental conditions
permitting. The Committee will use
formal advisory committee meetings,
webinars, working groups, and other
means of review to accomplish its goals,
consistent with the requirements of
FACA.
Nomination Information
1. Nominations are requested as
described above.
2. Nominees must have scientific and
technical expertise in such areas as
communications, demographic,
economic, field operations, geography,
information technology, and statistics.
Such knowledge and expertise are
needed to provide advice and
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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. The Census Bureau is especially
interested in receiving applications from
persons with expertise in survey
methodology, information technology,
computer science and engineering,
geography, psychology, business/
finance, sociology, and marketing.
4. 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
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.
5. The Department of Commerce is
committed to equal opportunity in the
workplace and seeks diverse Committee
membership.
Robert L. Santos, Director, Census
Bureau, approved the publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Dated: December 26, 2023.
Shannon Wink,
Program Analyst, Policy Coordination Office,
U.S. Census Bureau.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
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Approval of Expansion of Subzone
144C; Orgill, Inc.; Tifton, Georgia
On September 28, 2023, the Executive
Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones
(FTZ) Board docketed an application
submitted by the Brunswick and Glynn
County Development Authority, grantee
of FTZ 144, requesting an expansion of
Subzone 144C subject to the existing
activation limit of FTZ 144, on behalf of
Orgill, Inc., in Tifton, Georgia.
The application was processed in
accordance with the FTZ Act and
Regulations, including notice in the
Federal Register inviting public
comment (88 FR 69116, October 5,
2023). The FTZ staff examiner reviewed
the application and determined that it
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meets the criteria for approval. Pursuant
to the authority delegated to the FTZ
Board Executive Secretary (15 CFR
400.36(f)), the application to expand
Subzone 144C was approved on
December 26, 2023, subject to the FTZ
Act and the Board’s regulations,
including section 400.13, and further
subject to FTZ 144’s 2,000-acre
activation limit.
Dated: December 26, 2023.
Camille R. Evans,
Acting Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that countervailable
subsidies are not being provided to
producers and exporters of mattresses
from Indonesia. The period of
investigation (POI) is January 1, 2022,
through December 31, 2022. Interested
parties are invited to comment on this
preliminary determination.
DATES: Applicable January 2, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Natasia Harrison or Harrison Tanchuck,
AD/CVD Operations, Office VI,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1240 or
(202) 482–7421, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
This preliminary determination is
made in accordance with section 703(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). Commerce published the
notice of initiation of this countervailing
duty (CVD) investigation on August 23,
2023.1 On October 5, 2023, Commerce
postponed the preliminary
1 See Mattresses from Indonesia: Initiation of
Countervailing Duty Investigation, 88 FR 57412
(August 23, 2023) (Initiation Notice).
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determination until December 26,
2023.2
For a complete description of events
that followed the initiation of this
investigation, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix
II to this notice. The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://access.trade.gov/public/
FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Scope of the Investigation
Mattresses From Indonesia:
Preliminary Negative Countervailing
Duty Determination and Alignment of
Final Determination With the Final
Antidumping Duty Determination
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The products covered by this
investigation are mattresses from
Indonesia. For a complete description of
the scope of this investigation, see
Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the preamble to
Commerce’s regulations,4 the Initiation
Notice set aside a period of time for
parties to raise issues regarding product
coverage, (i.e., scope).5 We received
comments concerning the scope of the
concurrent antidumping duty (AD)
investigations of mattresses as it
appeared in the Initiation Notice.6 We
are currently evaluating the scope
comments filed by the interested parties
and intend to issue our preliminary
decision regarding the scope of the AD
and CVD investigations prior to or
concurrently with the AD preliminary
determinations. We will incorporate the
scope decisions from the AD
investigations into the scope of the final
CVD determination for this
investigation, after considering any
relevant comments submitted in scope
case and rebuttal briefs.7
2 See Mattresses from Indonesia: Postponement of
Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing
Duty Investigation, 88 FR 69132 (October 5, 2023).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Negative Determination of the
Countervailing Duty Investigation of Mattresses
from Indonesia,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
4 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
5 See Initiation Notice, 88 FR at 57413.
6 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 5–6.
7 The deadline for interested parties to submit
scope case and rebuttal briefs will be established in
the preliminary scope decision memorandum.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Census Scientific Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations
AGENCY: Census Bureau, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) requests nominations
of individuals to the Census Scientific Advisory Committee (CSAC or
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 February 2, 2024. The Census Bureau
will retain nominations received after this date for consideration
should additional vacancies occur.
ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations to the census.scientific.advisory
.[email protected] (subject line ``2024 CSAC Nominations'').
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shana Banks, Chief, Advisory Committee
Branch, Office of Program, Performance and Stakeholder Integration
(PPSI), Census Bureau, by telephone at 301-763-3815 or by email at
[email protected]. Individuals who use telecommunication devices
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., eastern standard
time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Scientific Advisory Committee was
established in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.), app. 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 full range of Census Bureau programs and
activities including communications, demographic, economic, field
operations, geography, information technology, and statistics.
2. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee will address census
policies, research and methodology, tests, operations, communications/
messaging, and other activities to ascertain needs and best practices
to improve censuses, surveys, operations, and programs.
3. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee will provide formal
review and feedback on internal and external working papers, reports,
and other documents related to the design and implementation of census
programs and surveys.
4. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee will function solely as
an advisory body and shall comply fully with the provisions of the
FACA.
5. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee reports to the Director
of the Census Bureau.
Membership
1. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee consists of up to 21
members who are appointed by and serve at the discretion of the
Director of the Census Bureau.
2. Members will serve for a three-year term. All members will be
evaluated at the conclusion of their first term with the prospect of
renewal, pending Committee needs. Active attendance and participation
in meetings and activities will be factors considered when determining
term renewal or membership continuance. Members may be appointed for a
second three-year term at the discretion of the Director.
3. Members shall serve as Special Government Employees (SGEs) and
will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to SGEs.
4. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee aims to have balanced
representation among its members, considering such factors as
geography, scientific expertise, community involvement, and knowledge
of census programs and/or activities, and, where possible the Census
Bureau will consider the ethnic, racial, and gender diversity and
various abilities of the United States population.
5. No employee of the Federal Government can serve as a member of
the Census Scientific Advisory Committee.
Miscellaneous
1. The Census Bureau will not compensate members of the Committee
for their services, but shall, upon request, reimburse travel expenses
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5703.
2. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee will convene twice per
year, budget and environmental conditions permitting. The Committee
will use formal advisory committee meetings, webinars, working groups,
and other means of review to accomplish its goals, consistent with the
requirements of FACA.
Nomination Information
1. Nominations are requested as described above.
2. Nominees must have scientific and technical expertise in such
areas as communications, demographic, economic, field operations,
geography, information technology, and statistics. Such knowledge and
expertise are needed to provide advice and
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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. The Census Bureau is especially interested in receiving
applications from persons with expertise in survey methodology,
information technology, computer science and engineering, geography,
psychology, business/finance, sociology, and marketing.
4. 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.
5. The Department of Commerce is committed to equal opportunity in
the workplace and seeks diverse Committee membership.
Robert L. Santos, Director, Census Bureau, approved the publication
of this notice in the Federal Register.
Dated: December 26, 2023.
Shannon Wink,
Program Analyst, Policy Coordination Office, U.S. Census Bureau.
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