[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 187 (Friday, September 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57982-57983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22955]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics


Technical Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations

AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

ACTION: Request for nominations to the BLS Technical Advisory 
Committee.

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SUMMARY: The BLS is soliciting new members for the BLS Technical 
Advisory Committee (BLSTAC). The Committee presents advice and makes 
recommendations to the BLS on technical aspects of the collection and 
formulation of economic measures. The Committee functions solely as an 
advisory body to the BLS, on technical topics selected by the BLS.
    The Committee consists of approximately sixteen members who serve 
as Special Government Employees. Members are appointed by the BLS and 
are approved by the Secretary of Labor. Committee members are 
economists, statisticians, and behavioral scientists and are chosen to 
achieve a balanced membership across those disciplines. They are 
prominent experts in their fields and recognized for their professional 
achievements and objectivity. BLS invites nominations for consideration 
for committee membership. Interested persons may nominate themselves or 
may submit the name of another person who they believe to be interested 
in and qualified to serve on the BLSTAC. Nominations may also be 
submitted by organizations.

DATES: Nominations for the BLSTAC membership should be postmarked by 
October 10, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Nominations for the BLSTAC membership should be sent to: 
Commissioner Erica Groshen, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 
Massachusetts Avenue NE., Room 4040, Washington, DC 20212.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Fieldhouse, U.S. Bureau of Labor 
Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE., Office of Productivity and 
Technology, Room 2150. Washington, DC 20212. Telephone: (202) 691-5025. 
This is not a toll free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BLS intends to appoint members to three-year 
terms. The Bureau often faces highly technical issues while developing 
and maintaining the accuracy and relevancy of its data on employment 
and unemployment, prices, productivity, and compensation and working 
conditions. These issues range from how to develop new measures to how 
to make sure that existing measures account for the ever changing 
economy. The BLS presents issues and then draws on the specialized 
expertise of Committee members representing specialized fields within 
the academic disciplines of economics, statistics and survey design. 
Nominations: BLS is looking for committed BLSTAC members who have 
significant knowledge of BLS data. The economists will have research 
experience with technical issues related to BLS data and will be 
familiar with employment and unemployment statistics, price index 
numbers, compensation measures, productivity measures, occupational and 
health statistics, or other topics relevant to BLS data series. The 
statisticians will be familiar with sample design, data analysis, 
computationally intensive statistical methods, non-sampling errors or 
other areas which are relevant to BLS work. The behavioral scientists 
will be familiar with questionnaire design, usability or other areas of 
survey development. The members of the panel will collectively provide 
a balance of expertise in all of these areas. The U.S. Bureau of Labor 
Statistics is committed to bringing greater diversity of thought, 
perspective, and experience to its advisory committees. Nominees of all 
age, disability, ethnicity, gender, race, and sexual orientation are 
encouraged to apply. Nominations should include the name, address, and 
telephone number of the candidate. Each nomination should include a 
summary of the candidate's training or experience relating to BLS data. 
BLS will conduct a basic background check of candidates before their 
appointment to the BLSTAC. The background check will involve accessing 
publicly available, Internet based sources.

    Authority:  This notice was prepared in accordance with the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. 
App. 2. The Secretary of Labor has determined that the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee is in the public 
interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon 
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U.S.C. 1 and 2. This determination follows consultation with the 
Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day of September, 2014.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2014-22955 Filed 9-25-14; 8:45 am]
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