[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 133 (Monday, July 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39993-39994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17029]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number: 150630568-5568-01]
2020 Census Tribal Consultation Meetings
AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of 2020 Census tribal consultation meetings.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Executive Order 13175, the Bureau of the Census
(Census Bureau) plans to conduct eight tribal consultation meetings and
one national webinar with federally recognized tribes across the
country between October 2015 and April 2016. These meetings will
provide a forum for tribes to share insights, make recommendations and
discuss concerns related to the 2020 Census. The Census Bureau's
procedures for outreach, notice and consultation will ensure
involvement of tribes, to the extent practicable and permitted by law,
before making decisions or implementing policies, rules or programs
that affect federally recognized tribal governments. The Census Bureau
requests that interested members of the public comment with any
questions or topics they would like to see considered in these
meetings. For a list of dates, locations and times please check http://webdev.ssd.census.gov/aian/census_2020/. These meetings are open to
members of federally recognized tribes by invitation.
DATES: Any questions or topics to be considered in the tribal
consultation meetings must be received in writing by September 30,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Please direct all comments on this notice to Angel L. Petty,
Program Assistant, 2020 Partnership and Outreach Staff, Decennial
Communications and Budget Office (DCBO), U.S. Census Bureau Washington,
DC 20233; telephone (301) 763-2231 or fax (301) 763-2231 or by email
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angel L. Petty, Program Assistant,
2020 Partnership and Outreach Staff, Decennial Communications and
Budget Office, U.S. Census Bureau, at the above listed address and
telephone number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Census Bureau's Decennial Directorate and the Intergovernmental
Affairs Office is responsible for the development and implementation of
outreach and promotion activities to assist in obtaining a complete and
accurate census count in 2020 among all residents including the
American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) populations. This program is
one part of the overall outreach and promotion efforts directed at
building awareness about the importance of the census and motivating
response to the census in communities all across the country.
In accordance with Executive Order 13175, Consultation and
Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments, issued November 6, 2000,
the Census Bureau will be adhering to its tribal consultation policy by
seeking the input of tribal governments in the planning and
implementation of the 2020 Census with the goal of ensuring the most
accurate counts and data for the American Indian and Alaska Native
population. In that regard, we are seeking comments with regard to the
following operational topics:
Enumeration--Enumeration is the process of collecting data, and is
the central focus of the decennial census operation. Most successful
enumeration occurs at the respondent's domicile either through self-
response, or through some method of non-response follow-up. The Census
Bureau is exploring ways to increase its self-response rates, and is
developing tools to ease the burden of responding by leveraging
technology, and exploring new modalities to promote Internet response.
Demographic Statistics--Demographic statistics provide information
that is used to develop an understanding of the age, sex, and racial
composition of a population and how it has changed over time through
the basic demographic processes of birth, death, and migration.
Geography--Geography is a determinative part of the decennial
census operation because it provides meaning and context to decennial
census counts. Geographic planning provides the framework for census
design, data collection, tabulation, and data dissemination. The Census
Bureau seeks to use the latest and best geographic methodologies
available to support the decennial census.
2020 Census Field Partnerships and Recruitment--Partnership efforts
focus on maximizing public engagement in the decennial census process
in an effort to keep the public informed, encourage self-response, and
assist with recruiting the workforce necessary to complete the
decennial census. Partnership efforts are directed at individuals from
all walks of life, as well as the widest variety of public, private and
governmental organizations.
2020 Census Communications and Planning--Communications planning
seeks to motivate the entire population of the 50 states and its
territories, to participate in the decennial census and its partnership
activities. Communications planning will culminate in a communications
campaign that will focus on, increasing participation in self-response
options, improving accuracy, reducing the differential undercount and
improving cooperation with enumerators and field operations.
For additional information on the tribal consultation sessions
please visit: http://webdev.ssd.census.gov/aian/census_2020/.
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Dated: July 7, 2015.
John H. Thompson,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2015-17029 Filed 7-10-15; 8:45 am]
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