[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 35 (Thursday, February 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 11428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03481]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


National Sunshine Week Public Event

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public event.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (U.S. Census Bureau) is announcing 
the following event, ``Strengthening Transparency through Open Data and 
Access to Information,'' in recognition of National Sunshine Week. In 
recognizing open government, the Census Bureau will hold public speaker 
sessions to educate and engage the public in open data and information 
efforts.

DATES: The public speaker sessions will be held on Wednesday, March 15 
and Thursday, March 16, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Census 
Bureau also will co-host a kick-off event with the Department of 
Commerce (DOC) on March 14, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to Noon at the 
Department of Commerce Research Library, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230. Registration is free, but advanced registration 
is required for both the kick-off event and the speaker sessions.

ADDRESSES: The public speaker sessions will be held in the U.S. Census 
Bureau Training Room, T-5, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Goode or Karen Bronson at the 
Policy Coordination Office, Open Government Program, by telephone (301) 
763-6440 or by email at [email protected].
    For TTY callers, please call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-
800-877-8339 and give them the above-listed number you would like to 
call. This service is free and confidential.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Individuals may attend the kick-off event at 
the DOC Research Library as seating capacity permits. Both the kick-off 
event and speaker sessions will also be available for public 
observation via call-in. Individuals seeking to attend the kick-off 
must register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunshine-week-kickoff-event-at-the-department-of-commerce-tickets-31099862526 by 12:00 p.m. 
(EDT) on March 13. Individuals who wish to attend the speaker sessions 
at the Census Bureau must register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunshine-week-at-the-census-bureau-tickets-31641194665 by 12:00 p.m. 
(EDT) on March 14. Agendas and call-in instructions will be provided 
upon registration.
    The event will be physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Individuals requiring accommodation such as sign language 
interpretation or other auxiliary aids should call Mary Kendall-
Washington at (301) 763-6440 to request accommodations at least five 
business days in advance.
    All registrants will be placed on a visitors' list. All visitors 
for the event must provide a government-issued photo identification in 
order to enter the building and receive a visitor's badge. For 
logistical questions, call Karen Bronson at (301) 763-6440.
    Media interested in attending should call the Census Bureau's 
Public Information Office at (301) 763-3030.

    Dated: February 15, 2017.
John H. Thompson,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2017-03481 Filed 2-22-17; 8:45 am]
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