[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 47128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20232]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


National Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) gives notice of a 
meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other 
Populations (NAC). The NAC addresses policy, research, and technical 
issues relating to all Census Bureau programs and activities. These 
activities include the production and dissemination of detailed 
demographic and economic statistics across all program areas, including 
the Decennial Census Program.

DATES: November 1-2, 2018. On Thursday, November 1, the meeting will 
begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. On Friday, November 2, the 
meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Census Bureau 
Auditorium, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Dunlop Jackson, Committee Liaison 
Officer, at [email protected], Department of Commerce, 
U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H177, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 
20233, telephone 301-763-5222. For TTY callers, please use the Federal 
Relay Service 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NAC is scheduled to meet in a plenary 
session on November 1-2, 2018. Planned topics of discussion include the 
following:

 2020 Census program updates
 2020 Census: Integrated Partnership and Communications Program
 2020 Census: Hard-to-Count Operations
 Census Barriers, Attitudes, and Motivators Survey
 Working Group Updates

Please visit the Census Advisory Committees website for the most 
current meeting agenda at: http://www.census.gov/about/cac.html. The 
meeting will be available live via webcast at: http://www.census.gov/newsroom/census-live.html.
    The NAC was established in March 2012 and operates in accordance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title 5, United States Code, 
Appendix 2, Section 10). The NAC members are appointed by the Director 
of the Census Bureau and provide recommendations to the Director on 
statistical and data collection issues on topics such as hard-to-reach 
populations, race and ethnicity, language, aging populations, American 
Indian and Alaska Native tribal considerations, populations affected by 
natural disasters, new immigrant populations, highly mobile and migrant 
populations, complex households, rural populations, and population 
segments with limited access to technology. The Committee also advises 
on data privacy and confidentiality, among other issues.
    All meetings are open to the public. A brief period will be set 
aside at the meeting for public comment on Friday, November 2. However, 
individuals with extensive questions or statements must submit them in 
writing to: [email protected] (subject line 
``November 2018 NAC Meeting Public Comment'') or by letter submission 
to Tara Dunlop Jackson, Committee Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H177, 4600 Silver Hill Road, 
Washington, DC 20233.
    If you plan to attend the meeting, please register by Monday, 
October 23, 2018. You may access the online registration from the 
following link: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/census-bureau-advisory-committees-17696466164?s=87828972. Seating is available to the public 
on a first-come, first-served basis.
    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should also be directed to the Committee Liaison Officer as soon as 
known, and preferably two weeks prior to the meeting.
    Due to security protocols, for access to the meeting, please call 
301-763-9906 upon arrival at the Census Bureau on the day of the 
meeting. A photo ID must be presented in order to receive your 
visitor's badge. Visitors are not allowed beyond the first floor.

    Dated: September 11, 2018.
Ron S. Jarmin,
Deputy Director, Performing the Non-Exclusive Functions and Duties of 
the Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2018-20232 Filed 9-17-18; 8:45 am]
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