[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 50636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21837]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

[Docket Number 180608532-8841-02]


Soliciting Feedback From Users on 2020 Census Data Products; 
Reopening of Comment Period

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is reopening the 
comment period provided in the notice entitled ``Soliciting Feedback 
from Users on 2020 Census Data Products,'' which was published in the 
Federal Register on July 19, 2018, in order to allow interested parties 
additional time to submit comments. The public comment period on that 
notice closed on September 17, 2018.

DATES: The Census Bureau is reopening the comment period for the notice 
entitled ``Soliciting Feedback from Users on 2020 Census Data 
Products,'' which was published in the Federal Register on July 19, 
2018 (83 FR 34111). The Census Bureau will accept comments received on 
this notice by November 8, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Please address all written comments to Karen Battle, Chief, 
Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Room 
6H174, Washington, DC 20233, or to [email protected].
    You may also submit comments, identified by Census Bureau Docket 
Identification Number USBC-2018-0009, to the Federal e-Rulemaking 
Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. All comments received are part of 
the public record. Comments will generally be posted without change. 
All Personally Identifiable Information (for example, name and address) 
voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do 
not submit confidential business information or otherwise sensitive or 
protected information. You may submit attachments to electronic 
comments in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file 
formats only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Battle, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 
Silver Hill Road, Room 6H174, Washington, DC 20233 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Bureau is conducting a 
comprehensive review of the decennial census data products in 
preparation for the 2020 Census. It seeks feedback to understand how 
the public uses decennial census data products. Public feedback is 
essential for a complete review of the decennial census data products 
and will assist the Census Bureau in prioritizing products for the 2020 
Census. In response to individuals and organizations who have requested 
more time to submit comments, the Census Bureau has decided to extend 
the comment period to November 8, 2018. This document announces the 
extension of the comment period.
    The Census Bureau is not seeking feedback on apportionment counts 
and redistricting data products, which are constitutionally and 
statutorily mandated, respectively. For more information about this 
program, please see the original document published in the Federal 
Register on July 19, 2018 (83 FR 34111). All comments and information 
received during the prior comment period, as well as those received 
between September 17 and October 9, 2018, will be fully considered and 
do not need to be resubmitted.

    Dated: October 2, 2018.
Ron S. Jarmin,
Deputy Director, Performing the Non-Exclusive Functions and Duties of 
the Director Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2018-21837 Filed 10-5-18; 8:45 am]
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