[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25730-25731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11597]
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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 107 / Tuesday, June 4, 2019 /
Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[Docket Number USBC-2019-0001]
Request for Comments on the Cross-Agency Priority Goal:
Leveraging Data as a Strategic Asset: Phase 3
AGENCY: Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In March 2018, President Trump launched the President's
Management Agenda (PMA). It lays out a long-term vision for modernizing
the Federal Government in key areas that will improve the ability of
agencies to deliver mission outcomes, provide excellent service, and
effectively steward taxpayer dollars on behalf of the American people.
The PMA established a Cross-Agency Priority (CAP) goal of Leveraging
Data as a Strategic Asset with an intended purpose of guiding
development of a comprehensive long-term Federal Data Strategy
(hereinafter ``Strategy'') to grow the economy, increase the
effectiveness of the Federal Government, facilitate oversight, and
promote transparency (https://www.performance.gov/CAP/CAP_goal_2.html).
This notice seeks comment on a draft action plan for Federal agencies
to adopt in order to achieve the objectives of this CAP goal. This is
the third Federal Register Notice seeking public comment related to the
Federal Data Strategy. The previous two notices sought comments on the
Strategy's draft principles and draft practices, respectively.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by July 5, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments through either the Federal eRulemaking
Portal or the Strategy website at https://strategy.data.gov. Include
the Docket ID and the phrase ``Leveraging Data as a Strategic Asset
Phase 3 Comments'' at the beginning of your comments. Also indicate
which questions described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of this
notice are addressed in your comments. Comments will not be accepted by
fax or paper delivery.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov to
submit your comments electronically under Docket ID USBC-2019-0001.
Information on using regulations.gov, including instructions for
accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket, is
available on the site under ``How to Use This Site.''
Privacy Note: Comments and information submitted in
response to this notice may be made available to the public through
relevant websites. Therefore, commenters should only include in their
comments information that they wish to make publicly available on the
internet. Note that responses to this public comment request containing
any routine notice about the confidentiality of the communication will
be treated as public comments that may be made available to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Hawk, Economist, U.S. Census
Bureau, [email protected] or 301-763-0654.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose
The Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, along with
the Federal Chief Information Officer, the Chief Statistician of the
United States, and executives from the U.S. Small Business
Administration and the White House Office of Science and Technology
Policy, is charged with developing a comprehensive Federal Data
Strategy to achieve the President's Management Agenda CAP goal of
Leveraging Data as a Strategic Asset. Under this goal, the Federal
Government should leverage program, statistical, and mission-support
data as a strategic asset to grow the economy, increase the
effectiveness of the Federal Government, facilitate oversight, and
promote transparency.
The Federal Data Strategy for the U.S. Government establishes a
balanced and holistic approach to leveraging data as a strategic asset.
The Strategy articulates a vision for the Federal Government to
accelerate the use of data to support the foundations of democracy,
deliver on mission, serve customers, and steward resources while
protecting security, privacy, and confidentiality. Consistent with this
vision, Executive Branch agencies will routinely leverage data in
support of Federal Government mission priorities to better inform
decision-making and improve accountability and will securely share and
provide access to data for commercialization, innovation, and public
use.
The Strategy consists of three components to guide federal data
management and use.
Mission Statement: The mission statement articulates the
intent and core purpose of the Strategy.
Principles: The principles serve as motivational
guidelines in the areas of Ethical Governance, Conscious Design, and
Learning Culture. The principles include concepts reflected in existing
principle frameworks, such as those for the protection of personal
information, for the management of information as an asset, for federal
statistical agency operations, and for federal evidence building. These
principles informed the development of practices and will inform
subsequent action steps for the Strategy.
Practices: The practices guide agencies on how to leverage
the value of data by Building a Culture that Values Data and Promotes
Public Use; Governing, Managing, and Protecting Data; and Promoting
Efficient and Appropriate Data Use. The practices shall inform the
development of subsequent action steps for the Strategy.
Details about the components of the Strategy are available at https://strategy.data.gov.
Executive Branch agencies will implement the Strategy in accordance
with OMB guidance and by adhering to the requirements of annual Federal
Data Strategy Action Plans. These plans will identify a subset of
action steps related to practices that are the priority for a given
year, along with targeted timeframes for implementation and identified
actors. This approach allows for continuous innovation with focused,
measured progress, along with opportunities to improve and adapt plans
for future actions. OMB may assess agencies on their progress in
implementing these practices through the Federal Data Strategy Action
Plans and any of its existing oversight and coordination mechanisms.
The 2019-20 Federal Data Strategy Action Plan will be published in
2019.
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This Federal Register Notice seeks public input on the Draft 2019-20
Federal Data Strategy Action Plan. This is the third of three Federal
Register Notices seeking public comment related to the Federal Data
Strategy. The Department of Commerce published the first of these
notices in the Federal Register (83 FR 30113) on June 27, 2018. A total
of 237 comments were received, with almost 100 comments related to the
draft principles. The second notice sought comments on draft practices.
It was published in the Federal Register (83 FR 52379) on October 17,
2018, and respondents submitted a total of 346 comments. Based on
comments received in the first two phases, the data strategy team
revised the principles and practices. The revised principles and
practices are available at https://strategy.data.gov. This notice
solicits stakeholder feedback on the Draft 2019-2020 Federal Data
Strategy Action Plan.
Request for Comments
The Draft 2019-2020 Federal Data Strategy Action Plan is available
at https://strategy.data.gov and will be revised and further developed
in response to public and agency comments. Comments specific and
responsive to the following are requested:
1. Identify additional actions needed to implement the Federal Data
Strategy that are not included in the draft Action Plan and explain
why.
2. Identify additional actions that would align with or complement
ongoing Federal data initiatives or the implementation of new
legislation, such as the Foundations for Evidence-based Policy Making
Act of 2018 and explain why.
3. Identify any actions in the draft Action Plan that should be
considered for omission and explain why.
4. For each action, provide any edits and additional detail to
ensure that they accurately and effectively describe needed activities,
responsible entities, metrics for assessing progress, and timelines for
completion.
5. For each action, provide information about the implementation
resources necessary to ensure success of the action steps.
Guidance for Submitting Documents
This guidance for submitting documents is offered to facilitate the
analysis and full consideration of the comments. If responding on
behalf of an organization or agency, please include the name and
address of your institution or affiliation, and your name, title, email
addresses, and telephone number. No specific information about you is
required, other than that necessary for self-identification, for full
consideration of the comment.
Comments should be informative for the Draft 2019-2020 Federal Data
Strategy Action Plan. Comments on issues not related to the draft
Action Plan will not be considered.
Please submit comments either through the Federal Register portal
at www.regulations.gov or through the Federal Data Strategy website at
https://strategy.data.gov.
Please specify the number of the question to which your comment
applies. If possible, structure your comments on specific actions in
the draft Action Plan so that they refer to the number of the relevant
action. If you have multiple comments on one action, please organize
them together by action number.
If possible, provide comments in a Microsoft Word or plain text
file and avoid using footnotes, end notes, images, graphics, or tables.
If you refer to reference material (documents, websites, research),
please quote or paraphrase the specific content from referenced
material.
Dated: April 26, 2019.
Karen Dunn Kelley,
Deputy Secretary of Commerce, Department of Commerce.
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