[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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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.
[FR Doc. 2019-11597 Filed 6-3-19; 8:45 am]
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