[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56-57]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28812]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


Census Scientific Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations

AGENCY: Census Bureau, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) requests nominations 
of individuals to the Census Scientific Advisory Committee (CSAC or 
Committee). The Census Bureau will consider nominations received in 
response to this notice, as well as from other sources. The 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice provides Committee and 
membership criteria.

DATES: Please submit nominations by February 2, 2024. The Census Bureau 
will retain nominations received after this date for consideration 
should additional vacancies occur.

ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations to the census.scientific.advisory 
.[email protected] (subject line ``2024 CSAC Nominations'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shana Banks, Chief, Advisory Committee 
Branch, Office of Program, Performance and Stakeholder Integration 
(PPSI), Census Bureau, by telephone at 301-763-3815 or by email at 
[email protected]. Individuals who use telecommunication devices 
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service 
(FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., eastern standard 
time, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Scientific Advisory Committee was 
established in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA) title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.), app. The following 
provides information about the Committee, membership, and the 
nomination process.

Objectives and Duties

    1. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee advises the Director of 
the U.S. Census Bureau on the full range of Census Bureau programs and 
activities including communications, demographic, economic, field 
operations, geography, information technology, and statistics.
    2. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee will address census 
policies, research and methodology, tests, operations, communications/
messaging, and other activities to ascertain needs and best practices 
to improve censuses, surveys, operations, and programs.
    3. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee will provide formal 
review and feedback on internal and external working papers, reports, 
and other documents related to the design and implementation of census 
programs and surveys.
    4. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee will function solely as 
an advisory body and shall comply fully with the provisions of the 
FACA.
    5. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee reports to the Director 
of the Census Bureau.

Membership

    1. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee consists of up to 21 
members who are appointed by and serve at the discretion of the 
Director of the Census Bureau.
    2. Members will serve for a three-year term. All members will be 
evaluated at the conclusion of their first term with the prospect of 
renewal, pending Committee needs. Active attendance and participation 
in meetings and activities will be factors considered when determining 
term renewal or membership continuance. Members may be appointed for a 
second three-year term at the discretion of the Director.
    3. Members shall serve as Special Government Employees (SGEs) and 
will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to SGEs.
    4. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee aims to have balanced 
representation among its members, considering such factors as 
geography, scientific expertise, community involvement, and knowledge 
of census programs and/or activities, and, where possible the Census 
Bureau will consider the ethnic, racial, and gender diversity and 
various abilities of the United States population.
    5. No employee of the Federal Government can serve as a member of 
the Census Scientific Advisory Committee.

Miscellaneous

    1. The Census Bureau will not compensate members of the Committee 
for their services, but shall, upon request, reimburse travel expenses 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5703.
    2. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee will convene twice per 
year, budget and environmental conditions permitting. The Committee 
will use formal advisory committee meetings, webinars, working groups, 
and other means of review to accomplish its goals, consistent with the 
requirements of FACA.

Nomination Information

    1. Nominations are requested as described above.
    2. Nominees must have scientific and technical expertise in such 
areas as communications, demographic, economic, field operations, 
geography, information technology, and statistics. Such knowledge and 
expertise are needed to provide advice and

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recommendations to the Director of the Census Bureau on the trends, 
uses, and application of scientific innovations and developments in 
relation to the full range of Census Bureau programs and activities.
    3. The Census Bureau is especially interested in receiving 
applications from persons with expertise in survey methodology, 
information technology, computer science and engineering, geography, 
psychology, business/finance, sociology, and marketing.
    4. Individuals, groups, and/or organizations may submit nominations 
on behalf of individual candidates. A summary of the candidate's 
qualifications (resum[eacute] or curriculum vitae) must be included 
along with the nomination letter. Nominees must be able to actively 
participate in the tasks of the Census Scientific Advisory Committee, 
including, but not limited to, regular meeting attendance, Committee 
meeting discussant responsibilities, review of materials, as well as 
participation in conference calls, webinars, working groups, and/or 
special Committee activities.
    5. The Department of Commerce is committed to equal opportunity in 
the workplace and seeks diverse Committee membership.
    Robert L. Santos, Director, Census Bureau, approved the publication 
of this notice in the Federal Register.

    Dated: December 26, 2023.
Shannon Wink,
Program Analyst, Policy Coordination Office, U.S. Census Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2023-28812 Filed 12-29-23; 8:45 am]
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