United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2017_register executive 2017-03-01 article Notices D09002ee1c7f28e94 D09002ee1c7f28f16 United States Office of Management and Budget originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency OMB requests comments on the proposals that it has received from the Federal Interagency Working Group for Research on Race and Ethnicity (Working Group) for revisions to OMB's Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity. The Working Group's report and proposals, which are presented here in brief and available on https://www.whitehouse.gov/ briefing-room/presidential-actions/related-omb-material and on http:// www.regulations.gov in their entirety, are the result of a two-year, focused review of the implementation of the current standards. The Working Group's report reflects an examination of current practice, public comment received in response to the Federal Register Notice posted by OMB on September 30, 2016, and empirical analyses of publicly available data. The report also notes statutory needs and feasibility considerations, including cost and public burden. Initial proposals and specific questions to the public appear under the section Issues for Comment. None of the proposals has yet been adopted and no interim decisions have been made concerning them. The Working Group's report and its proposals are being published to solicit further input from the public. OMB plans to announce its decision in mid-2017 so that revisions, if any, can be reflected in preparations for the 2020 Census. OMB can modify or reject any of the proposals, and OMB has the option of making no changes. The report and its proposals are published in this Notice because OMB believes that they are worthy of public discussion, and OMB's decision will benefit from obtaining the public's views on the recommendations. 82 FR 12242 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-03-01/2017-03973 2017-03973 fr01mr17-57 P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-03-01/2017-03973 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-03-01/html/2017-03973.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-03-01/pdf/2017-03973.pdf 6 p. 12242 12247 82 FR 12242 Proposals From the Federal Interagency Working Group for Revision of the Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity; Federal Register Vol. 82, Issue NOTICE 2017-03973 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET P 2017-03973 Notice and request for comments.

OMB requests comments on the proposals that it has received from the Federal Interagency Working Group for Research on Race and Ethnicity (Working Group) for revisions to OMB's Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity. The Working Group's report and proposals, which are presented here in brief and available on https://www.whitehouse.gov/ briefing-room/presidential-actions/related-omb-material and on http:// www.regulations.gov in their entirety, are the result of a two-year, focused review of the implementation of the current standards. The Working Group's report reflects an examination of current practice, public comment received in response to the Federal Register Notice posted by OMB on September 30, 2016, and empirical analyses of publicly available data. The report also notes statutory needs and feasibility considerations, including cost and public burden. Initial proposals and specific questions to the public appear under the section Issues for Comment. None of the proposals has yet been adopted and no interim decisions have been made concerning them. The Working Group's report and its proposals are being published to solicit further input from the public. OMB plans to announce its decision in mid-2017 so that revisions, if any, can be reflected in preparations for the 2020 Census. OMB can modify or reject any of the proposals, and OMB has the option of making no changes. The report and its proposals are published in this Notice because OMB believes that they are worthy of public discussion, and OMB's decision will benefit from obtaining the public's views on the recommendations.

To ensure consideration during the final decision making process, comments must be provided in writing to OMB no later than 60 days from the publication of this notice. Please be aware of delays in mail processing at Federal facilities due to increased security. Respondents are encouraged to send comments electronically via email or via http:// www.regulations.gov. See ADDRESSES below. Jennifer Park, Senior Advisor to the U.S. Chief Statistician, 1800 G St., 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20503, Revision of Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity: Proposals From Federal Interagency Working Group , Race-Ethnicity@omb.eop.gov http://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/2015/demo/2015-MENA-Experts.html http://www.regulations.gov https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-12-02/pdf/2014-28326.pdf https://www.reginfo.gov/public/reginfo/pra.pdf https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/related-omb-material https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg_1997standards https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/inforeg/statpolicy/standards_stat_surveys.pdf www.regulations.gov/document?D=OMB-2016-0002-0001 Vol. 82, no. 39 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2017-03-01 continuing daily deposited born digital 130 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-03-01 P0b002ee193d9a4ab 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr01mr17 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-03-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-03-01/pdf/FR-2017-03-01.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-03-01/xml/FR-2017-03-01.xml fdlp 12167 12287 DGPO 2017-03-01 2024-06-01 FR-2017-03-01 machine generated eng FR FR-2017-03-01 82 39