### 16535 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 55 / Wednesday, March 21, 2012 / Notices

Texas State Office

Federal Building, Suite 102, 101 South

Main, Temple, TX 76501, (254) 742– 9787, TDD (254) 742–9749, Michael B. Canales. Utah State Office

Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, 125

South State Street, Room 4311, P.O. Box 11350, Salt Lake City, UT 84138, (801) 524–4326, TDD (801) 524–3309, Debra Meyer. Vermont State Office

City Center, 3rd Floor, 89 Main Street,

Montpelier, VT 05602, (802) 828–6033, TDD (802) 223–6365, Rhonda Shippee. Virgin Islands

Served by Florida State Office. Virginia State Office

Culpeper Building, Suite 238, 1606 Santa

Rosa Road, Richmond, VA 23229, (804) 287–1577, TDD (804) 287–1753, Kent Ware. Washington State Office

1835 Black Lake Boulevard, SW., Suite B,

Olympia, WA 98512–5715, (360) 704– 7737, Peter McMillin.

Western Pacific Territories

Served by Hawaii State Office. West Virginia State Office

1550 Earl Core Road, Suite 101,

Morgantown, WV 26505, (304) 284– 4886, TDD (304) 284–4836, Janna Lowery. Wisconsin State Office

4949 Kirschling Court, Stevens Point, WI

54481, (715) 345–7615, TDD (715) 345– 7610, Brian Deaner. Wyoming State Office

Federal Building, Room 1005, 100 East B

Street, P.O. Box 11005, Casper, WY 82602–5006, (307) 233–6700, TDD (307) 233–6719, Alana Cannon. Washington, DC

Stop 0787, Room 0175, 1400 Independence

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250– 0787, (202) 205–9685, Shirley J. Stevenson.
Dated: March 14, 2012. Cristina Chiappe, Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–6611 Filed 3–20–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P**

**COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS**

**Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the New Hampshire Advisory**  **Committee**

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), that a planning meeting of the New Hampshire Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene at 12:30 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at the University of New Hampshire, 400 Commercial Street, Room 255, Manchester, New Hampshire. The purpose of the planning meeting is to consider next steps after their January briefing.

Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments. The comments must be received in the regional office by Friday, May 4, 2012. Comments may be mailed to the Eastern Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 624 9th Street NW., Suite 740, Washington, DC 20425, faxed to (202) 376–7548, or emailed to ero@usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Eastern Regional Office at 202–376–
7533.

Persons needing accessibility services should contact the Eastern Regional Office at least ten (10) working days before the scheduled date of the meeting.

Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Eastern Regional Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Persons interested in the work of this advisory committee are advised to go to the Commission’s Web site,
www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Eastern Regional Office at the above phone number, email or street address.

The meetings will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Commission and FACA.

Dated in Washington, DC, March 16, 2012. Peter Minarik, Acting Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.
[FR Doc. 2012–6774 Filed 3–20–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6335–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE**

**Bureau of the Census**

**Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Census Bureau**  **National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations** 

**AGENCY :**  Bureau of the Census, Commerce.

**ACTION :**  Notice of request for nominations.

**SUMMARY :**  The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is requesting nominations of individuals and organizations to serve on the Census Bureau National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations. 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 April 20, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Please submit nominations to Jeri Green, Chief, Office of External Engagement, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H182, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233. Nominations also may be submitted via fax at 301– 763–8609, or by email to jeri.green@census.gov.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Jeri Green, Chief, Office of External Engagement, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H182, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233, telephone (301) 763–2070.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The Census Bureau National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations (‘‘Advisory Committee’’) was established in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.), Appendix 2). The following provides information about the committee, membership, and the nomination
process. Objectives and Duties

1. The Advisory Committee advises the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau on the full range of economic, housing, demographic, socioeconomic, linguistic, technological, methodological, geographic, behavioral, and operational variables affecting the cost, accuracy, and implementation of Census Bureau programs and surveys, including the decennial census.

2. The Advisory Committee advises the Census Bureau on the identification of new strategies for improved census operations, survey and data collection methods, including identifying cost efficient ways to increase census participation.

3. The Advisory Committee addresses 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. This expertise is necessary to ensure that the Census Bureau continues to provide relevant and timely statistics used by federal, state, and local governments as well as business and industry in an increasingly technologically-oriented society.

4. The Advisory Committee functions solely as an advisory body under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

5. The Advisory Committee reports to the Director.