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coverage for the universe of permit 

issuing places. We anticipate having 

accurate and up to date coverage for the 

universe for over 85% of jurisdictions as 

a result of these combined operations. 

We use the information to verify the 

existence of new permit systems or 

changes to existing systems. Based on 

the information, the Census Bureau 

adds new permit-issuing places to the 

universe, deletes places no longer 

issuing permits, and makes changes to 

the universe to reflect those places that 

have merged. 

Failure to maintain the universe of 

permit-issuing places would result in 

deficient samples and inaccurate 

statistics. This in turn jeopardizes the 

accuracy of the above-mentioned 

economic indicators. These indicators 

are closely monitored by the Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System and other economic policy 

makers because of the sensitivity of the 

housing industry to changes in interest 

rates. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

government. 

Frequency: Every five years with 

annual follow-up, as needed. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., 

Sections 131 and 182. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view the 

Department of Commerce collections 

currently under review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function and 

entering either the title of the collection 

or the OMB Control Number 0607–0350. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01186 Filed 1–19–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

2020 Census Tribal Consultation; 

Virtual Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of virtual public meeting 

and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census 

(Census Bureau) will conduct its first 

calendar year 2021 tribal consultation 

meeting on February 18 via national 

webinar. The tribal consultation 

meeting reflects the Census Bureau’s 

commitment to strengthen governmentto-government relationships with 

federally recognized tribes. The Census 

Bureau will provide updates and seek 

input on the 2020 Census Disclosure 

Avoidance System (DAS). In 

preparation for the webinar, the Census 

Bureau request comments on various 

questions related to tribes’ use of 

decennial census data. 

DATES: The Census Bureau will conduct 

the tribal consultation webinar on 

Thursday, February 18, 2021, from 3:00 

p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. Any questions or 

topics to be considered in the tribal 

consultation meetings must be received 

in writing via email or fax by Thursday, 

February 18. 

ADDRESSES: The Census Bureau tribal 

consultation webinar meeting will be 

held via the WebEx platform at the 

following presentation link: https://

uscensus.webex.com/uscensus/onstage/

g.php?MTID=e83f743e02f061c59b12ef

423aee8a8b6. 

If the webinar requires a password, 

type Census#1. For audio, please call 

the following number: 1–877–717–2157. 

When prompted, please use the 

following Participant Code: 5229469. 

Please direct all written comments via 

email or fax to Dee Alexander, Tribal 

Affairs Coordinator, Office of 

Congressional and Intergovernmental 

Affairs, Intergovernmental Affairs 

Office, U.S. Census Bureau Washington, 

DC 20233; fax (301) 763–3780; or by 

email at Dee.A.Alexander@census.gov 

or ocia.tao@census.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dee 

Alexander, Tribal Affairs Coordinator, 

Office of Congressional and 

Intergovernmental Affairs, 

Intergovernmental Affairs Office, U.S. 

Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233; 

telephone (301) 763–9335; fax (301) 

763–3780; or by email at 

Dee.A.Alexander@census.gov or 

ocia.tao@census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Census Bureau’s procedures for 

outreach, notice, and consultation 

ensure involvement of tribes, to the 

extent practicable and permitted by law, 

before making decisions or 

implementing policies, rules, or 

programs that affect federally 

recognized tribal governments. These 

meetings are open to citizens of 

federally recognized tribes by invitation. 

The Census Bureau’s Decennial 

Directorate and the Intergovernmental 

Affairs Office have been responsible for 

the development and implementation of 

outreach and promotion activities to 

assist in obtaining a complete and 

accurate census count in 2020 among all 

residents, including the American 

Indian and Alaska Native populations. 

This program is one part of the overall 

outreach and promotion efforts directed 

at building awareness about the 

importance of the Census Bureau’s 

commitment to produce quality 2020 

Census American Indian and Alaska 

Native data for all tribal communities 

and organizations. 

In accordance with Executive Order 

13175, Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments, issued 

November 6, 2000, the Census Bureau 

has adhered to its tribal consultation 

policy by seeking the input of tribal 

governments in the planning and 

implementation of the 2020 Census with 

the goal of ensuring the most accurate 

counts and data for the American Indian 

and Alaska Native population. The 

Census Bureau conducted one national 

tribal consultation webinar in 

September 2019 and two formal tribal 

consultation meetings in October 2019 

and February 2020 specific to the 2020 

Census Disclosure Avoidance System. 

The February 18 national webinar will 

provide a forum for tribes to receive an 

update and to provide input on the 2020 

Census Disclosure Avoidance System 

regarding work done specifically for the 

American Indian and Alaska Native 

tribal areas. 

For more information, please see the 

following URL link: https://

www.census.gov/programs-surveys/ 

decennial-census/2020-census/ 

planning-management/2020-censusdata-products/2020-das-updates.html. 

In preparation for the February 18 

webinar, we are seeking comments in 

response to the specific questions on the 

2020 Census Disclosure Avoidance 

System and the American Indian and 

Alaska Native Geography Hierarchy. 

Request for Comments 

Question 1 

How does your tribe use data from the 

redistricting (Pub. L. 94–171) data 

product? Please be specific as to the use, 

variable(s), and level(s) of geography. 

Example: Our tribal government uses 

total population counts at the Census 

tract level, as a percentage of the total 

state population, to apply for state 

administered social assistance grants. 


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Question 2 

How does your tribe use data from the 

Demographic Profiles and Demographic 

and Housing Characteristics data 

products? Please be specific as to the 

use, variable(s), and level(s) of 

geography. 

Example: Our native village uses 

average household size and race/ 

ethnicity composition at the block group 

level to apply for state administered 

housing grants, which accounted for 

27% of our annual housing assistance 

budget in 2019. 

Question 3 

With the understanding that 

protecting the privacy of Census 

respondents requires that some 

uncertainty/noise be added to the data 

(as it has been in prior Censuses), which 

of the use cases that you identified in 

question #1 are most important to your 

tribe? 

Question 4 

With the understanding that 

protecting the privacy of Census 

respondents requires that some 

uncertainty/noise be added to the data 

(as it has been in prior Censuses), at 

what level of statistical uncertainty 

would the tabulations included in the 

redistricting (Pub. L. 94–171), 

Demographic Profiles, or Demographic 

and Housing Characteristics files no 

longer be usable for the use cases that 

you identified in question #1. 

Example: If total population at the 

Census tract level differed from the 

enumerated count by more than ±3%, 

our tribe would be obligated to rely on 

other data sources as evidence to 

support our grant applications.’’ Or ‘‘If 

the AIAN Alone or in Combination 

population of our county differed from 

the enumerated count by more than 10 

persons, we would be unable to rely 

upon the data for our tribe’s 

demographic projections because they 

would be less accurate than the data we 

collect ourselves. 

Steven D. Dillingham, Director, 

Bureau of the Census, approved the 

publication of this Notice in the Federal 

Register. 

Dated: January 14, 2021. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01240 Filed 1–19–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Request for Investigation 

Under Section 232 of the Trade 

Expansion Act 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Information 

Collection, request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before March 22, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments by email to 

Mark Crace, IC Liaison, Bureau of 

Industry and Security, at mark.crace@

bis.doc.gov or to PRAcomments@

doc.gov). Please reference OMB Control 

Number 0694–0120 in the subject line of 

your comments. Do not submit 

Confidential Business Information or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Mark 

Crace, IC Liaison, Bureau of Industry 

and Security, phone 202–482–8093 or 

by email at mark.crace@bis.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Upon request, BIS will initiate an 

investigation to determine the effects of 

imports of specific commodities on the 

national security and will make the 

findings known to the President for 

possible adjustments to imports through 

tariffs. The findings are made publicly 

available and are reported to Congress. 

The purpose of this collection is to 

account for the public burden associated 

with the surveys distributed to 

determine the impact on national 

security. 

These surveys are designed to gather 

information so that BIS can evaluate the 

impact of foreign imports of strategic 

commodities on the national security of 

the United States. Each Section 232 

study is for a specific commodity or 

technology that is required for national 

security reasons (e.g., precision 

bearings, microprocessors, machine 

tools, etc). These surveys attempt to 

determine the size of the domestic U.S. 

industry, how the domestic U.S. 

industry has been effected by foreign 

imports, demand for the commodity 

during peacetime, demand during 

wartime, the ability of the U.S. domestic 

industry to meet a surge in demand 

during wartime, and the potential 

impact on U.S. national security if 

wartime demand cannot be met by 

domestic U.S. suppliers. 

II. Method of Collection 

BIS custom-designs unique 

instruments for each Section 232 

survey. The method of collection could 

be via paper or electronic. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0694–0120. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

800. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 12,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: 0. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Section 232 of the 

Trade Expansion Act. 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 


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