35610 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 145 / Friday, July 27, 2018 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

Request for Nominations of Members 

To Serve on the National Advisory 

Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and 

Other Populations; Extension of 

Nominations Submission Period 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

nominations; extension of nominations 

submission period. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census 

(Census Bureau) is issuing this 

document to extend the nominations 

submission period for the Request for 

Nominations of Members to Serve on 

the National Advisory Committee on 

Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations, 

which was published in the Federal 

Register on June 4, 2018. The extension 

is in response to public demand for 

more time to submit nominations for the 

Committee. The nominations 

submission period, which would have 

ended on August 3, 2018, is now 

extended until September 4, 2018. 

DATES: Nomination submissions on the 

notice of request for nominations 

published on June 4, 2018 (83 FR 25643) 

must be received by September 4, 2018. 

The Census Bureau will retain 

nominations received after this date for 

consideration should additional 

vacancies occur. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations 

to the census.national.advisory. 

committee@census.gov (subject line 

‘‘2018 NAC Nominations’’) or by letter 

submission to Tara Dunlop Jackson, 

Committee Liaison Officer, 2018 NAC 

Nominations, Department of Commerce, 

U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H177, 4600 

Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 

20233. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara 

Dunlop Jackson, Committee Liaison 

Officer, Customer Liaison Marketing 

Services Office, U.S. Census Bureau, 

Room 8H177, 4600 Silver Hill Road, 

Washington, DC 20233, at (301) 763– 

5222 or census.national.advisory. 

committee@census.gov. For TTY callers, 

please use the Federal Relay Service at 

1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The National Advisory Committee on 

Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations 

was established in accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), Title 5, United States Code, 

Appendix 2. For more information 

about the Committee, membership, and 

the nomination process, please see the 

original document on the notice of 

request for nominations published on 

June 4, 2018 (83 FR 25643). 

In response to individuals and 

organizations who have requested more 

time to submit nominations of members 

to serve on the Committee, the Census 

Bureau has decided to extend the 

nominations submission period to 

September 4, 2018. This document 

announces the extension of the 

nominations submission period. 

Dated: July 20, 2018. 

Ron S. Jarmin, 

Associate Director for Economic Programs, 

Performing the Non-Exclusive Functions and 

Duties of the Director, Bureau of the Census. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16020 Filed 7–26–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

Request for Nominations of Members 

To Serve on the Census Scientific 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census 

(Census Bureau) requests nominations 

of individuals to the Census Scientific 

Advisory 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 

September 25, 2018. 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. 

committee@census.gov (subject line 

‘‘2018 CSAC Nominations’’) or by letter 

submission to Tara Dunlop Jackson, 

Committee Liaison Officer, 2018 CSAC 

Nominations, Department of Commerce, 

U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H177, 4600 

Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 

20233. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara 

Dunlop Jackson, Branch Chief for 

Advisory Committees, Customer Liaison 

and Marketing Services Office, 

Department of Commerce, U.S. Census 

Bureau, Room 8H177, 4600 Silver Hill 

Road, Washington, DC 20233, (301) 

763–5222 or census.scientific.advisory. 

committee@census.gov. 

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.), Appendix 2. 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 uses of 

scientific developments in statistical 

data collection, statistical analysis, 

survey methodology, geospatial 

analysis, econometrics, cognitive 

psychology, and computer science as 

they pertain to the full range of Census 

Bureau programs and activities 

(including: Communications, decennial, 

demographic, economic, field 

operations, geographic, information 

technology, and statistics). 

2. The Census Scientific Advisory 

Committee provides scientific and 

technical expertise from the following 

disciplines: Demography, economics, 

geography, psychology, statistics, survey 

methodology, social and behavioral 

sciences, Information Technology and 

computing, marketing, communications, 

and other fields of expertise, as 

appropriate, to address Census Bureau 

program needs and objectives. This 

expertise is necessary to ensure that the 

Census Bureau continues to provide 

relevant and timely statistics used by 

tribal, federal, state, and local 

governments as well as business and 

industry in an increasingly 

technologically-oriented society. 

3. The Census Scientific Advisory 

Committee functions solely as an 

advisory body under the FACA. 

4. 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 

and one Chair appointed by the Director 

of the Census Bureau. The Census 

Bureau is currently filling five seats. 

2. Members are appointed for a threeyear term. 

3. Members shall serve as Special 

Government Employees (SGEs) and will 

be subject to the ethical standards 

applicable to SGEs. Committee 

membership will be reevaluated at the 

conclusion of the three-year term. 

Member renewal will be based on active 

attendance, participation in meetings, 

administrative compliance, Census 

Bureau needs, and the Director’s 

concurrence. 


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