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Agenda 

I. Welcome and Roll Call 

II. Project Planning, Report Discussion, 

and Potential Report Vote 

III. Public Comment 

IV. Discuss Next Steps 

V. Adjournment 

Exceptional Circumstance: Pursuant 

to 41 CFR 102–3.150, the notice for this 

meeting is given less than 15 calendar 

days prior to the meeting because of the 

exceptional circumstances of staffing 

limitations during the holiday season. 

Dated: January 9, 2024. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00580 Filed 1–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

[Docket Number: 231218–0307] 

RIN 0607–XC073 

Draft Plan for Providing Public Access 

to the Results of Federally Funded 

Research 

AGENCY: Census Bureau, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The United States Census 

Bureau seeks comments on the Draft 

U.S. Census Bureau Plan for Providing 

Public Access to Results of Federally 

Funded Research. The Census Bureau is 

taking steps to make its scientific data 

and publications more readily available 

and accessible by the public, as directed 

in an August 2022 Memorandum from 

the Office of Science and Technology 

Policy (OSTP). The Census Bureau’s 

Public Access Plan applies to the results 

of research funded wholly or in part by 

the Census Bureau, presented in peerreviewed scholarly publications 

including book chapters and peerreviewed conference proceedings as 

appropriate, and scientific data as 

defined in the OSTP Memo. The 

document outlines the Census Bureau’s 

plan for implementing new 

requirements to manage the public 

access of scientific data and 

publications. Public comments received 

on the Public Access Plan will inform 

Census Bureau as it develops policies 

and procedures to implement the Plan. 

DATES: Responses must be received by 

11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 12, 

2024 to be considered. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by either of the following 

methods: 

• Electronic submission: Submit 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. 

1. Go to www.regulations.gov and 

enter Docket Number USBC–2023–0015 

in the search field. 

2. Click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, 

complete the required fields. 

3. Enter or attach your comments. 

• By email: Comments in electronic 

form may also be sent to 

pco.policy.office@census.gov in any of 

the following formats: HTML, ASCII, 

Word, RTF, or PDF. 

Please submit comments only and 

include your name, organization’s name 

(if any), and cite ‘‘Census Bureau Public 

Access Plan’’ in all correspondence. 

Comments containing references, 

studies, research, and other empirical 

data that are not widely published 

should include copies of the referenced 

materials. 

All comments responding to this 

document will be a matter of public 

record. Relevant comments will 

generally be available on the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at https://

www.Regulations.gov. 

The Census Bureau will not accept 

comments accompanied by a request 

that part or all of the material be treated 

confidentially because of its business 

proprietary nature or for any other 

reason. Therefore, do not submit 

confidential business information or 

otherwise sensitive, protected, or 

personal information, such as account 

numbers, Social Security numbers, or 

names of other individuals. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about this notice contact: 

Mike Castro, email address 

michael.castro@census.gov, (301) 763– 

6280. Please direct media inquiries to 

the Census Bureau’s Public Information 

office at 301–763–3030. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Census Bureau (Census Bureau) mission 

is to serve as the nation’s leading 

provider of quality data about its people 

and economy. This can be accomplished 

in part through equitable delivery of 

federally funded research results and 

data. 

The Census Bureau publishes this 

notice to seek comments on the Draft 

U.S. Census Bureau Plan for Providing 

Public Access to Results of Federally 

Funded Research, posted at 

www.census.gov/open. The Census 

Bureau developed this Public Access 

Plan in response to a public access 

memorandum, Ensuring Free, 

Immediate, and Equitable Access to 

Federally Funded Research issued by 

the Office of Science and Technology 

Policy (OSTP) on August 25, 2022 

which expanded on the February 22, 

2013, memorandum Increasing Access 

to the Results of Federally Funded 

Scientific Research and brought the 

Census Bureau’s research activities in 

scope. 

The Draft U.S. Census Bureau Plan for 

Providing Public Access to Results of 

Federally Funded Research applies to 

the results of research funded wholly or 

in part by the Census Bureau, presented 

in peer-reviewed scholarly publications 

including book chapters and peerreviewed conference proceedings as 

appropriate, and ‘‘scientific data’’ as 

defined in the OSTP memorandum. 

This Public Access Plan, promotes the 

following objectives: 

• Fulfill the requirement in the Office 

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(OSTP’s) August 25, 2022, 

memorandum subject ‘‘Ensuring Free, 

Immediate, and Equitable Access to 

Federally Funded Research’’ to develop 

a Public Access Plan. 

• Reaffirm the Census Bureau’s 

commitments to 

• promote open science including 

reproducibility and trust in federal 

statistics; 

• be transparent with respondents 

about how their data is used; and 

• protect respondent privacy and 

confidentiality. 

• Ensure effective access to and 

reliable preservation of Census Bureau 

peer-reviewed scholarly publications 

and digital scientific data for use in 

research, development, education, and 

scientific discovery by depositing them 

in appropriate repositories, including 

data repositories that align with the 

OSTP’s guidance on ‘‘Desirable 

Characteristics of Data Repositories for 

Federally Funded Research.’’ 

The Census Bureau Public Access 

Plan was reviewed by the Office of 

Science and Technology Policy in the 

Office of Management and Budget, and 

those comments have been addressed in 

the plan being posted for comment. 

The Census Bureau invites 

respondents to comment on the plan 

including, but not limited to, the 

following questions that pertain to the 

implementation its new public access 

plan: 

• What are the best practices (from 

academia, industry, and other 

stakeholder communities) in managing 

public access of data and research 

results? 

• What are the biggest challenges to 

implementing a public access policy, 

and how can these challenges be 

addressed? 

• How can the Census Bureau ensure 

equity in publication opportunities? 

• How can the Census Bureau ensure 

public access and accessibility to 

outputs of Census Bureau-funded 

research? 

• How can the Census Bureau 

monitor impacts on affected 

communities—authors and readers 

alike? 

• How can the Census Bureau 

improve the plan to provide greater 

public access to Census Bureau-funded 

research results? 

Comments relating to the text of the 

Draft U.S. Census Bureau Plan for 

Providing Public Access to Results of 

Federally Funded Research should 

reference the document by page and line 

number. All comments must be received 

in accordance with the DATES and 

ADDRESSES sections of the notice above. 

Robert L. Santos, Director, Census 

Bureau, approved the publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register. 

Dated: January 4, 2024. 

Shannon Wink, 

Program Analyst, Policy Coordination Office, 

U.S. Census Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00538 Filed 1–11–24; 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; Import, End-User, Delivery 

Verification Certificates and Firearms 

Entry Clearance Requirements 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, on or after the date of publication 

of this notice. We invite 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. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on September 

19, 2023, during a 60-day comment 

period. This notice allows for an 

additional 30 days for public comments. 

Agency: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Commerce. 

Title: Import, End-User, Delivery 

Verification Certificates and Firearms 

Entry Clearance Requirements. 

OMB Control Number: 0694–0093. 

Form Number(s): BIS–645P, BIS 647– 

P. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

current information collection. 

Number of Respondents: 11,776. 

Average Hours per Response: 1 to 30 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 1,630. 

Needs and Uses: This collection of 

information addresses three activities: 

(1) Import Certificates/End Use 

Certificates, (2) Delivery Verification, 

and (3) Firearms Entry Clearance 

Requirements. 

Import Certificates or End-User 

Certificates (IC/EUC)—The IC/EUC, 

BIS–645P, is obtained by the foreign 

importer and transmitted to the U.S. 

exporter. They are issued by the 

government of the country of ultimate 

destination to exercise legal control over 

the disposition of the items covered by 

the IC/EUC. The control exercised by 

the government issuing the IC/EUC is in 

addition to the conditions and 

restrictions placed on the transaction by 

BIS. 

Delivery Verification—The Delivery 

Verification Certificate (DV) is required 

by BIS as part of its export control 

program. The license holder is 

responsible for having the ultimate 

consignee complete the BIS–647P, 

Delivery Verification Certificate Form 

when the goods are delivered. BIS uses 

the DV procedure on an ‘‘as needed’’ 

basis. The DV is usually required when 

there is suspicion of violation of the 

EAR. Therefore, if the exporter cannot 

supply the DV, BIS must be notified to 

determine if an exception is legitimate. 

Otherwise, the exporter would be in 

violation of the EAR. 

Firearms Entry Clearance 

Requirements—This entry clearance 

requirement is necessary due to the 

changes by the President in determining 

that certain items no longer warrant 

control under United States Munitions 

List (USML) Category I—Firearms, Close 

Assault Weapons and Combat Shotguns; 

Category II—Guns and Armament; and 

Category III—Ammunition/Ordnance 

would be controlled under the 

Commerce Control List (CCL). As the 

State Department previously collected 

this same type of information, the 

Department of Commerce controls the 

CCL and must now take over this 

collection of information. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: §§ 748.9, 748.10, 

748.12, 748.14, Part 748 Supplement 

No. 5, 758.10, 762.5(d), 762.6, 

764.2(g)(2), and of the Export 

Administration Regulations (EAR). 

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 


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