[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 187 (Thursday, September 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78844-78845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21731]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket Number: 240918-0243]
RIN 0605-XZ001


Department of Commerce Open Government Plan

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Request for comments for the Department of Commerce Open 
Government Plan; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On August 7, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of 
Privacy and Open Government issued a request for public comments (RFC) 
on improvements to the presentation of the Department's eighth Open 
Government Plan. That request sought public input on how to improve 
upon the organization, scope, form, and format of the Department's 
seventh Open Government Plan document, how to enhance readability and 
reach a broader audience, and how best to convey in the document how 
the Department's eighth Open Government Plan incorporates themes from 
the fifth U.S. Open Government National Action Plan that was issued on 
December 28, 2022. The comment period for the Open Government Plan 
closed on September 6, 2024. Unfortunately, the RFC was not available 
for public comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov/. Accordingly, the Department hereby reopens the 
comment period for an additional 60 days.

DATES: The comment period for the notice published August 7, 2024, at 
89 FR 64405, is reopened. Comments on this notice must be submitted on 
or before November 25, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
at https://www.regulations.gov/. Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments. All public comments received are subject to the Freedom of 
Information Act and will be posted in their entirety at https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal and business confidential

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information provided. Only include information you would like to be 
made public.
    Instructions: Response to this RFC is voluntary. Responses should 
include the name of the person(s) or organization(s) filing the 
response. Responses containing references, studies, research, and other 
empirical data that are not widely published should include copies of 
or electronic links to the referenced materials. Please do not submit 
copyrighted material. OPOG will not consider responses containing 
profanity, vulgarity, threats, or other inappropriate language or 
content. Any information obtained from this RFC is intended to be used 
by the Government on a non-attribution basis. The Department of 
Commerce will not respond to individual submissions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e18e91848fa1858e82cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f203f2a210f2b202c61282039">[email protected]</span></a> with ``Open Government Plan RFC'' in 
the subject line, or by mail to Office of Privacy and Open Government, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, Attn: Jennifer Goode, Ph.D., Deputy 
Director for Open Government and Departmental Privacy Act Officer, 1401 
Constitution Ave. NW, Mail Stop 61013, Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482-
1190.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with OMB Memorandum M-09-12, 
President's Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government--Interagency 
Collaboration, OMB Memorandum M-10-06, Open Government Directive, and 
OMB Memorandum M-16-16, 2016 Agency Open Government Plans, the 
Department continues to develop, publish, and update its Open 
Government Plan every two years. The Plan describes how the Department 
continuously strives to improve transparency and integrate public 
participation and collaboration into its activities. In September 2022, 
the Department published the seventh version of its Open Government 
Plan, building on the Department's long history of innovative 
approaches to data dissemination and highlighting the adoption of new 
tools and technology to facilitate the principles of open government.
    Now, as the Department develops the eighth version of its Open 
Government Plan, we welcome public input on how to improve upon the 
approach we took for the presentation of the seventh version of the 
Open Government Plan, including how to improve the organization, scope, 
form and format of the plan; enhance readability; and reach a broader 
audience. We also welcome public input on how best to convey how the 
Department will incorporate the following themes from the fifth U.S. 
Open Government National Action Plan, issued on December 28, 2022:
    <bullet> improving access to government data, research, and 
information;
    <bullet> increasing civic space within which to engage with the 
public;
    <bullet> transforming government service delivery;
    <bullet> countering corruption and ensuring government integrity 
and accountability to the public; and
    <bullet> ensuring equal justice under the law.Please Note: The 
focus of this request for information is the presentation of the 
Department's Open Government Plan document. Comments or suggestions for 
improvements to the Department's programs or activities in furtherance 
of open government will not be considered in connection with this 
request for information.
    To learn more about the Department's commitment to open government 
and to access the seventh or previous versions of the Department's Open 
Government Plan, visit www.commerce.gov/open. To learn more about the 
fifth U.S. Open Government National Action Plan, visit: https://open.usa.gov/national-action-plan/5/.

Charles R. Cutshall,
Department of Commerce, Director of Open Government, Office of Privacy 
and Open Government.
[FR Doc. 2024-21731 Filed 9-25-24; 8:45 am]
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