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and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act that 

the Mississippi Advisory Committee 

(Committee) will hold a briefing on 

Friday, November 15, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. 

Central time. The Committee will 

discuss finalizing their report on 

education funding in the state of 

Mississippi. 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

Friday November 15, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. 

Central Time. 

Public Call Information: Dial: 833– 

435–1820, Confirmation Code: 160 735 

4920. 

Join from the meeting link: https://

www.zoomgov.com/j/1607354

920?pwd=wOdo8TatkNQdN0MMx7

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Barreras, DFO, at dbarreras@

usccr.gov or (202) 656–8937 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members 

of the public may listen to this 

discussion through the above call-in 

number. An open comment period will 

be provided to allow members of the 

public to make a statement as time 

allows. Callers can expect to incur 

regular charges for calls they initiate 

over wireless lines, according to their 

wireless plan. The Commission will not 

refund any incurred charges. Callers 

will incur no charge for calls they 

initiate over land-line connections to 

the toll-free telephone number. 

Individuals who are deaf, deafblind and 

hard of hear hearing may also follow the 

proceedings by first calling the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and 

providing the Service with the 

conference call number and 

confirmation code. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments; the 

comments must be received in the 

regional office within 30 days following 

the meeting. Written comments may be 

mailed to the Regional Programs Unit, 

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 230 S. 

Dearborn, Suite 2120, Chicago, IL 

60604. They may also be faxed to the 

Commission at (312) 353–8324 or 

emailed to Corrine Sanders at csanders@

usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Regional Programs Unit at (312) 353– 

8311. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Regional Programs Unit Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

the meeting. Records of the meeting will 

be available via www.facadatabase.gov 

under the Commission on Civil Rights, 

Mississippi Advisory Committee link. 

Persons interested in the work of this 

Committee are directed to the 

Commission’s website, http://

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Regional Programs Unit at the above 

email or street address. 

Agenda 

I. Welcome and roll call 

II. Chair’s Comments 

III. DFO Report Review 

IV. Public comment 

V. Next steps 

VI. Adjournment 

Dated: October 29, 2024. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25507 Filed 11–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; 2026 Census Test—Group 

Quarters Advance Contact (GQAC) 

AGENCY: Census Bureau, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, 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 on the proposed new 

information collection, for the 2026 

Census Test—Group Quarters Advance 

Contact (GQAC) prior to the submission 

of the information collection request 

(ICR) to OMB for approval. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before January 3, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

email to ADDC.2030.census. 

paperwork@census.gov. Please reference 

2026 Census Test—Group Quarters 

Advance Contact (GQAC) in the subject 

line of your comments. You may also 

submit comments, identified by Docket 

Number USBC–2024–0026, to the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

received are part of the public record. 

No comments will be posted to http:// 

www.regulations.gov for public viewing 

until after the comment period has 

closed. Comments will generally be 

posted without change. All Personally 

Identifiable Information (for example, 

name and address) voluntarily 

submitted by the commenter may be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

Confidential Business Information or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. You may submit 

attachments to electronic comments in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF 

file formats. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Michael 

Snow, Supervisory Program Analyst, 

Decennial Program Management Office, 

Decennial Census Management 

Division, 301–763–9912, dcmd.pra@

census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

During the years preceding the 2030 

Census, the Census Bureau will pursue 

its commitment to developing a wellmanaged, cost-effective, and highquality decennial census. The Census 

Bureau will streamline data collection 

processes and implement new and 

improved methods to count the U.S. 

population for the 2030 Census. This 

includes new and improved methods for 

counting individuals residing in Group 

Quarters (GQs), such as college/ 

university student housing, residential 

treatment centers, nursing/skillednursing facilities, group homes, 

correctional facilities, hospitals, and 

military barracks. GQ Administrators 

play a vital role in GQ data collection 

during Group Quarters Advance 

Contact. They provide critical updates 

about the facility and residents. One of 

the new data collection methods is to 

test the capability to allow GQ 

Administrators to electronically review, 

verify and update address and other 

frame information associated with their 

GQs, as well as to select a method of 

enumeration for their residents. The 

2026 Census Test will enable the Census 

Bureau to test revisions to the capability 

to receive and extract verified and 

updated GQ address information 

electronically into a useful format prior 

to the subsequent Group Quarters 

Enumeration (GQE) operation. The 

specific data items that GQ 

Administrators will review include GQ 

type code, primary and secondary GQ 

contact name, title, telephone number 

and email address, name of the GQ, 

address of GQ, maximum number of 

people who could live/stay in the GQ 


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and provide the expected number of 

people who will be staying in the GQ on 

Census Day. 

The Census Bureau will examine the 

efficiencies provided by receiving this 

information using a secure portal. 

Group Quarters Advance Contact 

(GQAC) 

After the 2020 Census, the Census 

Bureau conducted lessons learned 

sessions which showed that some GQ 

Administrators desired to have the 

ability to provide GQAC operational 

responses electronically. During the 

GQAC operation, data will be collected 

to confirm information about the GQ 

that will help prepare the GQ 

Administrator and the field staff for the 

upcoming GQE operation. Specific data 

items include, collecting an 

enumeration method and depending on 

the method selected, scheduling an 

enumeration appointment. 

During the 2026 Census Test, the 

research questions for GQAC include: 

1. Can a web-based GQAC operation 

provide opportunities to receive GQAC 

data directly from GQ Administrators? 

2. Can a web-based data collection 

instrument that receives GQ-level data 

directly from GQ Administrators 

improve efficiency and reduce cost for 

the GQAC operation? 

3. Can a web-based data collection 

instrument improve completeness and 

quality (e.g., lower item nonresponse 

rates, fewer data entry errors, etc.) in the 

collection of data at the GQ level? 

The 2026 Census Test will inform the 

Census Bureau’s technological and 

operational planning and design for the 

GQAC operation. This test provides the 

opportunity to evaluate the enhanced 

procedures and technologies for 

conducting GQAC. 

Operational Procedures 

The 2026 Census Test GQAC 

operation is designed to use web-based, 

in-office, and in-field methodologies to 

contact GQ Administrators prior to the 

enumeration. During the GQAC 

operation, data will be collected to 

confirm information about the GQ. 

Specific data items include collecting an 

enumeration method, the expected 

population for the GQ on Census Day, 

April 1, 2026, and depending on the 

method selected, scheduling an 

enumeration appointment. 

The 2026 Census Test GQAC will be 

fielded to 434 GQ facilities across two 

regional census areas that encompasses 

six test sites in Western Texas; Tribal 

Lands within Arizona; Colorado 

Springs, CO; Western North Carolina; 

Spartanburg, SC; and Huntsville, AL. 

The data collection period is February 

2026 through March 2026. The Census 

Bureau will study the potential for using 

a Web-Based GQAC for frame building 

and enumeration for the 2030 Census. 

Thresholds will be used as input to 

determine completeness and quality of 

GQ facility level data provided by the 

GQ Administrators. 

• During Web-Based GQAC, GQ 

Administrators will log into a secure 

GQAC instrument to review, verify, and 

if needed, update the GQ information in 

preparation for conducting the 

upcoming enumeration operations. 

• During In-Office GQAC, office 

clerks will telephone GQ Administrators 

(using the phone number on file for the 

case or researching it using the internet) 

to conduct interviews while capturing 

responses and making entries into the 

In-Office GQAC instrument. 

• During the In-Field GQAC, census 

workers will follow-up with GQs that 

did not include pre-enumeration 

information such as contact 

information. Census workers will visit 

each identified GQ and conduct an inperson interview with the GQ 

Administrator using an automatic handheld device to capture the same 

information as a Web-Based GQAC and 

an In-Office GQAC. 

• The information below will be 

asked of GQ Administrators across all 

three methods of data collection, webbased, in-office and in-field GQAC: 

Æ Verify or update the GQ name, 

address, GQ contact person’s 

information, GQ type code, and 

maximum population. 

Æ Collect the following information to 

assist enumerators in conducting the 

upcoming enumeration operations: 

D Preferred method of enumeration. 

D Date and time for the Census 

Bureau to meet with the contact person 

to conduct the enumeration based on 

the enumeration method collected. 

D Maximum population for the GQ. 

D Expected population for the GQ on 

Census Day, April 1, 2026. 

D Whether the GQ serves females 

only, males only, or both. 

D Whether the GQ residents speak 

languages other than English. If the GQ 

resident speaks another language, an 

interpreter or the GQ administrator will 

assist. 

D Whether there are security, privacy, 

or confidentiality concerns. 

D Whether there are logistics concerns 

while conducting enumeration such as 

facility access requirements and 

procedures. 

D Whether the contact person was 

responsible for other GQs. 

• Technical Design 

• Test the use of automated 

instruments to conduct Web-based, InOffice, and In-Field GQAC. 

• Optimize the use of electronic 

response records to support the creation 

of the initial GQ universe for the GQAC 

Frame prior to enumeration. 

• Utilize the GQ Contact Frame 

Maintenance system that will include 

GQ contact information, such as GQ 

facility name (linked to the possible 

GQs, name of GQ Administrator/ 

primary contact person and secondary 

point of contact, phone number of 

contact person, and email address of GQ 

contact persons). 

• Implement a process to virtually 

complete the Special Sworn Status form 

for GQ Administrators who select the 

Web-Based GQAC. 

• Implement a system to track/ 

maintain completed Special Sworn 

Status forms (BC–1759) collected during 

the American Community Survey and 

other Census Bureau web-based surveys. 

This will help minimize the number of 

GQ Administrators who will be required 

to virtually complete a Special Sworn 

Status form during GQAC. 

II. Method of Collection 

During the 2026 Census Test GQAC 

operation, data will be collected 

electronically using three modes: A 

web-based data collection application, 

in-office conducting a phone interview 

collecting data in the GQAC automated 

instrument, and in-field conducting an 

in-person interview collecting data on a 

hand-held device. 

The U. S. Census Bureau will mail 

letters to all 434 GQs in the test area, 

utilizing mail delivery service such as 

FedEx, to inform the GQ Administrator 

about the upcoming GQAC operation. 

Web GQAC 

During the Web GQAC, GQ 

Administrators will log into a secure 

GQAC data collection instrument to 

review, verify, and, if needed, update 

the GQ information in preparation for 

conducting the upcoming enumeration 

operations. 

At the start of the operation, the 

system will be programmed to 

automatically send Web GQAC 

Introductory Emails to GQ 

Administrators who meet the following 

conditions: 

• Valid email address. 

• Sworn-in point of contact. 

• College/university student housing 

(Type code 501) or federal and state 

correctional facility (Type codes 101, 

102, 103), Military Barracks/and 

Dormitories (Type code 601) (Residents 

living or staying in these type codes will 

be allowed to submit their enumeration 

over the internet using GQ internet SelfResponse (ISR)). 


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• GQ(s) linked to their respective 

facility. 

The email for the GQ Administrators 

will contain the following information: 

Login information (GQ user ID), link to 

the Web GQAC questionnaire, 

instructions and overview, and 

pertinent dates such as the start and end 

dates of the Web-Based GQAC. 

The contact strategy for the Web 

GQAC is as follow: 

• Initial email will be sent to the GQ 

Administrator on February 2, 2026, the 

start date of the operation. 

• First reminder email for 

nonresponding GQs will be sent five (5) 

business days after the initial email. 

• Second reminder email for 

nonresponding GQs will be sent three 

(3) business days after the first reminder 

emails. 

• Third and final reminder email for 

nonresponding GQs will be sent three 

(3) business days after the second 

reminder emails. 

In-Office GQAC 

During In-Office GQAC, office clerks 

will call the GQ Administrator (using 

the phone number on file for the case 

or researching it using the internet) and 

conduct interviews while collecting 

responses and making entries into the 

clerk mode of the same secure GQAC 

data collection instrument used by GQ 

Administrators to verify and/or update 

the GQ information in preparation for 

conducting the upcoming enumeration 

operations. 

The In-Office GQAC phone operation 

will include the following: 

• Cases that did not meet the Web 

GQAC criteria stated above 

• Nonresponding cases from the Web 

GQAC 

• Email bounce backs from Web 

GQAC or non-responding contacts from 

the Web GQAC mailout. 

The contact strategy for the In-Office 

GQAC is as follow: 

• Three phone attempts: attempt 1, 

attempt 2, attempt 3 (final). 

• After the 3rd (final) attempt, case(s) 

will be assigned to the Census Field 

Supervisor to conduct an In-Field 

GQAC. 

In-Field GQAC 

The In-Field GQAC visit operation 

will include all unresolved cases from 

the Web GQAC and In-Office GQAC. 

• Census workers will follow-up in 

the field with GQs for which preenumeration information such as 

contact information was not obtained. 

• Census workers will visit each 

identified GQ and conduct an in-person 

interview with the GQ contact person 

using an automated hand-held device to 

capture the same information collected 

during Web GQAC and In-Office GQAC. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–XXXX. 

Form Number(s): D6–L–GA(ES), D6– 

CN–GA(ES), D6–E–GA(E/S). 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Administrators, 

primary and/or secondary contacts at 

Group Quarters facilities. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

434. 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 217. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 141 

and 193. 

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 to OMB to approve this ICR. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office 

of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25592 Filed 11–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–56–2024] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 49, 

Notification of Proposed Production 

Activity; Merck, Sharp & Dohme LLC; 

(Pharmaceutical Products for 

Research and Development); Rahway, 

New Jersey 

Merck, Sharp & Dohme LLC 

submitted a notification of proposed 

production activity to the FTZ Board 

(the Board) for its facility in Rahway, 

New Jersey, within Subzone 49Y. The 

notification conforming to the 

requirements of the Board’s regulations 

(15 CFR 400.22) was received on 

October 18, 2024. 

Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ 

production activity would be limited to 

the specific foreign-status material(s)/ 

component(s) and specific finished 

product(s) described in the submitted 

notification (summarized below) and 

subsequently authorized by the Board. 

The benefits that may stem from 

conducting production activity under 

FTZ procedures are explained in the 

background section of the Board’s 

website—accessible via www.trade.gov/ 

ftz. The proposed finished product(s) 

and material(s)/component(s) would be 

added to the production authority that 

the Board previously approved for the 

operation, as reflected on the Board’s 

website. 

The proposed finished products for 

research and development include MK– 

2828 and MK–3214 cardiovascular 

disease drug products, MK–2420 

autoimmune disease drug product, MK– 

4646 HIV drug product, and MK–0472 

oncology drug product (duty free). 

The proposed foreign-status 

materials/components include MK– 

2828 and MK–3214 cardiovascular 

disease active pharmaceutical 

ingredients (API), MK–2420 

autoimmune disease API, MK–4646 HIV 

API, and MK–0472 oncology API (duty 

rate, 6.5%). The request indicates that 

certain materials/components are 

subject to duties under section 301 of 

the Trade Act of 1974 (section 301), 

depending on the country of origin. The 

applicable section 301 decisions require 

subject merchandise to be admitted to 

FTZs in privileged foreign status (19 

CFR 146.41). 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions shall be 

addressed to the Board’s Executive 

Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The 

closing period for their receipt is 

December 16, 2024. 


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