[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 88950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26172]


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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 218 / Tuesday, November 12, 2024 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


U.S. Census Bureau Tribal Consultation; Virtual Public Meeting

AGENCY: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of virtual public meeting

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Census Bureau (Census Bureau) will conduct two 
virtual Tribal consultations on updating the race/ethnicity code list 
for the American Community Survey and the 2030 Census on December 11, 
2024, and January 15, 2025. The two virtual Tribal consultation 
webinars will reflect the Census Bureau's continuous commitment to 
strengthen government-to-government relationships with federally 
recognized Tribes. 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 and State recognized Tribes by invitation.

DATES: The Census Bureau will conduct two virtual Tribal consultations; 
the first on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET 
and the second on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
ET. Any questions or topics to be considered in the Tribal consultation 
meetings must be received in writing via email by December 2, 2024.

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; (202) 407-6635 or email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3a7e5f5f147b147b565f425b545e5f487a595f54494f49145d554c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c581a0a0eb84eb84a9a0bda4aba1a0b785a6a0abb6b0b6eba2aab3">[email protected]</span></a> or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#721d111b135c06131d3211171c0107015c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a2529232b643e2b250a292f24393f39642d253c">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting Information: The Census Bureau 
Tribal consultation webinar meetings will be held via the WebEx 
platform at the following presentation link:
    Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. ET
    Register link: https://uscensus.webex.com/weblink/register/r489540f73a388fe3c4c9f6b9bbd3f648.
    Date and time: Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. ET.
    Register link: https://uscensus.webex.com/weblink/register/ree1ade98a8ed634b2754ef6209796141.
    Once you register as an attendee, you will receive an email with 
login information, or the option to join via phone only.
    Submit your comments by email. Send comments to: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c084a5a5ee81ee81aca5b8a1aea4a5b280a3a5aeb3b5b3eea7afb6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9adeffffb4dbb4dbf6ffe2fbf4feffe8daf9fff4e9efe9b4fdf5ec">[email protected]</span></a> or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e6a9a5afa7c8b2a7a9a6858388959395c8818990">[email protected]</a>.
    The Census Bureau is planning two national webinars to be held on 
December 11, 2024, and January 15, 2025, with federally and State 
recognized Tribes, which will provide a forum for Tribes to learn about 
its Race/Ethnicity Coding Improvement Project and provide feedback. The 
Race/Ethnicity Coding Improvement Project provides an opportunity for 
Tribes to provide feedback on how detailed race and/or ethnicity and 
American Indian or Alaska Native populations will be coded in the 
American Community Survey (ACS) and the 2030 Census. The Census Bureau 
aims to enhance and improve the code list that was used in the 2020 
Census and is currently used in the ACS to ensure that detailed race 
and/or ethnicity and Tribal responses are accurately coded and 
tabulated in future data collections.
    The webinars will provide information on how to interpret and 
understand the code list and its impact on the data Tribes receive. 
Tribal leaders will have the opportunity to provide feedback on 
alternative terms, abbreviations, or in-language terms that individuals 
may use to identify themselves as a citizen of their Tribes and any 
groups that may be missing or misclassified in the code list. We are 
providing Tribes for their review the proposed code list and Federal 
Register Notice with background information about this project. The 
Census Bureau is seeking feedback from Tribal governments on the 
following questions:
    1. Are there any groups missing from the proposed code list? If so, 
please identify them and suggest how the groups should be classified 
and why.
    2. Are any groups on the proposed code list misclassified? If so, 
please identify them and suggest an alternative classification or 
indicate if the term should be removed.
    3. Are there alternative terms, abbreviations, or in-language terms 
people may use to identify with a specific group that should be added 
to the proposed code list? If so, please identify them and suggest a 
classification.
    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 ACS and the 2030 Census with the goal of ensuring 
the most accurate counts and data for the American Indian or Alaska 
Native population. In that regard, the Census Bureau is seeking 
comments on the proposed race/ethnicity code list: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/2030-race-and-or-ethnicity-code-list/.
    Tribes will have until February 5, 2025, to review the proposed 
updates to the code list and provide input.
    Robert L. Santos, Director, Census Bureau, approved the publication 
of this notice in the Federal Register.

    Dated: October 28, 2024.
Shannon Wink,
Program Analyst, Policy Coordination Office, U.S. Census Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2024-26172 Filed 11-8-24; 8:45 am]
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