60-day FRN and Comments

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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 235 / Friday, December 6, 2024 / Notices
Incident identifier

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Authority: Pub. L. 115–426, 132 Stat.
5489 (44 U.S.C. 2107).
Dated: December 3, 2024.
Stephannie Oriabure,
Chief of Staff.

SUMMARY:

Commission on Civil Rights.
Notice; update briefing agenda;
correction.

ACTION:

[Agency Docket Number: CRCCRRB–2025–
0005–N]

Notice of Formal Determination on
Records Release
Civil Rights Cold Case Records
Review Board.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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Notice of Public Meeting of the New
Mexico Advisory Committee;
Correction
AGENCY:

The Civil Rights Cold Case
Records Review Board received 14
pages of records from the National
Archives and Records Administration
(NARA) related to a civil rights cold
case incident to which the Review
Board assigned the unique identifier
2024–003–027. NARA did not propose
any postponements of disclosure. On
November 1, 2024, the Review Board
determined that the records should be
publicly disclosed in the Civil Rights
Cold Case Records Collection. By
issuing this notice, the Review Board
complies with section 7(c)(4) of the
Civil Rights Cold Case Records
Collection Act of 2018 that requires the
Review Board to publish in the Federal
Register its determinations on the
disclosure or postponement of records
in the Collection no more than 14 days
after the date of its decision.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephannie Oriabure, Chief of Staff,
Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review
Board, 1800 F Street NW, Washington,
DC 20405, (771) 221–0014, info@
coldcaserecords.gov.
Authority: Pub. L. 115–426, 132 Stat.
5489 (44 U.S.C. 2107).
Dated: December 3, 2024.
Stephannie Oriabure,
Chief of Staff.
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Correction
In the Federal Register on Friday,
November 1, 2024, in FR Document
Number 2024–25473, at 87 FR 87327–
28, third and first columns, the agenda
is corrected to read as follows:
I. Welcoming Opening Remarks
II. Panelist Remarks
III. Committee Q&A
IV. Public Comment
V. Business Meeting
VI. Adjournment

The briefing time will remain the
same: 1 p.m.–3 p.m. central time. In
addition, the link to join will remain the
same: https://www.zoomgov.com/
webinar/register/WN_
p0x3OMwRQzGARkRtkiE0tQ.
Dated: November 19, 2024.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Decennial Census
Temporary, Intermittent Applicant
Information Collection
AGENCY:

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The Commission on Civil
Rights published a notice in the Federal
Register on Friday, November 1, 2024,
concerning a briefing of the New Mexico
Advisory Committee. The briefing
agenda has since changed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brooke Peery, [email protected]. 202–
701–1376.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

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Notice of information collection,
request for comment.

ACTION:

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

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CIVIL RIGHTS COLD CASE RECORDS
REVIEW BOARD

Review board decision

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, Decennial
Census Temporary, Intermittent
Applicant Information Collection, prior
to the submission of the information
collection request (ICR) to OMB for
approval.

To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before Monday, February 10, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
email to FLD.Decennial.Oversight@
census.gov. Please reference Decennial
Census Temporary, Intermittent
Applicant Information Collection, in the
subject line of your comments. You may
also submit comments, identified by
Docket Number USBC–2024–0030, 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 Anna
Parikos, Chief, Decennial
Administrative Branch, 301–763–7209,
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and FLD.Decennial.Oversight@
census.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
The Census Bureau is implementing
an electronic Decennial Census
Temporary, Intermittent Applicant
Information Collection to gather
information from job seekers needed to
fill temporary, intermittent Decennial
Census Program positions, starting with
the 2026 Census Test. Questions used to
qualify and select applicants for
positions are in the job application
information section of the collection.
This section collects Social Security
number, date of birth, contact
information, citizenship status, selective
service and veteran’s preference status
and documentation, Federal
employment/annuity status, access to
transportation, hours of availability and
related job experience. The
supplemental voluntary applicant
information section includes questions
found on the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s)
common use form 3046–0046,
Demographic Information on Applicants
for Federal Employment, developed to
support EEOC Management Directive
(MD) 715–1. The voluntary questions
also include recruiting source and
education questions to help improve
future recruiting efforts.
This collection gathers basic
information needed for all temporary,
intermittent decennial positions,
streamlining the application process for
both the applicant and the Census
Bureau, by allowing applicants to be
considered for several positions with
one set of application data. To further
evaluate each applicant’s fit for
positions, after completing the
Decennial Census Temporary,
Intermittent Applicant Information
Collection, applicants will answer
position related assessment questions.
The Census Bureau discontinued a
similar collection for the Current
Surveys, Special Census, and Decennial
Census Programs under OMB No. 0607–
0139.

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II. Method of Collection
Data will be gathered electronically in
a system called, Decennial
Administrative, Recruiting, Hiring, and
Training System (DARHTS). Applicants
will visit census.gov, click on a link to
access the DARHTS, create an account
and proceed to complete the job
application information, the
supplemental voluntary applicant
information, and then the position
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DARHTS system will create an
electronic PDF output of the job
application information questions and
the applicant respondent’s answers as a
record. If the applicant respondent
makes subsequent changes to their job
application information, the system will
create additional PDF documents for
each change submission. Each PDF
created will include the OMB clearance
number and the expiration date.
The Census Bureau is not including
for clearance an online Spanish version
of DARHTS or paper versions of the job
application information or
supplemental voluntary applicant
information for the three-year period
covered by this request. The current
collection does not require these job
application alternatives. Subsequent
renewals will include the Spanish and
paper versions, when the collection is
rolled out to Puerto Rico and remote
parts of Alaska.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission,
New Information Collection Request.
Affected Public: Individuals
interested in being considered for
temporary, intermittent decennial
census jobs.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
12,000 over 3 years.
Estimated Time per Response: 20
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,333 average per year, 4,000
total over 3 years.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United
States Code, Section 23a and 23; EEOC
Management Directive (MD) 715–1 and
Executive Order 13548.
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.
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response to this notice are a matter of

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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–533–930]

Certain High Chrome Cast Iron
Grinding Media From India:
Preliminary Affirmative Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
Postponement of Final Determination,
and Extension of Provisional Measures
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.

AGENCY:

The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that certain high chrome
cast iron grinding media (grinding
media) from India is being, or is likely
to be, sold in the United States at less
than fair value (LTFV). The period of
investigation (POI) is April 1, 2023,
through March 31, 2024. Interested
parties are invited to comment on this
preliminary determination.

SUMMARY:

DATES:

Applicable December 6, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles DeFilippo, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–3797.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background
This preliminary determination is
made in accordance with section 733(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). Commerce initiated this

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Judith L. Lichtman
National Partnership for
Women & Families
Vice Chairs
Margaret Huang
Southern Poverty Law Center
Derrick Johnson
NAACP
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Defense and Educational Fund
Secretary
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National Women's Law Center
Treasurer
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American Federation of State,
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Board of Directors
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American-Arab
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Gloria L. Blackwell
AAUW
Shawn Fain
International Union, UAW
Jocelyn Frye
National Partnership for
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Jonathan Greenblatt
Anti-Defamation League
Mary Kay Henry
Service Emplo yees International Union
Damon Hewitt
Lawyers' Committee for
Civil Rights Under Law
David H. Inoue
Japanese American Citizens League
Virginia Kase Solo món
League of Women Voters of the
United States
Marc Morial
National Urban League
Janet Murguía
UnidosUS
Svante Myrick
People For the American Way
Janai Nelson
NAACP Legal Defense and
Educatio nal Fund, Inc.
Christian F. Nunes
National Organizatio n for Women
Rabbi Jonah Pesner
Religious Action Center
of Reform Judaism
Rebecca Pringle
National Education Associatio n
Lisa Rice
National Fair Housing Alliance
Kelley Robin son
Human Rights Campaig n
Anthony Romero
American Civil Liberties Union
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American Association of
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Randi Weingarten
American Federation of Teachers
John C. Yang
Asian Americans Advancing Justice |
AAJC
President and CEO
Maya Wiley

February 10, 2025
Sheleen Dumas
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer
Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, DC 20230
Submitted via email to [email protected]
RE: Federal Register Notice Docket Number USBC-2024-0030, “Decennial Census
Temporary, Intermittent Applicant Information Collection”
Dear Ms. Dumas,
On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition charged by
its diverse membership of more than 240 national organizations to promote and protect the
rights of all persons in the United States, and our Census Task Force co-chairs, Asian
Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC and NALEO Educational Fund, we appreciate this
opportunity to provide comments in response to the Census Bureau’s Federal Register
Notice on Decennial Census Temporary, Intermittent Applicant Information Collection,
which was published on December 6, 2024 (Docket Number USBC-2024-0030).
The proposed Decennial Census Temporary, Intermittent Applicant Information Collection
through the Decennial Administrative, Recruiting, Hiring, and Training System (DARHTS)
is a step toward streamlining census workforce recruitment. However, ensuring a complete
and accurate count requires skilled and well-trained field staff who can serve as trusted
messengers in their communities. Below are our recommendations to enhance the hiring
process for the 2026 Census Test and future census operations.
Prioritize Multilingual and Paper-Based Accessibility in Recruiting Census Workers
While we recognize the advantages of a streamlined online application system, we are
concerned that the lack of a paper-based option will preclude qualified individuals,
particularly individuals from persistently undercounted communities, from applying or even
knowing about the opportunity to apply. In remote or rural areas where internet access is
often limited, paper-based applications are essential to ensure that candidates can be hired
from their local communities.
Furthermore, the absence of an online Spanish-language application in the 2026 Census Test
will limit participation by applicants with limited English proficiency, particularly in areas
with significant Spanish-speaking populations. Not including a Spanish-language application

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would be a missed opportunity to evaluate the success of the new hiring system in communities where
Spanish-speaking candidates could best fill various field positions.
While future renewals may include paper-based and Spanish-language options, earlier integration of these
options would allow the Census Bureau to assess ways to improve outreach and engagement, ensuring
these communities are not excluded from the applicant pool. We recommend that the bureau expedite the
development of multilingual and paper-based application options, ensuring alignment with its goal to
provide access and representation across all communities.
Language barriers remain one of the biggest challenges to ensuring a complete and accurate census,
particularly in communities with a larger number of limited English proficiency households. Hiring
census workers who are fluent in the languages spoken in their communities is essential to increasing
response rates and reducing undercounts. While the Census Bureau has historically allowed legal
permanent residents to serve as interpreters, the current job application process does not clearly
communicate that work-eligible noncitizens can be considered for positions requiring language skills.
This lack of clarity creates confusion for both applicants and community organizations assisting with
recruitment. The Census Bureau should state the policy relating to noncitizen hiring clearly and visibly.
Requiring U.S. citizenship for all census workers may unnecessarily limit the available pool of qualified
applicants, particularly in communities where noncitizens represent a significant portion of the
population. Noncitizens, including lawful permanent residents, asylum seekers, and others authorized to
work in the U.S., often have unique insights and language skills that would be invaluable for conducting
the 2030 Census, especially in undercounted communities. Allowing a waiver for citizenship
requirements, where lawful employment authorization can be verified, would enhance recruitment efforts,
improve representation, and ensure a more complete and accurate count. The bureau should develop a
waiver process that allows lawful noncitizens to apply for temporary census positions, provided they meet
other eligibility requirements and can legally work in the U.S. This policy should include safeguards to
ensure compliance with federal employment laws while expanding access to qualified candidates who
have the requisite skills to carry out the Census Bureau’s work in their assigned areas.
Enhance Application Accessibility for Individuals with Disabilities
Individuals with disabilities face unique barriers to census participation, from navigating inaccessible
digital forms to encountering difficulties in understanding materials or communicating with census
workers. To ensure full participation by qualified candidates, it is essential that the Census Bureau
prioritize accessibility in both its hiring and data collection efforts.
To ensure compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, the DARHTS system must
accommodate applicants with disabilities. This includes providing compatibility with assistive
technologies such as screen readers, voice navigation tools, and alternative input devices. Beyond this,
offering video or text tutorials on how to navigate the system would further assist applicants with varying
needs. The bureau should conduct usability testing with individuals with disabilities to ensure the
DARHTS platform is fully accessible and incorporate their feedback to address potential barriers before
deployment.

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We further recommend that the bureau enhance hiring efforts for individuals with disabilities by
proactively recruiting individuals with disabilities for temporary census positions, particularly in outreach
and enumeration roles where their perspectives can improve engagement with individuals with
disabilities. In addition, the bureau should ensure digital accessibility for all census job applications.
Lastly, the bureau should ensure that its application and interview processes are accessible by providing
materials in Braille, large print, and plain-language formats and ensuring that American Sign Language
(ASL) interpretation is available.
Collect and Utilize Recruitment and Demographic Data to Ensure a Highly Skilled Workforce
The inclusion of voluntary questions about recruiting sources, education, and demographic characteristics
is a valuable step toward refining recruitment strategies and ensuring equal opportunity for all candidates.
Analyzing these data will help identify gaps in recruitment efforts, such as underrepresentation of rural
residents, tribal populations, and other historically undercountlled groups, and inform tailored recruitment
activities to address these gaps. We recommend that the bureau develop a transparent framework for
analyzing and reporting on recruitment data to inform targeted outreach strategies to ensure that qualified
individuals from all communities can access opportunities for decennial census positions.
Conclusion
By incorporating multilingual and paper application options, ensuring accessibility for individuals with
disabilities, and using recruitment data to address differential undercounts, the Census Bureau can
optimize the effectiveness of the DAHRTS system. These enhancements will both improve the applicant
experience and ensure that the bureau attracts a highly qualified workforce to support its mission.
We thank the Census Bureau for its consideration of our views and for its continued partnership. We look
forward to ongoing collaboration in support of our shared goal of a complete, accurate count in 2030. If
you have any questions about these comments, please contact Meeta Anand, Senior Director, Census and
Data Equity at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, at [email protected].
Sincerely,
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
The Leadership Conference Education Fund
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
NALEO Educational Fund