Virtual Meeting
December 1 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm EST
Organizer: COPAFS
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 9:00 – 9:05 | Welcome/Report from Board of Directors Andy Weiss, Vice Chair, COPAFS Board |
| 9:05 – 9:15 | COPAFS Update Paul Schroeder, Executive Director, COPAFS |
| 9:15 – 10:00 | Update on the Federal Statistical System – see below Karin Orvis, OMB |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Flexible Dissemination Software for the 2021 England & Wales & Northern Ireland Censuses Aine McGuire, Cantabular Mike Thompson, Cantabular |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | The Social Impact Data Commons: Supporting local equity-informed decision-making in the National Capital Region Aaron Schroeder, UVA Biocomplexity Institute Joel Thurston, UVA Biocomplexity Institute |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch Break |
| 1:00 – 2:00 | Do No Harm Guide: Applying Equity Awareness on Data Privacy Methods Joshua Snoke, RAND |
| 2:00 – 3:00 | The FCSM Framework for Data Quality and Dissemination Strategies
Darius Singpurwalla, NCSES |
| 3:00 – 3:30 | Business Meeting |
| 3:30 | Adjourn |
Update on the Federal Statistical System (links)
- Home for the U.S. Federal statistical system: www.StatsPolicy.gov
- OMB/OIRA/OCSOTUS: https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/information-regulatory-affairs/statistical-programs-standards/
- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Trust Regulation: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/18/2023-17664/fundamental-responsibilities-of-recognized-statistical-agencies-and-units
- Comments submitted during the public comment period, which closed on October 2nd on regulations.gov: https://www.regulations.gov/document/OMB-2023-0015-0001/comment
- Standard Application Process: https://ncses.nsf.gov/about/standard-application-process
- Standard Application Process Portal and to Provide Feedback: FAQ – RDG (researchdatagov.org)
- Federal Statistical Research Data Centers Program: Federal Statistical Research Data Centers (census.gov)
- FSRDC EXCOM Strategic Action Plan: https://www2.census.gov/adrm/FSRDC/Governance/FSRDC%20Executive%20Committee%20Strategic%20Action%20Plan.pdf
- National Secure Data Service Demonstration Project: National Secure Data Service Demonstration | NSF – National Science Foundation
- America’s Data Hub Consortium award list, including the 14 awards for the NSDS: https://www.americasdatahub.org/awards/
- OMB Race and Ethnicity Standards Revision Process Updates: https://spd15revision.gov/
- All Statistical Policy Directives available at: www.StatsPolicy.gov
- Federal Register Notice for Statistical Policy Directive No. 3 Compilation, Release, and Evaluation of Principal Federal Economic Indicators-Proposal To Change Timing of Public Comments by Employees of the Executive Branch: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/25/2023-18313/statistical-policy-directive-no-3-compilation-release-and-evaluation-of-principal-federal-economic
Comments submitted during the public comment period, which closed on October 24th on regulations.gov: https://www.regulations.gov/document/OMB-2023-0016-0001/comment