March 1 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm EST
The COPAFS Quarterly Meeting will be hybrid with the in-person meeting taking place at the USDA Jamie Whitten Building, 1400 Jefferson Dr. SW, Washington, DC 20024. Please use the visitors’ entrance located on Jefferson Drive. You will need your ID. The security guard should have your name. Once inside the Whitten Building, from the Jefferson Drive entrance, we will be down the hall to the right in room 107A, the Press Room.
The Whitten Building is conveniently located on the Mall via the Smithsonian (blue/orange/silver line) stop. If taking metro, take the National Mall exit, cross Jefferson Dr. SW and head toward the visitors entrance to the building which will be on your left.
A Zoom link will be sent to those who registered as virtual attendees.
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 9:00 – 9:05 | Welcome/Report from Board of Directors Felice Levine, Vice Chair |
| 9:05 – 9:15 | COPAFS Update Paul Schroeder, Executive Director |
| 9:15 – 10:00 | Update on the Federal Statistical System – see below |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Examining Health Equity Measurement and Representation through the Lens of Total Survey Error Morgan Earp, NCHS |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Medical Expenditure Panel Survey: Challenges and Solutions in Data Collection Ryan Hubbard, Westat |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch Break |
| 1:00 – 2:30 | Remembering Katherine K. Wallman |
| 2:30 – 3:00 | Business Meeting |
| 3:00 | 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: 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
- Updated Statistical Policy Directive No. 3: Compilation, Release, and Evaluation of Principal Federal Economic Indicators: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-02-15/pdf/2024-02972.pdf
- National Strategy to Develop Statistics for Environmental-Economic Decisions: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Natural-Capital-Accounting-Strategy-final.pdf
- FY 2024 Green Book (Treasury): https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/131/General-Explanations-FY2024.pdf
- Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM): http://fcsm.gov/
- Webinar Series – AI in Federal Government: Uses, Potential Applications, and Issues: https://www.niss.org/events/ai-federal-government-uses-potential-applications-and-issues
- Subcommittee on the Statistical Official Roles and Responsibilities Charter: S-SORR Charter 2024-02-07 signed.pdf (statspolicy.gov)
- AI Executive Order: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/11/01/2023-24283/safe-secure-and-trustworthy-development-and-use-of-artificial-intelligence/
- Draft AI M-Memo for public comment: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/11/03/2023-24269/request-for-comments-on-advancing-governance-innovation-and-risk-management-for-agency-use-of
NAICS Revision Schedule: https://www.census.gov/naics/reference_files_tools/NAICS_Update_Process_Fact_Sheet.pdf
- Draft AI M-Memo for public comment: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/11/03/2023-24269/request-for-comments-on-advancing-governance-innovation-and-risk-management-for-agency-use-of
- 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