Public Engagement

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) undertook a full, transparent revision process, with input from the American public, to ensure rigor, validity, objectivity, and impartiality of the recommended revisions.

Below is how the public shared their perspectives and input with the Working Group.

Public Comments to Federal Register Notice

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requested comments on the initial proposals from the Federal Interagency Working Group on Race and Ethnicity Standards (Working Group) from January 27 - April 27, 2023.

The public comments received can be viewed at Regulations.gov.

Public Comments to Federal Register Notice
Received as of April 27, 2023

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Public Webinars (or Town Halls)

March 2023 — The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Federal Interagency Technical Working Group on Race and Ethnicity Standards (Working Group) hosted three Town Halls to hear directly from the American public about the initial proposals to revise Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity (SPD 15).

Town Hall 1: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 2 p.m. ET [452 MB]

Town Hall 2: Friday, March 17, 2023 at 2 p.m. ET [1.5 GB]

Town Hall 3: Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 2 p.m. ET [439 MB]

OMB Race-Ethnicity Working Group — Town Halls — Slide Deck [2.5 MB]

Recorded Public Webinars

Public Listening Sessions

In August of 2022, OMB announced the start of virtual, bi-monthly listening sessions to hear directly from members of the public. These listening sessions ran from September 2022 through September 2023.

The information presented in the sessions was evaluated by the Working Group and helped to inform their work as they developed the final recommendations for OMB.

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