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2024 SPD 15
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OMB’s 2024 Revisions to SPD No. 15 Are Final. What’s Happening Now?
Learn how programs are already on their way to collecting race and ethnicity data per the revised SPD 15 and how the public can continue to participate in SPD 15 activities.
Blog
OMB Publishes Revisions to Statistical Policy Directive No. 15
Earlier today, OMB published a set of revisions to Statistical Policy Directive No. 15 (Directive No. 15), the first since 1997.
Press Release
Thank You and What’s Next
On April 27, 2023, the 90-day public comment period closed on the Initial Proposals for Updating the OMB’s Race and Ethnicity Statistical Standards.
Press Release
FRN Comment Period Extended to April 27
The comment period will now remain open until April 27, 2023, to allow additional time for the public to review and comment on the initial proposals.
Press Release
Save the Date: Town Halls
There are three Town Halls to hear directly from the American public about the initial proposals to revise Statistical Policy Directive No. 15.
Blog
Initial Proposals for Revising the Federal Race & Ethnicity Standards
Today, the Office of the Chief Statistician is taking a key step forward in its formal process to revise OMB’s statistical standards.
Blog
OMB Launches New Public Listening Sessions
The first step in the formal review process for OMB’s statistical standards for collecting race and ethnicity data is well underway.
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Reviewing and Revising Standards on Race and Ethnicity
Formal review to revise OMB’s Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity.
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