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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Bureau of the Census</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of Commerce</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOC</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Clarifying and Streamlining the Regulatory Procedures for Requesting a Challenge to the Census Bureau&apos;s Annual Population Estimates</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>By this rule, the Census Bureau (Bureau) amends and removes certain regulations governing the program for challenging the Bureau&rsquo;s annual population estimates (Population Estimates Challenge Program).&nbsp; This action will improve and streamline the regulations by (i)&nbsp;clarifying that part 90 pertains to <em>requests </em>to challenge the Bureau&rsquo;s annual population estimates, (ii)&nbsp;properly introducing an acronym used throughout part 90, (iii)&nbsp;eliminating inconsequential language, and (iv)&nbsp;amending or removing provisions that impose undue restrictions or requirements on potential challengers.&nbsp; The intended effect is to create a more efficient, clear, and accessible process for governmental units to request a challenge to the Bureau&rsquo;s population estimates, thereby promoting accuracy and accountability.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Deregulatory</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
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            <CFR>15 CFR 90</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>13 U.S.C. 4</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>13 U.S.C. 181</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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                <TTBL_DATE>07/00/2026</TTBL_DATE>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Daniel</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Sweeney</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0600</CODE>
                    <NAME>Department of Commerce</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>DOC</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 482-1395</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>dsweeney@doc.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1401 Constitution Ave ,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
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