Confidentiality Seminar Series
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) hosted a series of confidentiality seminars in response to passage of the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2002 (Title V of P.L. 107-347). CIPSEA provides a clear and consistent standard for the use and protection of statistical information collected under a pledge of confidentiality.
Each monthly seminar focused on different topics related to CIPSEA. Seminars dates and presentation materials are provided below. Please e-mail any questions about the seminars to answers@bts.gov(link sends e-mail).
| Date | Time | Location | Title | Abstract | Presenter | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, February 12, 2003 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM | U.S. Department of Transportation Headquarters (Nassif Building), Room 6200 | Overview of New Legislation Protecting Confidentiality of Statistical Information and Statistical Disclosure Limitation Methodologies | Abstract | Nancy Kirkendall Director Statistical Methods Group Energy Information Administration (EIA) U.S. Department of Energy | PDF (693KB) |
| Wednesday, March 12, 2003 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM | U.S. Department of Transportation Headquarters (Nassif Building), Room 6200 | Overview of 2002 CIPSEA: Methods to Protect Confidential Tabular Data | Amrut Champaneri, Ph.D. | PDF (168KB) | |
| Practical Considerations in Selecting Statistical Disclosure Methodology for Tabular Data | Abstract | Rich Allen Deputy Administrator for Programs and Products National Agricultural Statistics Service U.S. Department of Agriculture | PDF (182KB) | |||
| Monday, April 28, 2003 | 1:30 – 3:30 PM | U.S. Department of Transportation, Nassif Building, 400 7th Street, SW, Room 3328 | Statistical Disclosure Limitation: Releasing Useful Data for Statistical Analysis | Abstract | Presenter: Stephen Fienberg Department of Statistics Center for Automated Learning and Discovery and Center for Computer and Communications Security Carnegie Mellon University | PDF (757KB) |
| Discussant: Nancy Kirkendall Director Statistics and Methods Group EIA U.S. Department of Energy | PDF (81KB) | |||||
| Tuesday, April 29, 2003 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM | U.S. Department of Transportation Headquarters (Nassif Building), Room 3328 | Overview of Statistical Disclosure Methodology for Microdata | Abstract | Laura Zayatz Disclosure Limitation Research Group Leader U.S. Census Bureau | PDF (205KB) |
| Tuesday, May 20, 2003 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM | U.S. Department of Transportation Headquarters (Nassif Building), Room 8236 | Statistical Disclosure Limitations at the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) | Abstract | Alvan Zarate Confidentiality Officer NCHS | PDF (95KB) |
| Wednesday, June 11, 2003 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM | U.S. Department of Transportation Headquarters (Nassif Building), Room 6244 | The Office of Management and Budgets Interagency Confidentiality and Data Access Committee (CDAC) | Abstract | Jacob Bournazian Chair of CDAC (2002-2003) EIA | PDF (90KB) |
| Mark Schipper CDAC Member EIA Ruey-Pyng Lu CDAC Member EIA | PDF (492KB) | |||||
| Wednesday, July 23, 2003 | 1:30 – 2:30PM | U.S. Department of Transportation Headquarters (Nassif Building), Room 6200 | Restricted Data Access: The Role of Research Data Centers (RDC) | Abstract | Arnold Reznek RDC Administrator U.S. Bureau of the Census | PDF (75KB) |
| Kenneth W. Harris NCHS Vijay Gambhir RDC NCHS | PDF (123KB) | |||||
| Wednesday, September 17, 2003 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | U.S. Department of Transportation, Nassif Building, 400 7th St., SW, Room 8240 | Preserving Quality and Confidentiality of Tabular Data | Abstract | Lawrence H. Cox Associate Director National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) | PDF (65KB) |