Session Objectives
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Discuss feedback from Working Group members following first session Discuss the pros and cons of selection criteria Present recommended port lists for the three categoriesGeneral
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Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group
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Port List Recommendations
September 23, 2016
Emerging Best Practices
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Formal and public acknowledgement of the independent position of the statistical agency Independence and autonomy of statistical agency head, with direct access to the Department secretary A position of authority in making IT and confidentiality decisions...Areas Needing Further Support
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Increasingly, agencies have emphasized the critical role of Departmental support in agency achievement of Responsibilities 3 (objectivity) and 4 (confidentiality). Adherence requires agency involvement in Departmental information services decisions....Overview of Department Support
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Examples of written policies and/or policies reflected in organizational structure were more common in supporting Responsibility 1 (relevance and timeliness). More support tools were cited (either at the department or agency level) for Responsibilities 1 (...Measures of Department Support
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Citation of department policy (versus agency policy or OMB policy alone) Department policies that are written and reflected in Department organizational structure are stronger than unwritten policies or common understandings. The number of tools and new...Essential Role of Departments
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Sharing practices facilitates identification of strengths and opportunities for growth. Each Department hosting a Federal statistical agency was required to report its actions to support these responsibilities. How have Departments responded?Responsibility 4: Protect the trust of information providers
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Ensuring the confidentiality and exclusive statistical use of their responses Maintaining safeguards to protect the integrity and confidentiality of dataResponsibility 3: Conduct objective statistical activities
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Pertains actual and perceived autonomy regarding
information to collect and process information systems security for confidential data estimation procedures and data analysis store and disseminate statistical products staff to select to...Responsibility 2: Conduct credible and accurate statistical activities
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Regularly evaluating the data and information products they publicly release Provide information about how the data were collected and any known or potential data limitations or sources of error Ensure that all users have equitable access