Qualitative Research to Improve 2030 Census Communications (FR Doc. 2026–20316)

Census and Data Equity Resources 11.5.26

A PDF copy of this letter can be found here

November 4, 2026

Ms. Sheleen Dumas
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer
Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, DC 20230

Re: Qualitative Research to Improve 2030 Census Communications (FR Doc. 2026–20316)

Dear Ms. Dumas,

On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, our Census Task Force co-chairs, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC and NALEO Educational Fund, and the undersigned organizations, we appreciate this opportunity to provide comments in response to the proposed information collection published by the Census Bureau, Department of Commerce: Federal Register Notice Docket Number USBC-2026-0397, “Qualitative Research to Improve 2030 Census Communications.” Please find our comment letter attached here.

We appreciate the consideration of our views by the Census Bureau and Department of Commerce and look forward to your responses to our questions. If you have any questions about these comments, please contact Meeta Anand, senior director of the census and data equity program at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, at [email protected].

Sincerely,

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
The Leadership Conference Education Fund
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC
NALEO Educational Fund

Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote)
Association of Public Data Users
Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Census Quality Reinforcement task force
Coalition on Human Needs
Common Cause
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
Empowering Pacific Islander Communities (EPIC)
Equality California
Fair Count Inc
Insights Association
League of Women Voters of the United States
MACS 2030 – Minnesotans for the American Community Survey and 2030 Census
Movement Advancement Project
NALEO Educational Fund
National Action Network
National Education Association
PFLAG National
Population Reference Bureau
The National Urban Indian Family Coalition
United Philanthropy Forum