The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Federal Interagency Technical Working Group on Race and Ethnicity Standards (Working Group) are hosting three Town Halls to hear directly from the American public about the initial proposals to revise Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity (SPD 15).

• Town Hall 1: Tuesday, March 14 at 2pm ET
• Town Hall 2: Friday, March 17 at 2pm ET
• Town Hall 3: Saturday, March 18 at 2pm ET

The Town Halls will be accessible via Webex and audio through Verizon. More details will be forthcoming.

The initial proposals can be found on January 27’s Federal Register Notice Initial Proposals For Updating OMB’s Race and Ethnicity Statistical Standards, which closes on April 12, 2023.