The SAP is an interagency effort led by OMB and the Interagency Council on Statistical Policy (ICSP). The Chief Statistician of the United States (CSOTUS) plays a key leadership role in the SAP, serving as chair of the ICSP and co-chair of the SAP Governance Board.
The SAP governance framework (outlined below) facilitates strategic leadership, interagency collaboration, and effectiveness in implementing SAP legislative and policy requirements.
- SAP Governance Board: This group provides executive level guidance and leadership for the SAP. The Governance Board is a subcommittee member of the ICSP.
- SAP interagency working groups: These groups focus on the technical, communications, budget, and policy aspects of the SAP.
- SAP Program Management Office (PMO): The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics is designated by OMB to serve as the PMO.
Figure 1. SAP Governance framework
The following federal agencies and units participate in the SAP:
- Bureau of Economic Analysis (Department of Commerce)
- Bureau of Justice Statistics (Department of Justice)
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (Department of Labor)
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics (Department of Transportation)
- Census Bureau (Department of Commerce)
- Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services)
- Economic Research Service (Department of Agriculture)
- Energy Information Administration (Department of Energy)
- Microeconomic Surveys Unit (Federal Reserve Board)
- National Agricultural Statistics Service (Department of Agriculture)
- National Animal Health Monitoring System, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Department of Agriculture)
- National Center for Education Statistics (Department of Education)
- National Center for Health Statistics (Department of Health and Human Services)
- National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (National Science Foundation)
- Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics (Social Security Administration)
- Statistics of Income Division (Internal Revenue Service)