; and (ii) may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of pay payable for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule. (B) Board rules Such rules shall include provisions to ensure an equitable division or sharing of resources, as appropriate, between the respective staff of the Board. (3) Board staff The staff of the Board shall be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and shall be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title (relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates). (4) Facilities The Administrator of the General Services Administration, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall locate suitable office space for the operation of the Board in the headquarters of the Bureau of the Census in Suitland, Maryland. The facilities shall serve as the headquarters of the Board and shall include all necessary equipment and incidentals required for the proper functioning of the Board. (g) Other authorities (1) Hearings For the purpose of carrying out its duties, the Board may hold such hearings (at the call of either co-chair) and undertake such other activities as the Board determines to be necessary to carry out its duties. (2) Access to information (A) In general Each co-chair of the Board and any Board staff who may be designated by the Board under this subparagraph shall be granted access to any data, files, information, or other matters maintained by the Bureau of the Census (or received by it in the course of conducting a decennial census of population) which they may request, subject to such regulations as the Board may prescribe in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce. No information may be withheld pursuant to title 13, United States Code, and all members of the Board and Board staff shall be sworn