Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations; Notice of Public Meeting

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations; Notice of

Public Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (P.L. 92-463 as

amended by P.L. 94-409), we are giving notice of a meeting of the

Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations. The meeting

will convene on April 27-28, 1995 at the Bureau of the Census,

Conference Center, Federal Building 3, Suitland, Maryland.

The committee is composed of 36 members appointed by the presidents

of the American Economic Association, the American Statistical

Association, the Population Association of America, and the chairman of

the board of the American Marketing Association. It advises the

Director, Bureau of the Census, on the full range of Census Bureau

programs and activities in relation to the areas of expertise.

The agenda for the meeting on April 27 that will begin at 9 a.m.

and end at 5:15 p.m. is:

Introductory remarks by the Director, Bureau of the

Census.

2000 census update.

Economic and agriculture censuses update.

Census Bureau responses to committee recommendations.

Standard Occupation Classification Revision Policy

Committee.

Bureauwide methodology research.

Strategic planning.

Communicating the benefits and usefulness of economic

data.

Initiatives to reduce reporting burden for businesses.

Measuring output (service industries).

Continuous measurement.

Acquiring data through administrative records.

The agenda for the April 28 meeting that will begin at 9 a.m. and

adjourn at 12:15 p.m. is:

Mid-decade ``clean slate'' review of national accounts.

Marketing at the Census Bureau: What does it mean and how

should we do it?

National Academy of Sciences recommendations to modernize

the U.S. census.

Develop recommendations and special interest activities.

Closing session.

The meeting is open to the public, and a brief period is set aside

on April 28 for public comment and questions. Those persons with

extensive questions or statements must submit them in writing to the

Census Bureau Committee Liaison Officer at least three days before the

meeting.

This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should also be directed to the Census Bureau official named below.

Persons wishing additional information regarding this meeting or

who wish to submit written statements may contact the Committee Liaison

Officer, Mrs. Phyllis Van Tassel, Room 2419, Federal Building 3,

Suitland, Maryland (mailing address: Washington, D.C. 20233),

telephone: (301) 457-2494--TDD (301) 457-2540.

Dated: March 14, 1995.

Martha Farnsworth Riche,

Director, Bureau of the Census.

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