Census Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics; Notice of Renewal

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economics and Statistics Administration

Bureau of the Census

Census Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics; Notice of

Renewal

In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee

Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, (1973), and after consultation with the General

Services Administration, the Secretary of Commerce has determined that

the renewal of the Census Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics

is in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties

imposed on the Department by law.

The Committee was established July 16, 1962. It was initially

chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act in January 1973. The

Committee's purpose is to advise the Director, Bureau of the Census, on

the conduct of the periodic censuses and surveys of agriculture and

related surveys and the kind of information to obtain from respondents

associated with agriculture production. The Committee also prepares

recommendations regarding the content of agriculture reports, and

presents the views and needs for data of major suppliers and users of

agriculture statistics. The Committee draws on the experience and

expertise of its members to form a collective judgment concerning

agriculture data collected and the statistics the Census Bureau issues.

The committee will function solely as an advisory body and will

comply fully with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

The advisory committee shall consist of 21 member organizations. Each

of the member organizations shall appoint a representative to the

committee, subject to the concurrence of the Director, Bureau of the

Census.

The committee shall report to the Director, Bureau of the Census.

The Department of Commerce will file copies of the committees'

renewal charters with appropriate committees in Congress.

You may address inquires or comments to Maxine Anderson-Brown,

Committee Liaison Officer, Bureau of the Census, Room 3039, FB 3,

Washington, D.C. 20233, telephone (301) 457-2308, TDD (301) 457-2540.

Dated: May 7, 1996.

Martha Farnsworth Riche,

Director, Bureau of the Census.

[FR Doc. 96-11888 Filed 5-10-96; 8:45 am]

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