2000 Census Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economics and Statistics Administration

2000 Census Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Economics and Statistics Administration, Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-

463, as amended by Public Law 94-409), we are giving notice of a

meeting of the 2000 Census Advisory Committee. The meeting will be held

on Thursday, September 26, 1996, from 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., at the

Embassy Suites Hotel, 1250 22nd Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037.

The Advisory Committee is composed of a Chair, Vice Chair, and up

to thirty-five member organizations, all appointed by the Secretary of

Commerce. The Advisory Committee will consider the goals of Census 2000

and user needs for information provided by that census, and provide a

perspective from the standpoint of the outside user community about how

operational planning and implementation methods proposed for Census

2000 will realize those goals and satisfy those needs. The Advisory

Committee shall consider all aspects of the conduct of the 2000 census

of population and housing, and shall make recommendations for improving

that census.

DATES: On Thursday, September 26, 1996, the meeting will begin at 8:30

a.m. and adjourn at 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Embassy Suites Hotel,

1250 22nd Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anyone wishing additional information

about this meeting, or who wishes to

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submit written statements or questions, may contact Maxine Anderson-

Brown, Committee Liaison Officer, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the

Census, Room 3039, Federal Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. 10133,

telephone: 301-457-2308.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A brief period will be set aside for public

comment and questions. However, individuals with extensive questions or

statements for the record must submit them in writing to the Commerce

Department official named above at least three working days prior to

the meeting.

The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Kathy Maney; her telephone number is 301-457-

2308.

Dated: August 30, 1996.

Everett M. Ehrlich,

Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Economics and Statistics

Administration.

[FR Doc. 96-23023 Filed 9-9-96; 8:45 am]

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