Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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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 October 23-24, 1997 at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 1250

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

The committee is composed of 36 members appointed by the Presidents

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the American Economic Association, the American Statistical

Association, the Population Association of America, and the Chairperson

of the Board of the American Marketing Association. The committee

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

Bureau programs and activities in relation to their areas of expertise.

The agenda for the meeting on October 23 that will begin at 9:00

a.m. and end at 5:15 p.m. is as follows:

Introductory Remarks by the Director, Bureau of the Census.

Census Bureau Responses to Committee Recommendations.

What are the Implications of Implementing the new North

American Industry Classification System (NAICS) in our Current Economic

Surveys?

The Search for a Corporate Look and Feel: Next Steps.

What Is the Role of the International Program Center in the

Next Decade?

Congressional Update.

Current Issues in Construction Statistics.

Is the Census Bureau's Approach to Marketing the American

Community Survey and its Products on Track?

How Should the Census Bureau Estimate Variances for Imputed

Data?

Discussion of Federal Agency Data Sharing.

Census 2000 Sampling and Estimation Plans: Any Fatal Flaws?

Report of the Chief Economist Including Activities of the

Center for Economic Studies.

What Standard Products Should the Census Bureau Develop from

Census 2000?

How Should the Census Bureau Recruit Demographers, Math Stats,

and Economists?

The agenda for the meeting on October 24 that will begin at 9:00

a.m. and end at 12:15 p.m. is as follows:

Discussion of New Initiatives of the Office of the Chief

Economist: Expanding the Longitudinal Research Database (LRD) Beyond

Manufacturing.

What Future Enhancements are Needed to Make ``FedStat'' More

Useable?

Develop Recommendations and Special Interest Activities.

Closing Session.

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

during the closing session, on October 24 for public comment and

questions. Those persons with extensive questions or statements must

submit them in writing to the Census Bureau Committee Liaison Officer,

Ms. Maxine Anderson-Brown, Room 3039, Federal Building 3, Washington,

DC 20233, 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 Committee Liaison Officer.

Persons wishing additional information or minutes for this meeting,

or who wish to submit written statements may contact the Committee

Liaison Officer on 301-457-2308, TDD 301-457-2540.

Dated: October 2, 1997.

Martha Farnsworth Riche,

Director, Bureau of the Census.

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