Secretary's 2000 Census Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economics and Statistics Administration

Secretary's 2000 Census Advisory Committee Meeting

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 P.L. 94-409, P.L. 96-523, and P.L. 97-375), we are

giving notice of a meeting of the Commerce Secretary's 2000 Advisory

Committee. The meeting will convene on December 4-5, 1997, at the

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

Committee will discuss work plans for the Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal,

including the tabulation of data collected using the new questions that

follow the revised standards for the classification of Federal data on

race and ethnicity recently issued by the Office of Management and

Budget.

The Committee is composed of a Chair, Vice-Chair, and up to thirty-

five member organizations, all appointed by the Secretary of Commerce.

The Committee will consider the goals of Census 2000 and user needs for

information provided by that census. The Committee will 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 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, December 4, 1997, the meeting will begin at 8:30

a.m. and adjourn for the day at 4:30 p.m. On Friday, December 5, 1997,

the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn at 4:00 p.m.

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

1250 22nd Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20037.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anyone wishing additional information about this meeting, or who wishes

to submit written statements or questions, may contact Maxine Anderson-

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

Census, Room 3039, Federal Building 3, Washington, DC 20233, telephone:

301-457-2308, TDD 301-457-2540.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A brief period will be set aside on Friday

afternoon 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, TDD 301-457-2540.

Dated: November 17, 1997.

Lee Price,

Acting Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Economics and Statistics

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97-30661 Filed 11-18-97; 2:52 pm]

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