# Secretary's 2000 Census Advisory Committee Meeting > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A97-30661 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** November 20, 1997 - **Citation:** 62 FR 61962 ## Text 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 3510-EA-M --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A97-30661. Public record. Not legal advice.