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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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463

as amended by Pub. L. 94-409), we are giving notice of a meeting of the

Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations.

The Committee is composed of 36 members appointed by the Presidents

of 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 of the Bureau of the Census on the full range of

Census Bureau programs and activities in relation to their areas of

expertise.

DATES: The meeting will convene on October 22-23, 1998. On October 22,

the meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at 5:00 p.m. On October

23, the meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Francis Amasa Walker

Conference Center, Bureau of the Census, 4700 Silver Hill Road,

Suitland, MD 20746.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Census Bureau Committee Liaison

Officer, Ms. Maxine Anderson-Brown, Room 1647, Federal Building 3,

Washington, DC 20233. Her phone number is 301-457-2308, TDD 301-457-

2540.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda for the meeting on October 22,

which will begin at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at 5:00 p.m., is the

following:

Introductory Remarks by the Acting Director, Bureau of the

Census.

Census Bureau Responses to Committee Recommendations.

Census 2000 Updates.

How Do We Provide Maximum Access to Census 2000 Data While

Maintaining the Perception as Well as the Reality of Confidentiality?

What are the implications of implementing the North

American Industry Classification System (NAICS) in Census Bureau

Programs?

Evaluation of Communications/Marketing Plans for

Geographic Products, NAICS, and Foreign Trade Statistics.

The Census Bureau's Role in Improving the Quality of the

GDP Estimates.

Update on Census 2000 Research and Experimentation

Program.

Customer Services for a Post-2000 Internet Environment.

Developing NAICS Time Series for Back Years.

Factors to Consider in the Shift from Products to

Reimbursable Services (Post-2000).

Linking Economic and Demographic Data Sets at Census.

How Do We Redesign the Census Bureau Website to Better

Meet Census and User Needs?

The agenda for the meeting on October 23, which will begin

at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at 12:30 p.m., is the following:

Census 2000 Data Products and Dissemination.

Applying Cognitive Survey Methods to the Study of

Statistical

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Reporting by Large Multiunit Establishments.

Activities of the Office of Chief Economist.

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, for public comment and questions. Those

persons with extensive questions or statements must submit them in

writing to the Census Bureau Committee Liaison Officer. Individuals

wishing additional information or minutes regarding this meeting may

contact the Officer as well. Her address and phone number are

identified above.

This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should also be directed to the Committee Liaison Officer.

Dated: September 15, 1998.

James F. Holmes,

Acting Director, Bureau of the Census.

[FR Doc. 98-25168 Filed 9-18-98; 8:45 am]

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