Census Advisory Committees on the African American Population, the American Indian and Alaska Native Populations, the Asian and Pacific Islander Populations, and the Hispanic Population

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

Census Advisory Committees on the African American Population,

the American Indian and Alaska Native Populations, the Asian and

Pacific Islander Populations, and the Hispanic Population

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, Pub. L. 96-523, and Pub. L. 97-375), we

are giving notice of a joint meeting followed by separate and

concurrently held meetings of the Census Advisory Committees (CACs) on

the African American Population, the American Indian and Alaska Native

Populations, the Asian and Pacific Islander Populations, and the

Hispanic Population. The Supplementary Information section for this

notice provides information about the agenda for this meeting.

DATES: July 15-16, 1999. The July 15 meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m.

and end at 5:15 p.m. The July 16 meeting will begin at 8:45 a.m. and

end at 5:00 p.m. Last minute changes to the schedule are possible, and

they could prevent us from providing advance notice.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Sheraton Reston Hotel,

11810 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20191.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maxine Anderson-Brown, Committee

Liaison Officer, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Room

1647, Federal Building 3, Washington, DC 20233, telephone 301-457-2308,

TDD 301-457-2540.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda for the July 15 and 16 combined

meetings will include discussions on (1) Introductory remarks and

update; (2) Editing and Tabulation of Census 2000 Data on Race and

Hispanic Origin; (3) Update on Census 2000 Operational Plan; (4) Update

on Census 2000 Field Operations; (5) Update on Accuracy, Coverage, and

Evaluation Survey; and (6) Dress Rehearsal Evaluations.

The four committees will meet separately and concurrently for

sessions on both July 15 and 16. The Joint Committee meeting will break

for the concurrent meetings.

The agenda for the CAC on the African American Population will

include: (1) The review of Committee recommendations and responses; (2)

update on Census Information Centers; (3) update on posters; and (4) a

review of topics for the next day discussions.

The agenda for the CAC on the American Indian and Alaska Native

Populations will include: (1) The review of Committee recommendations

and responses; (2) update on Census Information Centers: (3) update on

advertising campaign; (4) update on sampling and estimation procedures;

and (5) a review of topics for the next day discussions.

The agenda for the CAC on the Asian and Pacific Islander

Populations will include: (1) The review of Committee recommendations

and responses; (2) an update on Hawaiian Homelands; (3) update on

Census Information Centers; (4) update on recruitment and hiring; (5)

update on the language program; and (6) a review of topics for the next

day discussions.

The agenda for the CAC on the Hispanic Population will include: (1)

the review of Committee recommendations and responses; (2) update on

Census Information Centers; (3) update on recruitment and hiring; (4)

update on the language program; and (5) a review of topics for the next

day discussions.

On July 16, each of the four Committees will also address draft

recommendations.

The CACs on the African American, American Indian and Alaska

Native, and Hispanic Populations are comprised of 9 members each, and

the Asian and Pacific Islander Committee is comprised of 13 members

distributed between two subcommittees--The Asian Subcommittee

consisting of 8 members and the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific

Islander Subcommittee consisting of 5 members. The Secretary of

Commerce appoints the members. The Committees provide a channel of

communication between the representative communities and the Bureau of

the Census. They assist the Bureau in its efforts to reduce the count

differential for Census 2000 and advise on ways that census data can

best be disseminated to communities and other users.

The Committees will provide advice and recommendations for the

implementation and evaluation phases of Census 2000. To do so, they

will draw on several items including past experience with the 1990

census process and procedures, the results of evaluations and research

studies, and the expertise and insight of their members.

All meetings are open to the public, and a brief period will be set

aside on July 16 for public comment and questions. Individuals with

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questions or statements must submit them in writing to the Committee

Liaison Officer, named above, at least three days before the meeting.

These meetings are physically accessible to people with

disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to the Committee Liaison Officer.

Dated: June 14, 1999.

Kenneth Prewitt,

Director, Bureau of the Census.

[FR Doc. 99-15669 Filed 6-18-99; 8:45 am]

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