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 (Public Law 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

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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 provides general information about the meeting

agenda.

DATES: November 4-5, 1999. The November 4 meeting will begin at 8:45

a.m. and end approximately at 5:15 p.m. The November 5 meeting will

begin at 8:45 a.m. and end approximately at 4:30 p.m. Last minute

changes to the schedule are possible, and they could prevent us from

giving advance notice.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Holiday Inn Hotel and

Suites, 625 First Street, Alexandra, VA 22314.

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 November 4 and 5 combined

meeting will include updates on the following:

Census 2000 key operations.

Census 2000 field operations.

Census 2000 paid advertising campaign and promotional

activities.

Census 2000 data for redistricting.

Census 2000 data products.

Census 2000 partnership activities.

The four committees will meet separately and concurrently for

sessions on both November 4 and 5.

The agenda (November 4) for the CAC on the African American

Population will include the following:

Review of Committee recommendations and responses.

Update on Census Information Centers.

Review of Census activities of members.

Update on field operations.

Update on community events.

Report from Working Group on Race and Ethnic Tabulations.

Review of topics for the following day.

The agenda (November 4) for the CAC on the American Indian and

Alaska Native Populations will include the following:

Review of Committee recommendations and responses.

Update on Census Information Centers.

Update on sampling and estimation procedures.

Report on status of recruitment efforts.

Update on ``policy of use'' of American Indian names and

mascots.

Update on coding procedures for American Indian tribes.

Report from the Working Group on Race and Ethnic

Tabulations.

Review of topics for the following day.

The agenda (November 4) for the CAC on the Asian and Pacific

Islander Populations and/or its Subcommittees will include the

following:

Review of Committee recommendations and responses.

Update on the language program.

Update on recruitment and hiring.

Update on Hawaiian Homelands.

Update on community events.

Report from the Working Group on Race and Ethnic

Tabulations.

Review of topics for the following day.

The agenda (November 4) for the CAC on the Hispanic Population will

include the following:

Review of Committee recommendations and responses.

Update on Census Information Centers.

Update on staffing.

Update on plans to evaluate the language program.

Update on Community events.

Report from the Working group on Race and Ethnic

Tabulations.

Review of topics for the following day.

On November 5, each of the Committees will address draft

recommendations and any other topics identified the previous day.

The CACs on the African American, American Indian and Alaska

Native, and Hispanic Populations are comprised of nine members each.

The Asian and Pacific Islander Committee is comprised of 13 members

distributed between two subcommittees--the Asian Subcommittee

consisting of eight members and the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific

Islander Subcommittee consisting of five 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 November 5 for public comment and questions. Individuals with

extensive 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: October 12, 1999.

Kenneth Prewitt,

Director, Bureau of the Census.

[FR Doc. 99-26961 Filed 10-14-99; 8:45 am]

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