Census Advisory Committee on the American Indian and Alaska Native Populations

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

Census Advisory Committee on the American Indian and Alaska

Native Populations

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 meeting of the Census Advisory Committee on

the American Indian and Alaska Native Populations. The meeting will

focus on updates and plans related to the enumeration of the American

Indian and Alaska Native Populations, particularly in American Indian

and Alaska Native areas.

DATES: March 14, 1999. The meeting will begin at 12:00 noon and end at

approximately 5 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 Inn and Conference

Center, University of Maryland University College, University Boulevard

at Adelphi Road, College Park, Md. 20742.

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 Committee is composed of nine members

appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. The Committee provides a

channel of communication between the representative communities and the

Bureau of the Census. The Committee assists the Bureau in its efforts

to reduce the count differential for Census 2000 and advises on ways

that decennial census data can best be disseminated to communities and

other users.

The committee 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.

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, named above, at

least three days before the meeting.

This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to the Census Bureau Committee Liaison Officer.

Dated: February 16, 1999.

Kenneth Prewitt,

Director, Bureau of the Census.

[FR Doc. 99-4274 Filed 2-19-99; 8:45 am]

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