[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 199 (Monday, October 17, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-25624] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: October 17, 1994] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of the Census Discussion of the 1995 Census Test Service-Based Enumeration Operation; Notice of Public Meeting The Census Bureau is giving notice of a meeting to provide information about the ``Service-Based Enumeration Operation'' planned for the 1995 Census Test. The meeting will convene on October 31, 1994, at 9 a.m. and will adjourn at 11 a.m. This meeting will be held at the Census Bureau, Conference Center, Federal Building 3, Suitland, Maryland. The 1995 Census Test is a continuation of the Census Bureau's research on fundamental changes to reduce the differential undercount from the 1990 census and to contain the cost of the census. The 1995 Census Test will include operations to count people in housing units and in group quarters (such as nursing facilities and college dormitories), and at selected locations that provide services to homeless and needy people. The Census Bureau plans to conduct a test of the feasibility of enumerating people at locations that provide services to homeless and needy people, such as shelters and soup kitchens. Beginning March 1995, Oakland, California; Paterson, New Jersey; and six parishes in northwest Louisiana will be enumerated. This operation is one of the various enumeration methods aimed at improving coverage in the 2000 census for people likely to be missed by standard enumeration procedures for housing units. The Census Bureau will invite representatives from national organizations that represent providers of services to the homeless population. At the meeting, the Census Bureau will discuss the general purpose of the 1995 Census Test and will provide details of the Service-Based Enumeration operational activities. This meeting should be of significant interest to those organizations that are representatives of national and state coalitions on the homeless, involved with homeless research issues, homeless advocates, service providers, and users of population data from the decennial census. The tentative agenda for the meeting is: (1) Opening Remarks, (2) Overview of the 1995 Census Test, (3) Overview of the ``Service-Based Enumeration Operation,'' (4) Public Questions, and (5) Closing Remarks. The meeting will be audio recorded. This meeting is open to the public; however, seating is limited. Please contact Sandra Lucas on 301-763-5337 by October 24 if you plan to attend. The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids also should be directed to Sandra Lucas by October 24. Persons wishing additional information regarding this meeting, may contact Sandra Lucas, Decennial Management Division, Bureau of the Census, Room 3561-3, Washington, DC 20233-7100. Telephone: 301-763-5337 (TDD) 301-763-4944. Dated: October 11, 1994. Harry A. Scarr, Acting Director, Bureau of the Census. [FR Doc. 94-25624 Filed 10-14-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P