[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 226 (Thursday, November 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 59217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29888]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


The Census Advisory Committee (CAC) on the African American 
Population, the CAC on the American Indian and Alaska Native 
Populations, the CAC on the Asian and Pacific Islander Populations, and 
the CAC on the Hispanic Population; Notice of Public Meeting

    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 (described below) meetings of the CAC on the African American 
Population, the CAC on the American Indian and Alaska Native 
Populations, the CAC on the Asian and Pacific Islander Populations, and 
the CAC on the Hispanic Population. The joint meeting will convene on 
December 5-6, 1996 at the Bureau of the Census, Federal Building 3, 
4700 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746.
    Each of these Committees is composed of nine members appointed by 
the Secretary of Commerce. They provide an organized and continuing 
channel of communication between the communities they represent and the 
Bureau of the Census on its efforts to reduce the differential in the 
count for the 2000 census and on ways the census data can be 
disseminated to maximum usefulness to their communities and other 
users.
    The Committees will draw on past experience with the 1990 census 
process and procedures, results of evaluations and research studies, 
and the expertise and insight of its members to provide advice and 
recommendations during the research and development phase on various 
topics, and provide advice and recommendations during the design, 
planning, and implementation phases of the 2000 census.
    The agenda for the December 5 combined meeting that will begin at 
8:00 a.m. and end at 5:30 p.m. is: (1) Introductory Remarks; (2) What 
Are the Major Findings on Race and Hispanic Origin from the 1996 
National Content Survey?; (3) What Is the Review Process for Assessing 
Possible Changes for OMB Directive 15?; (4) How Can the Committee 
Members Use the Organizations with which They Are Affiliated to Help 
the Bureau Implement Its Census 2000 Marketing Plan?; and (5) Results 
of the Focus Groups on Questionnaires.
    The agendas for the four committees in their separate and 
concurrently held meetings are as follows:

    The CAC on the African American Population: (1) issues from last 
meeting; (2) review of background papers; (3) report from working 
group on outreach and promotion; and (4) review responses to 
recommendations.
    The CAC on the American Indian and Alaska Native Populations: 
(1) issues from last meeting; (2) review of background papers; (3) 
report from working group on outreach and promotion; (4) observation 
reports from the 1996 community census; (5) review responses to 
recommendations; and (6) update of geography programs.
    The CAC on the Asian and Pacific Islander Populations: (1) 
issues from last meeting; (2) review of background papers; (3) 
report from working group on outreach and promotion; and (4) review 
responses to recommendations.
    The CAC on the Hispanic Population: (1) issues from the last 
meeting; (2) review of background papers; (3) report from working 
group on outreach and promotion; and (4) review responses to 
recommendations.

    The agenda for the December 6 jointly held meeting that will begin 
at 8:00 a.m. and end at 3:45 p.m. is: (1) How Can the Census Bureau and 
the Advisory Committees Work Together to Demonstrate the Usefulness of 
the American Community Survey for Meeting Data Needs of Racial and 
Ethnic Populations?; (2) What Are Some Alternatives to Achieve 90-
Percent Response at the Census Tract Level?; (3) A Conversation: 
Advisory Committees; and (4) Committee Recommendations to the Census 
Bureau.
    The agendas for the four committees in their separate and 
concurrently held meetings are as follows:

    The CAC on the African American Population: discussion of 
committee recommendations.
    The CAC on the American Indian and Alaska Native Populations: 
discussion of committee recommendations.
    The CAC on the Asian and Pacific Islander Populations: 
discussion of committee recommendations.
    The CAC on the Hispanic Population: discussion of committee 
recommendations.

    All meetings are open to the public and a brief period is set aside 
on December 6, 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's Designated Federal 
Officer, Robert Marx, Room 2031, Federal Building 3, Washington, DC 
20233, 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 also be directed to the Census Bureau Committee 
Liaison Officer, Ms. Maxine Anderson-Brown, Room 3039, Federal Building 
3, Washington, DC 20233.
    Persons wishing additional information regarding these meetings or 
who wish to submit written statements may contact the Committee Liaison 
Officer on (301) 457-2308, TDD (301) 457-2540.

    Dated: November 18, 1996.
Martha Farnsworth Riche,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 96-29888 Filed 11-20-96; 8:45 am]
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