[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 86 (Monday, May 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24391-24392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11624]


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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; 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

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Populations, and the CAC on the Hispanic Population. The joint meeting 
will convene on May 22-23, 1997 at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, 625 
First Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
    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 
population totals from Census 2000 and on ways that decennial census 
data can be disseminated to maximize their usefulness to these 
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 their members to provide advice and 
recommendations during the research and development, design, planning, 
and implementation phases of Census 2000.
    The agenda for the May 22 combined meeting that will begin at 9:00 
a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. is as follows: (1) Introductory Remarks and 
Census Update; (2) What Are the Results From the Race and Ethnic 
Targeted Test?; and (3) Decision-Making Process for OMB DirectiveNumber 
15.
    The agendas for the four committees in their separate and 
concurrently held meetings are as follows:
    The CAC on the African American Population: (1) election of chair-
elect; (2) questions regarding multiracial category; (3) review of 
background materials; (4) review of Committee recommendations and 
responses; and (5) draft recommendations.
    The CAC on the American Indian and Alaska Native Populations: (1) 
election of chair-elect; (2) Internet node/address update; (3) review 
of background materials; (4) review of Committee recommendations and 
responses; (5) geographic programs; (6) update on Hawaiian homelands; 
and (7) draft recommendations.
    The CAC on the Asian and Pacific Islander Populations: (1) election 
of chair-elect; (2) update on Hawaiian homelands; (3) review of 
background materials; (4) review of Committee recommendations and 
responses; (5) questionnaires in languages other than English; and (6) 
draft recommendations.
    The CAC on the Hispanic Population: (1) election of chair-elect; 
(2) issues from the last meeting; (3) review of background materials; 
(4) review of Committee recommendations and responses; and (5) draft 
recommendations.
    The agenda for the May 23 combined meeting that will begin at 9:00 
a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m. is as follows: (1) How Can the Census Bureau 
Work With Organizations in Your Community to Promote the Census So That 
It Goes Beyond Awareness and Encourages Participation?; (2) How Do We 
Recruit and Maintain the Staff Throughout the Census Process?; (3) A 
Conversation: Census 2000 Content Submission On Dress Rehearsal 
Questionnaire; (4) A Conversation: Advisory Committees; (5) Committee 
Recommendations; and (6) Public Comment.
    The agendas for the four committees in their separate and 
concurrently held meetings are as follows:
    The CAC on the African American Population: (1) Committee 
discussions and (2) recommendations.
    The CAC on the American Indian and Alaska Native Populations 
(AIAN): (1) Committee discussions; (2) video on the AIAN focus groups; 
and (3) recommendations.
    The CAC on the Asian and Pacific Islander Populations (API): (1) 
Committee discussions; (2) video on the API focus groups; and (3) 
recommendations.
    The CAC on the Hispanic Population: (1) Committee discussions and 
(2) recommendations.
    All meetings are open to the public, and a brief period is set 
aside on May 23 during the closing session for public comment and 
questions. Individuals with extensive questions or statements must 
submit them in writing to the Census Bureau Committee Liaison Officer, 
Ms. Maxine Anderson-Brown, Room 3039, 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 be directed to the Census Bureau Committee 
Liaison Officer.
    Individuals 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: April 29, 1997.
Martha Farnsworth Riche,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 97-11624 Filed 5-2-97; 8:45 am]
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