[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 37911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18641]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Updated Statistical Definitions of Metropolitan Areas

AGENCY: Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3504(e)(3) and 31 U.S.C. 1104(d) and 
Executive Order No. 10253 (June 11, 1951), the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) defines metropolitan areas (MAs) for use in Federal 
statistical activities in accordance with a set of standards published 
in the Federal Register on March 30, 1990 (55 FR 12154-12160).
    On June 23, 1998, OMB updated the MA definitions in OMB Bulletin 
No. 98-06. One new Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was defined 
based on the standards and the 1996 Bureau of the Census official 
population estimates. The Missoula, Montana MSA (FIPS Code 5140) was 
defined effective June 30, 1998. The Missoula, Montana MSA comprises 
Missoula County, Montana. The MSA's central city is Missoula, Montana.
    OMB Bulletin No. 98-06 with the list of all MAs as of June 30, 
1998, is available from the National Technical Information Service 
(NTIS), Document Sales, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 2216, 
telephone 703-487-4650 (Accession Number PB98-146160). This list is 
also available through NTIS in electronic form (Accession Number PB98-
502198). OMB Bulletin No. 98-06 and the current list of MAs are 
available electronically from the OMB home page at http://
www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/omb; go to OMB Documents/Selected OMB 
Bulletins.

    For further information on MA standards and the statistical uses 
of MA definitions please call Suzann Evinger (202-395-7315). For 
information concerning the use of MA definitions in a particular 
Federal agency program, please contact the sponsoring agency 
directly.
Donald R. Arbuckle,
Acting Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 98-18641 Filed 7-13-98; 8:45 am]
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