[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 34 (Monday, February 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 8541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4274]


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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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