[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 147 (Monday, August 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 41978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19701]


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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 30, 1999, OMB updated the MA definitions in OMB Bulletin 
No. 99-04. Two new Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) were defined 
based on the standards and the 1998 Bureau of the Census official 
population estimates:
    (1) Auburn-Opelika, Alabama MSA (FIPS Code 0580) was defined 
effective June 30, 1999. The Auburn-Opelika, Alabama MSA comprises Lee 
County, Alabama. The MSA's central cities are Auburn, Alabama and 
Opelika, Alabama.
    (2) Corvallis, Oregon MSA (FIPS Code 1890) was defined effective 
June 30, 1999. The Corvallis, Oregon MSA comprises Benton County, 
Oregon. The MSA's central city is Corvallis, Oregon.
    OMB Bulletin No. 99-04 with the list of all MAs as of June 30, 
1999, is available from the National Technical Information Service 
(NTIS), Document Sales, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161, 
telephone 703-605-6000 or 1-800-553-6847 (Accession Number PB99-
132698). This list is also available through NTIS in electronic form 
(Accession Number PB99-501538). OMB Bulletin No. 99-04 and the current 
list of MAs are available electronically from the OMB home page at 
http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/bulletins/index.html.
    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.
John T. Spotila,
Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 99-19701 Filed 7-30-99; 7:30 am]
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