[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 214 (Friday, November 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 60406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29045]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

National Agricultural Statistics Service


Notice of the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics 
Meeting

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C. App. 2, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 
announces a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Agriculture 
Statistics.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich Allen, Executive Director, 
Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, Room 4117 South Building, Washington, DC 20250-
2000. Telephone: 202-720-4333, Fax: 202-720-9013, or e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee on Agriculture 
Statistics, which consists of 25 members appointed from 7 categories 
covering a broad range of agricultural disciplines and interests, has 
scheduled an Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics meeting, 
November 30-December 1, 1999. The Committee meeting will be held 8 
a.m.-8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 30 and 8 a.m.-11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 
December 1. During this time the Advisory Committee will (1) elect a 
committee chair; (2) review NASS survey procedures and products; (3) 
discuss NASS program review; and (4) discuss future agriculture 
statistics issues.

Dates and Locations:

November 30--8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Advisory Committee General Meeting, 
Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building, Room 104A, 12th and Jefferson Davis 
Drive, SW, Washington, DC.
November 30--1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Advisory Committee General Meeting, 
DoubleTree Hotel, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA.
November 30--5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Special Session with a Guest Speaker, 
DoubleTree Hotel, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA.
December 1--8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Advisory Committee General Meeting, 
with an opportunity for public questions and comments at 10 a.m., 
DoubleTree Hotel, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA.

    Note: Meeting location may vary.

    Type of Meeting: Open to the public.
    Comments: The public may file written comments to the USDA Advisory 
Committee contact person before or within a reasonable time after the 
meeting. All statements will become a part of the official records of 
the USDA Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics and will be kept 
on file for public review in the office of the Executive Director, 
Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250.

    Signed at Washington, DC, November 1, 1999.
Donald M. Bay,
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
[FR Doc. 99-29045 Filed 11-4-99; 8:45 am]
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