[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 49616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24275]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463 
as amended by Pub. L. 94-409), the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) 
is giving notice of a meeting of the Census Advisory Committee of 
Professional Associations. The Committee is composed of 36 members 
appointed by the Presidents of the American Economic Association, the 
American Statistical Association, the Population Association of 
America, and the Chairperson of the Board of the American Marketing 
Association. The Committee advises the Acting Director, Census Bureau, 
on the full range of Census Bureau programs and activities in relation 
to their areas of expertise.

DATES: The meeting will convene on October 18-19, 2001. On October 18, 
the meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 5:15 p.m. On October 
19, the meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Sheraton Crystal City 
Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maxine Anderson-Brown, Chief, 
Conference and Travel Management Services Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, 
Commerce, Room 1647, Federal Building 3, Washington, DC 20233. Her 
phone number is 301-457-2308, TDD 301-457-2540.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda for the meeting on October 18, 
which will begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 5:15 p.m., is as follows:
     Introductory Remarks by the Acting Director, Census 
Bureau, and the Principal Associate Director for Programs, Census 
Bureau
     Census Bureau Responses to Committee Recommendations
     Executive Steering Committee for Accuracy and Coverage 
Evaluation Policy Update
     2002 Economic Censuses Update
     Census 2000 Update
     American Community Survey and Economic Analysis Update
     2010 Census Planning--Next Steps
     E-Business Infrastructure
     Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Data Overview
     Services Sector Data: What We Have and What We Need
     Census 2000 Experiments--Results
    The agenda for the meeting on October 19, which will begin at 9 
a.m. and adjourn at 12:30 p.m., is as follows:
     Chief Economist Update
     Interviewer Refusal Aversion Training
     Promoting Business Response to the 2002 Economic Census
     Unit Level Models for Small Area Estimation: Applications 
to Census Adjustment of Small Areas and Small Area Estimation for the 
American Community Survey
    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, at least three 
days before the meeting. Seating is available to the public on a first-
come, first-served basis. Individuals wishing additional information or 
minutes regarding this meeting may contact the Liaison Officer as well. 
Her address and phone number are identified under this notice's FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT heading.
    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should also be directed to the Chief, Conference and Travel Management 
Services Office.

    Dated: September 21, 2001.
William G. Barron, Jr.,
Acting Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 01-24275 Filed 9-27-01; 8:45 am]
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