[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 8785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4401]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics


Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee; Notice of Open 
Meeting and Agenda

    The fifth meeting of the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory 
Committee will be held on March 21, 2003 in the Postal Square Building, 
2 Massachusetts Avenue NE., Washington, DC.
    The Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee is a technical 
committee composed of economists, statisticians, and behavioral 
scientists who are recognized for their attainments and objectivity in 
their respective fields. Committee members are called upon to analyze 
issues involved in producing Federal economic statistics and recommend 
practices that will lead to optimum efficiency, effectiveness, and 
cooperation among the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics 
and the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis and Bureau 
of the Census.
    The meeting will be held in Meeting Rooms 1, 2, and 3 of the Postal 
Square Building Conference Center. The schedule and agenda for the 
meeting are as follows:

9:15 a.m. Opening Session
9:30 a.m.
    1. Comparison of expenditure estimates, Consumer Expenditure Survey 
(CE) and Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE).
    2. Comparison of movements in the CPI and PCE price indexes.
11:30 a.m. Progress Report: Research into the use of hedonics in the 
CPI.
1:15 p.m. Agency edit procedures.
3:15 p.m. Benefit usage data in the Employment Cost Index (ECI).
4:15 p.m. Priorities for future meetings.
5:00 p.m. Conclude (approximate time).

    The meeting is open to the public. Any questions concerning the 
meeting should be directed to Margaret Johnson, Federal Economic 
Statistics Advisory Committee, on Area Code (202) 691-5600. Individuals 
with disabilities, who need special accommodations, should contact Ms. 
Johnson at least two days prior to the meeting date.

    Signed at Washington, DC the 19th day of February 2003.
Kathleen P. Utgoff,
Commissioner of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 03-4401 Filed 2-24-03; 8:45 am]
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