[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 160 (Tuesday, August 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 49760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21123]


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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 U.S. Census Bureau (Census Bureau) 
is giving notice of a meeting of the Census Advisory Committee of 
Professional Associations (The Committee). The Committee will address 
issues regarding Census Bureau programs and activities related to their 
areas of expertise. Members will address policy, research, and 
technical issues related to the 2010 decennial census, including the 
American Community Survey and related programs. The Committee also will 
discuss the 2002 Economic Census and other economic initiatives, as 
well as issues pertaining to marketing services, language, and data 
products. Last-minute changes to the agenda are possible, which could 
prevent giving advance notice of schedule adjustments.

DATES: The meeting will convene on October 23-24, 2003. On October 23, 
the meeting will begin at approximately 9 a.m. and adjourn at 
approximately 5 p.m. On October 24, the meeting will begin at 
approximately 9 a.m. and adjourn at approximately 12:15 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, 
1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri Green, Committee Liaison Officer, 
Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 3627, Federal Building 
3, Washington, DC 20233. Her telephone number is (301) 763-2070, TDD 
(301)-457-2540.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Advisory Committee of 
Professional Associations is composed of 36 members, appointed by the 
presidents of the American Economic Association, the American 
Statistical Association, and the Population Association of America, and 
the chairperson of the Board of the American Marketing Association. The 
Committee addresses issues regarding Census Bureau programs and 
activities related to their respective areas of expertise.
    The meeting is open to the public, and a brief period is set aside 
for public comment and questions. Those persons with extensive 
questions or statements must submit them in writing, at least three 
days before the meeting, to the Committee Liaison Officer named above 
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT heading. Seating is available to 
the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should also be directed to the Committee Liaison Officer.

    Dated: August 13, 2003.
Hermann Habermann,
Deputy Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 03-21123 Filed 8-18-03; 8:45 am]
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