[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 7005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1878]


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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, the 
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announces a meeting of 
the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics.

DATES: The Committee meeting will be held from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on 
Tuesday, February 14, 2006, and from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 
February 15, 2006. There will be an opportunity for public questions 
and comments at 3:30 p.m. on February 15, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting will take place at the Crystal Gateway 
Marriott Hotel, 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia, 
22202. Written comments may be filed before or within a reasonable time 
after the meeting with the contact person identified herein at: U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 5041A, South Building, Washington, 
DC 20250-2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Reilly, Executive Director, 
Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics, 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 a meeting on February 14-15, 2006. During this time the 
Advisory Committee will discuss topics including Small and Minority 
Farm coverage in the 2007 Census of Agriculture, the needs for the 2007 
Census of Agriculture follow-on surveys, and Improving Respondent 
Relations and Reducing Reporting Burden Publications.
    The Committee meeting is open to the public. 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.

    Dated February 2, 2006, at Washington, DC.
R. Ronald Bosecker,
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
 [FR Doc. E6-1878 Filed 2-9-06; 8:45 am]
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