[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 147 (Tuesday, August 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43440-43441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12329]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


Dynamics of Economic Well-Being System

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (U.S. Census Bureau) is giving notice 
of a meeting to discuss the re-engineering of the Survey of Income and 
Program Participation (SIPP)--specifically, the content of the new 
survey.

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DATES: August 24, 2006. The meeting will begin at approximately 10 a.m. 
and adjourn at approximately 12 noon.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Gannett/Hollerith conference 
rooms at the U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters, 4700 Silver Hill Road, 
Suitland, Maryland 20746-8500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Johnson, Chief, Housing and 
Household Economics Statistics Division, Department of Commerce, U.S. 
Census Bureau, Room 1071, Federal Building 3, Washington, DC 20233. His 
telephone number is (301) 763-6443.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SIPP has been the primary data source 
used by policymakers to evaluate the effectiveness of government 
programs and to analyze the impacts of options for modifying them. The 
SIPP's longitudinal design has many advantages, but imposes 
considerable burden on respondents and makes review and data processing 
difficult and time-consuming. The re-engineered system, to be known as 
the dynamics of economic well-being system, is expected to reduce 
respondent burden and attrition and deliver data on a timely basis. 
Although it will not supply the same level of detail as the SIPP, its 
design must offer policymakers and researchers data that address the 
same basic issues.
    The dynamics of economic well-being system will use data from 
current demographic surveys and administrative records to identify a 
population cohort that will be measured longitudinally by using 
administrative data, combined with a new demographic survey instrument. 
A major goal of this new system is to develop monthly estimates of 
whether and how much individuals participate in cash-assistance 
programs and to include a longitudinal component.
    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. 
Seating is available to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis.
    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be sent via e-mail to Mary Chin ([email protected]) at 
least two weeks prior to the meeting.

    Dated: July 26, 2006.
Charles Louis Kincannon,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. E6-12329 Filed 7-31-06; 8:45 am]
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