[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 57 (Monday, March 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 15477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5895]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economics and Statistics Administration


Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-
463 as amended by Public Law 94-409, Public Law 96-523, Public Law 97-
375 and Public Law 105-153), we are announcing a meeting of the Bureau 
of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee. The meeting will address the 
new classification system for consumer expenditures, how ``offshoring'' 
might bias the GDP statistics, and some sources of the moderation in 
GDP volatility.

DATES: Friday, May 2, 2008, the meeting will begin at 9: a.m. and 
adjourn at approximately 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Bureau of Economic 
Analysis at 1441 L St. NW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Newman, Media and Outreach 
Lead, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone number: (202) 606-9265.
    Public Participation: This meeting is open to the public. Because 
of security procedures, anyone planning to attend the meeting must 
contact Jeffrey Newman of BEA at (202) 606-9265 in advance. The meeting 
is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for 
foreign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be 
directed to Jeffrey Newman at (202) 606-9265.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established September 2, 
1999. The Committee advises the Director of BEA on matters related to 
the development and improvement of BEA's national, regional, industry, 
and international economic accounts, especially in areas of new and 
rapidly growing economic activities arising from innovative and 
advancing technologies, and provides recommendations from the 
perspectives of the economics profession, business, and government. 
This will be the Committee's seventeenth meeting.

    Dated: March 17, 2008.
Rosemary D. Marcuss,
Deputy Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
[FR Doc. E8-5895 Filed 3-21-08; 8:45 am]
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