[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 169 (Friday, August 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 51006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20054]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics


Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee; Notice of Renewal

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. 
App. II, the Secretary of Labor has determined that reestablishment of 
the charter of the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee 
(FESAC) is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the 
performance of duties imposed upon the Commissioner of Labor Statistics 
by 29 U.S.C. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. This determination follows 
consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General 
Services Administration.
    Name of Committee: Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee.
    Purpose and Objective: The Committee presents advice and makes 
recommendations to the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics 
and the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis and Bureau 
of the Census (the Agencies) from the perspective of the professional 
economics and statistics community. The Committee examines the 
Agencies' programs and provides advice on statistical methodology, 
research needed, and other technical matters related to the collection, 
tabulation, and analysis of Federal economic statistics.
    Balanced Membership Plan: The Committee is a technical committee 
that is balanced in terms of the professional expertise required. It 
consists of approximately 14 members, appointed by the Agencies. Its 
members are economists, statisticians, and behavioral scientists who 
are recognized for their attainments and objectivity in their 
respective fields.
    Duration: Continuing.
    Agency Contact: Cheryl Kerr, 202-691-7808.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 25th day of August 2008.
Philip L. Rones,
Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. E8-20054 Filed 8-28-08; 8:45 am]
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