[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 15 (Monday, January 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 4369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-1314]


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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 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 
Tuesday, February 24, 2009, and from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 
February 25, 2009. There will be an opportunity for public questions 
and comments at 9:30 a.m. on February 25, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting will take place at the Crystal City 
Marriott at Reagan National Airport, 1999 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 24-25, 2009. The meeting will focus on 
the following topics: 2007 Agricultural Census Results and Issues, 2012 
Agricultural Census Content, Data Enclave update, and NASS Status of 
Programs. The Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) will hold 
a Data User meeting on Wednesday, February 25, from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. 
in the same location. The ARMS meeting is optional but open to the 
public.
    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 January 7, 2009, at Washington, DC.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
[FR Doc. E9-1314 Filed 1-23-09; 8:45 am]
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