[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 17620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7450]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


Census Advisory Committees

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is giving notice of a 
joint meeting of the Census Advisory Committees (CACs) on the African 
American Population, the American Indian and Alaska Native Populations, 
the Asian Population, the Hispanic Population, and the Native Hawaiian 
and Other Pacific Islander Populations. The Committees will address 
issues related to the American Community Survey, the 2010 Decennial 
Census, and early 2020 Census planning. The five Census Advisory 
Committees on Race and Ethnicity will meet in plenary and concurrent 
sessions on April 28-29, 2011. Last-minute changes to the schedule are 
possible, which could prevent giving advance public notice of schedule 
adjustments.

DATES: April 28-29, 2011. On April 28, the meeting will begin at 
approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 5 p.m. On April 29, 
the meeting will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at 
approximately 2:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 
Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jeri Green, [email protected], 
Committee Liaison Officer, Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 
Room 8H182, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233, telephone 301-
763-6590. For TTY callers, please use the Federal Relay Service 1-800-
877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CACs on the African American Population, 
the American Indian and Alaska Native Populations, the Asian 
Population, the Hispanic Population, and the Native Hawaiian and Other 
Pacific Islander Populations comprises of nine members each. The 
Committees provide an organized and continuing channel of communication 
between the representative race and ethnic populations and the Census 
Bureau. The Committees provide an outside-user perspective and advice 
on research and design plans for Decennial Census, the American 
Community Survey, and other related programs particularly as they 
pertain to an accurate count of these communities. The Committees also 
assist the Census Bureau on ways that census data can best be 
disseminated to diverse race and ethnic populations and other users. 
The Committees are established in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Title 5, United States Code, Appendix 2, Section 10).
    All meetings are open to the public. A brief period will be set 
aside at the meeting for public comment on April 29. However, 
individuals with extensive questions or statements must submit them in 
writing to Ms. Jeri Green at least three days before the meeting. If 
you plan to attend the meeting, please register by Monday, April 25, 
2011. You may access the online registration form with the following 
link: http://www.regonline.com/reac_spring2011_meeting. Seating is 
available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Committee Liaison Officer as 
soon as possible, preferably two weeks prior to the meeting.
    Due to increased security and for access to the meeting, please 
call (301) 763-9906 upon arrival at the Census Bureau on the day of the 
meeting. A photo ID must be presented in order to receive your 
visitor's badge. Visitors are not allowed beyond the first floor.

    Dated: March 24, 2011.
Robert M. Groves,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2011-7450 Filed 3-29-11; 8:45 am]
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