[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6535-6536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2817]


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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 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. on 
Thursday, March 29, 2012, and from 7 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. on Friday, March 
30, 2012. There will be an opportunity for

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public questions and comments at 1 p.m. on March 30, 2012.

ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting will take place at the L'Enfant Plaza 
Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20024. 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 5029, South Building, Washington, DC 
20250-2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hubert Hamer, Executive Director, 
Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics, Telephone: (202) 690-
8141, Fax: (202) 690-1311, or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee on Agriculture 
Statistics, which consists of 20 members appointed from 7 categories 
covering a broad range of agricultural disciplines and interests, has 
scheduled a meeting on March 29-30, 2012. During this time the Advisory 
Committee will discuss topics including the launch of the NASS National 
Operations Center, Annual NASS Program Priorities, Computer Assisted 
Personal Interview Technology Applications, Census of Agriculture 
Updates, Census Follow-on Survey Plans, and Cultural Transformation 
Initiatives.
    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.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on February 2, 2012.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012-2817 Filed 2-7-12; 8:45 am]
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