[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 14341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5752]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


Establishment of the National Advisory Committee on Racial, 
Ethnic, and Other Populations

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Committee Establishment.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is hereby giving 
notice that the Secretary of Commerce has determined that the 
establishment of the National Advisory Committee of Race, Ethnic, and 
Other Populations is necessary and in the public interest. The 
Committee will function solely as an advisory body and in compliance 
with provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Copies of the 
charter will be filed with the appropriate Committees of the Congress 
and with the Library of Congress.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri Green, Chief, Office of External 
Engagement, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233, telephone 301-
763-2075 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Bureau's National Advisory 
Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations will advise the 
Director of the Census Bureau on the full range of Census Bureau 
programs and activities. The Advisory Committee will provide race, 
ethnic, and other population expertise from the following disciplines: 
economic, housing, demographic, socioeconomic, linguistic, 
technological, methodological, geographic, behavioral and operational 
variables affecting the cost, accuracy, and implementation of Census 
Bureau programs and surveys, including the decennial census.

    Dated: March 2, 2012.
Robert M. Groves,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2012-5752 Filed 3-8-12; 8:45 am]
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