[Federal Register: March 26, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 58)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

 
Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463 
as amended by Pub. L. 94-409), we are giving notice of a meeting of the 
Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations.
    The Committee is composed of 36 members appointed by the Presidents 
of the American Economic Association, the American Statistical 
Association, the Population Association of America, and the Chairperson 
of the Board of the American Marketing Association. The Committee 
advises the Director of the Bureau of the Census on the full range of 
Census Bureau programs and activities in relation to their areas of 
expertise.

DATES: The meeting will convene on April 23-24, 1998. On April 23, the 
meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at 5:15 p.m. On April 24, 
the meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at 12:15 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 
1250 22nd Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Individuals wishing additional 
information or minutes regarding this meeting, or wishing to submit 
written statements, may contact the Committee Liaison Officer on 301-
457-2308, TDD 301-457-2540.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda for the meeting on April 23, 
which will begin at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at 5:15 p.m., is the 
following:
    <bullet> Introductory Remarks by the Acting Director, Bureau of the 
Census.
    <bullet> Census Bureau Responses to Committee Recommendations.
    <bullet> The Census Bureau's Plans for Poverty Measurement.
    <bullet> Are We on the Right Track With the Corporate Marketing 
Program?
    <bullet> Economic Census Update.
    <bullet> How Can the Census Bureau Get Consistent and Useful 
Feedback From Its Customers?
    <bullet> Census 2000 and Dress Rehearsal Plans.
    <bullet> Overview of Indicators of Innovation and Technology.
    <bullet> Panel Discussion: The National Science Foundation Research 
and Development Survey.
    <bullet> Demonstration of the Latest DADS Prototype.
    <bullet> How Do We Evaluate the Dress Rehearsal and Census 2000?
    <bullet> Panel Discussion: Where Should We Go From Here?
    <bullet> How Do We Evaluate the Marketing Strategy for the Dress 
Rehearsal and Census 2000?
    <bullet> How Should the Census Bureau Price Data Products Through 
DADS?
    The agenda for the meeting on April 24, which will begin at 9:00 
a.m. and adjourn at 12:15 p.m., is the following:
    <bullet> Chief Economist Updates.
    <bullet> How Should We Promote Confidentiality in the Decennial 
Census?
    <bullet> How Will the OMB Proposal on Tabulation of Race and 
Ethnicity Data Be Implemented in Dress Rehearsal Tabulations?
    <bullet> Develop Recommendations and Special Interest Activities.
    <bullet> Closing Session.
    The meeting is open to the public, and a brief period is set aside 
during the closing session for public comment and questions. Those 
persons with extensive questions or statements must submit them in 
writing to the Census Bureau Committee Liaison Officer, Ms. Maxine 
Anderson-Brown, Room 3039, Federal Building 3, Suitland, MD 20233, at 
least three days before the meeting.
    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should also be directed to the Census Bureau Committee Liaison Officer.

    Dated: March 19, 1998.
James F. Holmes,
Acting Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 98-7839 Filed 3-25-98; 8:45 am]
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