E6-5654. Census Advisory Committee Of Professional Associations

AGENCY:

Bureau of the Census, Commerce.

ACTION:

Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Bureau of the Census (U.S. Census Bureau) is giving notice of a meeting of the Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations. The Committee will address issues regarding Census Bureau programs and activities related to their areas of expertise. Members will address policy, research, and technical issues related to 2010 Decennial Census Programs, including the American Community Survey (ACS). The Committee also will discuss several economic initiatives, as well as issues pertaining to marketing services, sample redesign issues related to 2010 demographic surveys, and research on the use of population estimates as controls in the ACS. Last minute changes to the agenda are possible, which could prevent giving advance notice of schedule adjustments.

DATES:

May 18-19, 2006. On May 18, the meeting will begin at approximately 9 a.m. and adjourn at approximately 5 p.m. On May 19, the meeting will begin at approximately 9 a.m. and adjourn at approximately 11:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeri Green, Committee Liaison Officer, Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 3627, Federal Building 3, Washington, DC 20233. Her telephone number is 301-763-2070, TDD 301-457-2540.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations is composed of 36 members, appointed by the Presidents of the American Economic Association, the American Statistical Association, and the Population Association of America, and the Chairperson of the Board of the American Marketing Association. The Committee addresses issues regarding Census Bureau programs and activities related to their respective areas of expertise. The Committee has been established in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title 5, United States Code, Appendix 2, Section10(a)(b)).

The meeting is open to the public, and a brief period is set aside for public comment and questions. Those persons with extensive questions or statements must submit them in writing, at least three days before the meeting, to the Committee Liaison Officer named above. Seating is available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.

This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should also be directed to the Committee Liaison Officer.

Dated: April 12, 2006.

Charles Louis Kincannon,

Director, Bureau of the Census.