95-10366. Labor Research Advisory Council; Notice of Meetings and Agenda

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 1995)]
[Unknown Section]
[Pages 20765-20766]
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[FR Doc No: 95-10366]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics


Labor Research Advisory Council; Notice of Meetings and Agenda

    The Spring meetings of committees of the Labor Research Advisory 
Council will be held on May 16, 17 and 18. All of the meetings will be 
held in the Conference Center of the Postal Square Building (PSB), 2 
Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C.
    The Labor Research Advisory Council and its committees advise the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics with respect to technical matters associated 
with the Bureau's programs. Membership consists of union research 
directors and staff members. The schedule and agenda of the meetings 
are as follows:

Tuesday, May 16, 1995

9:30 a.m.--Committee on Employment and Unemployment Statistics--
Meeting Room 2

1. Status reports
    a. BLS Budget
    b. Contingent Worker Survey
    c. Revision of the Standard Industrial Classification
    d. Revision of the Standard Occupational Classification
2. Discussion:
    a. Development of a National Wage Record Database
    b. Restart of the Mass Layoff Statistics Program
    c. American Statistical Association recommendations for 
improvement of the CES and 202 programs
    d. Labor Market Information report
    e. Current Population Survey--lessons learned
3. Presentation: understanding recent trends in labor force 
participation

1:30 p.m.--Committee on Prices and Living Conditions--Meeting Room 
2

1. Current Consumer Price Index (CPI) issues and plans
2. Other business

Wednesday, May 17, 1995

9:30-3:00 p.m.--Committee on Occupational Safety and Health 
Statistics--Meeting Room 2

1. 1992 and 1993 Bulletins for the Survey of Occupational Injuries 
and Illnesses
2. User access to data from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and 
Illnesses
3. The demographics of injured/ill workers and the circumstances of 
their injuries and illnesses as reported in the 1993 Survey
4. Survey of Employer-Provided Training
5. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 
recordkeeping plans
6. Budget/Appropriations

1:30 p.m.--Committee on Wages and Industrial Relations--Meeting 
Rooms 9 and 10

1. An initiative to redesign compensation statistics
2. Current and future changes to the Occupational Compensation 
Survey Program (OCSP) job list
3. The recent Employee Benefits Survey bulletin: a general overview
4. Surveys of Employer-Provided Training: An update
5. Other business

Thursday, May 18, 1995

1:00 p.m.--Committee on Foreign Labor Statistics--Meeting Room 2

1. Review of recent development in the Office of Productivity and 
Technology
2. Chartbook on international labor statistics comparisons

Committee on Productivity, Technology and Growth--Meeting Room 2

1. New index number method for industry labor productivity data
2. New index number method for major sector labor productivity data
3. Other business

    The meetings are open to the public. Persons planning to attend 
these meetings as observers may want to contact Wilhelmina Abner on 
(Area Code 202) 606-5970.

    [[Page 20766]] Signed at Washington, D.C. this 21st day of April 
1995.
Katharine G. Abraham,
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 95-10366 Filed 4-26-95; 8:45 am]
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