96-13147. Census Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics; Notice of Public Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 102 (Friday, May 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 26157]
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[FR Doc No: 96-13147]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census


Census Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics; Notice of 
Public Meeting

    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 on Agriculture Statistics. The meeting will 
be held on June 13, 1996 in the Francis Amasa Walker Conference Center 
at the U.S. Bureau of the Census, Suitland, Maryland.
    The Committee advises the Director, Bureau of the Census, on the 
conduct of periodic censuses of agriculture and related surveys, and 
the kind of information that should be obtained from respondents about 
agriculture production and operations; prepares recommendations 
regarding the conduct of agriculture data programs and the contents of 
agriculture reports; and presents the views of major suppliers and 
users of agriculture statistics on agriculture data programs and 
products.
    The Committee is composed of 21 members. Twenty members are 
appointed by the presidents of the nonprofit organizations having 
representatives on the Committee, and one member is a representative 
from the Department of Agriculture.
    The June 13 meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 4:30 p.m. 
The meeting agenda is: (1) call to order and introduction; (2) 
introductory remarks by the Director, Bureau of the Census; (3) USDA 
perspective; (4) status update--Census of Agriculture program, transfer 
from Census-National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS); (5) plans 
for the 1997 Census of Agriculture; (6) mail list development; (7) 
public questions and comments; (7) Committee recommendations; and (8) 
election of a chairperson for 1997.
    This meeting is open to the public and a brief period is set aside 
for public comments and questions. Persons with extensive questions or 
statements must submit them in writing to the Census Bureau official 
named below 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 official named below in 
advance of the meeting.
    Persons wishing additional information regarding this meeting or 
who wish to submit written statements may contact Ms. Maxine Anderson-
Brown, Committee Liaison Officer, Conference Services Office, Bureau of 
the Census, Room 3039, Federal Building 3, Suitland, Maryland. (Mailing 
address: Washington, D.C. 20233) Telephone [phone]--TDD (301) 
457-2540, FAX [phone].

    Dated: May 20, 1996.
Bryant Benton,
Deputy Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 96-13147 Filed 5-23-96; 8:45 am]
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