2019-08447. Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY:

Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION:

Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Bureau of the Census (U.S. Census Bureau) is giving notice of a meeting of the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee (FESAC). The Committee advises the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, the Directors of the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and the Census Bureau, and the Commissioner of the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on statistical methodology and other technical matters related to the collection, tabulation, and analysis of federal economic statistics. If you plan to attend the meeting, please register by Friday, June 7, 2019. You may access the online registration form with the following link: https://www.eventbrite.com/​e/​federal-economic-statistics-advisory-committee-fesac-meeting-tickets-59113500070. Seating is available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. An agenda will be accessible before the meeting at the following link: https://www.census.gov/​fesac.

DATES:

June 14, 2019. The meeting will begin at approximately 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at approximately 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held at the U.S. Census Bureau Conference Center, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James R. Spletzer, Designated Federal Official, Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Research and Methodology Directorate, Room 5K175, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233, telephone [phone], email: [e-mail]. For TTY callers, please call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 and give them the above listed number. This service is free and confidential.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Members of the FESAC are appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. The Committee advises the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, the Directors of the BEA and the Census Bureau, and the Commissioner of the Department of Labor's BLS on statistical methodology and other technical matters related to the collection, tabulation, and analysis of federal economic statistics. The Committee is established in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title 5, United States Code, Appendix 2).

The 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 at least three days before the meeting to the Designated Federal Official named above.

This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should also be directed to the Designated Federal Official as soon as known, and preferably two weeks prior to the meeting.

Due to security protocols and for access to the meeting, please call 301-763-9906 upon arrival at the Census Bureau on the day of the meeting. A photo identification must be presented in order to receive your visitor's badge. Visitors are not allowed beyond the first floor.

Dated: April 19, 2019.

Steven D. Dillingham,

Director, Bureau of the Census.