Meetings: Census Advisory Committees

Federal Register: November 14, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 221)

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

Census Advisory Committees

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is giving notice of a joint meeting, followed by separate and

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concurrently held meetings of the Census Advisory Committees (CACs) on the African American Population, the American Indian and Alaska Native

Populations, the Asian Population, the Hispanic Population, and the

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Populations. The Committees will address issues related to the 2010 Census, including the

Integrated Communications Campaign, 2010 Partnerships, and other decennial activities. The five Census Advisory Committees on Race and

Ethnicity will meet in plenary and concurrent sessions on December 10- 12. Last-minute changes to the schedule are possible, which could prevent advance notification.

DATES: December 10-12, 2008. On December 10, the meeting will begin at approximately 9 a.m. and end at approximately 5 p.m. On December 11, the meeting will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 4:45 p.m. On December 12, the meeting will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 3:45 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Census Bureau, 4600

Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jeri Green, Committee Liaison

Officer, Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H153,

Washington, DC 20233, telephone 301-763-6590. For TTY callers, please use the Federal Relay Service 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CACs on the African American Population, the American Indian and Alaska Native Populations, the Asian

Population, the Hispanic Population, and the Native Hawaiian and Other

Pacific Islander Populations comprise nine members each. The Committees provide an organized and continuing channel of communication between the representative race and ethnic populations and the Census Bureau.

The Committees provide an outside-user perspective and advice on research and design plans for the 2010 Census, the American Community

Survey, and other related programs, particularly as they pertain to an accurate count of these communities. The Committees also assist the

Census Bureau on ways that census data can best be disseminated to diverse race and ethnic populations and other users. The Committees are established in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Title 5, United States Code, Appendix 2, Section 10(a)(b)).

All meetings are open to the public. A brief period will be set aside at the meeting for public comment. However, individuals with extensive questions or statements must submit them in writing to Ms.

Jeri Green at least three days before the meeting. Seating is available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.

These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to the Committee Liaison Officer as soon as possible, preferably two weeks prior to the meeting.

Due to increased security and for access to the meeting, please call 301-763-3231 upon arrival at the Census Bureau on the day of the meeting. A photo ID must be presented in order to receive your visitor's badge. Visitors are not allowed beyond the first floor.

Dated: November 7, 2008.

Steve H. Murdock,

Director, Bureau of the Census.

FR Doc. E8-27123 Filed 11-13-08; 8:45 am

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