[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 61380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24802]


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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.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is giving notice of a 
meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other 
Populations. The Committee will address issues related to the American 
Community Survey, Mixed-Mode Data Collection, and early 2020 Census 
planning. The Committee will meet in a plenary session on October 25-
26, 2012. Last-minute changes to the schedule are possible, which could 
prevent giving advance public notice of schedule adjustments.

DATES: October 25-26, 2012. On October 25, the meeting will begin at 
approximately 9 a.m. and end at approximately 5:15 p.m. On October 26, 
the meeting will begin at approximately 9 a.m. and end at approximately 
2:15 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 
Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri Green, [email protected], 
Committee Liaison Officer, Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 
Room 8H182, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233, telephone 301-
763-6590. For TTY callers, please use the Federal Relay Service 1-800-
877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Advisory Committee on Racial, 
Ethnic, and Other Populations was established this year and comprises 
up to thirty-two members. The Committee provides a channel of 
communication between outside experts and the Census Bureau. The 
Committee provides advice about economic, housing, demographic, 
socioeconomic, technological, operational variables, etc., affecting 
the cost, accuracy and implementation of Census Bureau programs and 
surveys. The Committee also provides an outside-user perspective and 
advice on research and early design plans for the 2020 Census, the 
American Community Survey, and other related programs particularly as 
they pertain to increasing census participation. The Committee assists 
the Census Bureau in understanding ways that census data can best be 
disseminated to diverse racial and ethnic populations and other users. 
The Committee is established in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Title 5, United States Code, Appendix 2.
    All meetings are open to the public. A brief period will be set 
aside at the meeting for public comment on October 26. However, 
individuals with extensive questions or statements must submit them in 
writing to Ms. Jeri Green at least three days before the meeting. If 
you plan to attend the meeting, please register by Monday, October 22, 
2012. You may access the online registration using the following link: 
http://www.regonline.com/nac_oct2012_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 301-763-9906 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: October 1, 2012.
Thomas L. Mesenbourg, Jr.,
Acting Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2012-24802 Filed 10-5-12; 8:45 am]
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