[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 52 (Thursday, March 18, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 13398] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-6591] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of the Census Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: 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 of Professional Associations. The Committee is composed of 36 members appointed by the Presidents of the American Economic Association, the American Statistical Association, the Population Association of America, and the Chairperson of the Board of the American Marketing Association. The Committee advises the Director, Bureau of the Census, on the full range of Census Bureau programs and activities in relation to their areas of expertise. DATES: The meeting will convene on April 22-23, 1999. On April 22, the meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 5 p.m. On April 23, the meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 12:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, 625 First Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Census Bureau Committee Liaison Officer, Ms. Maxine Anderson-Brown, Room 1647, Federal Building 3, Washington, DC 20233. Her phone number is 301-457-2308, TDD 301-457- 2540. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda for the meeting on April 22, which will begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 5 p.m., is the following:Introductory Remarks by the Director, Bureau of the Census. Census Bureau Responses to Committee Recommendations. Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal, Census 2000 Updates, and the Publicity Plan. Electronic Commerce: What Is It and How Do We Measure It? American FactFinder Demonstration. American Community Survey Update and Demonstration of 1997 CD-ROM. Primer on the Advance Report from the 1997 Economic Census: What the North American Industry Classification System has done to the Numbers. Disclosure Limitations Issues. Update on Product Classification Activities and Challenges. Update from Marketing Services Office. Cognitive Research on Large Company Reporting Practices: Preliminary Findings and Implications for Data Collectors and Users. Update and Demonstration of American FactFinder. The agenda for the meeting on April 23, which will begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 12:30 p.m., is the following: The Survey of Income and Program Participation Methods Panel: Improving Income Measurement. Chief Economist Update. How Can the Census Bureau Best Promote Its New Look and Feel Internally and Externally? Develop Recommendations and Special Interest Activities. Closing Session. The meeting is open to the public, and a brief period is set aside, during the closing session, for public comment and questions. Those persons with extensive questions or statements must submit them in writing to the Census Bureau Committee Liaison Officer. Individuals wishing additional information or minutes regarding this meeting may contact the Liaison Officer as well. Her address and phone number are identified 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 Census Bureau Committee Liaison Officer. Dated: March 12, 1999. Kenneth Prewitt, Director, Bureau of the Census. [FR Doc. 99-6591 Filed 3-17-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P