[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 147 (Monday, August 2, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 41978] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-19701] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET Updated Statistical Definitions of Metropolitan Areas AGENCY: Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3504(e)(3) and 31 U.S.C. 1104(d) and Executive Order No. 10253 (June 11, 1951), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines metropolitan areas (MAs) for use in Federal statistical activities in accordance with a set of standards published in the Federal Register on March 30, 1990 (55 FR 12154-12160). On June 30, 1999, OMB updated the MA definitions in OMB Bulletin No. 99-04. Two new Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) were defined based on the standards and the 1998 Bureau of the Census official population estimates: (1) Auburn-Opelika, Alabama MSA (FIPS Code 0580) was defined effective June 30, 1999. The Auburn-Opelika, Alabama MSA comprises Lee County, Alabama. The MSA's central cities are Auburn, Alabama and Opelika, Alabama. (2) Corvallis, Oregon MSA (FIPS Code 1890) was defined effective June 30, 1999. The Corvallis, Oregon MSA comprises Benton County, Oregon. The MSA's central city is Corvallis, Oregon. OMB Bulletin No. 99-04 with the list of all MAs as of June 30, 1999, is available from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Document Sales, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161, telephone 703-605-6000 or 1-800-553-6847 (Accession Number PB99- 132698). This list is also available through NTIS in electronic form (Accession Number PB99-501538). OMB Bulletin No. 99-04 and the current list of MAs are available electronically from the OMB home page at http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/bulletins/index.html. For further information on MA standards and the statistical uses of MA definitions please call Suzann Evinger (202-395-7315). For information concerning the use of MA definitions in a particular Federal agency program, please contact the sponsoring agency directly. John T. Spotila, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 99-19701 Filed 7-30-99; 7:30 am] BILLING CODE 3110-01-P