[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 210 (Monday, November 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67121-67122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27483]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics


Re-Establishment of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Users 
Advisory Committee

    The Secretary of Labor is announcing the re-establishment of a 
Federal Advisory Committee. In accordance with the provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, the Secretary 
of Labor has determined that the re-establishment of the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics Data Users Advisory Committee (the ``Committee'') is 
in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties 
imposed upon the Commissioner of Labor Statistics by 29 U.S.C. 1 and 2. 
This determination follows consultation with the Committee Management 
Secretariat, General Services Administration.
    The Committee provides advice to the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
from the points of view of data users from various sectors of the U.S. 
economy, including the labor, business, research, academic and 
government communities, on technical matters related to the collection, 
analysis, dissemination, and use of the Bureau's statistics, on its 
published reports, and on the broader aspects of its overall mission 
and function.
    The Committee will function solely as an advisory body to the BLS, 
on technical topics selected by the BLS.

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    The Committee is responsible for providing the Commissioner of 
Labor Statistics: (1) The priorities of data users; (2) suggestions 
concerning the addition of new programs, changes in the emphasis of 
existing programs or cessation of obsolete programs; and (3) advice on 
innovations in data collection, dissemination and presentation. The 
Committee will report to the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, agency 
head of the BLS.
    The Committee will not exceed 25 members. Members are appointed by 
the BLS and approved by the Secretary of Labor. Membership of the 
Committee will represent a balance of expertise across a broad range of 
BLS programs. Members will be drawn from the labor, business, 
government, research and academic communities in roughly equal 
proportion. Committee members are economists, business analysts, labor 
analysts, and public policy specialists. They are prominent experts in 
their fields and are recognized for their professional achievements.
    The Committee will function solely as an advisory body, in 
compliance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
The Charter will be filed under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
    For Further Information Contact: Cheryl Kerr, Office of the 
Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, telephone: 202-691-7808, e-
mail: [email protected].

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 26th day of October 2010.
Kimberley D. Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2010-27483 Filed 10-29-10; 8:45 am]
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