[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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