The Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee will meet on Friday, November 18, 2016. The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Postal Square Building, 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE., Washington, DC.
The Committee provides advice and makes recommendations to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on technical aspects of the collection and formulation of economic measures. The BLS presents issues and then draws on the expertise of Committee members representing specialized fields within the academic disciplines of economics, statistics and survey design.
The meeting will be held in rooms 1-3 of the Postal Square Building Janet Norwood Conference Center. The schedule and agenda for the meeting are as follows:
8:30 a.m. Commissioner's welcome and review of agency developments
9:00 a.m. Identifying factoryless goods producers in the U.S. statistical system
10:45 a.m. Comparing producer and import price indexes
2:00 p.m. Matching establishment databases at BLS
4:00 p.m. Approximate conclusion
The meeting is open to the public. Any questions concerning the meeting should be directed to Sarah Dale, Bureau of Labor Statistics Technical Advisory Committee, at 202-691-5643 or dale.sarah@bls.gov. Individuals who require special accommodations should contact Ms. Dale at least two days prior to the meeting date.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 18th day of October 2016.
Kimberley D. Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2016-25609 Filed 10-21-16; 8:45 am]
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