82_FR_45766 82 FR 45578 - Meeting of Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee

82 FR 45578 - Meeting of Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 188 (September 29, 2017)

Page Range45578-45579
FR Document2017-20970

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463 as amended by Pub. L. 94-409, Pub. L. 96-523, Pub. L. 97-375 and Pub. L. 105-153), we are announcing a meeting of the Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee. The meeting will focus on current work and future plans for measuring quality adjusted prices for medical care and high tech goods and services; and provide an update on seasonal adjustment work in the national accounts.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 188 (Friday, September 29, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 188 (Friday, September 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45578-45579]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20970]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Economic Analysis


Meeting of Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Economics and Statistics 
Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463 
as amended by Pub. L. 94-409, Pub. L. 96-523, Pub. L. 97-375 and Pub. 
L. 105-153), we are announcing a meeting of the Bureau of Economic 
Analysis Advisory Committee. The meeting will focus on current work and 
future plans for measuring quality adjusted prices for medical care and 
high tech goods and services; and provide an update on seasonal 
adjustment work in the national accounts.

DATES: Friday, November 3, 2017. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. 
and adjourn at 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Suitland Federal Center, 
which is located at 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Virginia Henriksen, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Suitland, MD 20746; telephone 
number: (301) 278-9013.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established September 2, 
1999. The Committee advises the Director of BEA on matters related to 
the development and improvement of BEA's national, regional, industry, 
and international economic accounts, especially in areas of new and 
rapidly growing economic activities arising from innovative and 
advancing technologies, and provides recommendations from the 
perspectives of the economics profession, business, and government. 
This will be the Committee's thirtieth meeting.
    Public participation: This meeting is open to the public. Because 
of security procedures, anyone planning to attend the meeting must 
contact Virginia Henriksen of BEA at (301) 278-9013 in advance. The 
meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests 
for foreign language

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interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Virginia 
Henriksen at (301) 278-9013.

    Dated: September 22, 2017.
Brian C. Moyer,
Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meeting.
DatesFriday, November 3, 2017. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at 3:30 p.m.
ContactVirginia Henriksen, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Suitland, MD 20746; telephone number: (301) 278-9013.
FR Citation82 FR 45578 
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