[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 71834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33219]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Recommendations From the Metropolitan Area Standards Review 
Committee to the Office of Management and Budget Concerning Changes to 
the Standards for Defining Metropolitan Areas

AGENCY: Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

ACTION: Notice extending comment period.

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SUMMARY: On October 20, 1999, OMB published a Notice (64 FR 56628-
56644) requesting comments on recommendations that it had received from 
the Metropolitan Area Standards Review Committee (MASRC) for changes to 
OMB's metropolitan area standards. By this Notice, OMB is extending the 
time period for public comment from December 20, 1999 to December 30, 
1999.

DATES: To ensure consideration during the final decision making 
process, written comments must be received no later than December 30, 
1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the recommendations should be submitted 
to James D. Fitzsimmons, U.S. Bureau of the Census, IPC-Population 
Division, Washington, DC 20233-8860; fax (301) 457-3034.
    Electronic Data Availability: This Federal Register Notice and the 
October 20, 1999 Notice are available electronically from the OMB home 
page: <<http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/fedreg/index.html>>. Federal 
Register Notices also are available electronically from the U.S. 
Government Printing Office web site: <<http://www.access.gpo.gov/
su__docs/aces/aces140.html>>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James D. Fitzsimmons, Chair, 
Metropolitan Area Standards Review Committee, (301) 457-2419; or E-mail 
<<[email protected]>>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 20, 1999, OMB published a Notice 
(64 FR 56628-56644) requesting comments on recommendations that it had 
received from the Metropolitan Area Standards Review Committee (MASRC) 
for changes to OMB's metropolitan area standards. MASRC's report and 
recommendations were published in their entirety in that Notice. To 
allow additional time for public comment, OMB is extending the comment 
period on the recommended standards from December 20, 1999 to December 
30, 1999. The final standards will be published prior to Census 2000.
John T. Spotila,
Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 99-33219 Filed 12-21-99; 8:45 am]
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