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APDU 2010 Annual Conference
“Public Data 2010: Opportunities and Challenges for the New Decade”
September 20 – 21, 2010
This Week’s Featured Session:
Monitoring Employment Dynamics: New Developments and Innovative Applications
Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics are working with partners to organize existing data in new ways to provide timely access to information about local economic conditions. Three projects are of particular interest. The joint Census/state labor market information agencies’ Local Employment Dynamics, the BLS’s Business Employment Dynamics, and the Census’ Business Dynamics Statistics series are all designed to meet this need. This panel will compare and contrast these innovative programs as well as explore how users are tapping the data to meet emerging needs.
Chair: Robert Parker, APDU Vice President, Consultant on Federal Statistics
More information available here.
RNC Adopts Resolution; Legislation Introduced To Limit the ACS
The Republican National Committee (RNC) adopted a resolution in early August to limit the scope of the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS). Calling the ACS “intrusive,” “a dangerous invasion of privacy,” and “overreaching and intimidating,” the RNC resolution seeks to terminate the ACS or at least make it a voluntary survey. The resolution refers specifically to a 2009 bill (H.R. 3131) introduced by Texas Congressman Ted Poe (TX-2) that would limit the Census Bureau’s information gathering authority to several key data points: name, contact information, date, and number of people at each specific address. The bill has 34 co-sponsors. The proposed legislation along with a complete list of co-sponsors can be found here.
APDU encourages its members to consider the impact this legislation will have on their work. APDU member, Terri Ann Lowenthal, posted her response in her blog. APDU encourages you to make your thoughts known by contacting your respective House member. A directory of district representatives can be found here.
Census Bureau Proposes Criteria Defining "Urban" Areas
The Census Bureau proposed six major modifications to the criteria for defining urban areas based on the results of the 2010 Decennial Census. The term "urban area” refers generically to urbanized areas of 50,000 or more population and urban clusters of at least 2,500 and less than 50,000 population. These changes have the potential to change how resources are allocated for a number of Federal programs. Comments, suggestions, or recommendations concerning the criteria should be submitted in writing no later than November 22, 2010.
Click here for the Federal Register announcement.
COPAFS Quarterly Meeting
September 24, 2010 | 9:00AM – 3:00 PM | Bureau of Labor Statistics
Postal Square Building | 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington, DC
COPAFS has published the agenda for it’s next meeting, which can be found here. Please contact APDU representatives Patty Becker or Warren Brown beforehand if you wish them to comment or ask questions on topics of interest. If you would like to attend, you may RSVP to the COPAFS office by September 20, via phone: 703/836-0404 or e-mail.
Notable Data Publications
Each week, APDU Data Update identifies recent statistical agency data releases and discussions of interest to APDU members.
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Calls for Comment
APDU maintains a list of open calls for comment on proposed federal data collections (http://www.apdu.org/advocacy.asp). We periodically alert APDU members to newly added calls for comment. Over the last week, calls for comment on the following proposed data collections were published in the Federal Register (with due date):
Census Bureau
• Proposed Urban Area Criteria for the 2010 Census (November 22, 2010)
Bureau of Economic Analysis
• Institutional Remittances to Foreign Countries (September 24, 2010)
Employment and Training Administration, DOL
• Quick Turnaround Surveys of the Workforce Investment Act (September 24, 2010)
National Institutes of Health, HHS
• STAR METRICS—Science and Technology for America’s Reinvestment: Measuring the Effects of Research on Innovation, Competitiveness and Science (October 18, 2010)
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, ED
• Migrant Education Program (MEP) Migrant Student Information Exchange (MSIX) and Minimum Data Elements (October 19, 2010) Institute of Museum and Library Services
• Public Libraries Survey, 2011-2013 (October 20, 2010)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA
• Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (September 23, 2010)
Office of Justice Programs, DOJ
• Firearms Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Program (October 25, 2010)
• Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems (October 25, 2010)
APDU encourages its members to take advantage of these opportunities to make their voices heard. All comments, whether a simple affirmation or detailed suggestions on instrument design, are helpful in seeing that data users have access to the statistics we need.
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APDU 2010 Annual Conference,
Sept. 20-21, 2010
Washington, D.C.
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APDU Resources
APDU offers a point of entry for many online data resources ranging from public datasets to statistical assistance.
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