Federal Register: May 11, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 91)
DOCID: FR Doc 04-10628
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Labor Statistics Bureau
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Meetings:
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Labor Research Advisory Council; Notice of Meetings and Agenda
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The spring meetings of committees of the Labor Research Advisory Council will be held on June 7, 8, and 9, 2004. All of the meetings will be held in the Conference Center of the Postal Square Building (PSB), 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC.
The Labor Research Advisory Council and its committees advise the
Bureau of Labor Statistics with respect to technical matters associated
with the Bureau's programs. Membership consists of union research
directors and staff members. The schedule and agenda of the meetings are as follows:
Monday, June 7, 2004
9:30 a.m.Committee on Productivity, Technology and GrowthMeeting Room 9
1. The role of outsourcing in the productivity measures
2. Results of the 20022012 projections
3. Topics for the next meeting
Committee on Foreign Labor Statistics
1. Cooperative work with the International Labor Organization (ILO) on comparisons of hourly compensation costs
2. Topics for the next meeting
1:30 p.m.Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Statistics Meeting Room 9
1. 2002 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Results 2. New Data on Time of Event and Time Shift Started
3. Items to add to the Annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
4. Denominators for computing safety and health indicators
5. Special surveys status update
6. Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) Chartbook
7. Budget Update
8. Other Business
9. Topics for next meeting
Tuesday, June 8, 2004
9:30 a.m.Committee on Employment and Unemployment StatisticsMeeting Room 9
1. Brief updates on release plans for: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) Business Employment Dynamics data
2. Report on efforts to collect data on the association between extended mass layoffs and outsourcing
3. Highlights of 20022012 employment projections
4. Current Employment Statistics plans for producing data on all employee hours and earnings and on total wages
5. Topics for next meeting
1:30 p.m.Committee on Compensation and Working ConditionsMeeting Room 9
1. Demonstration and discussion of the National Compensation Survey's (NCS) Internet Collection Vehicle
2. New Employee Benefit Data from NCS
a. Review of recently released information and plans for additional outputs
b. Discussion of data collection issues and their impact on selected estimates
3. Accessing BLS's files of collective bargaining agreements online 4. Other topics and new business
5. Topics for next meeting
Wednesday, June 9, 2004
9:30 a.m.Committee on Prices and Living Conditions
1. Medical care in the Consumer Price Index
2. Topics for next meeting
The meetings are open to the public. Persons planning to attend these meetings as observers may want to contact Wilhelmina Abner on 2026915970.
Signed at Washington, DC this 3rd day of May 2004. Kathleen P. Utgoff,
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 0410628 Filed 51004; 8:45 am]
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SUMMARY:
Labor Research Advisory Council,
DOCUMENT BODY 2:
The spring meetings of committees of the Labor Research Advisory Council will be held on June 7, 8, and 9, 2004. All of the meetings will be held in the Conference Center of the Postal Square Building (PSB), 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC.
The Labor Research Advisory Council and its committees advise the
Bureau of Labor Statistics with respect to technical matters associated
with the Bureau's programs. Membership consists of union research
directors and staff members. The schedule and agenda of the meetings are as follows:
Monday, June 7, 2004
9:30 a.m.Committee on Productivity, Technology and GrowthMeeting Room 9
1. The role of outsourcing in the productivity measures
2. Results of the 20022012 projections
3. Topics for the next meeting
Committee on Foreign Labor Statistics
1. Cooperative work with the International Labor Organization (ILO) on comparisons of hourly compensation costs
2. Topics for the next meeting
1:30 p.m.Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Statistics Meeting Room 9
1. 2002 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Results 2. New Data on Time of Event and Time Shift Started
3. Items to add to the Annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
4. Denominators for computing safety and health indicators
5. Special surveys status update
6. Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) Chartbook
7. Budget Update
8. Other Business
9. Topics for next meeting
Tuesday, June 8, 2004
9:30 a.m.Committee on Employment and Unemployment StatisticsMeeting Room 9
1. Brief updates on release plans for: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) Business Employment Dynamics data
2. Report on efforts to collect data on the association between extended mass layoffs and outsourcing
3. Highlights of 20022012 employment projections
4. Current Employment Statistics plans for producing data on all employee hours and earnings and on total wages
5. Topics for next meeting
1:30 p.m.Committee on Compensation and Working ConditionsMeeting Room 9
1. Demonstration and discussion of the National Compensation Survey's (NCS) Internet Collection Vehicle
2. New Employee Benefit Data from NCS
a. Review of recently released information and plans for additional outputs
b. Discussion of data collection issues and their impact on selected estimates
3. Accessing BLS's files of collective bargaining agreements online 4. Other topics and new business
5. Topics for next meeting
Wednesday, June 9, 2004
9:30 a.m.Committee on Prices and Living Conditions
1. Medical care in the Consumer Price Index
2. Topics for next meeting
The meetings are open to the public. Persons planning to attend these meetings as observers may want to contact Wilhelmina Abner on 2026915970.
Signed at Washington, DC this 3rd day of May 2004. Kathleen P. Utgoff,
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 0410628 Filed 51004; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 451024P