Federal Register: October 2, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 190)
DOCID: FR Doc E6-16194
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Labor Statistics Bureau
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Meetings:
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Business Research Advisory Council; Notice of Meetings and Agenda
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The regular Fall meetings of the Business Research Advisory Council
and its committees will be held October 18 and 19, 2006. All of the
meetings will be held in the Conference Center of the Postal Square Building, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC.
WednesdayOctober 18 (Conference Rooms 7 & 8)
1011:30 a.m.Committee on Compensation and Working Conditions
1. Key findings from the most recent benefits release.
2. Key findings and recent improvements in NCS Occupational Pay Relatives.
3. Recent changes in locality wage bulletin tables.
4. Developments in NCS/OES integration.
5. Discussion of agenda items for the Spring 2007 meeting. [[Page 58014]]
12:30 p.m.Committee on Prices Indexes
1. OPLC research on alternative medical care price indexes based on disease treatments.
2. CPI plans to publish index levels to 3decimal places beginning with the January 2007 index.
3. Impact of house and energy price changes on CPI indexes for rent and owner's equivalent rent.
4. Discussion of agenda items for the Spring 2007 meeting. 34:30 p.m.Committee on Employment and Unemployment Statistics
1. Current Employment Statistics (CES) subnational dataresearch into data quality and tentative plans for improvement.
2. BLS employment projections for 2016discussion of proposed macroeconomic assumptions.
3. BLSCensus business list comparison researchpreliminary results.
4. Discussion of agenda items for the Spring 2007 meeting. ThursdayOctober 19 (Conference rooms 1 & 2)
8:3010 a.m.Committee on Productivity and Foreign Labor Statistics
1. Update on manufacturing compensation costs in China and India.
2. CrossCountry Comparisons of Consumer Price Indexes.
3. Update on International Technical Cooperation.
4. Are Those Who Bring Work Home Really Working Longer Hours?
5. Discussion of agenda items for the Spring 2007 meeting. 10:30 a.m.12 p.m.Council Meeting
1. Council chairperson's remarks.
2. Acting Commissioner's remarks.
1:303 p.m.Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Statistics
1. Developments on injury and illness undercount issue.
2. Update on producing new occupational safety and health rate data.
3. Coding of contract workers in injury, illness, and fatality data.
4. Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries 2005 preliminary data.
5. Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses 2005 summary data.
6. Discussion of two recent articles on occupational safety and health issues.
7. Update on survey of workplace violence prevention.
8. Discussion of agenda items for the Spring 2007 meeting.
The meetings are open to the public. Persons wishing to attend
these meetings as observers should contact Tracy A. Jack, Liaison, Business Research Advisory Council, at 2026915869.
David J. Lacey,
Associate Commissioner for Administration.
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SUMMARY:
Business Research Advisory Council,
DOCUMENT BODY 2:
The regular Fall meetings of the Business Research Advisory Council
and its committees will be held October 18 and 19, 2006. All of the
meetings will be held in the Conference Center of the Postal Square Building, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC.
WednesdayOctober 18 (Conference Rooms 7 & 8)
1011:30 a.m.Committee on Compensation and Working Conditions
1. Key findings from the most recent benefits release.
2. Key findings and recent improvements in NCS Occupational Pay Relatives.
3. Recent changes in locality wage bulletin tables.
4. Developments in NCS/OES integration.
5. Discussion of agenda items for the Spring 2007 meeting. [[Page 58014]]
12:30 p.m.Committee on Prices Indexes
1. OPLC research on alternative medical care price indexes based on disease treatments.
2. CPI plans to publish index levels to 3decimal places beginning with the January 2007 index.
3. Impact of house and energy price changes on CPI indexes for rent and owner's equivalent rent.
4. Discussion of agenda items for the Spring 2007 meeting. 34:30 p.m.Committee on Employment and Unemployment Statistics
1. Current Employment Statistics (CES) subnational dataresearch into data quality and tentative plans for improvement.
2. BLS employment projections for 2016discussion of proposed macroeconomic assumptions.
3. BLSCensus business list comparison researchpreliminary results.
4. Discussion of agenda items for the Spring 2007 meeting. ThursdayOctober 19 (Conference rooms 1 & 2)
8:3010 a.m.Committee on Productivity and Foreign Labor Statistics
1. Update on manufacturing compensation costs in China and India.
2. CrossCountry Comparisons of Consumer Price Indexes.
3. Update on International Technical Cooperation.
4. Are Those Who Bring Work Home Really Working Longer Hours?
5. Discussion of agenda items for the Spring 2007 meeting. 10:30 a.m.12 p.m.Council Meeting
1. Council chairperson's remarks.
2. Acting Commissioner's remarks.
1:303 p.m.Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Statistics
1. Developments on injury and illness undercount issue.
2. Update on producing new occupational safety and health rate data.
3. Coding of contract workers in injury, illness, and fatality data.
4. Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries 2005 preliminary data.
5. Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses 2005 summary data.
6. Discussion of two recent articles on occupational safety and health issues.
7. Update on survey of workplace violence prevention.
8. Discussion of agenda items for the Spring 2007 meeting.
The meetings are open to the public. Persons wishing to attend
these meetings as observers should contact Tracy A. Jack, Liaison, Business Research Advisory Council, at 2026915869.
David J. Lacey,
Associate Commissioner for Administration.
[FR Doc. E616194 Filed 92906; 8:45 am]
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