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Operations and Administration of the ACS

Find the latest Federal Register notices, survey content updates, and other general information about ACS operation and policies.

Census Bureau Director Groves March 6, 2012 Testimony before the House of Representatives regarding the implications of making response to the ACS voluntary (posted 3/7/12) [PDF 364KB]

Federal Register Notice: Proposed Information Collection - Initial Request for Comments (posted 1/6/12) [PDF 150KB]

2011 American Community Survey Improvements - Learn about several improvements occuring during the 2011 data collection (posted 5/31/11)

Federal Register Notice: American Community Survey 2011 Office of Management and Budget Clearance Pre-Submission Notice (posted 3/22/11)  [PDF 177KB]

Federal Register Notice: American Community Survey 5-Year Data Product Plans - Final Notice (posted 9/20/10)  [PDF 63KB]

Comments sent to the Census Bureau about Federal Register Notice: The 5-year ACS Data Products (posted 9/20/10)  [PDF 5.3MB]

Federal Register Notice: American Community Survey 5-year Data Products Plan - Initial Request for Comments (posted 4/20/09)  [PDF 116KB]

Census Bureau report to Congress: Subjects Planned for the 2010 Census and American Community Survey  [PDF 363KB]

Census Bureau report to Congress: Questions Planned for the 2010 Census and American Community Survey  [PDF 763KB]

Policy for Adding New Content to the ACS  [PDF 122KB]


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Source: U.S. Census Bureau | American Community Survey Office | Email ACS | Last Revised: May 17, 2012
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