U.S. Department of Commerce

2010 Decennial Census LUCA Schedule

Time Frame Activity
January 2007 to February 2007 LUCA Advance notice letters mailed to the highest elected official and other contacts in all active, eligible functioning governments.
August 2007 LUCA invitation letters and registration materials mailed to the highest elected official and other contacts in all elegible, active, functioning governments.
August 2007 to January 2008 Invited governments register for LUCA and the Census Bureau ships the LUCA review materials to each participating government.
November 2007 to May 2008 LUCA participants review and update the address list and return their comments to their Census Bureau's Regional Office within 120 days of receipt of materials.
October 2007 to October 2008 Census Bureau reviews the participants' LUCA submission and updates the MAF/TIGER Database.
November 2008 to July 2009 Census Bureau prepares for and conducts the Address Canvassing Operation using GPS equipped hand-held computers.
October 2009 to December 2009 Census Bureau ships feedback materials to the LUCA participants showing how we processed each government's LUCA submissions.
October 2009 to March 2010 LUCA participants review their LUCA feedback. Participants that selected Option 1 or 2 have the opportunity to appeal the results to the LUCA Appeals Office.
October 2009 to March 2010 LUCA Appeals staff reviews and adjudicates the appeals.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division
Local Geographic Partnerships Branch
Created: June 14, 2006