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ACS Data Users Group: I wanted to be sure everyone has seen the Federal Register Notice (FRN) the Census Bureau published on March 10, with final proposals to modify ACS content. One proposal is to eliminate the ancestry question. So many data users have been sidetracked by preparing comments for ...

Thanks for the history on the crazy CT geographic areas, Todd. I focus on national issues (as you know), so I hadn't followed any debate about this within the state's data community, but of course my interest was piqued when the Census Bureau announced the change earlier this year. Good point about historical ...

The Census Bureau publishes multiple "news" bulletins of one sort or another every day. Easy for things to get buried, that's for sure! Keep up the good work, Glenn!

Hi, Glenn. The Census Bureau did report this change some months ago. There's a way to sign up for Federal Register Notice alerts related to the Census Bureau's work, which is a good way to keep up in real-time on operational and methodological proposals. Thanks! Terri Ann (Stamford, CT)

The Census Bureau has told us it will announce next week a more specific date for release of the user-friendly (smile) P.L. 94-171 files. I think the release likely will be before September 30.