American Community Survey

• About the American Community Survey
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  • 2011 American Community Survey Improvements

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Operations and Administration of the ACS

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

ACS Governance

Posted 8/10/12
Charter of the Interagency Council on Statistical Policy Subcommittee on the American Community Survey [PDF 172KB]

Federal Register Notices

Posted 1/04/13
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; The American Community Survey 2014 Content Change [PDF 197KB]

Posted 1/6/12
Proposed Information Collection - Initial Request for Comments [PDF 150KB]

Posted 3/22/11
American Community Survey 2011 Office of Management and Budget Clearance Pre-Submission Notice [PDF 177KB]

Posted 9/20/10
Final Notice — American Community Survey 5-Year Data Product Plans [PDF 63KB]

Posted 9/20/10
Comments to the Census Bureau — American Community Survey 5-year Data Products Plan [PDF 5.3MB]

Posted 4/20/09
Initial Request for Comments — American Community Survey 5-year Data Products Plan [PDF 116KB]

Testimony

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

Survey Content Updates and Policies

Posted 5/31/11
2011 American Community Survey Improvements - describes improvements occuring during the 2011 data collection

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

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

Signed 3/31/06
Policy for Adding New Content to the ACS [PDF 122KB]

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