Posted July 28, 2014

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking renewal of the 2-year charter for its discretionary committee, the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics. 

Established October 1, 1996, census of agriculture program responsibility was transferred to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) at USDA from the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce. 

Effective February 2, 1997, NASS also inherited the transferred program positions and staff from the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce. Responsibility for the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics, which is a discretionary committee established by agency authority, was transferred, to USDA with the census of agriculture program.