Association of Public Data Users
APDU maintains a list of current opportunities for public comment on federal data collections, as found in Federal Register notices. The comment process is one effective way that APDU members can make our views known regarding the value, content, and methods of federal data collection efforts important to our work. An explanation and opportunities list are available. If you submit comments, please send a copy to advocacy@apdu.org. Check back to this page frequently.
APDU provides advocacy on issues and events that affect public data. APDU's Board of Directors corresponds with administrators and officials directly involved with these matters to provide them with APDU's concerns.
Among recent issues addressed by APDU are the following:
- January 10, 2008, letter to J. Steven Landefeld, Director of BEA, regarding estimates of GDP for metro areas [pdf], and BEA response [pdf].
- September 2007 comments on the proposed American Community Survey multi-year products by APDU members: Reamer [pdf], Hodges [pdf], and Becker [pdf].
- July 2007 comments on the proposed American Community Survey Summary File [pdf].
- January 16, 2007, letter to selected members of the Senate and House appropriations committees regarding Census Bureau funding in the Continuing Resolution for FY 2007 [pdf]
- December 6, 2006, letter to President Bush regarding the nomination of a new director for the U.S. Census Bureau and Commerce Department response [pdf]
To obtain APDU's involvement in your public data issue, please contact advocacy@apdu.org.
You, too, can be a powerful advocate on statistical issues with Congress. See Communicating with Congress: How to Deliver the Message