Metropolitan Area Designations by OMB History, Current Definitions, and Uses

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns.

Federal aid.

Statistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2004

Summary:

Examines OMB metropolitan area program to provide standards for collecting, tabulating, and publishing Federal statistics for U.S. geographic areas, focusing on Dec. 2000 OMB announcement of new standards and June 2003 release of lists showing the actual delineations of the areas. Provides details about the 2000 standards, and discusses the difficulty of ascertaining how metropolitan area designations affect Federal funds allocation

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Metropolitan Area Designations by OMB

Publisher Number:

CRS-2004-GVF-0053

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