Census Day, 2010, 17837-17838 [2010-8018]

Agencies

• Executive Office of the President
• Presidential Documents

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 7, 2010)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 17837-17838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8018]



[[Page 17835]]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Part II





The President





-----------------------------------------------------------------------



Proclamation 8488--Census Day, 2010



Proclamation 8489--National Cancer Control Month, 2010



Proclamation 8490--National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2010



Proclamation 8491--National Donate Life Month, 2010



Proclamation 8492--National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, 2010


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 66 / Wednesday, April 7, 2010 / 
Presidential Documents

___________________________________________________________________

Title 3--
The President

[[Page 17837]]

                Proclamation 8488 of March 31, 2010

                
Census Day, 2010

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Since our Nation's earliest days, the census has played 
                an important role in identifying where resources are 
                most needed. This procedure, enshrined in our 
                Constitution, informs our Government's responses to the 
                evolving needs of American communities. By completing 
                this year's survey, we can ensure they receive adequate 
                funding for schools, hospitals, senior centers, and 
                other public works projects. The 2010 Census will also 
                aid employers in selecting locations for new factories 
                and businesses as our economy recovers. On Census Day, 
                I urge all Americans to fulfill their civic duty by 
                participating in the 2010 Census.

                While the first United States census surveyed a young 
                country with fewer than 4 million people, this year's 
                census will assess a Nation of over 300 million. 
                America's diversity defines our national character, 
                yet, in the past, the census has too often undercounted 
                minorities, young people, and low-income residents. As 
                our Nation grows, getting the count right will help 
                ensure that our families and neighbors receive the 
                services they need, and accurate and proportional 
                representation in the United States House of 
                Representatives.

                The 2010 Census is safe and easy to complete, and the 
                Census Bureau aggressively protects all census 
                participants' private information, which is never used 
                against them or shared with other government or private 
                entities. By mailing the Census form back, we help save 
                taxpayer dollars and ensure that all Americans get the 
                support they deserve and a voice in our democracy.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim April 1, 2010, as Census 
                Day. I call upon all Americans to observe this day by 
                completing their census form and mailing it back.

[[Page 17838]]

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand ten, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2010-8018
Filed 4-6-10; 8:45 am]
Billing code 3195-W0-P