[CTPP] RE: TAZ Delineation and Gov't shutdown?

Will the server shutdown mean that American FactFinder (and many other federal web sites) will be off-line? Michael D. Golembiewski Transportation Modeler BERKS COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION 633 Court Street FL 14 Reading, PA 19601 Ph: 610 478-6300 ext 6304 Fax: 610 478-6316 e-mail: mgolembiewski(a)countyofberks.com Web: http://www.co.berks.pa.us/dept/planning Note: The comments on and attachment to this e-mail are intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, your are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the original message, any attachment(s) and copies. Thank you for your cooperation. -----Original Message----- From: ctpp-news-bounces(a)chrispy.net [mailto:ctpp-news-bounces@chrispy.net] On Behalf Of Elaine.Murakami(a)dot.gov Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 1:43 PM To: ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net Subject: [CTPP] TAZ Delineation and Gov't shutdown? Dear TAZ delineation participants: The question of what will happen IF there is a federal government shutdown after April 8 has arisen. We hope that this situation will be averted. Summary: Census Bureau Geography staff will NOT be available to provide support. Census Bureau servers will be shutdown, so file downloads will be NOT be available, so my recommendation is that if you haven't downloaded your files yet, you should do it immediately! The timeframe for submission of TAZ files will NOT be extended. The Census Bureau Geography team working on TAZ delineation is at 301-763-1099. Email address geo.taz.list(a)census.gov FHWA staff will NOT be furloughed, although other people at USDOT will be furloughed. Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning ---- In the event of a federal government shutdown and furlough of Census Bureau staff, TAZ Program participants can continue to work on their submissions, but there will be no technical or programmatic support by the Census Bureau during the furlough. In addition, the current plan is that all servers will be shutdown for the period of the furlough; so TAZ Program participants will not be able to download files or upload (submit) completed delineations. We currently do not anticipate a change in the schedule for delivery of the CTPP; therefore, in order to ensure timely delivery of TAZ geography to Census Bureau divisions responsible for tabulating, reviewing, and disseminating CTPP data, Geography Division cannot change its schedule for the TAZ Program. Sincerely, Vince Osier Branch Chief Geographic Standards & Criteria Branch Geography Division U.S. Census Bureau Washington, DC _______________________________________________ ctpp-news mailing list ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net http://www.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/ctpp-news