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Practice 1: A Clearly Defined and Well-Accepted Mission
Pages 61-62

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... A statistical agency's mission should also include primary responsibility for determining the subjects and questions for which it will collect data, acknowledging that Congress and the executive branch may properly exercise authority in this area (see Practice 2)
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... Regular reviews may also identify authority that would be useful for an agency to have, such as authority to acquire administrative records or to be a clearinghouse for information collected in a topic area from its own programs and those of other statistical agencies. Advice from outside groups should be sought, formally and informally, on the agency's priorities for data collection and data products and services and on its statistical and operational methods.
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