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control the movement of invasive plant 

pests via the movement of firewood. 

There are many potential approaches to 

addressing this issue, including 

voluntary, regulatory, and outreachbased programs. 

On-site registration will begin at 8 

a.m. on the day of each meeting 

concerning wood packaging material 

and at noon for the meeting concerning 

Federal firewood strategy. All 

participants must register on the day of 

the meeting. If you require special 

accommodations, such as a sign 

language interpreter, or if you have any 

questions regarding the meetings, please 

call or write the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Persons attending the August 27, 

2009, meetings in Washington, DC, will 

be required to sign in at the entrance to 

the USDA South Building located at 

14th Street and Independence Avenue, 

entering through Wing 7. Photo 

identification is required to gain access 

to the building. The nearest Metro 

station is the Smithsonian station on the 

Blue/Orange Lines, which is within 

walking distance. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of 

August 2009. 

William H. Clay, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–19643 Filed 8–14–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Ravalli County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Ravalli County Resource 

Advisory Committee will be meeting to 

assign monitors on 2008 projects and 

hold a short public forum (question and 

answer session). The meeting is being 

held pursuant to the authorities in the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 106–393) and under the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106– 

393). The meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

August 25, 2009, 6:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Bitterroot National Forest, 

Supervisor Office, 1801 N First Street, 

Hamilton, Montana. Send written 

comments to Daniel G Ritter, District 

Ranger, Stevensville Ranger District, 88 

Main Street, Stevensville, MT 59870, by 

facsimile (406) 777–7423, or 

electronically to dritter@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel Ritter, Stevensville District 

Ranger and Designated Federal Officer, 

Phone: (406) 777–5461. 

Dated: August 5, 2009. 

David T. Bull, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. E9–19496 Filed 8–14–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: Service Annual Survey. 

Form Number(s): SA–22T thru SA– 

813 (81 forms total). 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0422. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden Hours: 271,284. 

Number of Respondents: 78,730. 

Average Hours Per Response: 3 hours 

and 27 minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census 

Bureau requests an extension with 

revision of the current OMB approval of 

the Service Annual Survey (SAS). 

Today, over 50 percent of all economic 

activity is accounted for by services that 

are narrowly defined to exclude retail 

and wholesale trade. The U.S. Census 

Bureau currently measures the total 

output of most of these service 

industries annually in its Service 

Annual Survey. This survey currently 

covers all or some of: Transportation 

and Warehousing; Information; Finance 

and Insurance; Real Estate and Rental 

and Leasing; Professional, Scientific, 

and Technical Services; Administration 

and Support and Waste Management 

and Remediation Services; Health Care 

and Social Assistance; Arts, 

Entertainment, and Recreation; and 

Other Services. The survey will expand 

to cover two new sectors, Utilities and 

Educational Services, and all industries 

within the sectors mentioned above. 

Data from the SAS are essential to a 

better understanding and higher quality 

estimates of economic growth, real 

output, prices, and productivity for our 

nation’s economy. A broad spectrum of 

government and private stakeholders 

use these data in analyzing business and 

economic sectors; developing statistics 

on services; forecasting economic 

growth; and compiling data on 

productivity, prices and gross domestic 

product (GDP). In addition, trade and 

professional organizations use these 

data to analyze industry trends, 

benchmark their own statistical 

programs and develop forecasts. Private 

businesses use these data to measure 

market share, analyze business potential 

and plan investments. Comprehensive, 

comparative annual data on the services 

sector are not available from any other 

source. 

Annually, the SAS collects total 

revenue, total expenses, and general 

expense detail items. Some sectors also 

collect revenue detail items that are 

specific to a particular industry. The 

availability of these data greatly 

improve the quality of the intermediateinputs and value-added estimates in 

BEA’s annual input-output and GDP by 

industry accounts. 

The data produced in the SAS are 

critical to the accurate measurement of 

total economic activity. The Bureau of 

Economic Analysis (BEA), the primary 

Federal user, uses the information to 

develop the national income and 

product accounts, compile benchmark 

and annual input-output tables, and 

compute GDP by industry. The Bureau 

of Labor Statistics (BLS) uses these data 

as inputs to its Producer Price Indexes 

and in developing productivity 

measurements. The Centers for 

Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 

use the data for program planning and 

development of the National Health 

Expenditure Accounts. The Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC) 

uses these data to assess the impact of 

regulatory policies. International 

agencies use the data to compare total 

domestic output to changing 

international activity. Private industry 

also uses these data as a tool for 

marketing analysis. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13, United 

States Code, sections 182, 224 and 225. 

OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dhynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

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