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members will remain on the Council to 

provide continuity for new members. 

The Advisory Council makes 

recommendations to the Detroit District 

Ranger on matters relating to the 

management of the Opal Creek Scenic 

Recreation Area (SRA). The Advisory 

Council is composed of a diverse group 

of citizens, which allows for sharing of 

technical knowledge and personal 

experience. Members represent interests 

including, but not limited to: timber 

industry; environmental organizations; 

mining industry; land inholders within 

the Opal Creek Wilderness and SRA; 

economic development interests; and 

Indian tribes. Other members serving on 

the Council as required by the Act 

represent Marion County, communities 

within a 25 mile radius of the SRA, 

State of Oregon, and City of Salem. 

Positions to be filled are from timber 

industry, in-holders, environmental 

organizations, mining industry and one 

at-large member. Examples of ‘‘at-large’’ 

members who may be interested in 

serving on this Council include 

recreation interests, adjacent landowner, 

educators and researchers. 

Nominees must be United States 

citizens, at least 18 years old. 

Willamette officials will recommend 

nominees’ appointments to the 

Secretary of Agriculture based on 

criteria which includes long-time 

familiarity with the Opal Creek SRA, 

knowledge and understanding of other 

cultures, ability to actively participate 

in diverse team settings, and respect and 

credibility in local communities. 

Nominations are due September 19, 

2005. People interested in more 

information or a nomination packet 

should contact the Detroit Ranger 

District at 503–854–3366. The 

nomination packet can also be 

downloaded from the Opal Creek 

Advisory Council section of the 

Willamette National Forest Web site: 

http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/willamette/

manage/opalcreek/index.html.

Dated: August 18, 2005. 

Y. Robert Iwamoto, 

Deputy Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 05–16819 Filed 8–23–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service 

Measures for Allocating Uses for 

Outfitting and Guiding Activities on 

National Forest System Lands

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of interim 

directive. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service is issuing 

an interim directive (ID) to Forest 

Service Handbook 2709.11, Chapter 40, 

to enumerate measures, other than 

service days, that may be used to 

allocate use for outfitting and guiding 

activities on National Forest System 

lands. This ID is issued as number FSH 

2709.11–2005–1.

DATES: This ID is effective August 24, 

2005.

ADDRESSES: ID 2709.11–2005–1 is 

available electronically from the Forest 

Service via the World Wide Web at 

http://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives. A 

paper copy may be obtained by 

contacting Carolyn Holbrook, Recreation 

and Heritage Resources Staff, by mail at 

Mail Stop 1124, Forest Service, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1124; or by 

telephone at (202) 205–1399.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carolyn Holbrook, Recreation and 

Heritage Resources Staff (202) 205–

1399.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest 

Service is issuing ID 2709.11–2005–1 to 

incorporate minor changes to the 

current direction in FSH 2709.11, 

section 41.53, regarding methods of 

measuring authorized use in a permit 

for outfitting and guiding on National 

Forest System lands. The ID adds 

definitions for: ‘‘allocation of use,’’ 

‘‘quota,’’ and ‘‘service day’’ (sec. 

41.53c); provides that quotas and other 

units of measure may be used in lieu of 

service days to allocate and authorize 

use (sec. 41.53h, para. 2b(1) and sec. 

41.53j, para. 4); and adds transportation 

livestock as an item to be included and 

accounted for in the permit, operating 

plan, or annual itinerary (sec. 41.53j, 

para.4).

Dated: August 12, 2005. 

Jack G. Troyer, 

Acting Chief.

[FR Doc. 05–16767 Filed 8–23–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

DOC has submitted 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: Annual Retail Trade Report. 

Form Number(s): SA–44, SA–44A, 

SA–44C, SA–44E, SA–44N, SA–44S, 

SA–45, SA–45C, SA–721A and SA–

721E. 

Agency Approval Number: 0607–

0013. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden: 11,095 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 21,570. 

Avg Hours Per Response: 31 minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census 

Bureau requests continued OMB 

approval of the Annual Retail Trade 

Survey (ARTS). The ARTS provides the 

only continuing official measure of 

annual total retail sales, e-commerce 

sales, end-of-year inventories, sales/

inventory ratios, purchases, inventory 

valuation methods, gross margin, and 

end-of-year accounts receivables for 

retailers and annual sales and ecommerce sales for accommodation and 

food services firms in the United States. 

The data collected in the ARTS 

provide a current statistical picture of 

the retail and food services and 

accommodations portions of consumer 

activity. Also, the estimates compiled 

from this survey provide valuable 

information for economic policy 

decisions and actions by government 

and are widely used by private 

businesses, trade organizations, 

professional associations, and others for 

market research and analysis. The sales 

and receipts are used by the Bureau of 

Economic Analysis (BEA) in 

determining the consumption portion of 

the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). 

The BEA is the primary Federal user 

of the data collected in the ARTS and 

the information collected is critical to 

the quality of several of BEA’s key 

programs. The data on retail sales are 

used to prepare detailed annual 

personal consumption expenditures 

estimates; merchandise inventories, 

valuation methods and merchandise 

purchases are used to prepare annual 

estimates of change in the business 

inventory component of GDP. Sales, 

merchandise purchases, inventories, 

inventory valuation and sales tax data 

are used to prepare estimates of GDP by 

industry and to derive industry output 

for the input-output accounts.

In addition, the results of the ARTS 

are used to benchmark estimates of 

monthly retail sales, e-commerce sales, 

and inventories from the Current Retail 

Sales and Inventory Survey (OMB 

Approval #0607–0717), which are key 

economic indicators that provide timely 

input for computation of the national 

accounts. Accounts receivable balances 

are used by the Federal Reserve Board 

in measuring consumer credit.