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continue to seek information, 

comments, and assistance from Federal, 

Tribal, State, and local agencies and 

other individuals or organizations that 

may be interested in or affected by the 

proposed actions. 

The Forest Service believes, at this 

early stage, it is important to give 

reviewers notice of several court rulings 

related to public participation in the 

environmental review process. First, 

reviewers of draft environmental impact 

statements must structure their 

participation in the environmental 

review of the proposal so that it is 

meaningful and alerts an agency to the 

reviewer’s position and contentions. 

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. 

NRDC, 435 U.S. 519, 533 (1978). Also, 

environmental objections that could be 

raised at the draft environmental impact 

statement stage but that are not raised 

until after completion of the final 

environmental impact statement may be 

waived or dismissed by the courts. City 

of Angoon v. Hodel, 803 F.2d 1016, 

1022 (9th Cir. 1986) and Wisconsin 

Heritages, Inc. v. Harris, 490 F. Supp. 

1334, 1338 (E.D. Wis. 1980). Because of 

these court rulings, it is very important 

that those interested in this proposed 

action participate by the close of the 45 

comment period so that substantive 

comments and objections are made 

available to the Forest Service at a time 

when it can meaningfully consider them 

and respond to them in the final 

supplemental environmental impact 

statement. 

To assist the Forest Service in 

identifying and considering issues and 

concerns on the proposed action, 

comments on the draft supplemental 

environmental impact statement should 

be as specific as possible. It is also 

helpful if comments refer to specific 

pages or chapters of the draft statement. 

Comments may also address the 

adequacy of the draft environmental 

impact statement or the merits of the 

alternatives formulated and discussed in 

the statement. Reviewers may wish to 

refer to the Council on Environmental 

Quality Regulations for implementing 

the procedural provisions of the 

National Environmental Policy Act at 40 

CFR 1503.3 in addressing these points. 

Comments received, including the 

names and addressees of those who 

comment, will be considered part of the 

public record on this proposal and will 

be available for public inspection. 

The Idaho Panhandle National Forests 

Supervisor will make a decision on the 

project after considering comments and 

responses, environmental consequences 

discussed in the Final Supplemental 

EIS, and applicable laws, regulations 

and policies. The decision and 

supporting reasons will be documented 

in a Record of Decision. 

(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22; 

Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section 

21) 

Dated: November 14, 2005. 

Ranotta K. McNair, 

Forest Supervisor, Idaho Panhandle National 

Forests. 

[FR Doc. 05–22968 Filed 11–18–05; 8:45am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

[Docket Number 051107295–5295–01] 

Annual Retail Trade Survey 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of determination. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census 

(Census Bureau) is conducting the 

Annual Retail Trade Survey. The 

Census Bureau has determined that it 

needs to collect data covering annual 

sales, e-commerce sales, percent of ecommerce sales to customers located 

outside the United States, year-end 

inventories, purchases, accounts 

receivables and, for select industries, 

merchandise line sales and percent of 

sales by class of customer. 

ADDRESSES: The Census Bureau will 

furnish report forms to organizations 

included in the survey. Additional 

copies are available upon written 

request to the Director, U.S. Census 

Bureau, Washington, DC 20233–0101. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Piesto, Service Sector Statistics 

Division, on (301) 763–2747. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Annual Retail Trade Survey is a 

continuation of similar retail trade 

surveys conducted each year since 1951 

(except 1954). It provides, on a 

comparable classification basis, annual 

sales, e-commerce sales, purchases, and 

year-end inventories for 2004 and 2005. 

These data are not available publicly on 

a timely basis from nongovernmental or 

other governmental sources. 

The Census Bureau will require a 

selected sample of firms operating retail 

establishments in the United States 

(with sales size determining the 

probability of selection) to report in the 

2005 Annual Retail Trade Survey. We 

will furnish report forms to the firms 

covered by this survey and will require 

their submissions within 30 days after 

receipt. The sample will provide, with 

measurable reliability, statistics on the 

subjects specified above. 

The Census Bureau is authorized to 

take surveys that are necessary to 

furnish current data on the subjects 

covered by the major censuses 

authorized by Title 13, United States 

Code, sections 182, 224, and 225. This 

survey will provide continuing and 

timely national statistical data on retail 

trade for the period between economic 

censuses. For 2005, the survey will, as 

it has in the past, operate as a separate 

sample of retail companies. The data 

collected in this survey will be similar 

to that collected in the past and within 

the general scope and nature of those 

inquiries covered in the economic 

census. These data will provide a sound 

statistical basis for the formation of 

policy by various government agencies. 

These data also apply to a variety of 

public and business needs. 

Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, no person is required to respond 

to, nor shall a person be subject to a 

penalty for failure to comply with, a 

collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) unless that 

collection of information displays a 

current valid Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) control number. In 

accordance with the PRA, 44 United 

States Code, Chapter 35, the OMB 

approved the Annual Retail Trade 

Survey under OMB Control Number 

0607–0013. We will furnish report 

forms to organizations included in the 

survey. 

Based upon the foregoing, I have 

directed that an annual survey be 

conducted for the purpose of collecting 

these data. 

Dated: November 15, 2005. 

Charles Louis Kincannon, 

Director, Bureau of the Census. 

[FR Doc. 05–22944 Filed 11–18–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign–Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 49–2005] 

Foreign–Trade Zone 22 -- Chicago, 

Illinois, Area, Application for 

Expansion, Correction 

The Federal Register notice (70 FR 

61429–61430, 10/24/05) describing the 

request submitted by the Illinois 

International Port District, grantee of 

FTZ 22, requesting authority to expand 

its zone in the Chicago area, is corrected 

as follows: 

Paragraph 8 should read ‘‘A copy of 

the application and accompanying 

exhibits will be available during this