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[Federal Register: July 13, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 134)]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

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Forest Inventory and Analysis RPA Assessment Review Tables

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the=20
Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and=20
organizations on the draft tables for the 2007 RPA Forest Resources of=20
the United States. These tables will be the basis for analysis of=20
status and trends in the nation's forests and includes data for 1953,=20
1977, 1987, 1997, and 2007.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before September 11,=20
2007 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date=20
will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: The draft review tables are available in pdf format at:=20
http://frwebgat=
e.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=3DleavingFR.html&log=3Dlink=
log&to=3Dhttp://fia.fs.fed.us. Comments concerning this notice =
should be=20

addressed to Dr. Richard Guldin, Director, Quantitative Sciences=20
Staff--Forest Service, Mail Stop 1119, Washington, DC 20090-6090.=20
Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 703-605-5131 or by e-
mail to: bsmith12@fs.fed.us.
    The public may inspect comments received at 1601 N. Kent Street,=20
Arlington, VA, Suite 4110, between regular business hours of 8:30 a.m.=20
and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Visitors are encouraged to call=20
ahead to 703-605-4177 to facilitate entry to the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: W. Brad Smith, Quantitative Sciences=20
Staff by phone at 703-605-4177 or by e-mail to: bsmith12@fs.fed.us.=20
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may=20
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 twenty-four=20
hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through its Research organization, the=20
Forest Service conducts continuous Statewide inventories of the=20
Nation's forest resources to ascertain trends in the extent, condition,=20
ownership, quantity, and quality of the forest resources in compliance=20
with Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (16=20
U.S.C. 1600, 1641-1648). This information is collected by the Forest=20
Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program and forest statistics and=20
subsequent analyses are released as State, Regional, and National=20
reports and are based on data collected at sample locations on all land=20
ownerships across the United States. Every 5 years, the FIA program=20
compiles a summary of this data into standard tables as part of the RPA=20
Assessment' Forest Resources of the United States report.

    Dated: July 9, 2007.
Ann M. Bartuska,
Deputy Chief for Research & Development.
 [FR Doc. E7-13589 Filed 7-12-07; 8:45 am]

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