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United States 

 Department of 

 Agriculture 



Forest 

 Service 



Alaska Region P.O. Box 21628. ,. . 



Juneau, AK 99802-1628 



Mr. Duane Gibson 



U.S. House of Representatives 



Washington, D.C. 20515 



Dear Mr. Gibson: 



File Code: 1510 



Date: February 14, 1996 



In response to your FAX transmittal of February 10, we have updated the 

 following information. 



Question 1: "Please list the total number of private individuals enployed 



directly and indirectly in the timber industry on the Tongass at 

 the date of enactment of TTRA and now . ■ 



1990 

 1995 



Southeast Alaska Timber Industry Employment 



Direct 



3,543 



2,002 



Indirect 



2,570 



1,461 



Total 

 6,113 

 3,463 



Source: FY 1995 Timber Supply and Demand Report, Alaska Department of Labor 

 Tongass National Forest related Timber Employment 



Direct 

 1990 2,442 

 1995 1,385 



Indirect 



1,783 



1,011 



Total 

 4,225 

 2,396 



Source: FY 1995 Timber Supply and Demand Report, Alaska Department of Labor 



Question 2: 'Please detail the status of mills dependent upon public timber 

 at the time of enactment and now. Please include the mill 

 capacity and actual operation levels.* 



Caring for the Land and Serving People 



Pnnled on Bocycled Papw ^\ 

 FS-6200-2e5 ((2«3) ^tW 



