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Show Vernal Express Wednesday, April 13, 2005 A3 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service raises permit application fees The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it is increasing increas-ing permit application fees for the majority of permits the agency issues to help address the shortfall between program costs and fee collection. The new fee schedule is published in the April 11 Federal Register and becomes effective May 11. The increase applies to all Service permits except for application fees for permits for possession of eagle parts and feathers for Native American religious and cultural use. Applications submitted by federal tribal, state and local governments are also excluded from the increases. "Permits let people legally ' conduct wildlife related activities activi-ties that would not otherwise be allowed," said Acting Service Director Matt Hogan. "Because the Service's ability to effectively effective-ly provide these special services servic-es to our customers depends in part on user fees, the agency is raising the charge to help meet today's cost of doing business." The Service's proposed fee Prescribed burn to be conducted on Ashley Forest The Ashley National Forest will be conducting a prescribed burn on the South Unit of the RooseveltDuchesne Ranger District, in the Nutter's Ridge, Wire Fence Canyon and Brundage areas. The burn area is approximately 800 to 1000 acres. The purpose of the burn is to reduce hazardous fuels, and improve range and wildlife habitat. The planned burn time is between April 15, 2005 and May Sherrif's Warrants of arrest from 8th District Court as of Tuesday, June 12, includes the following individuals: Diana Lynn Carney-Lauf, born June 18, 1966, who is wanted want-ed on a no-bail warrant. James Brent Cluff, born March 23, 1981, who is wanted on an $8,000 warrant. Brandy Dathel Green, born March 16, 1983, who is wanted on a $5,000 warrant. David Johnathan McEntire, born Dec. 5, 1975, who is wanted on two warrant for $5,000 each. Mike N. Sneed, born July 20, 1982, who is wanted on three warrants for $25,000, $20,000 and $50,000. Persons with information about the location of these individuals should contact the Uintah County Sheriffs Department, 789-2511; Central Dispatch 789-4222 or use the Secret Witness Line, 781-5400. Warrants Tip of the V7?eh Hi,; tlrnw '.',' Call me today at 621-6084 to set op your custom marketing plan! 1-800-834-9S42 AllfBO IEAITV GIOUP, INC. rtlfttii-jM-aW 1315 West Highway 40 Vernal, Utah 87078 Office: 435 Cell: 435 Natalie Carter, Agent www.vernalallpro.com two baths increase was published in the Aug. 26, 2003 Federal Register. At that time, the agency proposed pro-posed an increase in fees ranging rang-ing from $50 to $300, based on a variety of factors. These include the level of complexity required to process the particular type of permit, whether the permittee permit-tee would benefit commercially from the permit and whether the permitted activity serves the public interest. Since 1982 when the $25 permit per-mit application fee was established, estab-lished, the Service's costs have risen in line with cost of living increases nationwide while the real dollar value of the $25 fee has decreased. The average fee will be increased to $50. Access to the final rule and fee schedule is available online at http:permitsiws.govfed-eralregisterfederalregister. http:permitsiws.govfed-eralregisterfederalregister. shtml. Information is also available avail-able at wwwJws.gov. 15, 2005. Officials cannot identify iden-tify a specific date for this burn, due to uncertain weather and fuel conditions. All burn areas will be posted for safety, and officials urge the public to be cautious while traveling in these areas when smoke is present. 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Four bedrooms, Utah's unemployment rate drops The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for March registered 4.8 percent, down 0.5 percentage points from the unemployment rate of 5.3 percent per-cent registered a year ago in March 2004. Approximately 59,200 Utahns were unemployed unem-ployed in March 2005 as compared com-pared to 64,000 in March 2004. February's unemployment rate remains unre vised at 4.8 percent Utah's other primary indicator indi-cator of current labor market mar-ket conditions, the year-over change in the number of non-farm non-farm wage and salaried jobs, remains at its best level since . 1997, registering 3.7 percent growth. February's growth rate remains unrevised at 3.7 percent. Uintah and Duchesne counties coun-ties in the Uintah Basin are in a boom cycle of their own. This area is historically dependent depen-dent upon the energy industry and oftentimes mirrors that industry's ups-and-downs. With increased energy demand worldwide resulting in higher energy demand, oil development develop-ment activities, and hence employment activities, are quite strong in this region. Tani Pack Downing, Executive Director for the Utah Department of Workforce Services commented, "Utah's economic picture remains strong this month. We continue con-tinue to be one of the top states economically. Several of our neighboring states are also doing well, so there seems to be a regional economic dynamic dynam-ic that is helping to foster and support Utah's growth." Mark Knold, Senior Economist for the Department of Workforce Services noted, "Utah is still riding the built-up built-up economic and demographic momentum that propelled us out of the recent economic recession. But with what looks like the beginnings of a run up in energy prices that could be higher and last longer than the increase of late 2004, we might be looking at the crest of this current economic wave. That's not to say the bottom will fall out, , far from that. But from the current perspective, there seems to be a stronger possibility possibil-ity of the economy slowing a little than of picking up more steam. The stock market has Mike N. Sneed for $249,900. REGP105 Bb a Hleiro reacted negatively to a weak federal jobs report and the possibility pos-sibility of much higher oil prices. pric-es. The market is famous for short-term, psychology-driven ups-and-downs and this could be just another one of those blips. But if this negativity lasts for several months, then it will eventually translate into a weakening within the national economy. If this scenario sce-nario develops, we would see this economic slowing in the latter half of the year. None of this is to say that the Utah economic eco-nomic growth will cease, only that there appears to be more signals suggesting a slowing of our growth rate than an increase. "Because of this, large wage increases are not expected to permeate the market this year. There is still abundant slack within the national and Utah labor markets to fill open positions, posi-tions, whether it be established Utah citizens or workers who are willing to move here from outside of the state. That slack is the cushion that will keep wage rates from rising rapidly. "Over the past five years, labor force participation has fallen by a full percentage point, the largest and longest decline on record. Potential workers have left the labor market. This strongly suggests that the current unemployment unemploy-ment rate understates the softness soft-ness in the job market. There remains plenty of cushion for , the economy to expand significantly signifi-cantly without upward wage pressures that could translate into higher inflation. The only pressures on inflation this year will come from higher energy and raw material costs. But those in themselves will be ffaVete'o)oT aCj.. 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Around 6,700 new jobs have developed here since last March. Much of this is in retail trade establishments and these new retail additions are developing devel-oping in response to a growing grow-ing population base and an improved economic climate. Professional and business services is another area of strong job gains, adding 6,600 new jobs over the past year. This is a broad-based employment employ-ment sector, ranging from lower-paying temporary help positions all the way up to high-paying legal and engineering engi-neering professions. Within this sector, job gains are developing devel-oping up and down this income spectrum. Construction continues to be a bright star in the Utah economy, adding approximately approxi-mately 5,700 new jobs since last March. Residential construction construc-tion remains the main driver of this activity, but large commercial com-mercial projects have added additional punch to this picture. pic-ture. Other industries with employment gains to note include leisure and hospitality, which is riding the wave of a MSRP HOIttount Owblt Rt ban) $43,165 onus Rt bait XM radio 3 seats, Onstar, running r MSRP $33,130 WDfscsast - t&M DeeMe Resets $7;9M looses wm:mm-- lean Ratals fun size MSRP S43.S80 BO Discount $2,000 Doabla Rebate $7,000 Rebate im m irrrr rm Year (iYyilc--. vmmmmmmmm KSftP $33f324 -- aaaea y . vsr- Rebate IM Met vn ciciet tzio L belts. good ski season with 4,500 new . year-over jobs. Education and health services expanded by 4,400 new jobs, government at all three levels added around 3,700 new positions and manufacturing manu-facturing weighed in with the addition of approximately 3,000 new jobs. Knold made further comment com-ment about the Utah economy. "If we look around the state and its various regions, we see positive economic gains everywhere. every-where. The most dynamic area is Washington County, with year-over employment gains approaching 11 percent This is indicative of a boom-town environment, and though impressive, it can also create cre-ate problems such as a tight labor market, the inability of infrastructure to keep up with growing population and rapid additions to traffic pressures, not to mention water issues. Iron, Kane and Garfield counties coun-ties are also showing strong employment gains, suggesting that this may be developing into a regional expansion and not just a Washington County phenomenon. "Along the metropolitan Wasatch Front, Utah County stands out as the strongest large county, with employment employ-ment gains of 4.7 percent The periphery counties of Summit and Wasatch are also seeing see-ing robust gains. Just farther north, Morgan County is also rapidly growing its employment employ-ment base and is probably poised for much more economic econom-ic development as this decade progresses." 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