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The primary source of projections, that is up-to-date, easily accessible, and identified by ~ is OBERS. OBERS stands for the Office of Business Economics (which is part of the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce) and the Economic Research Service (ERS) (which is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture). The acronym has been preserved, even though ERS is no longer involved. OBERS is published every five years by BEA. OBERS projections are published for the Nation, each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and each of the 330 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA). The 1985 publication includes figures for 1969, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2015, and 2035. The state figures include population and personal income, as well as earnings and employment for 57 industrial groups. Metropolitan earnings and employment figures are limited to 14 industrial groups. Further breakdowns of county data can be de~eloped under contract to BEA. The aggregated figures for the study area should be equal to the figures defined by OBERS for the entire BEA region. Any exception to the OBERS projections should be supported by evidence of why projections for that area would be different, such as when major industrial development or a public institution is planned. Projections of economic activity within the study area are based on three major factors: 1) the attributes of the study area; 2) the attributes sought after by potential activities; and, 3) the availability of sought after attributes in the surrounding area. Potential future use should first be specified by broad categories including: residential, commercial, industrial, public use, open space, recreational, and agricultural (in areas that are likely to receive urban VI-4