[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4269-4270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01117]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Proposed New Fee Sites
AGENCY: USDA, Forest Service.
ACTION: Notice of proposed fee increase and new fee sites.
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SUMMARY: The Bridger-Teton National Forest is proposing to add two
campgrounds and one guard station as fee sites. The campgrounds are
currently in use by the public but had improvements made in the past
years that justify a standard amenity fee. The proposed rental cabin is
not open to the public currently, but would provide a recreation
opportunity that is not currently offered in the area. A review of
visitor use data and fee collection information for existing fee
campgrounds and rental cabins on the Forest demonstrate public need and
demand for the variety of recreation opportunities these facilities
provide.
DATES: Comments will be accepted through February 1, 2020. New fees
would go into effect May 2020; if possible.
ADDRESSES: Cindy Stein, Forest Recreation Program Manager, P.O. Box
419, Pinedale, WY 82941, or email to [email protected] with ``BT
Recreation Fee Proposal'' as the subject line. Comments will be taken
until February 1, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Stein, Forest Recreation Program
Manager, (307) 367-5717. Information about proposed fee changes can
also be found on the Bridger-Teton National Forest website: http://www.fs.usda.gov/btnf.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement Act
(Title VII, Pub. L. 108-447) directed the Secretary of Agriculture to
publish a six month advance notice in the Federal Register whenever new
recreation fee areas are established. A market analysis indicates that
the proposed fees are both reasonable and acceptable for the type of
recreation experience they provide.
The fees are only proposed at this time, and will be determined
upon further analysis and public comment. The following campgrounds and
guard stations are included in this proposal for new fees:
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Site name Ranger district Current fee Proposed fee
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Middle Piney Lake Campground.................. Big Piney....................... .............. $10.00
Willow Lake Campground........................ Pinedale........................ .............. 10.00
Sagebrush Cowboy Cabin........................ Blackrock....................... .............. 40.00
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Improvements have been made at all sites in the last 5 years
including: Water system updates, new vault toilets, bear-resistant food
storage and trash receptacles, and new flooring, windows, stoves,
refrigerators, furniture, and heaters at guard stations. The proposed
fees will provide for the increased operational costs, and continued
operation and maintenance of the campgrounds and guard stations on all
Districts. Fees collected from these sites will also be used for
enhancing the recreation experience at the sites.
Once public involvement is complete, these new fees will be
reviewed by a Recreation Resource Advisory Committee prior to a final
decision and implementation. People wishing to reserve these cabins
would need to do so through the National Recreation Reservation
Service, at www.recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777 when it
becomes available.
Dated: December 6, 2019.
Mary E. Farnsworth,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2020-01117 Filed 1-23-20; 8:45 am]
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