[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 135 (Monday, July 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 46452]
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[FR Doc No: 02-17607]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Rental Fee Waivers for Noncommercial, Educational Broadcasters 
and State and Local Entities Holding Leases or Permits for 
Communications Uses on National Forest System Lands

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of agency interim directive.

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SUMMARY: The Forest Service is issuing an interim directive (ID) to 
provide internal guidance to its employees in implementing a rental fee 
waiver for noncommercial, educational sectarian broadcasters that hold 
a Forest Service lease or special use permit to occupy National Forest 
System lands for telecommunications purposes. Based on an analysis of 
applicable case law, the Forest Service is modifying its fee waiver 
policy to exempt from a rental fee those sectarian broadcasters that 
have a Forest Service lease or special use permit, are licensed by the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as a noncommercial, educational 
broadcaster, and have nonprofit status under section 501(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code. Additionally, the ID clarifies that the Forest 
Service rental fee calculation for facility owners and facility 
managers does not include sectarian broadcasters in their facilities 
that can verify their nonprofit status under section 501(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code and their classification by the FCC as 
noncommercial, educational sectarian broadcasters. The Forest Service 
is also clarifying its current fee waiver policy to provide that States 
and local governmental entities are not to be granted a fee waiver when 
their authorized use on the National Forest is commercial in nature or 
is intended to generate a profit. The interim directive is issued to 
the Forest Service Special Uses Handbook, FSH 2709.11, Chapter 30, Fee 
Determination, as ID number 2709.11-2002-2.

DATES: The interim directive is effective July 15, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The interim directive is available electronically from the 
Forest Service via the World Wide Web/Internet at http://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives. Single paper copies of the interim directive also are 
available by contacting Mark Scheibel, Forest Service, USDA, Lands 
Staff (Mail Stop 1124), 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20250-1124 (telephone 202-205-1264).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Scheibel, Lands Staff (202-205-
1264).

    Dated: June 19, 2002.
Dale N. Bosworth,
Chief.
[FR Doc. 02-17607 Filed 7-12-02; 8:45 am]
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