[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 227 (Monday, November 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 68533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19995]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Notice of New Recreation Fee; Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108-447)

AGENCY: George Washington & Jefferson National Forests, USDA Forest 
Service

ACTION: Notice of New Recreation Fee.

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SUMMARY: George Washington & Jefferson National Forests will begin 
charging a $5 fee per ATV/OHV for use of Taskers Gap and Peters Mill 
Run trail system. This trail system will facilitate ATV/OHV motorized 
use of George Washington & Jefferson National Forests on the Lee Ranger 
District. Fee revenue will support operations and maintenance of the 
trail system and future site improvements.

DATES: Taskers Gap and Peters Mill Run trail system is scheduled to 
initiate fees in June, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Forest Supervisor, George Washington & Jefferson National 
Forests, 5162 Valleypointe Parkway, Roanoke, Virginia, 24019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted Coffman, Recreation Fee 
Coordinator, 540-265-5217.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement Act 
(Title VII, Pub. L. 108-447) directed the Secretary of Agriculture to 
publish advance notice in the Federal Register whenever new recreation 
fee areas are established. This new fee will be reviewed by a 
Recreation Resource Advisory Committee prior to a final decision and 
implementation. George Washington & Jefferson National Forests 
presently manage one ATV special recreation permit on the forest. 
Special Recreation Permit fees for use of the trail system are $5.00 
per vehicle. Taskers Gap and Peters Mill Run trail system offer 
approximately 40 miles of trail, trailheads with parking and vault 
toilets, and information through maps and information boards.

    Dated: November 20, 2006.
Henry B. Hickerson,
George Washington & Jefferson National Forests Deputy Forest 
Supervisor.
 [FR Doc. E6-19995 Filed 11-24-06; 8:45 am]
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