[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 8 (Friday, January 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 1490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-92]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


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

AGENCY: Siuslaw National Forest, USDA Forest Service.

ACTION: Notice of proposed new fee site.

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SUMMARY: The Siuslaw National Forest is planing to charge fees at a new 
recreation site that has recently been constructed. Fees are assessed 
based on the level of amenitites and services provided, cost of 
operation and maintenance and market assessment. Funds from fees will 
be used for the continued operation and maintenance of the site. Old 
Bark Road OHV Staging Area at the Oregon Dunes NRA will be available 
for day use staging by off highway vehicles (OHVs). A $5 per day fee 
will be charged for each highway vehicle using the site. National and 
regionally focused recreation passes such as the Interagency Annual 
Pass, Senior Pass or Access Pass and the Northwest Forest Pass will be 
valid for day use fees at the site. Northwest Forest Passes are $5 for 
a daily pass and $30 for an annual pass. The Interagency Annual Pass 
Costs $80.

DATES: New fees would began after June 2007 and are contingent upon 
completion of certain improvements.

ADDRESSES: Jose Linares, Forest Supervisor, Siuslaw National Forest, 
4077 SW Research Way, Corvallis, OR 97333.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Harvey, Recreation Fee 
Coordinator, 541-750-7046. Information about proposed fee changes can 
also be found on the Siuslaw National Forest Web site: http//
www.fs.fed.us/r6/Siuslaw/recreation/
index.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement Act 
(Title VII, P.L. 108-447) directed the Secretary of Agriculture to 
publish a six month advance notice in Federal Register whenever new 
recreation fees are established. Once public involvement is complete, 
these new fees will be reviewed by a Recreation Resource Advisory 
Committee prior to a final decision and implementation.

    Dated: January 8, 2007.
Jose L. Linaes,
Forest Supervisor.
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