[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 234 (Thursday, December 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68857-68858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23648]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


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

AGENCY: Rogue River--Siskiyou National Forest, USDA Forest Service.

ACTION: Notice of proposed new fee sites.

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SUMMARY: The Rogue River--Siskiyou National Forest is planning to 
charge fees at four new recreational-rental facilities. All four sites 
are Forest Service structures that are listed on the National Register 
of Historic Places; each of them has recently been repaired/restored 
and has had amenities added to improve services and experiences. Big 
Elk Guard Station, Lodgepole Guard Station, and Hershberger Mountain

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Lookout (all located on the High Cascades Ranger District) will become 
available for overnight rental; Squaw Peak Lookout (on the Siskiyou 
Mountains Ranger District) will also become available for overnight 
rental. Although different at each site, the new amenities range from 
electricity (Big Elk) and running water/indoor toilet (Lodgepole ) to 
vault toilets, working fireplaces, horse paddocks, and/or road-access 
improvements. The range of fees stated here is only proposed, and the 
actual fee for each site will be determined upon further analysis and 
public comment. Funds from fees would be used for the continued 
operation and maintenance of these recreation sites.
    A financial analysis is being done to determine the rental fees, 
but they may range between $40 and $80 per night. The Rogue River--
Siskiyou National Forest currently has ten other rental cabins or 
lookouts, and they are often booked up during the recreation season. 
The fees would continue to help preserve these particular structures 
and maintain their historic integrity.

DATES: New fees would begin after May 2008 and contingent upon 
completion of certain improvements. The rentals would be available once 
a final decision is made and they are listed with the National 
Recreation Reservation Service.

ADDRESSES: Scott Conroy, Forest Supervisor, Rogue River--Siskiyou 
National Forest, 333 West 8th St., Medford, Oregon 97501.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Borton, Recreation Fee 
Coordinator, 541-858-2300. Information about proposed fee changes can 
also be found on the Rogue River--Siskiyou National Forest Web site: 
http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/rogue-siskiyou.

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.
    Once public involvement is complete, these new fees will be 
reviewed by a Recreation Resource Advisory Committee prior to a final 
decision and implementation.
    Once in operation, people wanting to rent Big Elk Guard Station, 
Lodgepole Guard Station, Hershberger Mountain Lookout, or Squaw Peak 
Lookout would need to do so through the National Recreation Reservation 
Service, at http://www.reserveusa.com or by calling 1-877-444-6777.

    Dated: November 27, 2007.
Scott Conroy,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. E7-23648 Filed 12-5-07; 8:45 am]
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