[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 66 (Friday, April 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18494-18495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6900]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


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

AGENCY: Ochoco National Forest, USDA Forest Service.

ACTION: Notice of New Fee Site.

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SUMMARY: The Ochoco National Forest is planning to charge a $90 fee for 
the rental of the Ochoco Ranger Station (Ranger's House). This site has 
been reconditioned and furnishings added for recreation use. Funds from 
the fee site will be used for the continued operation and maintenance 
of the Ranger's House.

DATES: Ranger's House will become a fee site for recreation camping 
January, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Forest Supervisor, Ochoco National Forest, 3160 NE 3 St, 
Prineville, OR 97754.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Lund, Recreation Staff, 541-416-
6451.

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. This new fee will be reviewed by 
a Recreation Resource Advisory Committee prior to a final decision and 
implementation.
    The Ochoco National Forest currently has one other recreational 
rental on the Lookout Mt. Ranger District. This rental is occupied at 
90% throughout the open season. A business analysis of this type of 
rental has shown that people desire having this sort of recreation 
experience on the Ochoco National Forest. A market analysis indicates 
that the $90 per night fee is both reasonable and acceptable for this 
rental.
    People wanting to rent the Ranger's House would need to do so 
through the National Recreation Reservation Service, at http://www.reserveusa.com.


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    Dated: March 25, 2008.
Jeff Walter,
Ochoco National Forest Supervisor.
 [FR Doc. E8-6900 Filed 4-3-08; 8:45 am]
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