[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 429-430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-31223]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


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

AGENCY: White Mountain National Forest, USDA Forest Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The White Mountain National Forest proposes to add three sites 
to the Recreation Fee Program. Fees are determined based on the level 
of amenities and services provided, cost of operation, maintenance, and 
market assessment. Funds from fees will be

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used for the continued operation and maintenance of the sites.
    The fees proposed are as follows: Cabot Cabin would have an 
overnight rental fee of $30. There would be a $10 fee for overnight 
camping at Sawyer Pond Tentsite; and Zealand Picnic Area would be added 
to the Forest-wide Recreation Pass program.
    National recreation passes such as the Interagency Annual Pass, 
Senior Pass, Access Pass, or White Mountain National Forest Annual Pass 
would be valid for day use fees at these sites.

DATES: Comments on the proposal will be accepted through July 15, 2009. 
Cabot Cabin will become available for rent January 1, 2010 through the 
National Recreation Reservation Service. Fees for Sawyer Pond and 
Zealand Picnic Area are payable on site and will go into effect May 15, 
2010, pending a recommendation from the Eastern Region Recreation 
Resource Advisory Committee (RRAC).

ADDRESSES: Forest Supervisor, White Mountain National Forest, 719 No. 
Main St., Laconia, NH 03246.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marianne Leberman, Recreation 
Wilderness Program Leader (603) 528-8751. Information about the 
proposed fee changes can also be found on the White Mountain National 
Forest Web site: http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/white.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement Act 
(Title VII, Public Law 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. Prior to these fees going 
into effect, the White Mountain National Forest will present this 
proposal to the Eastern Region Recreation Resource Advisory Committee 
(RRAC). The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act requires a 
recommendation from the Eastern Region Recreation Resource Advisory 
Committee (RRAC) prior to a decision and implementation.
    People wanting to rent Cabot Cabin will need to do so through the 
National Recreation Reservation Service, at http://www.recreation.gov 
or by calling 1-877-444-6777. The National Recreation Reservation 
Service charges a $10 fee for reservations.

    Dated: December 23, 2008.
Thomas G. Wagner,
White Mountain National Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. E8-31223 Filed 1-5-09; 8:45 am]
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