[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 3549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-724]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 
108-447)

AGENCY: Boise and Sawtooth National Forests, USDA Forest Service.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
(FLPMA), the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), and the 
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (REA), the U.S. Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise and Twin Falls 
District Recreation Resource Advisory Council (Rec-RAC) Subcommittee, 
will hold a meeting as indicated below.

DATES: The meeting will be held February 5, 2009, beginning at 10 a.m. 
and adjourning at 4:30 p.m. The meeting location is the Boise District 
BLM Offices, 3948 South Development Avenue, Boise, Idaho. Public 
comment periods will be held before the conclusion of the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MJ Byrne, Public Affairs Officer and 
RAC Coordinator, BLM Boise District, 3948 Development Avenue, Boise, ID 
83705, Telephone 208-384-3393, or Heather Tiel-Nelson, Public Affairs 
Officer, Twin Falls District, 2536 Kimberly Road, Twin Falls, ID 83301, 
208-735-2063.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 4 of the Federal 
Lands Recreation Enhancement Act of 2005 (Title VII, Pub. L. 108-447), 
a subcommittee has been established to provide advice to the Secretary 
of Agriculture, through the Forest Service and the Secretary of the 
Interior, through the BLM, in the form of recommendations relating to 
public concerns regarding the implementation, elimination, or expansion 
of an amenity recreation fee; or the recreation fee program on public 
lands under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service and/or the BLM in 
both the Boise and Twin Falls Districts located in southern Idaho. 
Items on the agenda include review and discussion of information mailed 
by representatives of the Boise and Sawtooth National Forests to the 
subcommittee members about proposals to establish nine new fee sites on 
the Sawtooth National Forest and one new fee site on the Boise National 
Forest, and to increase existing fees at six recreation sites on the 
Sawtooth National Forest. Recommendations of the Rec-RAC subcommittee 
relative to approval or rejection of these fee proposals will be 
brought before the two full RACs meeting jointly on a future date to be 
set at this Rec-RAC subcommittee meeting. Agenda items and location may 
change due to changing circumstances. All meetings are open to the 
public. The public may present written comments to the subcommittee. 
Each formal subcommittee meeting will also have time allocated for 
hearing public comments. Depending on the number of persons wishing to 
comment and time available, the time for individual oral comments may 
be limited. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, 
such as sign language interpretation, tour transportation, or other 
reasonable accommodations, should contact the BLM coordinators as 
provided above.

Cecilia R. Seesholtz,
Forest Supervisor.
 [FR Doc. E9-724 Filed 1-16-09; 8:45 am]
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