[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 8566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4004]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Public Meeting: Joint Meeting of the Boise and Twin 
Falls Resource Advisory Councils to the Boise and Twin Falls Districts, 
Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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

DATES: The meeting will be held April 9, 2009, beginning at 10 a.m. and 
adjourning at 2 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Snake River Grill 
meeting room in Hagerman, Idaho, at 611 Frogs Landing. Public comment 
period will take place from 10:15-10:45 a.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MJ Byrne, Public Affairs Officer and 
RAC Coordinator, BLM Boise District, 3948 Development Ave., Boise, ID 
83705, Telephone (208) 384-3393, or Heather Tiel-Nelson, Public Affairs 
Officer and RAC Coordinator for BLM Twin Falls District, 2536 Kimberly 
Rd., Twin Falls, ID 83301, (208) 736-2352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 4 of the Federal 
Lands Recreation Enhancement Act of 2005, a Subcommittee, called a 
Recreation Resource Advisory Committee, (RRAC) has been established to 
provide advice to the Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, in 
the form of recommendations that relate to public concerns regarding 
the implementation, elimination or expansion of an amenity recreation 
fee; or recreation fee program on public lands under the jurisdiction 
of the U.S. Forest Service and the BLM in both the Boise and Twin Falls 
Districts located in southern Idaho.
    The RRAC met on February 5 to hear proposals from both the Boise 
and Sawtooth National Forests regarding fee increases or new fee site 
implementations on various sites. Recommendations formed by the RRAC 
during the February meeting will be brought before both Boise and Twin 
Falls District RACs during the meeting on April 9. These 
recommendations include implementing new fees for the Campbell Creek 
Boat Launch managed by the Boise National Forest and new fee site 
implementation or fee increases for several sites managed by the 
Sawtooth National Forest. Those sites include the following: 
Baumgartner group site (new group use fee proposal) Abbott, Bird Creek, 
Willow Creek, Chaparral, Bowns and Canyon campgrounds (fee increases), 
Schipper and Steer Basin campgrounds (new fee site implementation), 
Diamondfield Jack campground (fee increase), and the Redfish Lake and 
Sawtooth Valley cabins (new fee site implementation). Agenda items and 
location may change due to changing circumstances, including 
emergencies. All RRAC and RAC meetings are open to the public. Each 
Subcommittee and full Joint RAC meeting has time allocated in the 
agenda for hearing public comments. The public may present written or 
oral 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.

    Dated: February 20, 2009.
Bill Baker,
Twin Falls District Manager.
 [FR Doc. E9-4004 Filed 2-24-09; 8:45 am]
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