[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 8 (Friday, January 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 2363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00332]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Notice of New Fee Site; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act

AGENCY: Coronado National Forest, USDA Forest Service, Tucson, Arizona.

ACTION: Notice of New Fee Site.

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SUMMARY: The Coronado National Forest is proposing to charge a fee for 
the overnight rental of the Palisades Ranger Residence, located on the 
Santa Catalina Ranger District approximately 20 miles north of Tucson, 
Arizona. The building was constructed in 1933 by the Civilian 
Conservation Corps and has been determined eligible for listing on the 
National Register of Historic Places. The proposed fee will be $125.00 
per night, to accommodate up to four people. Other cabin rentals on 
National Forests in Arizona have shown that the public appreciates the 
enhanced recreational opportunity afforded by these rehabilitated 
historic structures. Revenues from the rentals will be used for the 
continued operation and maintenance of this facility and other 
properties in the Arizona ``Rooms with a View'' Cabin Rental Program.

DATES: Send any comments regarding this fee proposal by April 26, 2013. 
Comments will be compiled, analyzed, and shared with the BLM-Arizona 
Recreation Resource Advisory Council (RRAC). Palisades Cabin is 
scheduled to become available for rent in fall of 2013. Please send 
comments to: Forest Supervisor, Coronado National Forest, 300 West 
Congress, Tucson, AZ 85701.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Makansi, Archaeologist, Coronado 
National Forest at (520) 760-2502 or by email at [email protected].

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. The Coronado National Forest 
currently has four other rental facilities. These facilities are booked 
regularly throughout the year. A business analysis for the rental of 
the Palisades Ranger Residence shows public interest in this sort of 
recreational experience on the Coronado National Forest. A market 
analysis indicates that the $125.00 daily fee is both reasonable and 
acceptable for this sort of unique recreational experience.
    People wanting to rent the Palisades Ranger Residence will need to 
do so through the National Recreation Reservation Service at 
www.recreation.gov, or by calling 1-877-444-6777. The National 
Recreation Reservation Service charges a $9 reservation fee for 
Internet reservations and a $10 reservation fee for phone reservations.

    Dated: January 2, 2013.
Jim Upchurch,
Forest Supervisor, Coronado National Forest.
[FR Doc. 2013-00332 Filed 1-10-13; 8:45 am]
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