[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 48136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19047]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Notice of New Recreation Fee

AGENCY: Prescott National Forest, Southwestern Region, USDA Forest 
Service.

ACTION: Notice of New Recreation Fee.

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SUMMARY: The Prescott National Forest is proposing to charge a fee at 
the new Eagle Ridge Group Campground near Prescott, Arizona, 
constructed in 2011. Eagle Ridge Group Campground has two sites with 
the following proposed fees: (1) Osprey recreation fee is proposed at 
$75/night for up to 50 persons or $125/night for up to 75 persons; (2) 
Peregrine recreation fee is proposed at $50/night for 1-25 persons. 
Rental of other facilities on the Prescott National Forest and other 
Arizona National Forests has shown that publics appreciate and enjoy 
the availability of group rental facilities. Funds from the fee revenue 
will be used for the continued operation and maintenance of Eagle Ridge 
Group Campground.

DATES: Send any comments about these fee proposals by October 18, 2013 
so comments can be compiled, analyzed and shared with the Bureau of 
Land Management Arizona Recreation Resource Advisory Council (R-RAC). 
New fees are proposed to begin in April 2014.

ADDRESSES: Forest Supervisor, Prescott National Forest, 344 S. Cortez 
St, Prescott, Arizona, 86303.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Johnson, West Zone Recreation 
Program Manager, Prescott National Forest, 928-443-8075.

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 the Bureau of Land Management 
Arizona Recreation Resource Advisory Council (RRAC) prior to final 
decision and implementation by the Regional Forester, Southwestern 
Region, USDA Forest Service.
    The Prescott National Forest currently has three other group 
campground facilities. These group campgrounds are reserved regularly 
throughout the recreation season. The public has indicated a desire for 
additional developed group camping opportunities on the Prescott 
National Forest.
    A market comparison indicates that the $50-$125 overnight fee is 
both reasonable and acceptable for this type of recreation opportunity.
    Forest visitors can reserve Osprey or Peregrine Sites at Eagle 
Ridge Group Campground by contacting the National Recreation 
Reservation Service, at www.recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-
6777. The National Recreation Reservation Service charges a $9 fee for 
internet reservations and $10 fee for phone reservations.

    Dated: July 31, 2013.
Tom Torres,
Acting Prescott National Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 2013-19047 Filed 8-6-13; 8:45 am]
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