[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54675-54676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21584]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLUTCO3100.L17110000.EB000]


Notice of Intent To Collect Fees on Public Lands in the Red 
Cliffs National Conservation Area, Washington County, UT

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act 
(REA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) St. George Field Office 
proposes to establish a new standard amenity recreation fee for day-use 
of the developed amenities at the White Reef Park, located in the Red 
Cliffs National Conservation Area (NCA) in Washington County, Utah.

DATES: Effective March 5, 2014, the BLM will begin collecting standard 
amenity fees at White Reef Park.

ADDRESSES: Mail: NCA Manager, Beaver Dam Wash and Red Cliffs National 
Conservation Areas, St. George Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 
345 E Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah 84790 or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle Voyles, NCA Outdoor Recreation 
Planner, St. George Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 345 E. 
Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah 84790, 435-688-3373, [email protected]. 
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call 
the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to leave 
a message or question with the above individual. The FIRS is available 
24 hours a day, seven days a week. You will receive a reply during 
normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the REA (16 U.S.C 6802 (f)), the 
Secretary may charge a standard amenity recreation fee provided the 
following specific requirements are met: The area provides significant 
opportunities for outdoor recreation; the area has substantial Federal 
investments; the fees can be efficiently collected; and the area 
includes six required amenities: Designated developed parking, a 
permanent toilet facility, a permanent trash receptacle, an 
interpretive sign, exhibit, or kiosk, picnic tables, and security 
services.
    The White Reef Park (located at T. 41 S, R. 14 W., SLM, UT., sec. 
23, NW1/4) meets the requirements for a standard amenity fee site. The 
White Reef Park is comprised of approximately 715 acres of public land 
within the Red Cliffs NCA and includes a developed day-use area. White 
Reef Park is fenced and includes designated-parking spaces for 18 
vehicles and four pull-through stalls for oversized vehicles. A 
permanent vault toilet and trash receptacle, regulatory signing, an 
information kiosk, and a shade shelter with picnic tables are available 
at the site. Within the White Reef Park is the restored mid-19th 
century Orson B. Adams House, which offers on-site interpretive 
materials (panels and brochures) and three designated-vehicle

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parking spaces, two of which are accessible. Volunteer docents offer 
regularly-scheduled guided tours of the house and adjacent farmstead. 
Other interpreted sites in the White Reef Park include the late-19th 
century W. McMullin farmstead and the 1950's era movie set for Columbia 
Pictures' film, ``They Came to Cordura.'' Amenities in the White Reef 
Park include janitorial, maintenance, law enforcement, and visitor 
contact services. Additional outdoor recreation opportunities include 
hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian trail riding on an eight-mile-
long designated non-motorized trail system, with links to other, 
longer-distance trails outside the NCA.
    Pursuant to 43 CFR Part 2930, standard amenity fees will be 
collected through the issuance of a BLM Recreation Use Permit for day-
use of the White Reef Park amenities. Fees will be collected through a 
self-service pay station located at White Reef Park. Visitors holding 
the America the Beautiful--The National Parks and Federal Recreational 
Lands Interagency Senior Pass (Golden Age Passport) or Interagency 
Access Pass (Golden Access Passport) will be entitled to a 50 percent 
discount on standard amenity recreation fees.
    On February 22, 2013, the Utah Recreation Resource Advisory 
Committee (RRAC) reviewed and unanimously approved the proposal to 
establish a new fee site at the White Reef Park where standard amenity 
fees for day-use would be collected. Standard amenity fees for the 
White Reef Park will be $5 per vehicle, and would only be adjusted 
after appropriate public notice and involvement, and additional 
consultation with the Utah RRAC.
    The February 2013, Red Cliffs Recreation Area Business Plan was 
prepared by the BLM to address fee collection, site operation, and 
proposed fee expenditures for White Reef Park. Copies of the Red Cliffs 
Recreation Area Business Plan are available at the Interagency Visitor 
Center in St. George, Utah. Fee amounts will be posted at a pay station 
kiosk at the White Reef Park, included in the Red Cliffs Recreation 
Area information brochure, available at the Interagency Visitor Center, 
and posted on the BLM St. George Field Office Web site.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.

Jenna Whitlock,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-21584 Filed 9-4-13; 8:45 am]
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