[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 226 (Friday, November 22, 2013)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Notice of Proposed New Fee Sites

AGENCY: Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, USDA Forest Service, 
Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice of proposed new fee sites.

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SUMMARY: The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest is proposing to add 
eleven cabins to the recreation rental program and charge fees for the 
overnight rental of these facilities. The cabins and proposed fee 
structure include:
    (1) Payson Lakes Cabin, available from June 1 to September 30 at 
$125 per night. The cabin can accommodate up to 10 people and has 
running water, flush toilets, shower, electric heat, and electric 
appliances.
    (2) Card Guard Station, available from June 1 through October 15 at 
$125 per night. The cabin can accommodate up to 10 people and has 
running water, flush toilet, shower, electricity and modern appliances.
    (3) Current Creek Work Center, available from June 1 through 
October 15 at $200 per night. The cabin is a duplex that can 
accommodate up to 14 people. There are also three trailer pads with 
hookups. The cabin has running water, flush toilets, electricity and 
modern appliances.
    (4) Rice Creek Field Station, available from June 1 through October 
1 at $100 per night. The cabin can accommodate up to 10 people and has 
running water, flush toilet, shower, propane cook stove, electric 
lights and modern appliances.
    (5) Mirror Lake Guard Station, available from July 1 through 
September 15 at $100 per night. The cabin can accommodate up to four 
people and has running water, shower, flush toilets, propane heat, and 
propane lights and appliances.
    (6) Mill Hollow Guard Station, available from June 1 through 
September 30 at $100 per night. The cabin can accommodate up to eight 
people and has running water, shower, flush toilets, wood stove, and 
propane lights and appliances.
    (7) Tony Grove Guard Station, available year-round at $85 per 
night. The cabin can accommodate up to four people and has running 
water (summer only), pit toilet, propane heat, and extra space for 
camping.
    (8) Monte Cristo Guard Station, available from year-round at $85 
per night. The cabin can accommodate up to eight people and has running 
water (summer only), flush toilets, shower, propane heat, and propane 
lights and appliances.
    (9) Ledgefork Guard Station, available from June 1 through 
September 30 at $85 per night. The cabin can accommodate up to six 
people and has running water, flush toilets, shower, propane heat, and 
electric lights and appliances. Electricity to appliances is provided 
by a generator.
    (10) Blacksmith Fork Guard Station, available year-round at $75 per 
night. The cabin can accommodate up to six people and has a vault 
toilet, wood stove, and propane lights and appliances.
    (11) Diamond Fork Guard Station, available year-round at $50 per 
night. The cabin can accommodate up to eight people and has a vault 
toilet, wood stove, and propane lights and appliances.
    Fees are assessed based on the level of amenities and services 
provided, cost of operations and maintenance, and market comparison. A 
market comparison of the nearby rental cabins with similar amenities 
shows that the proposed fees are reasonable and typical of similar 
sites in the area.
    Funds from fees would be used for the continued operation and 
maintenance and improvements of these rental cabins.

DATES: Send any comments about these fee proposals by February 1, 2014 
so comments can be compiled, analyzed and shared with the Utah Bureau 
of Land Management (BLM) Recreation Resource Advisory Committee (R-
RAC). If this proposal is approved, it is anticipated that the cabin 
rentals would become available for overnight rental during the winter 
of 2014.

ADDRESSES: David C. Whittekiend, Forest Supervisor, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 
National Forest, 857 W. South Jordan Parkway, South Jordan, UT 84095.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Rosier, Cabin Rental program 
manager, 801-999-2103 or email at [email protected]. Information about 
proposed fee changes can also be found on the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 
National Forest Web site: http://www.fs.usda.gov/uwcnf.

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.
    Once public involvement is complete, these new fees will be 
reviewed by the Utah BLM RRAC prior to a final decision and 
implementation by the Regional Forester, Intermountain Region, USDA 
Forest Service. People wanting reserve these cabins would need to do so 
through the National Recreation Reservation Service, at 
www.recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777 when it becomes 
available. The NRRS charges a $9 fee for internet reservations and $10 
fee for phone reservations.

     Dated: November 12, 2013.
David C. Whittekiend,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 2013-27993 Filed 11-21-13; 8:45 am]
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