[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51602-51603]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20631]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWYD030000-L12320000-DA0000]


Notice of Intent To Establish a Campground Fee on Public Land in 
Carbon County, WY

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Rawlins Field Office, 
Rawlins, Wyoming, intends to establish an overnight camping fee at 
Corral Creek Campground within the North Platte River Special 
Recreation Management Area (SRMA).

DATES: Comments on the proposed fee changes must be received or 
postmarked by November 28, 2014 and include a legible full name and 
address. Effective February 25, 2015, the BLM will initiate fee 
collection at Corral Creek Campground, unless the BLM publishes a 
Federal Register notice to the contrary. Comments received after the 
close of the comment period or delivered to an address other than the 
one listed in this notice may not be considered or included in the 
administrative record for the proposed fee.

ADDRESSES: Documents may be reviewed at the Rawlins Field Office, 1300 
North Third Street, P.O. Box 2407, Rawlins, WY 82301-2407. Written 
comments may be mailed or delivered to the same address; faxed to 307-
328-4224; or emailed to 
[email protected] with ``Corral Creek 
Fee Proposal'' referenced in the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Russell, Project Manager, at the 
address above or phone (307) 328-4252. The business plan and 
information concerning the proposed fee schedule are available at 
www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/documents/rfo/n_platte_ramp.html. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact John 
Russell during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a 
day, seven days a week, to leave a message or question with the above 
individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The planning area for the 5,060-acre North 
Platte River Recreation Area Management Plan (Plan) includes parcels of 
public land within the SRMA boundary from the Prospect Creek confluence 
to Seminoe Reservoir covering 110 river miles. Approximately 10 percent 
of the surface area is public land with the remainder predominantly 
private and State lands. The Corral Creek Campground is within the SRMA 
approximately 33 miles northeast of the Encampment, Wyoming, and is a 
popular recreation site for both day-use and overnight visits. The 
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (REA), 16 U.S.C. 6801-6814, 
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish, modify, charge 
and collect recreation fees at specified categories of Federal 
recreation lands and waters. The REA also contains specific provisions 
addressing public involvement when establishing recreation fees. The 
authority of the Secretary to carry out these provisions expires 11 
years after December 8, 2005 (16 U.S.C. 6809 amended). The public 
involvement provisions of the REA include a requirement that Recreation 
Resource Advisory Committees or councils be given opportunities to make 
recommendations regarding the establishment of recreation fees. In 
Wyoming, the Recreation Action Team (REACT) fulfills the public 
involvement requirements of the REA. REACT is comprised of State and 
Federal land management agencies that meet regularly to discuss issues 
of interest to recreationists in the State. REACT also reviews all fee 
increase proposals on all State and Federal Government sites in 
Wyoming. The Corral Creek Campground qualifies as a site where visitors 
can be charged an Expanded Amenity Fee in accordance with REA criteria 
at 43 U.S.C. 6802(g)(2). The BLM completed the North Platte River 
Recreation Area Management Plan and Environmental Assessment Decision 
Record on September 24, 2013, and fulfilled REA requirements, involved 
the public, and gathered input on the fee proposal and alternatives.
    The Plan addresses the following: (1) Visitor use density; (2) 
River access issues and the establishment of a new campground; (3) 
Pursuit of a campground fee and improvements; (4) Special Recreation 
Permit allocations and limits; and (5) Resource impacts caused by peak 
visitor use on public lands along the North Platte River. Mitigation 
and reclamation for approved projects in the Plan have been designed to 
positively benefit social and environmental conditions. The BLM has 
already analyzed the potential impacts of implementing a campground 
fee, and considered necessary mitigations in the North Platte River 
Recreation Area Management Plan and Environmental Assessment. 
Therefore, establishment of the campground fee would be an 
administrative action implementing the Sept. 24, 2013 Decision Record.
    In accordance with BLM policy, the Rawlins Field Office has 
prepared a business plan that explains the fee collection process for 
the Corral Creek Campground and how the fees would be used. The 
proposed fee structure includes the implementation of a $10 fee for 
each overnight stay per campsite at the campground. No fees would be 
charged for extra vehicles. New fees would be used to supplement the 
appropriated recreation maintenance and operations budget and diversify 
funding for watershed restoration, habitat, soils, environmental 
interpretation/education and other projects which would benefit the 
Corral Creek Recreation Site. Within the SRMA, the BLM has charged 
Expanded Amenity fees of $10 for overnight

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camping per campsite at Bennett Peak and Encampment River campgrounds. 
A day-use fee is not being charged on BLM-administered recreation sites 
within the SRMA.
    A fee collection station, including envelopes and a fee tube, would 
be located at the trailhead and day-use parking area adjacent to an 
existing interpretive kiosk that would display the fee schedule and 
supplementary rules. The fee receipt must be prominently displayed at 
each occupied site. Those holding the America the Beautiful--The 
National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass (i.e., the 
Interagency Annual Pass, Interagency Senior Pass, Interagency Access 
Pass and Interagency Volunteer Pass), the National Parks Pass with 
golden eagle hologram and the Golden Eagle, Golden Age or Golden Access 
passports would be entitled to a fee reduction. The pass type and 
number would be required to be written on the fee envelope.
    The fee schedule and business plan are available at the Rawlins 
Field Office. Public comments submitted for this fee proposal, 
including names and street addresses of respondents, will be available 
for public review in their entirety after the 90-day comment period 
closes at the Rawlins Field Office during regular business hours, 7:45 
a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for holidays.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you may 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.
    The proposal of an overnight camping fee at Corral Creek Campground 
was analyzed in the 2013 Plan Environmental Assessment (EA) (DOI-BLM-
WY-030-2013-0094-EA). This EA included development of recreational 
infrastructure to meet current BLM fee site standards and proposed the 
pursuit of a fee program at Corral Creek Campground.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6803(b).

Buddy Green,
Acting State Director, Wyoming.
[FR Doc. 2014-20631 Filed 8-28-14; 8:45 am]
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