[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 171 (Thursday, September 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 52745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21033]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-NCR-NCRO-16194; PPNCNAMAN4/PPMPSPD1Z.YM00000]


Establishment of a New Recreation Fee Area at National Mall and 
Memorial Parks

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service plans to install parking meters and 
collect expanded amenity recreation fees at public parking areas in 
West Potomac Park and the National Mall. We are installing the parking 
meters to better manage public parking in West Potomac Park and on the 
National Mall, to allow more visitors access to park sites, and to 
encourage the use of public transit and other transportation 
alternatives. We will use the revenue to provide improved and more 
affordable visitor-transportation-related activities inside the park.

DATES: We will begin collecting fees on March 4, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eliza Voigt, Park Planner, National 
Mall and Memorial Parks, 900 Ohio Drive SW., Washington, DC 20024; 
telephone (202) 245-4694; or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is to comply with Section 804 of 
the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-447). 
The act requires agencies to give the public 6 months advance notice of 
the establishment of a new recreation fee area.
    The initial rates will be $2 per hour, Monday through Sunday, 
between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., with a maximum parking 
limit of three hours. For buses, the rate will be $6 per hour, with the 
same days, hours of operation, and maximum time limits as for other 
vehicles. The bus rates are based on the determination that a bus 
occupies a parking space equal to three cars.
    These fees were determined through a comparability study of similar 
sites in the area at Federal, state, and private recreation areas and 
will only be charged at the National Mall and Memorial Parks. In 
accordance with NPS public involvement guidelines, the park engaged 
numerous individuals, organizations, and local, state, and Federal 
government representatives while planning for the implementation of 
this fee.

    Dated: August 26, 2014.
Lena McDowall,
Associate Director, Business Services.
[FR Doc. 2014-21033 Filed 9-3-14; 8:45 am]
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