[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 137 (Monday, July 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46640-46641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16750]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Notice of New Fee Site

AGENCY: Carson National Forest, USDA Forest Service.

ACTION: Notice of new fee site.

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SUMMARY: The Carson National Forest is proposing to charge a $100 fee 
for the overnight rental of the Amole Canyon Group Shelter. This 
facility has been

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recently constructed and has not been available for recreation use 
prior to this date. Rentals of other shelters in the Taos and Santa Fe 
area have shown that people appreciate and enjoy the availability of 
group meeting places for events and for family gatherings. Funds from 
the shelter reservation will be used for the continued operation and 
maintenance of the facility. These fees are only proposed and will be 
determined upon further analysis and public comment.

DATES: Send any comments about these fee proposals by October 2016 so 
comments can be compiled, analyzed and shared with a Recreation 
Resource Advisory Committee. Should the fee proposal move forward, the 
site will likely be available for reservation May 2017.

ADDRESSES:  Forest Supervisor, Carson National Forest, 208 Cruz Alta 
Road, Taos, NM 87557.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Cuevas, Recreation Fee 
Coordinator, (505) 842-3235.

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 a Recreation Resource Advisory 
Committee prior to a final decision and implementation.
    Currently Federal and State agencies in the state of New Mexico 
offer group shelter rentals of this type as part of a successful 
program. These sites receive a high level of use and handle the large 
group sizes common in the area.
    The site consists of a large log-built canopy shelter on a concrete 
pad with two vault toilets, a pedestal grill, accessible parking, and 
many paved parking spurs to accommodate several camper trailers. The 
Amole Canyon Group Shelter is located 15 miles from the community of 
Taos New Mexico adjacent to the High Road to Taos Scenic Byway.
    A business analysis of the Amole Canyon Group Shelter has shown 
that people desire having this sort of recreation experience on the 
Carson National Forest. A market analysis indicates that the $100/per 
night fee is both reasonable and acceptable for this sort of unique 
recreation experience.
    People wanting to rent this facility will need to do so through 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 reservations.

    Dated: July 8, 2016.
James Duran,
Carson National Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 2016-16750 Filed 7-15-16; 8:45 am]
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