[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 95 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22158-22159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10150]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLORN00300.L63320000.FU0000.LXSS026H0000.17XL1116AF.HAG 17-0042]
Notice of Intent To Establish Recreation Fees on Public Lands in
Clackamas County, OR
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act
(REA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Northwest Oregon District
(formerly Salem District), intends to establish standard (day-use) and
expanded (overnight/specialized use) amenity fees at Aquila Vista,
Cedar Grove, Marmot, Sandy Ridge, and Three Bears Recreation Sites in
Clackamas County, Oregon.
DATES: Comments on the proposed fees must be received or postmarked by
June 17, 2019 and include a legible full name and address.
ADDRESSES: The business plans and information concerning the proposed
fees may be reviewed at the Northwest Oregon District Office, 1717
Fabry Rd. SE, Salem, Oregon 97306, and online at https://www.blm.gov/programs/recreation/permits-and-fees/business-plans.
Written comments may be mailed or delivered to the address listed
previously or emailed to: [email protected] with
``Attn: Dan Davis, Notice of Intent to Establish Recreation Fees''
referenced in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Davis, Outdoor Recreation Planner,
phone: 503-375-5646, email: [email protected].
Contact Dan Davis to have your name added to the Northwest Oregon
District's mailing list. Persons who use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 to contact Mr. Davis during normal business hours. The FRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or
question. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The REA directs the Secretary of the
Interior to publish a 6-month advance notice in the Federal Register
whenever new recreation fee areas are established. A RAC must review a
new fee prior to a final decision to implement fee collection.
The BLM is proposing to establish recreation fees for standard and
expanded amenities at the Aquila Vista, Cedar Grove, and Three Bears
Recreation Sites. These sites are located in the Molalla River-Table
Rock Special Recreation Management Area, approximately 12 miles
southeast of the city of Molalla, Oregon. The Molalla River-Table Rock
Recreation Area Management Plan (2011) identified these recreation
sites to be developed in order to address high levels of recreational
use and minimize impacts to the riparian area outside of these
recreation sites. The BLM determined that developing these sites could
help by concentrate visitation and allow for potential fee revenue to
offset management expenses. The Molalla River Corridor Business Plan
used a market analysis to determine standard and expanded amenity fees
at these recreation sites.
The BLM is also proposing to establish recreation fees for standard
amenities at the Marmot and Sandy Ridge Recreation Sites. These sites
are included within the larger Sandy River Basin Integrated Management
Plan, which guides their development. The market analysis in the Sandy
River Basin Business Plan determined standard amenity fees at these
recreation sites. The amenities furnished at both Sandy Ridge and
Marmot Recreation Sites provide significant opportunities for outdoor
recreation.
The table shows proposed fees and associated site amenities:
Fee Proposals Within the Bureau of Land Management Northwest Oregon
District's Salem Office Northwest Oregon RAC
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Proposed fees per
Recreation site or area name day/night Site amenities
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Molalla River Corridor: Aquila Vista, Cedar Grove and Three Bears
Campgrounds
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Individual Tent Campsite...... $15.............. Walk-in tent
Double Tent Campsite.......... $30.............. campsites with fire
Extra Camping Vehicle......... $5............... ring and picnic
Day-Use Vehicles (in $5............... table, site access
campgrounds, up to 9 people). road, parking, vault
toilets, trash
receptacle, camp
host site, potable
water, information
kiosk, access to
Molalla River and
non-motorized multi-
use trail system.
Group Campsite................ $50 (up to 20 Private group
people) campsite with fire
$2.50 for each ring, picnic table
additional and access road,
person.. large parking area,
gazebo shelter with
picnic tables, vault
toilet, trash
receptacle.
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Sandy River Basin: Marmot Recreation Site and Sandy Ridge Day-Use
Trailhead
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Day-Use Vehicles (up to 9 $5............... Site access road and
people). $10.............. parking, picnic
Day-Use Van (10 to 20 $20.............. tables, vault
passengers). toilet, trash
Day-Use Bus (20 plus receptacle, host
passengers). site, picnic table,
interpretive kiosk,
access to non-
motorized trails.
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The BLM will publish the business plans online at https://www.blm.gov/programs/recreation/permits-and-fees/business-plans. The
plans outline the operational goals of the area, the purpose of the fee
program, and guide expenditures. The plans also provide the basis for
the fees by outlining a comparative market analysis of public
recreation sites.
These recreation sites would become new fee sites with the
previously mentioned fees, pending the review and recommendation for
approval by the Northwest Oregon RAC. The BLM would begin charging fees
no sooner than 6 months after publishing this notice in the Federal
Register and after
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the close of public comments. Future adjustments in the fee amount
would be made in accordance with the plan, including a public comment
period, and through consultation with the Northwest Oregon RAC. Fee
amounts will be posted onsite and online once established.
The BLM has found that recreation fee proposals are of a procedural
nature and do not constitute a major Federal action, and are therefore
excluded from environmental review under Section 102(2)(C) of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4332(C),
pursuant to 43 CFR 46.210(i). In addition, the fee proposals do not
present any of the 12 extraordinary circumstances related to
categorical exclusions listed at 43 CFR 46.215.
The BLM Northwest Oregon District welcomes public comment on this
proposal. Comments received after the close of the comment period may
not be considered or included in the administrative record for the
proposed fees. Effective no sooner than 6 months after publication of
this notice, and contingent upon final review and recommendation for
approval by the Northwest Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC), the
BLM will initiate fee collection at the above-mentioned recreation
sites, unless the BLM publishes a Federal Register Notice to the
contrary.
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 can
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.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6803(b) and 43 CFR 2932)
David O. Howell,
Northwest Oregon District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2019-10150 Filed 5-15-19; 8:45 am]
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