[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48325-48326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19854]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Notice of Proposed New Fee Sites for the Ouachita National Forest

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of proposed new fee sites.

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SUMMARY: The Ouachita National Forest, in Arkansas, is proposing to 
charge new fees at two recreation sites: Little Missouri Falls Day Use 
Site and Wolf Pen Gap Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Trail Complex. These 
sites have had additional amenities added to improve services and 
experiences. Fees are assessed based on the level of amenities and 
service provided, cost of operation and maintenance, market assessment, 
and public comment. Funds from fees would be used for the continued 
operation and maintenance of these recreation sites. Improvements have 
been made to the picnicking area at Little Missouri Falls Day Use Site 
and a new access bridge, with new hardened trail surface, has been 
installed to allow visitors easier access down to the unique geological 
features and small wading pools below the series of waterfalls along 
the Little Missouri River. The proposed new fees to help maintain the 
Little Missouri Falls Day Use Site would be: $5.00 per motorized 
vehicle, to include OHV/ATV riders. Over the past few years, a series 
of new

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trail routes and improvements have been made at the Wolf Pen Gap OHV 
Trail Complex for off-highway vehicle (OHV) users. The proposed fees 
are to be phased in over a period from March 2021 to March 2025, 
beginning with a fee of $5.00 per ATV/UTV/OHV per day or $40.00 for an 
annual yearly pass, March 2021. In March 2023, the fee would increase 
to $8.00 per ATV/UTV/OHV per day or $50.00 for an annual pass. In March 
2025, the final fee would increase to $10.00 per ATV/UTV/OHV per day or 
$60.00 for an annual pass.

DATES: Submit comments about these fee proposals by February 1, 2020, 
so comments can be compiled, analyzed and shared with the Recreation 
Resource Advisory Committee. New fees would begin March 1, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning this notice should be addressed 
to the Supervisor's Office: Norman Wagoner, Forest Supervisor, Ouachita 
National Forest, P.O. Box 1270, Hot Springs, Arkansas 71902.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Jackson, Forest Recreation 
Program Manager, 501-321-5253. Information about the proposed fee 
changes can also be found on the Ouachita National Forest website: 
http://www.fs.usda.gov/ouachita.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement Act 
(Title VII, Pub. L. 108-477) 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 a Recreation Resource 
Advisory Committee prior to a final decision and implementation.

    Dated: August 19, 2019.
Richard A. Cooksey,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2019-19854 Filed 9-12-19; 8:45 am]
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