[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4269-4270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01117]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Proposed New Fee Sites

AGENCY: USDA, Forest Service.

ACTION: Notice of proposed fee increase and new fee sites.

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SUMMARY: The Bridger-Teton National Forest is proposing to add two 
campgrounds and one guard station as fee sites. The campgrounds are 
currently in use by the public but had improvements made in the past 
years that justify a standard amenity fee. The proposed rental cabin is 
not open to the public currently, but would provide a recreation 
opportunity that is not currently offered in the area. A review of 
visitor use data and fee collection information for existing fee 
campgrounds and rental cabins on the Forest demonstrate public need and 
demand for the variety of recreation opportunities these facilities 
provide.

DATES: Comments will be accepted through February 1, 2020. New fees 
would go into effect May 2020; if possible.

ADDRESSES: Cindy Stein, Forest Recreation Program Manager, P.O. Box 
419, Pinedale, WY 82941, or email to [email protected] with ``BT 
Recreation Fee Proposal'' as the subject line. Comments will be taken 
until February 1, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Stein, Forest Recreation Program 
Manager, (307) 367-5717. Information about proposed fee changes can 
also be found on the Bridger-Teton National Forest website: http://www.fs.usda.gov/btnf.

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. A market analysis indicates that 
the proposed fees are both reasonable and acceptable for the type of 
recreation experience they provide.
    The fees are only proposed at this time, and will be determined 
upon further analysis and public comment. The following campgrounds and 
guard stations are included in this proposal for new fees:

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                   Site name                             Ranger district            Current fee    Proposed fee
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Middle Piney Lake Campground..................  Big Piney.......................  ..............          $10.00
Willow Lake Campground........................  Pinedale........................  ..............           10.00
Sagebrush Cowboy Cabin........................  Blackrock.......................  ..............           40.00
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    Improvements have been made at all sites in the last 5 years 
including: Water system updates, new vault toilets, bear-resistant food 
storage and trash receptacles, and new flooring, windows, stoves, 
refrigerators, furniture, and heaters at guard stations. The proposed 
fees will provide for the increased operational costs, and continued 
operation and maintenance of the campgrounds and guard stations on all 
Districts. Fees collected from these sites will also be used for 
enhancing the recreation experience at the sites.
    Once public involvement is complete, these new fees will be 
reviewed by a Recreation Resource Advisory Committee prior to a final 
decision and implementation. People wishing to reserve these cabins 
would need to do so through the National Recreation Reservation 
Service, at www.recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777 when it 
becomes available.

    Dated: December 6, 2019.
Mary E. Farnsworth,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2020-01117 Filed 1-23-20; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3411-15-P