[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 151 (Wednesday, August 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 47400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17052]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWO430000/20X/L12200000.PM0000/241E]


Notice of Use Authorizations; Special Recreation Permits, Other 
Than on Developed Recreation Sites; Adjustment in Fees

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of fee adjustments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is adjusting certain 
Special Recreation Permit (SRP) fees for various recreation activities 
on BLM-administered public lands and related waters. The BLM is 
adjusting the minimum fee for commercial, competitive, and organized 
group activities and events, and assigned sites.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cory Roegner, Division of Recreation 
and Visitor Services, telephone: 573-261-0163, email: [email protected]. 
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call 
the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 to contact Mr. Roegner 
during normal business hours. The Service 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: 43 CFR 2932.31 authorizes the BLM Director 
to periodically adjust SRP fees. This notice establishes that effective 
immediately, the SRP minimum fee for commercial use is $115 per year 
(an increase from $110). The minimum fee for both competitive events 
and organized group activities remains $6 per person per day, and the 
minimum fee for an assigned site for exclusive commercial use is $230 
per site (an increase from $220). Individual States also have the 
option of imposing application fees as a matter of cost recovery and/or 
establishing higher minimum fees for SRPs. The next fee adjustment is 
scheduled for March 1, 2023.
    The intended effect of the fee calculation process is to ensure 
that fees cover administrative costs of permit issuance, provide a fair 
return to the U.S. Government for use of the public lands, and reflect 
fair market value. The BLM, in coordination with the U.S. Forest 
Service, adjusts the minimum commercial, competitive, organized group 
and activity special recreation permit fees, and minimum assigned site 
fees every 3 years.
    These fees are calculated and adjusted based on the change in the 
Implicit Price Deflator-Gross Domestic Product Index (IPD-GDP). The 
IPD-GDP is also available from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau 
of Economic Analysis, at the following website: http://www.bea.gov/iTable/index_nipa.cfm.

    Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1740, 16 U.S.C. 6802, and 43 CFR 2932.31.

Thomas Heinlein,
Acting Assistant Director, National Conservation Lands and Community 
Partnerships.
[FR Doc. 2020-17052 Filed 8-4-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-84-P