[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 88 (Monday, May 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 29692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09694]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_HQ_FRN_MO4500169907]


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.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is adjusting certain 
Special Recreation Permit (SRP) fees for various recreation activities 
on BLM-managed 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: (385) 258-0496, email: 
[email protected]. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, 
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. 
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services 
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 43 CFR 2932.31 authorizes the BLM Director 
to periodically adjust SRP fees. This notice establishes that, 
effective immediately: (i) the minimum fee for commercial use is $130 
per year (an increase from $115); (ii) the minimum fee for both 
competitive events and organized group activities is $7 per person per 
day (an increase from $6) or $130 (an increase from $115), whichever is 
greater; and (iii) the minimum fee for an assigned site for exclusive 
use is $260 per site (an increase from $230). Individual states have 
the option of imposing application fees as a matter of cost recovery 
and/or establishing higher minimum fees for certain other SRPs. The 
next fee adjustment is scheduled for March 1, 2026.
    The intended effect of the fee calculation process is to ensure 
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, automatically adjusts the minimum commercial, competitive, 
organized group activity SRP 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 available from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of 
Economic Analysis in Table 1.1.9, at the following website: http://www.bea.gov/iTable/.

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

Troy Frost,
Deputy Assistant Director, National Conservation Lands and Community 
Partnerships.
[FR Doc. 2023-09694 Filed 5-5-23; 8:45 am]
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