80 FR 34455 - Establishment of a New Recreation Fee Area at Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 115 (June 16, 2015)

The National Park Service plans to establish fees for the tour of the Launch Control Facility Delta-01. The proposed amenity fee is intended to provide enhanced tour reservation services through the Recreation.gov system. This reservation service would replace the existing first-come first-serve system for providing tour tickets. The park will use the revenue to fund preservation maintenance requirements of the Launch Control Facility Delta-01 site, potentially increase staff to accommodate the increase in visitation and implement a tour reservation system through Recreation.gov.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 34455]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14723]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-MWR-MIMI-17964; PPMWMIMIA0/PPMPSPD1Z.YM0000]


Establishment of a New Recreation Fee Area at Minuteman Missile 
National Historic Site

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service plans to establish fees for the tour 
of the Launch Control Facility Delta-01. The proposed amenity fee is 
intended to provide enhanced tour reservation services through the 
Recreation.gov system. This reservation service would replace the 
existing first-come first-serve system for providing tour tickets. The 
park will use the revenue to fund preservation maintenance requirements 
of the Launch Control Facility Delta-01 site, potentially increase 
staff to accommodate the increase in visitation and implement a tour 
reservation system through Recreation.gov.

DATES: We will begin collecting fees on December 16, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Leonard, Superintendent, 
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, 24545 Cottonwood Road, 
Philip, South Dakota 57567; telephone (605) 433-5552; or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is to comply with Section 804 of 
the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-447). 
The act requires agencies to give the public 6 months advance notice of 
the establishment of a new recreation fee area. The guided tour fee 
structure will be $6 per adult; $4 for ages 13 to 16; and no charge for 
children 12 years of age and under. The Delta-09 Missile Launch 
Facility (missile silo), including self-guided and limited guided 
tours, will remain a fee-free area. These fees were determined through 
a comparability study of similar sites in the area at Federal, state, 
and private recreation areas. In accordance with NPS public involvement 
guidelines, the park engaged numerous individuals, organizations, and 
local, state, and Federal government representatives while planning for 
the implementation of this fee.

    Dated: April 28, 2015.
Lena McDowall,
Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-14723 Filed 6-15-15; 8:45 am]
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