82_FR_41152 82 FR 40986 - Notice of New Fee Sites

82 FR 40986 - Notice of New Fee Sites

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 166 (August 29, 2017)

Page Range40986-40987
FR Document2017-18233

The Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests are proposing several new fees to recreation areas on the three ranger districts located within the Forests. Fees are assessed based on the level of amenities and services provided, cost of operations and maintenance and market assessment. These fees are proposed and will be determined upon further analysis and public comment. Fee revenue would be used for the continued operation and maintenance as well as improvements to the facilities within the recreation areas. An analysis of nearby recreation facilities with similar amenities shows that the proposed fees are reasonable and typical of similar sites in the area.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40986-40987]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18233]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Notice of New Fee Sites

AGENCY: Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, USDA Forest 
Service

ACTION: Notice of New Fee Sites.

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SUMMARY: The Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests are 
proposing several new fees to recreation areas on the three ranger 
districts located within the Forests. Fees are assessed based on the 
level of amenities and services provided, cost of operations and 
maintenance and market assessment. These fees are proposed and will be 
determined upon further analysis and public comment. Fee revenue would 
be used for the continued operation and maintenance as well as 
improvements to the facilities within the recreation areas. An analysis 
of nearby recreation facilities with similar amenities shows that the 
proposed fees are reasonable and typical of similar sites in the area.

DATES: Send any comments about these fee proposals by October 13, 2017 
to the appropriate ranger district listed below so comments can be 
compiled, analyzed, and shared with a Recreation Resource Advisory 
Committee.

ADDRESSES: Hector District Ranger, Finger Lakes National Forest, State

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Route 414, Hector, NY 14841; Manchester District Ranger, Green Mountain 
National Forest, 2538 Depot Street, Manchester Center, VT 05255; or 
Rochester District Ranger, Green Mountain National Forest, 99 Ranger 
Road, Rochester, VT 05767.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hector Ranger District: Tim Noon, 
Natural Resource Specialist, (607) 546-4470; Manchester Ranger 
District: Emily Lauderdale, District Recreation Program Manager, (802) 
362-2307; Rochester Ranger District: Holly Knox, District Recreation 
Program Manager, (802) 767-4261.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement Act 
(Title VII, Pub. L. 108-447) directs the Secretary of Agriculture to 
publish a six month advance notice in the Federal Register whenever new 
recreation fee or fee areas are established.
    The Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests are proposing 
several new fees to recreation areas on the three ranger districts 
located within the Forests. They are as follows:
    1. Hector Ranger District, Finger Lakes National Forest: Proposed 
new fees for Backbone Horse Camp for overnight use at $15.00 per night 
for one vehicle and one horse trailer, and a day use fee of $5.00 for 
one vehicle and one horse trailer.
    2. Manchester Ranger District, Green Mountain National Forest: 
Proposed new fees for Grout Pond Recreation Area for overnight use at 
$16.00 per night for one vehicle, plus an additional $5 for each 
additional vehicle.
    3. Rochester Ranger District, Green Mountain National Forest: 
Proposed new fees for Silver Lake Campground at $10 per night, plus an 
additional $5 for each additional vehicle; and Texas Falls Day Use Area 
Pavilion at $20 for up to 20 people, and $40 for 21-40 people.
    A tremendous increase in recreation use at these specific areas on 
the Forests has shown that people appreciate and enjoy the availability 
of developed recreation facilities and pavilions. The Forests currently 
have several campgrounds and recreation areas with fees, and pavilions 
for rent. The campgrounds and recreation areas are often at capacity 
with pavilion rentals often fully booked throughout their rental 
season. A market analysis for each area indicates that the above 
proposed fees are both reasonable and acceptable for this sort of 
unique recreation experience. Revenue from the recreation fees will be 
used for improvements as well as the continued operation and 
maintenance of these sites. These fees will also help support 
sustainable recreation on the Forests.
    The proposed fees will be reviewed by a Recreation Resource 
Advisory Committee prior to a final decision and implementation. If 
approved by the Eastern Regional Forester, the new fees would go into 
effect around May 2018. The Backbone Horse Camp, Grout Pond Recreation 
Area, Silver Lake Campground, and Texas Falls Day Use Area Pavilion 
will become available for recreational use and rentals around May 2018.
    People wanting to reserve Backbone Horse Camp, Silver Lake 
Campground, or Texas Falls Day Use Area Pavilion will need to do so 
through Recreation One Stop, at www.recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-
444-6777. Recreation One Stop charges a $10 fee for reservations.

    Dated: August 11, 2017.
Glenn Casamassa,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2017-18233 Filed 8-28-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3411-15-P

40986 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 29, 2017 / Notices ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE or less. Anyone who would like to bring the Feather River Ranger District, related matters to the attention of the Conference room, 875 Mitchell Avenue, Forest Service committee may file written statements Oroville, California. with the committee staff before or after Butte County Resource Advisory the meeting. Written comments must be Written comments may be submitted Committee sent to Lee Anne Schramel, RAC as described under SUPPLEMENTARY AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. Coordinator, Plumas NF Headquarters, INFORMATION. All comments, including 159 Lawrence Street, Quincy, California names and addresses when provided, ACTION: Notice of meeting. 95971; by email to easchramel@ are placed in the record and are fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 530–283– available for public inspection and SUMMARY: The Butte County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in 7746. copying. The public may inspect Meeting Accommodations: If you are comments received at the Plumas Oroville, California. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural a person requiring reasonable National Forest (NF) Headquarters. accommodation, please make requests Schools and Community Self- Please call ahead to facilitate entry into in advance for sign language Determination Act (the Act) and the building. interpreting, assistive listening devices, operates in compliance with the Federal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee Advisory Committee Act. The purpose or other reasonable accommodation. For of the committee is to improve access to the facility or proceedings, Anne Schramel, RAC Coordinator, by collaborative relationships and to please contact the person listed in the phone at 530–283–7850 or via email at provide advice and recommendations to section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION easchramel@fs.fed.us. CONTACT. All reasonable Individuals who use the Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with the the Act. accommodation requests are managed telecommunication devices for the deaf on a case by case basis. RAC information can be found at the (TDD) may call the Federal Information Dated: July 28, 2017. following Web site: http:// Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 www.fs.usda.gov/main/pts/special Jeanne M. Higgins, between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., projects/racweb. Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Eastern Standard Time, Monday Forest System. DATES: The meeting will be held on through Friday. [FR Doc. 2017–18232 Filed 8–28–17; 8:45 am] September 25, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The All RAC meetings are subject to BILLING CODE 3411–15–P purpose of the meeting is to: cancellation. For status of meeting prior 1. Review project proposals, and to attendance, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2. Make project recommendations for CONTACT. Title II Funds. Forest Service ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at The meeting is open to the public. the Feather River Ranger District, Notice of New Fee Sites The agenda will include time for people Conference room, 875 Mitchell Avenue, to make oral statements of three minutes AGENCY: Green Mountain and Finger Oroville, California. Lakes National Forests, USDA Forest or less. Anyone who would like to bring Written comments may be submitted related matters to the attention of the Service as described under SUPPLEMENTARY committee may file written statements ACTION: Notice of New Fee Sites. INFORMATION. All comments, including with the committee staff before or after names and addresses when provided, SUMMARY: The Green Mountain and the meeting. Written comments must be are placed in the record and are Finger Lakes National Forests are sent to Lee Anne Schramel, RAC available for public inspection and proposing several new fees to recreation Coordinator, Plumas NF Headquarters, copying. The public may inspect areas on the three ranger districts 159 Lawrence Street, Quincy, California comments received at the Plumas located within the Forests. Fees are 95971; by email to easchramel@ National Forest (NF) Headquarters. assessed based on the level of amenities fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 530–283– Please call ahead to facilitate entry into and services provided, cost of 7746. the building. operations and maintenance and market Meeting Accommodations: If you are FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee assessment. These fees are proposed and a person requiring reasonable Anne Schramel, RAC Coordinator, by will be determined upon further accommodation, please make requests phone at 530–283–7850 or via email at analysis and public comment. Fee in advance for sign language easchramel@fs.fed.us. revenue would be used for the interpreting, assistive listening devices, Individuals who use continued operation and maintenance or other reasonable accommodation. For telecommunication devices for the deaf as well as improvements to the facilities access to the facility or proceedings, (TDD) may call the Federal Information within the recreation areas. An analysis please contact the person listed in the Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 of nearby recreation facilities with section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., similar amenities shows that the CONTACT. All reasonable Eastern Standard Time, Monday proposed fees are reasonable and typical accommodation requests are managed through Friday. of similar sites in the area. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DATES: Send any comments about these sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES on a case by case basis. purpose of the meeting is to: fee proposals by October 13, 2017 to the Dated: July 28, 2017. 1. Review project proposals, and appropriate ranger district listed below Jeanne M. Higgins, 2. Make project recommendations for so comments can be compiled, Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Title II Funds. analyzed, and shared with a Recreation Forest System. The meeting is open to the public. Resource Advisory Committee. [FR Doc. 2017–18231 Filed 8–28–17; 8:45 am] The agenda will include time for people ADDRESSES: Hector District Ranger, BILLING CODE 3411–15–P to make oral statements of three minutes Finger Lakes National Forest, State VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:45 Aug 28, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29AUN1.SGM 29AUN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 29, 2017 / Notices 40987 Route 414, Hector, NY 14841; sites. These fees will also help support your application to one of our field Manchester District Ranger, Green sustainable recreation on the Forests. offices, but it must be received by close Mountain National Forest, 2538 Depot The proposed fees will be reviewed of business on the deadline date. Street, Manchester Center, VT 05255; or by a Recreation Resource Advisory Electronic applications are permitted Rochester District Ranger, Green Committee prior to a final decision and via http://www.grants.gov only, and Mountain National Forest, 99 Ranger implementation. If approved by the must be received before midnight Road, Rochester, VT 05767. Eastern Regional Forester, the new fees January 24, 2018. Late applications are FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: would go into effect around May 2018. not eligible for grant funding under this Hector Ranger District: Tim Noon, The Backbone Horse Camp, Grout Pond Notice. Natural Resource Specialist, (607) 546– Recreation Area, Silver Lake ADDRESSES: You should contact your 4470; Manchester Ranger District: Emily Campground, and Texas Falls Day Use USDA Rural Development State Office if Lauderdale, District Recreation Program Area Pavilion will become available for you have questions about eligibility or Manager, (802) 362–2307; Rochester recreational use and rentals around May submission requirements. You are Ranger District: Holly Knox, District 2018. People wanting to reserve Backbone encouraged to contact your State Office Recreation Program Manager, (802) 767– well in advance of the application Horse Camp, Silver Lake Campground, 4261. deadline to discuss your project and to or Texas Falls Day Use Area Pavilion SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The will need to do so through Recreation ask any questions about the application Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement One Stop, at www.recreation.gov or by process. Application materials are Act (Title VII, Pub. L. 108–447) directs calling 1–877–444–6777. Recreation available at http://www.rd.usda.gov/ the Secretary of Agriculture to publish One Stop charges a $10 fee for programs-services/value-added- a six month advance notice in the reservations. producer-grants. Federal Register whenever new If you want to submit an electronic recreation fee or fee areas are Dated: August 11, 2017. application, follow the instructions for established. Glenn Casamassa, the VAPG funding announcement on The Green Mountain and Finger Lakes Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest http://www.grants.gov. Please review National Forests are proposing several System. the Grants.gov Web site at http:// new fees to recreation areas on the three [FR Doc. 2017–18233 Filed 8–28–17; 8:45 am] grants.gov/applicants/organization- ranger districts located within the BILLING CODE 3411–15–P registration.html for instructions on the Forests. They are as follows: process of registering your organization 1. Hector Ranger District, Finger Lakes as soon as possible to ensure you are National Forest: Proposed new fees for DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE able to meet the electronic application Backbone Horse Camp for overnight use deadline. If you want to submit a paper at $15.00 per night for one vehicle and Rural Business-Cooperative Service application, send it to the State Office one horse trailer, and a day use fee of Inviting Applications for Value-Added located in the State where your project $5.00 for one vehicle and one horse Producer Grants and Solicitation of will primarily take place. You can find trailer. Grant Reviewers State Office Contact information at 2. Manchester Ranger District, Green http://www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/ Mountain National Forest: Proposed AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative state-offices. new fees for Grout Pond Recreation Service, USDA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Area for overnight use at $16.00 per ACTION: Notice. Grants Division, Cooperative Programs, night for one vehicle, plus an additional Rural Business-Cooperative Service, $5 for each additional vehicle. SUMMARY: This Notice announces that the Rural Business-Cooperative Service United States Department of 3. Rochester Ranger District, Green Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue Mountain National Forest: Proposed (Agency) is accepting applications for the Value-Added Producer Grant SW., MS 3253, Room 4008-South, new fees for Silver Lake Campground at Washington, DC 20250–3253, or call $10 per night, plus an additional $5 for (VAPG) program. Approximately $18 million is currently available. The 202–690–1374. each additional vehicle; and Texas Falls Day Use Area Pavilion at $20 for up to Agency may also utilize any funding SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 20 people, and $40 for 21–40 people. that become available after publishing Overview A tremendous increase in recreation this notice. Enactment of a continuing use at these specific areas on the Forests resolution or an appropriations act may Federal Agency Name: USDA Rural has shown that people appreciate and affect the availability or level of funding Business-Cooperative Service. enjoy the availability of developed for this program. The Agency will Funding Opportunity Title: Value- recreation facilities and pavilions. The publish the program funding level on Added Producer Grant. Forests currently have several the Rural Development Web site Announcement Type: Notice of campgrounds and recreation areas with (https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs- Solicitation of Applications and fees, and pavilions for rent. The services/value-added-producer-grants). Solicitation of Grant Reviewers campgrounds and recreation areas are Section VII also announces solicitation Catalog of Federal Domestic often at capacity with pavilion rentals of non-Federal independent grant Assistance Number: 10.352. often fully booked throughout their reviewers to evaluate and score Dates: Application Deadline. You rental season. A market analysis for applications submitted under this must submit your complete paper sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES each area indicates that the above Notice. application by January 31, 2018, or it proposed fees are both reasonable and DATES: You must submit your will not be considered for funding. acceptable for this sort of unique application by January 31, 2018 or it Electronic applications must be received recreation experience. Revenue from the will not be considered for funding. by http://www.grants.gov no later than recreation fees will be used for Paper applications must be postmarked midnight Eastern Time January 24, improvements as well as the continued and mailed, shipped or sent overnight 2018, or it will not be considered for operation and maintenance of these by this date. You may also hand carry funding. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:45 Aug 28, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29AUN1.SGM 29AUN1


Document Created: 2017-08-29 01:57:53
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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of New Fee Sites.
DatesSend any comments about these fee proposals by October 13, 2017 to the appropriate ranger district listed below so comments can be compiled, analyzed, and shared with a Recreation Resource Advisory Committee.
ContactHector Ranger District: Tim Noon, Natural Resource Specialist, (607) 546-4470; Manchester Ranger District: Emily Lauderdale, District Recreation Program Manager, (802) 362-2307; Rochester Ranger District: Holly Knox, District Recreation Program Manager, (802) 767-4261.
FR Citation82 FR 40986 
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