Notice2021-21569
Notice of Proposed New Fee Sites
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Published
October 5, 2021
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentForest Service
Abstract
The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest is proposing to charge new fees at 23 recreation sites listed in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of this notice. Many sites have recently been reconstructed or amenities are being added to improve services and experiences. Fees are assessed based on the level of amenities and services provided, cost of operation and maintenance, market assessment, and public comment. Funds from fees would be used for the continued operation and maintenance of these recreation sites.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54916-54917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21569]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of Proposed New Fee Sites
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed new fee sites.
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SUMMARY: The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest is proposing to charge
new fees at 23 recreation sites listed in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of
this notice. Many sites have recently been reconstructed or amenities
are being added to improve services and experiences. Fees are assessed
based on the level of amenities and services provided, cost of
operation and maintenance, market assessment, and public comment. Funds
from fees would be used for the continued operation and maintenance of
these recreation sites.
DATES: If approved, the new fees would be implemented no earlier than
six months following the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.
ADDRESSES: ATTN: Recreation Fee Proposals, Okanogan-Wenatchee National
Forest, 215 Melody Lane, Wenatchee, WA 98801.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne Cable, Recreation Fee
Coordinator, 509-664-9394, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d6859bf89085f890b3b386a4b9a6b9a5b7ba96a3a5b2b7f8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="20736d0e66730e66454570524f504f53414c60555344410e474f56">[email protected]</span></a>.
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.
As part of this proposal, Mystery Campground, Three Creek
Campground, Nice Campground, and North Fork Campground would be
converted to group campgrounds offering a new opportunity for the
public and available to reserve at $40-$75/night. A $5 day-use fee at
Lower Echo Trailhead, Spillway Day Use Area, Upper Echo Trailhead,
Blackpine Lake Picnic Area, Swiftwater Picnic Area, Conrad Meadows
Trailhead, Crater Creek Trailhead, Foggy Dew Trailhead, Goat Peak
Trailhead, Lower Mad River Trailhead, Penstock Trailhead, Pot Peak
Trailhead, Rattlesnake Creek Trailhead, and Chickadee Trailhead would
be added to improve services and facilities, and recreation passes
would be honored. This proposal would also implement new fees at eight
campgrounds (Antilon Lake, Crawfish Lake, Grasshopper Meadow, Lake
Creek, Napeequa Crossing, North Summit Horse Camp, Rainy Creek, and
White River Falls), all proposed at $10 per night. In addition, this
proposal would implement new fees at four recreation rentals: Tyee
Lookout proposed at $90 a night; two yurts at Lake Creek Campground
(Entiat Ranger District), proposed at $75 a night; and Steliko Lookout,
proposed at $75 a night. New fees would provide increased visitor
opportunities, as well as increased staffing to address operations and
maintenance needs and enhance customer service.
Advanced reservations for campgrounds and cabins will be available
through <a href="http://www.recreation.gov">www.recreation.gov</a> or by calling 1-877-444-6777. The
reservation service charges an $8.00 fee for reservations.
These new fees will be reviewed by a Recreation Resource Advisory
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Committee prior to a final decision and implementation.
Dated: September 29, 2021.
Sandra Watts,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2021-21569 Filed 10-4-21; 8:45 am]
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