Notice2022-14251
Notice of Intent Tto Establish Recreation Fees on Public Lands in the Price, Richfield, and Salt Lake Field Offices, Utah
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Published
July 5, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
Pursuant to applicable provisions of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is posting this Notice of Intent for the Price and Richfield Field Offices to begin phasing in the collection of fees at 15 campgrounds, and for the Salt Lake Field Office to designate a special area with a permit system and to begin collecting fees for recreation uses within the special area.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39866-39868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14251]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[223 LLUT934000 L12200000.FV0000]
Notice of Intent Tto Establish Recreation Fees on Public Lands in
the Price, Richfield, and Salt Lake Field Offices, Utah
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to applicable provisions of the Federal Lands
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Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
is posting this Notice of Intent for the Price and Richfield Field
Offices to begin phasing in the collection of fees at 15 campgrounds,
and for the Salt Lake Field Office to designate a special area with a
permit system and to begin collecting fees for recreation uses within
the special area.
DATES: Comments on the proposed fees must be received or postmarked by
August 4, 2022 and must include the commenter's legible full name and
address. Starting January 5, 2023, the BLM will have the option to
initate the proposed fees, unless the BLM publishes a Federal Register
notice to the contrary.
ADDRESSES: Copies of relevant supporting documents for this action may
be found at <a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/recreation/permits-and-fees/business-plans">https://www.blm.gov/programs/recreation/permits-and-fees/business-plans</a>, or by contacting the BLM Utah State Office, Branch
Chief for Outdoor and Heritage Resources, 440 West 200 South, Ste. 500,
Salt Lake City, UT 84101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Orr, Branch Chief for Outdoor
and Heritage Resources, Utah State Office, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85eeeaf7f7c5e7e9e8abe2eaf3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6902061b1b290b0504470e061f">[email protected]</span></a>;
telephone: (801) 539-4225. 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: The BLM Utah new fee sites and new special
area with a new permit system and fee are listed below:
The Price Field Office will establish new expanded amenity
recreation fees at New Joes, Cottonwood Canyon, Buckhorn Wash, The
Wickiup, The Wedge, South Temple Wash, San Rafael Reef, Temple Mountain
Townsite, Little Wild Horse, Sand Wash, Jurassic, and Millsite
campgrounds. Fees for overnight use of individual campsites will be $15
per night and group sites will be $75 per night.
The Richfield Field Office will establish new expanded amenity
recreation fees at Saul's Meadow, Beas Lewis Flat, and Summerville
campgrounds. Fees for overnight use of individual campsites at Saul's
Meadow will be $10 per night and group sites will be $65 per night.
Fees for overnight use of campsites at Beas Lewis Flat and Summerville
campgrounds will be $15 per night.
The Salt Lake Field Office will designate a new Special Area to be
known as the Fivemile Pass Recreation Area, with an Individual Special
Recreation Permit system and fee. The Fivemile Pass Recreation Area and
surrounding vicinity is a popular off-highway vehicle and dispersed
camping area. The daily permit fee will be $10 per primary vehicle,
which includes overnight camping, and an annual pass fee will be $50
per primary vehicle. The nearby Knolls special area is managed for the
same uses and already has approved an annual pass fee of $80 per
primary vehicle. The Knolls pass can be purchased in either location
and will serve as an annual pass for both locations, whereas the
Fivemile Pass annual pass will cover only the Fivemile Pass Recreation
Area.
The BLM is authorized to charge an ``Expanded Amenity Recreation
Fee'' at developed campgrounds under 16 U.S.C. 6802 when certain
amenities and services are provided. Section 6802 also authorizes the
BLM to collect special recreation permit fees for specialized
recreation uses of federal recreational lands and waters. Under 43 CFR
2930, the BLM may establish a Special Recreation Permit (SRP) and fee
system for the use of special areas and establish special areas where
the BLM determines that the resources require special management and
control measures for their protection. SRPs for individual recreation
use in a special area are referred to as ``Individual Special
Recreation Permits (ISRP)'' (BLM H-2930-1, Chapt.1, I.D.).
People holding the America the Beautiful--National Parks and
Federal Recreational Lands ``Annual Senior Pass,'' ``Senior Lifetime
Pass,'' or ``Access Pass'' may be provided a 50 percent discount on
some expanded amenity fees except those associated with group
reservations. Veterans and ``Annual Interagency Pass,'' ``Fourth Grade
Pass,'' and ``Gold Star Families Park Pass'' holders are not entitled
to this discount. This discount also does not apply to the Fivemile
Pass Recreation Area, per FLREA and BLM policy, as special area fees
are ISRPs--to which the America the Beautiful Passes do not apply.
FLREA was signed into law in December 2004 and provides authority for
the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to establish, modify,
charge, and collect recreation fees for use of some Federal recreation
lands and waters. The FLREA contains specific provisions addressing
public involvement in the establishment of recreation fees, including a
requirement that a Recreation Resource Advisory Council (RRAC) have the
opportunity to make recommendations regarding establishment of such
fees. The FLREA also directs the Secretaries of the Interior and
Agriculture to publish six months' advance notice in the Federal
Register whenever new recreation fee areas are established under their
respective jurisdictions.
To meet increasing demands for services and increased maintenance
costs, BLM Utah has developed recreation fee business plans. The Price
and Richfield Field Office plans establish new Expanded Amenity
Recreation Fees for the developed campgrounds indicated above. The Salt
Lake Field Office plan establishes a new ISRP fee for a newly
designated special area, to be known as the Fivemile Pass Recreation
Area, with an ISRP system. In response to increasing visitation on BLM-
managed public lands in Utah, the new recreation fees will be used to
improve and enhance visitor services and recreation facilities at the
respective fee locations and as allowed for by FLREA and BLM policy.
While amenities will vary, typical amenities provided at fee sites
include restroom facilities, delineated campsites, picnic tables, and
fire rings. Trash collection, shade structures, access to drinking
water, campground hosts, and other amenities may also be provided.
The BLM recognizes that creating new fee sites may add an
additional financial burden to users of public lands, and in
particular, lower income populations or those experiencing issues of
equity or environmental justice. Fee sites in this proposal include a
subset of the most developed or most popular and highly used recreation
sites managed by these field offices. The remaining developed
recreation sites and non-developed areas compose the vast majority of
BLM-managed public lands in each office--areas that will continue to
provide a wide variety of recreational opportunities for all members of
the public, including those in underserved populations. Furthermore, by
carefully developing business plans, conducting market research, and
receiving the RRAC's support to collect fees at select sites, the BLM
will have greater flexibility to use appropriated funding. This
flexibility will help the BLM support non-fee recreation sites,
partnerships, hiring initiatives, and other programs that focus on the
Administration's priorities regarding equity and environmental justice.
Collecting fees also helps the BLM create and maintain accessible
features at developed recreation sites. These developed recreation
sites serve members of the public who may have different physical or
mental abilities, or
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those who do not have the means or desire to purchase or rent
specialized equipment that is often needed for more remote, backcountry
recreation experiences on public lands.
As analyzed in the field offices' business plans, the campsite fees
and special area fees are consistent with other established fee sites
in the regions including other BLM-administered sites and those managed
by the United States Department of Agriculture--Forest Service, United
States Department of the Interior--National Park Service, and Utah
State Parks and Recreation.
In accordance with the BLM recreation fee program policy, the
business plans explain agency management direction, the need for fee
collection, and how the fees will be used at the sites. The BLM
notified and involved the public at each stage of the planning process.
The public was notified of a 30-day comment period on the draft
campground business plans and the draft special area business plan
through a BLM news release, letters mailed to local governments and
major stakeholders, information on the BLM website and posted written
notices at each fee site. The draft business plans were publicly
available for review and comment on the BLM Utah business plan website.
Following FLREA guidelines, the Utah RRAC has reviewed and made
recommendations for the new fee proposals. Fee amounts will be posted
on-site and copies of the business plans will be available at the field
offices, the BLM Utah State Office, and online. Before including your
address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire
comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made
publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6802 and 43 CFR 2930.
Gregory Sheehan,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2022-14251 Filed 7-1-22; 8:45 am]
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