Notice2023-24516
Notice To Establish a Recreation Fee Area and Collect Fees on Public Lands Managed by the Owyhee Field Office, Idaho
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Published
November 7, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
Pursuant to the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Owyhee Field Office will establish a fee area and intends to collect fees at the Jump Creek Recreation Site in Owyhee County, Idaho.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76845-76846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24516]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_ID_FRN_MO4500171485]
Notice To Establish a Recreation Fee Area and Collect Fees on
Public Lands Managed by the Owyhee Field Office, Idaho
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of recreation fee.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act
(FLREA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Owyhee Field Office will
establish a fee area and intends to collect fees at the Jump Creek
Recreation Site in Owyhee County, Idaho.
DATES: Comments on the proposed fee area and fees must be received or
postmarked by December 7, 2023 and must include the commenter's legible
full name and address. Comments received after the close of the comment
period or delivered to an address other than the one listed in this
notice may not be considered or included in the administrative record
for the proposal. Starting May 7, 2024, the BLM will have the option to
initiate 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 reviewed at the BLM Owyhee Field Office, 101 S. Bruneau Hwy.,
Marsing, ID 83639; or the BLM Boise District Office, 3948 Development
Ave., Boise, ID 83705 and online at: <a href="https://on.doi.gov/3qfe3I0">https://on.doi.gov/3qfe3I0</a>.
Comments may be submitted either by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c7858b8a988e839888b0beafa2a288a1a1aea4a287a5abaae9a0a8b1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d1f111002141902122a24353838123b3b343e381d3f3130733a322b">[email protected]</span></a>; or by U.S. Postal Mail to BLM Owyhee Field
Office, 101 S Bruneau Hwy., Marsing, ID 83639.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Homan, outdoor recreation
planner, BLM Owyhee Field Office, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d3919f9e8c9a978c9ca4aabbb6b69cb5b5bab0b693b1bfbefdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="11535d5c4e58554e5e66687974745e777778727451737d7c3f767e67">[email protected]</span></a>;
telephone: (208) 896-5912. 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 is committed to provide and receive
fair value for the use of developed recreation facilities and services
in a manner that meets public use demands, provides quality
experiences, and protects important resources. The BLM's policy is to
collect fees at specialized recreation sites, or where the BLM provides
facilities, equipment, or services, at Federal expense, in connection
with outdoor use. To meet increasing demands for services and
maintenance at Jump Creek Recreation Site, the BLM will establish a fee
program for recreation site use. This fee site proposal addresses
facility maintenance and public safety needs due to increased use and
costs of operation. The fees will also enable the BLM to improve
services, add amenities desired by visitors, and help offset costs
incurred by Owyhee County for increased law enforcement patrols and
search and rescue efforts. The proposed fees are a $5 per vehicle day-
use fee, or a $25 annual pass, which would begin no earlier than spring
2024.
People holding an America the Beautiful--The National Parks and
Federal Recreational Lands pass are granted a 100 percent discount for
standard amenity fees.
The FLREA directs the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of
Agriculture to publish an advance notice in the Federal Register
whenever new recreation fee areas are established under their
respective jurisdictions. In accordance with BLM policy, the Jump Creek
Recreation Site Business Plan explains the fee collection process and
how fees will be used at this site. The BLM Idaho Resource Advisory
Council, functioning as a Recreation Resource Advisory Committee,
reviewed the proposal to charge fees at Jump Creek Recreation Site in
August 2021, following the FLREA guidelines. Fee amounts will be posted
on-site and at the BLM Owyhee Field Office. Copies of the business plan
will be available at the BLM Owyhee Field Office and BLM Boise District
Office as listed in the ADDRESSES section. Any future adjustments in
the fee amount will be made following the Jump Creek Recreation Site
Business Plan and after consultation with the Idaho Resource Advisory
Council and other public notice.
The Jump Creek Recreation Site is identified in the 1998 BLM Owyhee
Resource Management Plan and was analyzed in the Environmental Impact
Statement accompanying the plan (EIS ID-B030-1989-0001). Recreation use
fees would be consistent with other established fee sites in the area
managed by the BLM and other Federal and state land management
agencies.
The BLM welcomes public comments on this proposal. Before including
your address, phone number, email address, or other personal
identifying information in your comment, be advised 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 from public review your personal identifying information, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6803(b))
Tanya M. Thrift,
BLM Boise District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2023-24516 Filed 11-6-23; 8:45 am]
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