[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 194 (Thursday, October 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 62137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25359]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLIDI01000-10-L12200000.EB0000]
Notice of Intent To Collect Fees on Public Land in Fremont
County, Idaho, Upper Snake Field Office Under the Federal Lands
Enhancement Act
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement
Act (REA), the Upper Snake Field Office will begin collecting fees for
the day use area and a fee for use of the Recreational Vehicle dump
station at Egin Lakes Access Recreation Site (Egin). The day use fee
will be $5 per day for the use of the area, and $10 per use of the
recreational vehicle dump station. A $60 season pass will be available.
The site is located in Fremont County, Idaho.
DATES: Effective Date: There will be a public comment period that will
expire on November 8, 2010. The BLM welcomes public comments on this
proposal, and the public is encouraged to participate by submitting
their comments on fee collection at this site. Six months after the
publication of this notice, the Upper Snake Field Office will initiate
fee collection in the day use area at Egin, unless the BLM publishes a
notice to the contrary in the Federal Register. A recreation fee
business plan for Egin was completed and reviewed by the Idaho Falls
District Resource Advisory Council (RAC). The RAC provided a
recommendation to the Upper Snake Field Office affirming the proposal
to collect fees at the Egin Day Use Area.
ADDRESSES: Mail comments to: Field Manager, Upper Snake Field Office,
Bureau of Land Management, 1405 Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho
83401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Upper Snake Field Office, Bureau of
Land Management, 1405 Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401,
telephone: (208) 524-7500.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Egin Day Use Area, which provides
developed parking and other amenities to visitors wishing to recreate
on the St. Anthony Sand Dunes, is located in Township 7 N., Range 39
E., Section 3, N \1/2\, NW \1/4\ SW \1/4\, Boise Meridian. Pursuant to
REA, 16 U.S.C. 6801 et seq., and implementing regulations in 43 CFR
part 2933, fees may be charged for day use that occurs in a highly
developed, highly visited recreation area. The Egin Day Use Area
qualifies as a ``standard amenity recreation fee area'' under 16 U.S.C.
6802(f); therefore, a recreation fee may be charged for use of the
area. Fee collection at the Egin Day Use Area is consistent with the
Medicine Lodge Resource Management Plan (1985), and the Egin Lakes Area
was identified and analyzed for day and overnight use fees in the
environmental assessment prepared pursuant to the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act for the Egin Lakes Project Site Plan
(2001). Fees for use of the campground have been collected for years
and will continue. Specific visitor fees will be identified and posted
at the sites. This notice announces that visitors must purchase a
recreation use permit as described in 43 CFR 2933 for day use and pay a
separate fee to use the recreational vehicle dump station. Fees must be
paid at the self-service pay station located at the Egin Day Use Area.
Holders of an America the Beautiful-The National Parks and Federal
Recreation Lands Interagency Annual Pass, Interagency Senior or Access
Pass, Interagency Access Pass, or an InteragencyVolunteer Pass will
have all day use fees waived.
The BLM is committed to providing and receiving 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. Day use fees collected at the Egin Lakes Day Use
Area will help ensure funding for the maintenance of existing
facilities, and providing recreational opportunities and resource
protection.
The BLM will report to the RAC each year on how the revenue from
these fees has been used. A copy of this report will be available to
the public at the Upper Snake River Field Office at the address listed
in the ADDRESSES section above.
Future adjustments in the fee amount will be made in accordance
with the Egin Lakes Access Recreation Site Business Plan, consultation
with the RAC, and through public notice and comment.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6803(b).
Wendy Reynolds,
Field Manager, Upper Snake Field Office, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2010-25359 Filed 10-6-10; 8:45 am]
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