[Federal Register: August 25, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 165)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of Proposed New Fee Sites; Federal Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108-447)
AGENCY: Willamette National Forest, USDA Forest Service.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed New Fee Site.
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SUMMARY: The Willamette National Forest is planning to charge a fee at
Benson Lake Trailhead and adjacent Scott Lake Campground beginning the
summer of 2009. Benson Lake Trailhead was in the recreation fee
demonstration project prior to 2005, and fees are being reestablished
to help maintain facilities and services including toilet, picnic
tables, garbage collection, interpretive and informational signing, and
visitor security. A $5 day use fee is being proposed and recreation
passes would be honored including: The Northwest Forest Pass,
Interagency Passes and Golden Passports.
Implementation Date: New fees would begin in August 2009.
ADDRESSES: Dallas Emch, Forest Supervisor, Willamette National Forest,
211 East 7th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Ratliff, McKenzie River
Recreation Staff at (541) 822-7238. Information about proposed fee
changes can also be found on the Willamette National Forest Web site:
http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/willamette.
To send comments about fee proposals please submit by September 15,
2008 to: McKenzie River Ranger
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District. Attn: Recreation Fee Program, 57600 McKenzie Hwy, McKenzie
Bridge, OR 97413 or at http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/willamette/recreation/
rea-feechange/.
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. Once public involvement is
complete, new fee proposals will he reviewed by the Pacific Northwest
Recreation Resource Advisory Committee (RRAC). The RRAC will discuss
and forward their recommendation to the Regional Forester who makes the
final decision on behalf of the Secretary of Agriculture. Information
about the Pacific Northwest Recreation Resource Advisory Committee,
RRAC meeting dates and location can be found on the Region 6 (Oregon/
Washington) Forest Service Web site at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/
passespermits/rrac.shtml. A tentative meeting is scheduled for the end
of October of 2008.
Date: August 14, 2008.
Dallas Emch,
Forest Supervisor.
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