[Federal Register: November 22, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 225)]
[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 New Fee Site; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act 
(TITLE VIII, Pub. L. 108-447)

AGENCY: Prescott National Forest, USDA Forest Service.

ACTION: Notice of New Fee site.

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SUMMARY: The Prescott National Forest will begin charging fees for the 
Alto Pit OHV Campground. Fees paid at similar campgrounds on the 
Prescott National Forest have shown that publics appreciate and enjoy 
the availability of campgrounds and are willing to pay reasonable fees 
for use of such sites. The fee rates will be $15 per night for camping 
in single family camp units and $30 per unit per night for the double 
unit. The fee will include the current day use fee collected at the 
site. Funds from fees will be used for the operation and maintenance of 
Alto Pit OHV Campground.

DATES: Fees will be collected for camping starting May, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Forest Supervisor, Prescott National Forest, 344 S. Cortez 
St, Prescott, Arizona 86303.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann May, Landscape Architect, Prescott 
National Forest, 928-443-8017.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement Act 
(Title VII, Pub. L. 198-447) directed the Secretary of Agriculture to 
publish a six month advance notice in the Federal Register whenever new 
recreation fee areas are established. This new fee will be reviewed by 
a Recreation Resource Advisory Committee prior to a final decision and 
implementation.
    A business analysis and past history has shown that people expect 
to pay for recreation experiences such as camping, at developed sites 
on the Prescott National Forest. A market analysis indicates that the 
proposed fees for Alto Pitt OHV Campground are both

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reasonable and acceptable for this sort of recreation experience.

    Dated: November 14, 2006.
Alan Quan,
Prescott National Forest Supervisor
[FR Doc. 06-9293 Filed 11-21-06; 8:45 am]

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