[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66079-66080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27621]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Resource Advisory Council Meeting for the Northwest
Colorado Resource Advisory Council (Supplemental Information)
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting: Supplemental Information
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, notice has been
published that the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Northwest Resource Advisory Council (NW RAC) will meet
on December 1, 2011. This notice provides supplemental information
related to specific fee proposals that will be discussed at the
December meeting in Gateway, Colorado, specifically the consideration
of two new fee proposals for public lands within the Grand Junction
Field Office, and one fee adjustment proposal for the Kremmling Field
Office.
DATES: This supplemental information is being provided for the NW RAC
meeting to be held on December 1, 2011. The meeting will begin at 8
a.m. and adjourn at approximately 3 p.m., with public comment periods
regarding matters on the agenda at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
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ADDRESSES: Gateway Canyons Resort, 43200 Colorado Highway 141.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Boyd, Public Affairs Specialist,
Colorado River Valley Field Office, 970-876-9000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-member NW RAC advises the Secretary
of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of issues associated
with resource management of the public lands in northwestern Colorado.
On June 20, 2011, the NW RAC's charter was amended to allow the NW RAC
to make recommendations of fee proposals associated with recreational
use of BLM-managed public lands in northwestern Colorado under the
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA). At the December 1
meeting, the NW RAC will consider two new fee proposals being developed
by the Grand Junction Field Office, and one fee adjustment in the
Kremmling Field Office.
The first proposal would allow the BLM to initiate an expanded
amenity fee program for the 18 Road Campground in the North Fruita
Desert. The BLM is proposing this fee to address maintenance and
improvement issues at the campground based on significant increases in
visitation. Fees would allow for campground improvements, including the
addition of up to 60 new campsites.
The second proposal would allow the BLM to initiate a fee program
for the Ruby-Horsethief section of the Colorado River. This fee would
accompany an individual Special Recreation Permit for overnight camping
and would assist the BLM in enhancing management to reduce visitor
conflict and protect public land resources from damage through
enforcement, land restoration and regular patrols.
The fee adjustment proposal would adjust the fee structure at the
Pumphouse and Radium recreation sites along the Upper Colorado River.
Fees have been charged in the area since 1998. Adjustments are
necessary to keep pace with increased costs of maintaining and
improving these areas.
More information about these proposals and the complete agenda for
December 1 are available on the NW RAC's Web site at http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_Resources/racs/nwrac.html. These meetings are
open to the public. Depending on the number of persons wishing to
comment and time available, the time for individual oral comments may
be limited at the discretion of the Chair.
A separate Notice of Intent will be published in the Federal
Register at a later date to announce the BLM's intent to collect fees
on these two areas of public land. A Notice of Intent is not required
for the fee adjustment proposal.
Helen M. Hankins,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-27621 Filed 10-24-11; 8:45 am]
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