[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42486-42487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16931]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Notice of New Recreation Fee; Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Act

AGENCY: Coronado National Forest, USDA Forest Service, Tucson, Arizona.

ACTION: Notice of new recreation fee.

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SUMMARY: The Coronado National Forest is proposing to add the Portal 
CCC House and Portal Bunkhouse into the recreation rental program. The 
proposal is to charge $125.00 per night at the Portal CCC House and 
$100.00 per night at the Portal Bunkhouse. The Portal CCC House has two 
bedrooms (one with a futon couch, the second with a set of bunk beds), 
a single bathroom (with a shower), a small dining/living room 
combination, and a fully-equipped kitchen. It can accommodate up to 
five people. The Portal Bunkhouse has one bedroom (with a set of bunk 
beds and a small rollaway bed), a single bathroom (with a shower), and 
a small kitchen/dining room combination. It can accommodate up to four 
people. Both facilities have electric lights, heat, and running water.
    Other cabin rentals on National Forests in Arizona have shown the 
public appreciates the enhanced recreational opportunity afforded by 
these rehabilitated historic structures. Revenues from the rentals will 
be used for the continued operation and maintenance of this facility 
and other properties in the Arizona ``Rooms with a View'' Cabin Rental 
Program.

DATES: Send any comments about these fee proposals by November 1, 2013, 
so comments can be compiled, analyzed, and shared with the BLM Arizona 
Recreation Resource Advisory Council (R-RAC). If this proposal is 
approved, it is anticipated that the Portal CCC House and Portal 
Bunkhouse would become available for overnight rental in the spring 
2014.

ADDRESSES: Forest Supervisor, Coronado National Forest, 300 West 
Congress, Tucson, AZ 85701.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Makansi, Archaeologist, Coronado 
National Forest at (520) 760-2502 or by email at [email protected]. 
Information about the proposed new fees can also be found on the 
Coronado National Forest Web site: http://www.fs.usda.gov/coronado.

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. This new fee will be reviewed by 
the Bureau of Land Management Arizona Recreation Resource Advisory 
Council

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(R-RAC) prior to final decision and implementation by the Regional 
Forester, Southwest Region, USDA Forest Service.
    The Coronado National Forest currently has four other cabin rental 
facilities, which are booked regularly throughout the year. The public 
has expressed interest in additional cabin rental opportunities on the 
Coronado National Forest.
    People wanting to rent the Portal CCC House or Portal Bunkhouse 
would need to do so through the National Recreation Reservation Service 
at www.recreation.gov, or by calling 1-877-444-6777, The National 
Recreation Reservation Service charges a $9 reservation fee for online 
reservations and a $10 reservation fee for phone reservations.

    Dated: July 8, 2013.
Jamie Kingsbury,
Deputy Forest Supervisor, Coronado National Forest.
[FR Doc. 2013-16931 Filed 7-15-13; 8:45 am]
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