[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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