[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 226 (Friday, November 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 70014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27993]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of Proposed New Fee Sites
AGENCY: Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, USDA Forest Service,
Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of proposed new fee sites.
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SUMMARY: The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest is proposing to add
eleven cabins to the recreation rental program and charge fees for the
overnight rental of these facilities. The cabins and proposed fee
structure include:
(1) Payson Lakes Cabin, available from June 1 to September 30 at
$125 per night. The cabin can accommodate up to 10 people and has
running water, flush toilets, shower, electric heat, and electric
appliances.
(2) Card Guard Station, available from June 1 through October 15 at
$125 per night. The cabin can accommodate up to 10 people and has
running water, flush toilet, shower, electricity and modern appliances.
(3) Current Creek Work Center, available from June 1 through
October 15 at $200 per night. The cabin is a duplex that can
accommodate up to 14 people. There are also three trailer pads with
hookups. The cabin has running water, flush toilets, electricity and
modern appliances.
(4) Rice Creek Field Station, available from June 1 through October
1 at $100 per night. The cabin can accommodate up to 10 people and has
running water, flush toilet, shower, propane cook stove, electric
lights and modern appliances.
(5) Mirror Lake Guard Station, available from July 1 through
September 15 at $100 per night. The cabin can accommodate up to four
people and has running water, shower, flush toilets, propane heat, and
propane lights and appliances.
(6) Mill Hollow Guard Station, available from June 1 through
September 30 at $100 per night. The cabin can accommodate up to eight
people and has running water, shower, flush toilets, wood stove, and
propane lights and appliances.
(7) Tony Grove Guard Station, available year-round at $85 per
night. The cabin can accommodate up to four people and has running
water (summer only), pit toilet, propane heat, and extra space for
camping.
(8) Monte Cristo Guard Station, available from year-round at $85
per night. The cabin can accommodate up to eight people and has running
water (summer only), flush toilets, shower, propane heat, and propane
lights and appliances.
(9) Ledgefork Guard Station, available from June 1 through
September 30 at $85 per night. The cabin can accommodate up to six
people and has running water, flush toilets, shower, propane heat, and
electric lights and appliances. Electricity to appliances is provided
by a generator.
(10) Blacksmith Fork Guard Station, available year-round at $75 per
night. The cabin can accommodate up to six people and has a vault
toilet, wood stove, and propane lights and appliances.
(11) Diamond Fork Guard Station, available year-round at $50 per
night. The cabin can accommodate up to eight people and has a vault
toilet, wood stove, and propane lights and appliances.
Fees are assessed based on the level of amenities and services
provided, cost of operations and maintenance, and market comparison. A
market comparison of the nearby rental cabins with similar amenities
shows that the proposed fees are reasonable and typical of similar
sites in the area.
Funds from fees would be used for the continued operation and
maintenance and improvements of these rental cabins.
DATES: Send any comments about these fee proposals by February 1, 2014
so comments can be compiled, analyzed and shared with the Utah Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) Recreation Resource Advisory Committee (R-
RAC). If this proposal is approved, it is anticipated that the cabin
rentals would become available for overnight rental during the winter
of 2014.
ADDRESSES: David C. Whittekiend, Forest Supervisor, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache
National Forest, 857 W. South Jordan Parkway, South Jordan, UT 84095.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Rosier, Cabin Rental program
manager, 801-999-2103 or email at [email protected]. Information about
proposed fee changes can also be found on the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache
National Forest Web site: http://www.fs.usda.gov/uwcnf.
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, these new fees will be
reviewed by the Utah BLM RRAC prior to a final decision and
implementation by the Regional Forester, Intermountain Region, USDA
Forest Service. People wanting reserve these cabins would need to do so
through the National Recreation Reservation Service, at
www.recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777 when it becomes
available. The NRRS charges a $9 fee for internet reservations and $10
fee for phone reservations.
Dated: November 12, 2013.
David C. Whittekiend,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 2013-27993 Filed 11-21-13; 8:45 am]
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