[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 41 (Monday, March 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 11819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04573]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Use Authorizations; Special Recreation Permits, Other 
than on Developed Recreation Sites; Adjustment in Fees

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is adjusting certain 
special recreation permit fees for various recreation activities on 
BLM-administered public lands and related waters. The BLM is adjusting 
the minimum fee for commercial, competitive, and organized group 
activities or events.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Ballenger, Division of 
Recreation and Visitor Services, 202-912-7642.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice establishes that effective on 
March 1, 2014, the special recreation permit minimum fee for commercial 
special recreation permits is $105 per year. The minimum fee for both 
competitive and organized group activities or events is $5 per person 
per day, and the minimum fee for an assigned site is $210 per permit. 
The BLM Director is authorized to periodically adjust fees by the 
regulations found at 43 CFR 2832.31(b). The previous fee schedule went 
into effect on March 1, 2011. Commercial and reserved site fees are 
rounded to the nearest $5. Competitive and group use fees are rounded 
to the nearest $1. Individual states also have the option of imposing 
application fees and/or establishing higher minimum fees for special 
recreation permits.
    The next fee adjustment is scheduled for March 1, 2017.
    The intended effect of the fee calculation process is to ensure 
that fees cover administrative costs of permit issuance, provide a fair 
return to the U.S. Government for use of the public lands, and approach 
free market value in certain cases. The BLM, in coordination with the 
U.S. Forest Service, automatically adjusts the minimum commercial, 
competitive, organized group and activity special recreation permit 
fees and minimum assigned site fee every 3 years. These fees are 
calculated and adjusted based on the change in the Implicit Price 
Deflator-Gross Domestic Product Index (IPD-GDP). The IPD-GDP is also 
available from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic 
Analysis at the following Web site: http://www.bea.gov/iTable/index_nipa.cfm.

    Authority:  43 U.S.C. 1740, 16 U.S.C. 6802, and 43 CFR 2932.32

Gregory Shoop,
Acting Assistant Director, Resources and Planning.
[FR Doc. 2014-04573 Filed 2-28-14; 8:45 am]
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