[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 14071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06156]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of Proposed Fee Increase; Federal Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108-447)
AGENCY: Ashley National Forest, USDA Forest Service.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Fee Increase.
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SUMMARY: The Ashley National Forest is proposing to increase the fee
for Christmas tree permits from $10.00 to $15.00 per tag. This increase
is proposed and will be determined upon further analysis and public
comment. Funds from fees would be used for the continued operation of
the Christmas tree program, including visitor services, maps, and law
enforcement.
DATES: Comments will be accepted through May 30, 2015. Increased fees
would begin November 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Lesley Tullis, Environmental Coordinator,
Ashley National Forest, 355 North Vernal Avenue, Vernal, Utah 84078
(email [email protected]; please put ``Christmas
trees'' in the subject line).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Louis Haynes, Public Affairs Officer,
at 435-789-1181. Information about proposed fee changes can also be
found on the Ashley National Forest Web site: http://www.fs.usda.gov/ashley.
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, the fee increases will be
reviewed by a Recreation Resource Advisory Committee prior to a final
decision and implementation.
Dated: February 24, 2015.
John R. Erickson,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 2015-06156 Filed 3-17-15; 8:45 am]
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