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this alternative would require the most 

extreme changes to current fishing 

regulations within the park, and the 

changes to the park’s fishing regulations 

would be accomplished through 

collaboration with the State of Florida 

FWS and further public input. 

Alternative 4, Rebuild and Conserve 

Park Fisheries Resources, has been 

identified as the NPS’s ‘‘preferred 

alternative’’ because it results in the 

most equitable balance between 

protection, enjoyment, and extraction of 

the park’s fisheries resources. The NPS 

believes that Alternative 4 will allow for 

fishing activities to continue at a 

sustainable level that does not 

compromise the long-term health of the 

park’s fisheries resources. Additionally, 

following NEPA, the NPS has identified 

Alternative 5, Restore Park Fisheries 

Resources, as the ‘‘environmentally 

preferred alternative’’ because it causes 

the least damage to the biological and 

physical environment and best protects, 

preserves, and enhances historic, 

cultural, and natural resources. Through 

identification of the ‘‘environmentally 

preferred alternative,’’ NPS decisionmakers and the public are faced with 

the relative merits of each alternative 

and must clearly state the values and 

policies used throughout the decisionmaking process. 

If you wish to comment on the FMP, 

you may submit your comments by any 

one of several methods. You may mail 

comments to Fishery Management Plan, 

Biscayne National Park, 9700 SW. 328th 

Street, Homestead, Florida 33033. You 

may also comment via the Internet at 

http://parkplanning.nps.gov. If you do 

not receive a confirmation from the 

system that we have received your 

Internet message, contact BISC Fisheries 

at 305–230–1144. Finally, you may 

hand-deliver comments to Biscayne 

National Park, 9700 SW. 328th Street, 

Homestead, Florida 33033. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

e-mail address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Biscayne National Park, 9700 SW. 328th 

Street, Homestead, Florida 33033; 

Telephone 305–230–1144; or BISC 

Fisheries@nps.gov. 

The authority for publishing this 

notice is contained in 40 CFR 1506.6 

The responsible official for this Draft 

EIS is the Regional Director, Southeast 

Region, National Park Service, 100 

Alabama Street, SW., 1924 Building, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303. 

Art Frederick, 

Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region. 

[FR Doc. E9–18754 Filed 8–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLUTY0100–09–L12200000.EB0000–24– 

1A00] 

Notice of Intent To Collect Fees on 

Public Land in Grand County, Utah, 

Moab Field Office Under the Federal 

Lands Recreation Enhancement Act 

(REA) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to applicable 

provisions of the Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act (REA), the 

Moab Field Office of the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is proposing to 

begin collecting fees for one group site 

and three camping areas. These 

proposed sites are located in Grand 

County, Utah. 

DATES: Effective Date: There will be a 30 

day public comment period that will 

expire on September 4, 2009. The public 

is urged to participate in the public 

comment period. Effective six months 

after the publication of this notice, the 

Bureau of Land Management, Moab 

Field Office would initiate fee collection 

at the Moab Skyway Group Area, and 

the Entrada Bluffs, Bartlett Wash and 

Courthouse Rock camping areas, as 

construction work is completed, unless 

BLM publishes a Federal Register 

notice to the contrary. The Utah 

Resource Advisory Council (RAC), 

functioning as a Recreation Resource 

Advisory Committee (RRAC), will 

review the proposal to charge fees at the 

sites mentioned above. Future 

adjustments in the fee amount will be 

made in accordance with the Moab 

Field Office’s recreation fee business 

plan covering the sites. Fee adjustments 

will be made after consultation with the 

Utah Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee and other appropriate 

advance public notice. 

ADDRESSES: Mail: Field Manager, Moab 

Field Office, 82 East Dogwood, Moab, 

UT 84532 or momail@ut.blm.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Russell von Koch, Recreation Branch 

Chief, Moab Field Office, Bureau of 

Land Management, 82 East Dogwood, 

Moab, UT 84532 (435) 259–2100. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The group 

site and three camping areas are: Moab 

Skyway Group Site (T. 26 S., R. 21 E., 

Sec. 2, within, SLM), Entrada Bluffs 

camping area (T. 23 S., R. 24 E., Sec. 8, 

within, SLM), Bartlett Wash camping 

area (T. 24 S., R. 19 E., Section 14, 

within, SLM), and Courthouse Rock 

camping area (T. 24 S., R. 20 E., 

Sections 17 and 20, within, SLM). 

Under Section 3(g) of the REA, the Moab 

Skyway Group Site, and the Entrada 

Bluffs, Bartlett and Courthouse Rock 

camping areas will qualify, upon 

completion, as sites wherein visitors can 

be charged an ‘‘Expanded Amenity 

Recreation Fee.’’ Visitors wishing to use 

the expanded amenities BLM is 

developing at the four sites would 

purchase a recreation use permit as 

described at 43 CFR Part 2930. Pursuant 

to REA and implementing regulations at 

43 CFR Subpart 2933, fees may be 

charged for overnight camping and 

group use reservations where specific 

amenities and services are provided. 

Specific visitor fees will be identified 

and posted at the site. Fees must be paid 

at the self-service pay station located at 

the camping areas. Fees for the Moab 

Skyway Group Site must be paid for in 

advance with the Moab Field Office. 

People holding the America The 

Beautiful—The National Parks and 

Federal Recreational Lands—Senior 

Pass (i.e., Interagency Senior Pass), a 

Golden Age Passport, the America the 

Beautiful—The National Parks and 

Federal Recreational Lands—Access 

Pass (i.e. Interagency Access Pass), or a 

Golden Access Passport will be entitled 

to a 50 percent fee reduction on all fees 

except those associated with group 

reservations. Fees charged for use of the 

group sites would include a nonrefundable site reservation fee and a per 

person use fee. 

The Moab Skyway Group Site and the 

Entrada Bluffs camping area are within 

the Colorado Riverway Special 

Recreation Management Area (SRMA). 

Within this SRMA, there are twelve 

similar camping fee sites. The Moab 

Skyway Group Site, which is within the 

Moab city limits, would include special 

developed facilities available for day 

use only. The Entrada Bluffs site has 

individual camp sites only. Bartlett 

Wash and Courthouse Rock would only 

have individual sites. These two areas 

are located within the Gemini Bridges/ 

Labyrinth Rims Special Recreation 

Management Area, which has three 

similar camping fee sites. 


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The BLM is committed to provide, 

and receive fair value for the use of 

developed recreation facilities and 

services in a manner that meets public 

use demands, provides quality 

experiences and protects important 

resources. The BLM’s policy is to collect 

fees at all specialized recreation sites, or 

where the BLM provides facilities, 

equipment or services, at Federal 

expense, in connection with outdoor 

use as authorized by the REA. In an 

effort to meet increasing demands for 

services and maintenance of developed 

facilities, the BLM would implement a 

fee program for the camping areas. 

BLM’s mission for the camping areas is 

to ensure that funding is available to 

maintain facilities and recreational 

opportunities, to provide for law 

enforcement presence, to develop 

additional services, and to protect 

resources. This mission entails 

communication with those who will be 

most directly affected by the camping 

areas, for example recreationists, other 

recreation providers, partners, 

neighbors, and those who will have a 

stake in solving concerns that may arise 

throughout the life of the camping areas, 

including elected officials, and other 

agencies. 

Development of the Moab Skyway 

Group Site and the Entrada Bluffs, 

Bartlett and Courthouse camping areas 

is consistent with the 2008 Moab 

Resource Management Plan and was 

analyzed in the Environmental Impact 

Statement accompanying the plan (EIS 

UT–060–2007–04). Camping and group 

use fees would be consistent with other 

established fee sites in the area 

including other BLM administered sites 

in the area and those managed by the 

USDA Forest Service, USDI National 

Park Service, and Utah State Parks and 

Recreation. Future adjustments in the 

fee amount will be made following the 

Moab Field Office’s recreation fee 

business plan covering the sites, 

consultation with the Utah Recreation 

Resource Advisory Committee and other 

public notice prior to a fee adjustment. 

In December 2004, the REA was 

signed into law. The REA provides 

authority for 10 years for the Secretaries 

of the Interior and Agriculture to 

establish, modify, charge, and collect 

recreation fees for use of some Federal 

recreation lands and waters, and 

contains specific provisions addressing 

public involvement in the establishment 

of recreation fees, including a 

requirement that Recreation Resource 

Advisory Committees or Councils have 

the opportunity to make 

recommendations regarding 

establishment of such fees. REA also 

directed the Secretaries of the Interior 

and Agriculture to publish advance 

notice in the Federal Register whenever 

new recreation fee areas are established 

under their respective jurisdictions. In 

accordance with the BLM recreation fee 

program policy, the Moab Field Office’s 

recreation fee business plan both 

explains the fee collection process and 

how the fees will be used at the four 

sites. BLM will notify and involve the 

public at each stage of the planning 

process, including the proposal to 

collect fees. The Utah RRAC will review 

the fee proposals at its next meeting, 

following REA guidelines. Fee amounts 

will be posted on-site, and at the Moab 

Field Office, and copies of the business 

plan will be available at the Moab Field 

Office and the BLM Utah State Office. 

BLM welcomes public comments on 

this proposal. Before including your 

address, phone number, e-mail address, 

or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, be 

advised that your entire comment— 

including your personal identifying 

information—may be made publicly 

available at any time. While you can ask 

us in your comment to withhold from 

public review your personal identifying 

information, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6803(b). 

Approved: 

Selma Sierra, 

State Director. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLUT91000–L10400000–PH0000–24–1A] 

Notice of Utah’s Resource Advisory 

Council (RAC) Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Utah’s Resource 

Advisory Council Meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) and The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management’s (BLM) Utah 

Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will 

meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The Utah Resource Advisory 

Council (RAC) will meet September 15 

(1 p.m.–6 p.m.) and September 16 (8 

a.m.–3 p.m.), 2009, in Cedar City, Utah. 

ADDRESSES: The RAC will meet at the 

Southern Utah University’s Hunter 

Conference Center (Shooting Star 

meeting room), 351 West University 

Blvd., Cedar City, Utah. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Sherry Foot, Special Programs 

Coordinator, Utah State Office, Bureau 

of Land Management, P.O. Box 45155, 

Salt Lake City, Utah 84145–0155; phone 

(801) 539–4195. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- 

member Council advises the Secretary 

of the Interior, through the Bureau of 

Land Management, on a variety of 

planning and management issues 

associated with public land 

management in Utah. On September 15, 

planned agenda topics include 

presentations on renewable energy 

resources, including geothermal, wind 

energy, solar study units; effects on 

wildlife from renewable energy 

development; the treatment of 

renewable resources in Resource 

Management Plans; and, comments by 

local and state officials. Updates on the 

Milford Flat fire rehab project also will 

be presented. A half-hour public 

comment period, where the public may 

address the Council, is scheduled from 

5 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Written comments 

may be sent to the Bureau of Land 

Management’s address listed above. 

On September 16, the RAC will tour 

the RASER facilities (geothermalmodular units), First Wind—Milford 

Flat Wind Farm (Clipper and GE 

turbines, substation, operation and 

maintenance facility, lay-down yards), 

and the Blundell Powerplant 

(geothermal, production plant-turbine, 

heat exchangers). All meetings are open 

to the public; however, transportation, 

lodging, and meals are the responsibility 

of the participating public. For purposes 

of field tour coordination, members of 

the public wishing to attend are to 

contact Sherry Foot at (801) 539–4195. 

Dated: July 30, 2009. 

Selma Sierra, 

State Director. 

[FR Doc. E9–18681 Filed 8–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLMTC03000–L10200000–PK0000] 

Notice of Public Meeting, Dakotas 

Resource Advisory Council Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory 


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