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Notices Federal Register

67093 

Vol. 71, No. 223 

Monday, November 20, 2006 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of New Recreation Fee Site; 

Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 

108–447) 

AGENCY: Homochitto National Forest, 

USDA Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice of new recreation fee 

site. 

SUMMARY: Okhissa Lake is a recreational 

complex currently under development 

on the Homochitto National Forest, 

located near Bude, Mississippi. The lake 

will open for use by the public for 

boating and fishing between July and 

November 2007. The exact opening date 

will depend on completing work on 

infrastructure needed to support fishing 

(restrooms, boat launch, parking lots, 

etc.). Other recreational day-use 

activities (swimming, picnicking) will 

be available later as amenities to 

accommodate them are added. The 

Forest Service proposes to charge $5 per 

vehicle for access to all day-use 

activities (boat launching, swimming, 

and picnicking). Fees will not be 

charged until infrastructure needed to 

support an activity is available for use 

by the public. A $50 annual pass will 

also be available for purchase by the 

public. The annual pass would allow 

12-month access to all day-use activities 

(boat launching, swimming, and 

picnicking). Opportunities for 

developed and primitive camping will 

be available in the future as work 

needed to accommodate these activities 

is complete. When available, the Forest 

Service will charge $13 for developed 

camping and $7 for primitive camping. 

Funds received from these fees will be 

used for continued operation and 

maintenance of the recreational 

complex and allow additional amenities 

to be added in the future. Funds will 

also be used to enhance or restore 

fisheries habitat of the lake. 

DATES: Recreational boating and fishing 

opportunities at Okhissa Lake will be 

available to the public between July and 

November 2007. Other recreational 

activities described above will be 

available as infrastructure to support 

them is added. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff 

Gainey, Recreation Program Manager, 

601–965–1617, National Forests in 

Mississippi, 100 West Capitol Street, 

Suite 1141, Jackson, MS 39269. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement 

Act (Title VII, P.L. 108–447) directed the 

Secretary of Agriculture to publish 

advance notice in the Federal Register 

whenever new recreation fee areas are 

established. The Homochitto National 

Forest currently manages only one other 

developed recreation site that provides 

camping, fishing and other day-use 

activities. Comparable recreational use 

fees are currently charged at this site. 

Development of Okhissa Lake and 

associated facilities are aimed at 

creating new recreational opportunities 

in an area that is economically 

depressed. 

Dated: November 7, 2006. 

Antoine L. Dixon, 

Forest Supervisor, National Forest in 

Mississippi. 

[FR Doc. 06–9260 Filed 11–17–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Inviting Rural Business Enterprise 

Grant Program Applications for 

Feasibility Studies or Feasibility and 

Marketing Studies 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBS), an Agency 

within the Rural Development mission 

area, announces the availability of 

grants up to $50,000 per application 

from the Rural Business Enterprise 

Grant (RBEG) Program for fiscal year 

(FY) 2007 for feasibility studies or 

feasibility and marketing studies, to be 

competitively awarded. The amount 

available for these competitive grants is 

$250,000. Funding under this 

announcement is targeted to the Rural 

Economic Area Partnerships (REAP) 

Zones. A list of current REAP Zones is 

available at http://www.ezec.gov/ 

communit/reap.html. This notice is 

being issued prior to passage of a final 

appropriations bill to allow applicants 

sufficient time to leverage financing, 

submit applications, and give the 

Agency time to process applications. 

DATES: The deadline for receipt of 

applications in the Rural Development 

State Office is December 8, 2006. 

Applications received at a Rural 

Development State Office after that date 

will not be considered for FY 2007 

funding. 

ADDRESSES: For further information, 

entities located in REAP Zones wishing 

to apply for assistance should contact a 

Rural Development State Office to 

receive further information and copies 

of the application package. REAP Zones 

are located in the states of New York, 

North Dakota, and Vermont. Contact 

information for the Rural Development 

State Offices in those states is as 

follows: 

New York, USDA Rural Development 

State Office, The Galleries of 

Syracuse, 441 South Salina Street, 

Suite 357, Syracuse, NY 13202–2541, 

(315) 477–6400/TDD (315) 477–6447. 

North Dakota, USDA Rural 

Development State Office, Federal 

Building, Room 208, 220 East Rosser, 

P.O. Box 1737, Bismarck, ND 58502– 

1737, (701) 530–2037/TDD (701) 530– 

2113. 

Vermont/New Hampshire, USDA Rural 

Development State Office, City 

Center, 3rd Floor, 89 Main Street, 

Montpelier, VT 05602, (802) 828– 

6000/TDD (802) 223–6365. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview 

Federal Agency: Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBS). 

Funding Opportunity Title: Rural 

Business Enterprise Grants. 

Announcement Type: Initial 

announcement. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 10.769. 

Dates: Application Deadline: 

Completed applications must be 

received in the Rural Development State 

Office no later than December 8, 2006, 

to be eligible for FY 2007 grant funding. 


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