19842 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 66 / Wednesday, April 6, 2022 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Proposed New Fee Sites 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed new fee 

sites. 

SUMMARY: The Ozark-St. Francis 

National Forest in Arkansas is 

proposing to charge new fees at multiple 

recreation sites listed in SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION of this notice. Funds from 

fees would be used for operation, 

maintenance, and improvements of 

these recreation sites. Many sites 

recently have been reconstructed or 

amenities are being added to improve 

services and experiences. An analysis of 

nearby developed recreation sites with 

similar amenities shows the proposed 

fees are reasonable and typical of 

similar sites in the area. 

DATES: If approved, the new fees would 

be implemented no earlier than six 

months following the publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Ozark-St. Francis National 

Forest, 605 West Main St., Russellville, 

Arkansas 72801. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Duggan, Recreation Program 

Manager at 479–964–7238 or 

Robert.duggan@usda.gov. 

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. The 

fees are only proposed at this time and 

will be determined upon further 

analysis and public comment. 

Reasonable fees, paid by users of these 

sites, will help ensure that the Forest 

can continue maintaining and 

improving recreation sites like this for 

future generations. 

As part of this proposal, a Special 

Recreation Permit for Pleasant Hill 

Shooting Range is proposed at $5 per 

day and $30 per year. In addition, this 

proposal would implement new fees at 

four Off-Highway Vehicle sites: 

Moccasin Gap, Mill Creek, Brock Creek, 

and Buckhorn are proposed at $10 per 

day per rider, $20 per 3-day per rider, 

and $75 per year per rider. A $5 dayuse fee per vehicle at Gunner Pool and 

Sam’s Throne Recreation Areas would 

be added to improve services and 

facilities. The full suite of Interagency 

passes would be honored. 

New fees would provide increased 

visitor opportunities as well as 

increased staffing to address operations 

and maintenance needs and enhance 

customer service. Once public 

involvement is complete, these new fees 

will be reviewed by the Southern 

Region Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee prior to a final decision and 

implementation. 

Dated: April 1, 2022. 

Sandra Watts, 

Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National 

Forest System. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07268 Filed 4–5–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

[Docket No: RBS–22–CO–OP–0002] 

Inviting Applications for Rural 

Cooperative Development Grants 

(RCDG) 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of solicitation of 

applications. 

SUMMARY: This Notice announces that 

the Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

(Agency) is accepting fiscal year (FY) 

2022 applications for the Rural 

Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG) 

program, subject to the availability of 

funding. This notice is being issued in 

order to allow applicants sufficient time 

to leverage financing, prepare and 

submit their applications, and give the 

Agency time to process applications 

within FY 2022. The purpose of this 

program is to provide financial 

assistance to improve the economic 

condition of rural areas through 

cooperative development. Eligible 

applicants are non-profit corporations 

and institutions of higher education. An 

announcement on the website at https:// 

www.rd.usda.gov/newsroom/noticessolicitation-applications-nosas will 

identify the amount available in FY 

2022 for RCDG applications. All 

applicants are responsible for any 

expenses incurred in developing their 

applications. 

DATES: Completed applications must be 

submitted electronically by no later than 

11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, June 6, 2022, 

through Grants.gov, to be eligible for 

grant funding. For instructions on the 

process of registering your organization 

as soon as possible to ensure that you 

are able to meet the electronic 

application deadline, please review the 

Grants.gov website at https://

www.grants.gov/web/grants/

register.html. Late applications are not 

eligible for funding under this Notice 

and will not be evaluated. 

ADDRESSES: You are encouraged to 

contact your USDA Rural Development 

(RD) State Office well in advance of the 

application deadline to discuss your 

project and ask any questions about the 

RCDG program or the application 

process. Contact information for State 

Offices can be found at http://

www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/stateoffices. 

Program guidance as well as 

application and matching funds 

templates may be obtained at http://

www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/

rural-cooperative-development-grantprogram. To submit an electronic 

application, follow the instructions for 

the RCDG funding announcement 

located at http://www.grants.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Sharp, Program Management Division, 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service, 

United States Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW, Mail Stop-3226, Room 5160-South, 

Washington, DC 20250–3226, (202) 720– 

1400 or email to lisa.sharp@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview 

Federal Agency: Rural BusinessCooperative Service. 

Funding Opportunity Title: Rural 

Cooperative Development Grants 

(RCDG). 

Announcement Type: Notice of 

Solicitation of Applications. 

Assistance Listing Number: 10.771. 

Funding Opportunity Number: RBCS– 

RCDG–2022. 

Date: Application Deadline. 

Electronic applications must be received 

by http://www.grants.gov no later than 

11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, June 6, 2022, 

or it will not be considered for funding. 

Administrative: The following apply 

to this Notice: 

(i) Key priorities. The Agency 

encourages applicants to consider 

projects that will advance the following 

(more details available at https://

www.rd.usda.gov/priority-points: 

• Assisting rural communities recover 

economically from the impacts of the 

COVID–19 pandemic, particularly 

disadvantaged communities; 

• Ensuring all rural residents have 

equitable access to RD programs and 

benefits from RD funded projects; and 

• Reducing climate pollution and 

increasing resilience to the impacts of 

climate change through economic 

support to rural communities. 

(ii) Technical assistance. The 

application template provides specific, 

detailed instructions for each item of a 


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