18390 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 61 / Wednesday, March 30, 2022 / Notices 

The BLM will work collaboratively 

with interested parties to identify the 

management decisions that are best 

suited to local, regional, and national 

needs and concerns. 

(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 

1610.2) 

Theresa M. Hanley, 

Acting BLM Montana/Dakotas State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06680 Filed 3–29–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLCOG01200 L12200000.MA0000 223] 

Notice of Intent To Implement Camping 

Permit and Future Fee Program on 

Public Lands at Rabbit Valley in Mesa 

County, CO 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is implementing a 

future expanded amenity fee program 

for camping at Rabbit Valley 

campgrounds, located within McInnis 

Canyons National Conservation Area 

(NCA) in Mesa County, Colorado. The 

fee program will allow the BLM to meet 

increasing demand for camping 

activities, protect resources, prevent 

further deterioration of the recreation 

setting, enforce existing rules and 

regulations, and provide for enhanced 

information and educational 

opportunities. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed fee 

changes must be received or postmarked 

by June 28, 2022 and must include the 

commenter’s legible full name and 

address. Starting on Friday, September 

30, 2022, the BLM will have the option 

to initiate fee collection at Rabbit Valley 

campgrounds for overnight visitation, 

unless the BLM publishes a Federal 

Register notice to the contrary. 

Comments received after the close of the 

comment period or delivered to an 

address other than the one listed in this 

notice may not be considered or 

included in the administrative record 

for the proposed fee program. 

ADDRESSES: Please send comments to 

the BLM Grand Junction Field Office at 

2815 H Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506 

or by email at blm_co_gj_public_

comments@blm.gov. Documents 

concerning this fee change may be 

reviewed at the Grand Junction Field 

Office. Phone: (970) 244–3000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Collin Ewing, NCA Manager, email: 

cewing@blm.gov; telephone: (970) 244– 

3000. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service at (800) 877–8339 to contact Mr. 

Ewing during normal business hours. 

The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 

days a week, to leave a message or 

question. You will receive a reply 

during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement 

Act (FLREA) and BLM policy, the BLM 

may collect fees in conjunction with 

Recreation Use Permits to manage 

visitor use, protect natural and cultural 

resources, achieve the goals and 

objectives of the applicable management 

plan, and authorize specific types of 

recreational activities. Under Section 

2(g) of the FLREA, certain campgrounds 

qualify as sites where visitors can be 

charged an ‘‘Expanded Amenity 

Recreation Fee.’’ Visitors wishing to use 

the expanded amenities can purchase a 

recreation use permit as described in the 

FLREA implementing regulations at 43 

CFR part 2930. Pursuant to FLREA and 

the regulations at 43 CFR subpart 2933, 

the BLM may charge fees for overnight 

camping and group-use reservations 

where specific amenities and services 

are provided. 

The BLM is implementing fee 

collection in the Rabbit Valley 

campgrounds for overnight camping. 

Rabbit Valley is a popular recreation 

destination for off-highway vehicle 

riding, mountain biking, horseback 

riding, and hiking, located off Interstate 

70, 2 miles east of the Colorado/Utah 

border. In accordance with a July 2019 

decision, the BLM will be constructing 

new campgrounds in the Rabbit Valley 

area. Most campsites in the Rabbit 

Valley campgrounds will require a fee of 

$20 per night, except for group 

campsites, which will range from $20 to 

$50 per night, depending on the number 

of vehicles ($20 per night for the first 

two vehicles, additional vehicles are 

$10 per night up to a maximum of five 

vehicles). The BLM will identify and 

post specific visitor fees at each 

campground. Visitors holding an 

America the Beautiful—National Parks 

and Federal Recreational Lands ‘‘Senior 

Annual Pass,’’ ‘‘Senior Lifetime Pass,’’ 

or ‘‘Access Pass’’ would be entitled to a 

50 percent discount on expanded 

amenity fees. Veterans and ‘‘Annual 

Interagency Pass,’’ ‘‘Fourth Grade Pass,’’ 

and ‘‘Gold Star Families Parks Pass’’ 

holders are not entitled to this discount. 

The BLM is also implementing a 

temporary, fee-free Individual Special 

Recreation Permit (ISRP) for camping in 

both undeveloped and developed 

designated campsites. Within the 

footprint of planned future campground 

development, undeveloped campsites 

for ISRPs will be designated with a sign. 

Dispersed camping outside of developed 

and undeveloped designated campsites 

will be prohibited. The BLM will phase 

out the ISRP as the new campgrounds 

in the Rabbit Valley are constructed. 

In response to increasing visitor 

demand, the BLM issued a July 2019 

Decision Record approving the 

development of additional campsites in 

the Rabbit Valley area as described in an 

Environmental Assessment (EA) (DOI– 

BLM–CO–S081–2018–0005–EA), and 

prepared a Business Plan for the project. 

The proposed action described in the 

EA, and approved in the Decision 

Record, included the option to charge a 

fee for overnight camping within the 

Rabbit Valley project area. The EA 

explained that the fee program would be 

developed through a separate process, 

which would include public 

involvement and consultation with the 

BLM Colorado Southwest District 

Resource Advisory Council (RAC). The 

BLM’s public outreach process and 

analysis of the fee program are detailed 

in the Business Plan. 

The Business Plan outlines the agency 

management direction, the need for fee 

collection, and how the BLM intends to 

use the fees to improve and maintain 

the amenities in the Rabbit Valley area. 

Information about the use of the fee 

revenues will be posted at one or more 

kiosks within the fee area annually. As 

discussed in the Business Plan, the 

camping fees are consistent with other 

established fee sites in the region, 

including other BLM-administered sites 

and those managed by the U.S. 

Department of the Interior—National 

Park Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture—Forest Service, and the 

State of Colorado. 

In accordance with the FLREA and 

the Council of Environmental Quality 

regulations implementing the National 

Environmental Policy Act, the BLM has 

notified and involved the public 

throughout this process. The BLM 

released its draft Business Plan and the 

Proposed Action for public scoping 

from June 24 through July 25, 2018. The 

BLM presented the proposed project 

and the results of this scoping to the 

BLM Colorado Southwest District RAC 

on March 8, 2019. The RAC passed a 

resolution to support fees in existing 

and new campgrounds in Rabbit Valley, 

with a separate resolution 

recommending that the BLM release the 

preliminary EA and an updated 

Business Plan for additional public 

comment. The public comment period 

ran from April 16 through May 17, 2019. 


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The BLM presented summaries of the 

public comments to the RAC on June 13, 

2019. The RAC passed a resolution to 

support the Rabbit Valley camping 

project and collecting fees as provided 

in the Business Plan. The BLM 

welcomes public comments on the 

proposed fee changes. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email 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. 

(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6803 and 43 CFR 2932) 

Benjamin Gruber, 

Acting BLM Colorado Associate State 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06731 Filed 3–29–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNVS01000.L58530000.EU0000.241A; 

N–99569; 12–08807; MO #4500156780; 

TAS:15X5232] 

Notice of Realty Action: Recreation 

and Public Purposes Act 

Classification, Lease, and Subsequent 

Conveyance of Public Lands; Nevada 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of realty action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), Las Vegas Field 

Office, has examined approximately 2.5 

acres of public land in the Las Vegas 

Valley, Clark County, Nevada, and 

found the lands suitable for 

classification under the provisions of 

the Recreation and Public Purposes 

(R&PP) Act, as amended. Clark County 

proposes to use the land for a new 

community fire station to help meet 

future expanding public-safety needs in 

the southwestern part of the Las Vegas 

Valley. 

DATES: Interested parties may submit 

written comments until May 16, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to 

the BLM Las Vegas Field Office, 

Assistant Field Manager, 4701 North 

Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 

89130; or fax to 775–515–5010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jamie Moeini at the above address; by 

telephone at 702–515–5129; or by email 

at jmoeini@blm.gov. Individuals in the 

United States who are deaf, deafblind, 

hard of hearing, or have a speech 

disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 

TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The parcel 

is located south of Raven Avenue and 

east of Rosanna Street in southwest Las 

Vegas and is legally described as: 

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada 

T. 22 S., R. 60 E., 

Sec. 22, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4. 

The area described contains 2.5 acres, 

according to the official plats of the 

surveys of said lands on file with the 

BLM. 

Clark County proposes to develop the 

above-described land as a fire station 

consisting of a new 10,482-square-foot 

building with an Emergency Medical 

Service office, Battalion Chief’s office, 

Captain’s office, dining room, kitchen, 

‘‘day room,’’ fitness room, outdoor BBQ 

area, alarm center, laundry area, turnout 

room, 12-person dorm, and a three 

large-vehicle apparatus bay with 

mechanical yard. The building will be 

constructed of insulated concrete 

masonry units and steel structure, with 

a decorative masonry veneer and steel 

canopy at the main entrance. There will 

be paved parking lots at the rear of the 

building consisting of 11 spaces for the 

public and 25 spaces for staff. Typical 

desert landscaping will be included 

throughout the site. Additional detailed 

information pertaining to this 

publication and plan of development for 

the project is available for review in 

case file N–99569 at the address as 

shown in the ADDRESSES section. 

The land identified is not needed for 

any Federal purpose and it would be in 

the public’s interest to transfer the 

parcel under the R&PP Act. The lease 

and subsequent conveyance are 

consistent with the 1998 BLM Las Vegas 

Resource Management Plan. 

The lease and subsequent 

conveyance, when issued, will be 

subject to the provisions of the R&PP 

Act and applicable regulations of the 

Secretary of the Interior, and will be 

made subject to and/or the following 

reservations: 

1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches 

or canals constructed by the authority of 

the United States, Act of August 30, 

1890 (43 U.S.C. 945); 

2. All minerals shall be reserved to 

the United States, together with the 

right to prospect for, mine, and remove 

such deposits for the same under 

applicable law and such regulations as 

the Secretary of the Interior may 

prescribe; 

3. All other valid existing rights; 

4. Terms or conditions required by 

law (including, but not limited to, any 

terms or conditions required by 43 CFR 

2741.4) or as deemed necessary and 

appropriate by the Authorized Officer; 

and 

5. Indemnification protecting the 

Untied States from claims arising out of 

the lessee’s/patentee’s use, occupancy, 

or operations on the leased/patented 

lands. 

Upon publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register, the land described 

previously will be segregated from all 

other forms of appropriation under the 

public land laws, including the general 

mining laws, except for lease and 

conveyance under the R&PP Act, leasing 

under the mineral leasing laws, and 

disposals under the mineral material 

disposal laws. 

Classification Comments: Interested 

parties may submit comments involving 

the suitability of the land as a fire 

station in Clark County. Comments on 

the classification are restricted to 

whether the land is physically suited for 

the proposal, whether the use will 

maximize the future use or uses of the 

land, whether the use is consistent with 

local planning and zoning, or if the use 

is consistent with State and Federal 

programs. 

Application Comments: Interested 

parties may submit comments regarding 

the specific use proposed in the 

application and plan of development, 

whether the BLM followed proper 

administrative procedures in reaching 

the decision, or any other factor not 

directly related to the suitability of the 

land for a fire station. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email, 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. Only written comments 

submitted to the Assistant Field 

Manager, BLM Las Vegas Field Office, 

will be considered properly filed. Any 

adverse comments on the classification 

will be reviewed as protests, by the BLM 

Nevada State Director, who may sustain, 

vacate, or modify this realty action. 

In the absence of any adverse 

comments, the decision will take effect 

on May 31, 2022. 


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