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Vol. 73, No. 151 

Tuesday, August 5, 2008 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Eastern Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

nominations for Eastern Region 

Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee. 

SUMMARY: Nominations are being sought 

for certain positions to serve on the 

Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee (Recreation RAC) operating 

in the Eastern Region of the Forest 

Service. New members will be 

appointed by the Secretary of 

Agriculture (Secretary) and serve threeyear terms. Appointments will begin in 

February 2009 when current member 

appointments expire. 

One member is being sought to 

represent each of the following interests: 

(1) Summer Motorized Recreation, (2) 

Hunting/Fishing, (3) Non-motorized 

Outfitters/Guides, (4) Motorized 

Outfitters/Guides or Local 

Environmental Groups, (5) Affected 

Indian Tribes, and (6) Affected Local 

Governments. 

The public is invited to submit 

nominations for membership on the 

Recreation RAC. Current members who 

have only served one term may also 

apply. Application packets for 

Recreation RACs can be obtained from 

the Forest Service Eastern Regional 

Office listed below or on the Web at 

http://www.fs.fed.us/passespermits/ 

rrac-application.shtml. All nominations 

must include a completed application 

packet that includes background 

information and other details that 

address a nominee’s qualifications. 

DATES: All applications must be 

received by the Eastern Regional Office 

on or before September 30, 2008. This 

timeframe may be extended if officials 

do not receive applications for needed 

positions. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit 

nominations to the Eastern Region 

Recreation RAC to: Marcia Heymen, 

Eastern Regional Office, 626 E. 

Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53202, 

(414) 297–3662. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Anyone 

wanting further information regarding 

this request for nominations may 

contact the designated federal official: 

Cheryl Chatham, Recreation RAC DFO, 

PO Box 1270, Hot Springs, AR 71902, 

(501) 321–5277. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act (REA), signed 

December 2004, requires that the Forest 

Service and the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) provide Recreation 

RACs with an opportunity to make 

recommendations to the two agencies 

on certain types of proposed recreation 

fee changes. 

REA allows the agencies to use 

existing advisory councils, such as BLM 

Resource Advisory Councils (RACs), or 

to establish new committees as 

appropriate. The Forest Service and 

BLM elected to jointly use existing BLM 

RACs in the states of Arizona, Idaho, the 

Dakotas, Montana, Nevada, New 

Mexico, and Utah. In 2006, the Forest 

Service chartered new Recreation RACs 

for the states of California and Colorado, 

and for the Forest Service Pacific 

Northwest, Eastern and Southern 

Regions. The Forest Service is using an 

existing advisory board for the Black 

Hills National Forest in South Dakota. 

In addition, the Governors of three 

states—Alaska, Nebraska and 

Wyoming—requested that their State be 

exempt from the REA–R/RAC 

requirement, and the two Departments 

concurred with the exemptions. 

Members were appointed to the 

Eastern Recreation RAC in February 

2007 for either two year or three-year 

terms. The terms for the two-year 

members will expire February 2009. 

The Eastern Recreation RAC provides 

recreation fee recommendations to the 

Forest Service. The Recreation RAC 

makes recreation fee program 

recommendations on implementing or 

eliminating standard amenity fees; 

expanded amenity fees; and 

noncommercial, individual special 

recreation permit fees; expanding or 

limiting the recreation fee program; and 

fee-level changes. 

Recreation RAC Composition 

The Recreation RAC consists of 11 

members appointed by the Secretary. 

For purposes to better serve public 

recreation activities in the Eastern 

Region, two members were selected to 

serve in the Local Environmental Group 

category and no members were 

appointed for Motorized Outfitters and 

Guides. These members provide a broad 

and balanced representation from the 

recreation community as follows: 

(1) Five persons who represent 

recreation users and that include, as 

appropriate, the following: 

a. Winter motorized recreation, such 

as snowmobiling; 

b. Winter non-motorized recreation, 

such as snowshoeing, cross-country and 

downhill skiing, and snowboarding; 

c. Summer motorized recreation, such 

as motorcycles, boats, and off-highway 

vehicles; 

d. Summer non-motorized recreation, 

such as backpacking, horseback riding, 

mountain biking, canoeing, and rafting; 

and 

e. Hunting and fishing; 

(2) Three persons who represent 

interest groups that include, as 

appropriate, the following: 

a. Motorized outfitters and guides; 

b. Non-motorized outfitters and 

guides; and 

c. Local environmental groups. 

(3) Three persons, as follows: 

a. State tourism official to represent 

the State; 

b. A person who represents affected 

Indian tribes; and 

c. A person who represents affected 

local government interests. 

Nomination Information 

Any individual or organization may 

nominate one or more qualified persons 

to represent the interests listed above to 

serve on the Recreation RAC. To be 

considered for membership, nominees 

must: 

• Identify what interest group they 

would represent and how they are 

qualified to represent that group; 

• State why they want to serve on the 

committee and what they can 

contribute; 

• Show their past experience in 

working successfully as part of a 

collaborative group; and 


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• Complete Form AD–755, Advisory 

Committee or Research and Promotion 

Background Information. 

Letters of recommendation are 

welcome, but not required. Individuals 

may also nominate themselves. 

Nominees do not need to live in a state 

within a particular Recreation RAC’s 

area of jurisdiction nor live in a state in 

which Forest Service-managed lands are 

located. 

Application packets, including 

evaluation criteria and the AD–755 

form, are available at http:// 

www.fs.fed.us/passespermits/rracapplication.shtml or by contacting the 

Eastern Region. Nominees must submit 

all documents to the appropriate 

regional contact. Additional information 

about recreation fees and REA is 

available at http://www.fs.fed.us/ 

passespermits/about-rec-fees.shtml. 

The Forest Service will also work 

with Governors and county officials to 

identify potential nominees. 

The Forest Service will review the 

applications and prepare a list of 

qualified applicants from which the 

Secretary shall appoint both members 

and alternates. An alternate will become 

a participating member of the 

Recreation RAC only if the member for 

whom the alternate is appointed to 

replace leaves the committee 

permanently. 

Recreation RAC members serve 

without pay but are reimbursed for 

travel and per diem expenses for 

regularly scheduled committee 

meetings. All Recreation RAC meetings 

are open to the public aid an open 

public forum is part of each meeting. 

Meeting dates and times will be 

determined by agency officials in 

consultation with the Recreation RAC 

members. 

Dated: July 29, 2008. 

Cheryl Chatham, 

Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. E8–17781 Filed 8–4–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Southern Recreation Resource 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

nominations for the Southern Region 

Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee. 

SUMMARY: Nominations are being sought 

for certain positions to serve on the 

Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee (Recreation RAC) operating 

in the Southern Region of the Forest 

Service. New members will be 

appointed by the Secretary of 

Agriculture (Secretary) and serve threeyear terms. Appointments will begin in 

February 2009 when current member 

appointments expire. 

One member is being sought to 

represent each of the following interests: 

(1) Camping; (2) Motorized Recreation; 

(3) Hunting/Fishing; (4) Outfitters/ 

Guides #1; (5) Outfitters/Guides #2; (6) 

Affected Indian Tribes; and (7) Affected 

Local Governments. 

The public is invited to submit 

nominations for membership on the 

Recreation RAC. Current members who 

have only served one term may also 

apply. Application packets for 

Recreation RACs can be obtained on the 

Web at http://www.fs.fed.us/ 

passespermits/rrac-application.shtml or 

by e-mailing: r8_rrac@fs.fed.us. 

Interested parties may also contact 

Caroline Mitchell, U.S. Forest Service, 

PO Box 1270, Hot Springs, AR 71902 

(501–321–5318). 

All nominations must consist of a 

completed application packet that 

includes background information and 

other information that addresses a 

nominee’s qualifications. 

DATES: All applications must be 

received by the appropriate office listed 

below on or before September 30, 2008. 

This timeframe may be extended if 

officials do not receive applications for 

needed positions. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit nominations to the Southern 

Region Recreation RAC by U.S. Mail: C. 

Mitchell, Ouachita National Forest, PO 

Box1270, Hot Springs, AR 71902, or 

Express Delivery: C. Mitchell, Ouachita 

National Forest, 100 Reserve Street, Hot 

Springs, AR 71901. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Anyone 

wanting further information regarding 

this request for nominations may 

contact the designated federal official: 

Cheryl Chatham, Recreation RAC DFO, 

PO Box 1270, Hot Springs, AR 71902 

(501–321–5277). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act (REA), signed 

December 2004, requires that the Forest 

Service and the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) provide Recreation 

RACs with an opportunity to make 

recommendations to the two agencies 

on certain types of proposed recreation 

fee changes. 

REA allows the agencies to use 

existing advisory councils, such as BLM 

Resource Advisory Councils (RACs), or 

to establish new committees as 

appropriate. The Forest Service and 

BLM elected to jointly use existing BLM 

RACs in the states of Arizona, Idaho, the 

Dakotas, Montana, Nevada, New 

Mexico, and Utah. In 2006, the Forest 

Service chartered new Recreation RACs 

for the states of California and Colorado, 

and for the Forest Service Pacific 

Northwest, Eastern and Southern 

Regions. The Forest Service is using an 

existing advisory board for the Black 

Hills National Forest in South Dakota. 

In addition, the Governors of three 

states—Alaska, Nebraska and 

Wyoming—requested that their State be 

exempt from the REA–R/RAC 

requirement, and the two Departments 

concurred with the exemptions. 

Members were appointed to the 

Southern Recreation RAC in February 

2007 for either two year or three-year 

terms. The terms for the two-year 

members will expire February 2009. 

The Recreation RACs provide 

recreation fee recommendations to both 

the Forest Service and the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM). These 

committees make recreation fee program 

recommendations on implementing or 

eliminating standard amenity fees; 

expanded amenity fees; and 

noncommercial, individual special 

recreation permit fees; expanding or 

limiting the recreation fee program; and 

fee-level changes. 

Recreation RAC Composition 

Each Recreation RAC consists of 11 

members appointed by the Secretary. 

REA provided flexibility to modify the 

specified membership of the RAC ‘‘as 

appropriate’’ to ensure a fair and 

balanced representation of recreation 

interests. Due to climate conditions in 

the Southern Region, the Region does 

not have a winter sports program. 

Therefore, the categories of winter 

motorized recreation and winter nonmotorized recreation were replaced with 

(1) camping and (2) wildlife viewing/ 

visiting interpretive sites. In addition, as 

the region has very few motorized 

outfitters and guides, they have two 

positions representing non-motorized 

outfitter and guides. The positions are 

as follows: 

(1) Five persons who represent 

recreation users and that include, as 

appropriate, the following: 

a. Camping interests; 

b. Day-use interests, such as wildlife 

viewing and interpretive centers; 

c. Summer motorized recreation, such 

as motorcycles, boats, and off-highway 

vehicles; 

d. Summer non-motorized recreation, 

such as backpacking, horseback riding, 


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