[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 194 (Thursday, October 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 62137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25359]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLIDI01000-10-L12200000.EB0000]


Notice of Intent To Collect Fees on Public Land in Fremont 
County, Idaho, Upper Snake Field Office Under the Federal Lands 
Enhancement Act

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement 
Act (REA), the Upper Snake Field Office will begin collecting fees for 
the day use area and a fee for use of the Recreational Vehicle dump 
station at Egin Lakes Access Recreation Site (Egin). The day use fee 
will be $5 per day for the use of the area, and $10 per use of the 
recreational vehicle dump station. A $60 season pass will be available. 
The site is located in Fremont County, Idaho.

DATES: Effective Date: There will be a public comment period that will 
expire on November 8, 2010. The BLM welcomes public comments on this 
proposal, and the public is encouraged to participate by submitting 
their comments on fee collection at this site. Six months after the 
publication of this notice, the Upper Snake Field Office will initiate 
fee collection in the day use area at Egin, unless the BLM publishes a 
notice to the contrary in the Federal Register. A recreation fee 
business plan for Egin was completed and reviewed by the Idaho Falls 
District Resource Advisory Council (RAC). The RAC provided a 
recommendation to the Upper Snake Field Office affirming the proposal 
to collect fees at the Egin Day Use Area.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments to: Field Manager, Upper Snake Field Office, 
Bureau of Land Management, 1405 Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho 
83401.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Upper Snake Field Office, Bureau of 
Land Management, 1405 Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401, 
telephone: (208) 524-7500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Egin Day Use Area, which provides 
developed parking and other amenities to visitors wishing to recreate 
on the St. Anthony Sand Dunes, is located in Township 7 N., Range 39 
E., Section 3, N \1/2\, NW \1/4\ SW \1/4\, Boise Meridian. Pursuant to 
REA, 16 U.S.C. 6801 et seq., and implementing regulations in 43 CFR 
part 2933, fees may be charged for day use that occurs in a highly 
developed, highly visited recreation area. The Egin Day Use Area 
qualifies as a ``standard amenity recreation fee area'' under 16 U.S.C. 
6802(f); therefore, a recreation fee may be charged for use of the 
area. Fee collection at the Egin Day Use Area is consistent with the 
Medicine Lodge Resource Management Plan (1985), and the Egin Lakes Area 
was identified and analyzed for day and overnight use fees in the 
environmental assessment prepared pursuant to the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act for the Egin Lakes Project Site Plan 
(2001). Fees for use of the campground have been collected for years 
and will continue. Specific visitor fees will be identified and posted 
at the sites. This notice announces that visitors must purchase a 
recreation use permit as described in 43 CFR 2933 for day use and pay a 
separate fee to use the recreational vehicle dump station. Fees must be 
paid at the self-service pay station located at the Egin Day Use Area. 
Holders of an America the Beautiful-The National Parks and Federal 
Recreation Lands Interagency Annual Pass, Interagency Senior or Access 
Pass, Interagency Access Pass, or an InteragencyVolunteer Pass will 
have all day use fees waived.
    The BLM is committed to providing and receiving 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. Day use fees collected at the Egin Lakes Day Use 
Area will help ensure funding for the maintenance of existing 
facilities, and providing recreational opportunities and resource 
protection.
    The BLM will report to the RAC each year on how the revenue from 
these fees has been used. A copy of this report will be available to 
the public at the Upper Snake River Field Office at the address listed 
in the ADDRESSES section above.
    Future adjustments in the fee amount will be made in accordance 
with the Egin Lakes Access Recreation Site Business Plan, consultation 
with the RAC, and through public notice and comment.

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

Wendy Reynolds,
Field Manager, Upper Snake Field Office, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2010-25359 Filed 10-6-10; 8:45 am]
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