These fees will be calculated and adjusted based on the change in the Implicit Price Deflator. March 1, 1990. Since 1984, inflation has devalued these fixed free amounts. Therefore it is necessary to adjust the minimum and site reservation fees. As a part of this policy, the BLM established a new system for determining the annual administrative cost to issue permits and provide a fair return to the government for the privilege of conducting commercial recreation activities on the Public Lands and related waters.
Fees based on revenue and charges to the customer are self-adjusting.
Because of many areas of adjacent jurisdiction, the BLM and FS coordinate their policies for managing outfitting and guiding and other activities of its recreation service partners. The letter supported the proposed fee adjustment procedure as a reasonable pursuit of fair market value return. In addition, as a part of this letter, the suggestion was made that due to adjacent State lands, BLM should coordinate their policies with the State. Since BLM does coordinate with State and local governments through their resource management planning process, State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans, and comparability in establishing developed recreation site fees, no change was made in this proposal. The phone inquiry was from a representative of a national outfitter organization inquiring about the details and coordination of the proposal prior to implementation.