Notice of New Fee Sites; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108-447), 7391-7392 [E9-3127]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 17, 2009 / Notices areas for joint university and USAID collaboration and timely implementation to assist USAID’s leadership. Building on the program groundwork established by the Board in 2007–08, BIFAD’s mid-afternoon session includes deliberations on ‘‘Collaborating with USAID to Establish the University Brain Trust for International Agricultural Development’’ and plans to sponsor the Conference of Deans II. Both initiatives are mechanisms to mobilize university capacities in collaboration with international agri-business and with BIFAD’s leadership, to advise and assist USAID. Ending a very full agenda will be comments on ‘‘The Way Forward: Toward a USAID/BIFAD Partnership.’’ These will be delivered by Carol Grigsby, Deputy Director, Office of Development Partners, USAID. The Board meeting is open to the public. The Board welcomes open dialogue to promote greater focus on critical issues facing USAID, the role of universities in development, and applications of U.S. scientific, technical and institutional capabilities to international agriculture. Note on Public Comments: Due to time constraints public comments to the Board will limited to two (2) minutes to accommodate as many as possible. The comments must be submitted ahead of the meeting and they must be in writing. Those wishing to attend the meeting or obtain additional information about BIFAD should contact Dr. Ronald S. Senykoff, Executive Director and Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD. Write him in care of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Ronald Reagan Building, Office of Development Partners, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 2.11–085, Washington, DC 20523–2110 or telephone him at (202) 712–0218 or fax (202) 216–3010. Ronald S. Senykoff, Executive Director and USAID Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD, Office of Agriculture and Food Security, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture & Trade, U.S. Agency for International Development. [FR Doc. E9–3256 Filed 2–13–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6116–01–P ACTION: Notice of public meeting, Davy Crockett National Forest Resource Advisory Committee. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106– 393), [as reauthorized as part of Public Law 110–343] and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Davy Crockett National Forest Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) meeting will meet as indicated below. DATES: The Davy Crockett National Forest RAC meeting will be held on March 5, 2009. ADDRESSES: The Davy Crockett National Forest RAC meeting will be held at the Davy Crockett Ranger Station located on State Highway 7, approximately onequarter mile West of FM 227 in Houston County, Texas. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. and adjourn at approximately 8 p.m. A public comment period will begin at 7:45 p.m. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Townsend, Designated Federal Officer, Davy Crockett National Forest, 18551 State Hwy. 7 E., Kennard, TX 75847: Telephone: 936–655–2299 ext. 240 or e-mail at: btownsend@fs.fed.us. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Davy Crockett National Forest RAC proposes projects and funding to the Secretary of Agriculture under Section 203 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act of 2000, (as reauthorized as part of Public Law 110– 343). The purpose of the March 5, 2009 meeting is to update the members on the following: Project status, legislation, and the Groveton Stewardship Project. These meetings are open to the public. The public may present written comments to the RAC. Each formal RAC meeting will also have time, as identified above, persons wishing to comment and time available, the time for individual oral comments may be limited. Brian Townsend, Designated Federal Officer, Davy Crockett National Forest RAC. [FR Doc. E9–3078 Filed 2–13–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Forest Service Rogue/Umpqua Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) Davy Crockett National Forest AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. VerDate Nov<24>2008 19:45 Feb 13, 2009 Forest Service, USDA. Action of Meeting. AGENCY: February 5, 2009. Jkt 217001 ACTION: PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 7391 SUMMARY: The Rogue/Umpqua Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet on Wednesday and Thursday, March 11 and 12, in Medford, Oregon, at the BLM/ForestService Interagency Office located at 3040 Biddle Road. On March 11, the meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at 5:15 p.m. On March 12, the meeting will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 4:30 p.m. Agenda items on March 11 include (1) Selection of RAC chairperson, (2) 30-minute public forum at 10 a.m., and (3) review and vote on proposed projects for Douglas County at 10:30 a.m. The agenda for March 12 includes (1) Review and vote on Jackson County projects at 8:15 a.m., (2) review and vote on Lane County projects at 10:45 a.m., (3) 30-minute public comment period at 1:30 p.m., (4) review and vote on Kiamath County projects at 2 p.m., and (5) discussion of how RAC members will monitor Title II projects. Written public comments may be submitted prior to the meeting by sending them to Designated Federal Official Cliff Dils at the address given below before March 10th 2009. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information regarding this meeting, contact Designated Federal Official Cliff Dils; Umpqua National Forest; 2900NW., Stewart Parkway, Roseburg, Oregon 97470; (541) 957– 3203. Dated: February 9, 2009. Cliff J. Dils, Forest Supervisor, Umpqua National Forest. [FR Doc. E9–3128 Filed 2–13–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Notice of New Fee Sites; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108–447) AGENCY: Northern Region, USDA Forest Service. ACTION: Notice of New Fee Sites. SUMMARY: Pending public comments and feedback received through the BLMResource Advisory Council (BLM RAC) review and recommendation process, the following National Forests in the Northern Region propose to begin charging new fees at the following recreation sites: The Clearwater National Forest will begin charging new fees for two overnight group camping sites at Aquarius Campground ($15/ night). The Idaho Panhandle National Forest will begin charging new fees for overnight camping at Conrad Crossing Campground ($8/night) with an extra E:\FR\FM\17FEN1.SGM 17FEN1 sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES 7392 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 17, 2009 / Notices vehicle fee of $2/night; Fly Flat Campground ($8/night) with an extra vehicle fee of $2/night; Spruce Tree Campground ($8/night) with an extra vehicle fee of $2/night; Line Creek Stock Camp Campground ($8/night) with an extra vehicle fee of $2/night; and Big Creek Campground ($8/night) with an extra vehicle fee of $2/night. The Lewis and Clark National Forest will begin charging new fees for overnight camping at Indian Hill Campground ($5/night); Hay Canyon Campground ($5/night); andVandeReit Memorial Pilots Campground ($10/night). The Lolo National Forest will begin charging new fees for overnight camping at Fishtrap Campground ($10/night). Rentals of other cabins and lookouts throughout the Northern Region have shown that the public appreciates and enjoys the availability of historic rental cabins and lookouts as well as campgrounds and group camping sites. Funds from the campgrounds will be used for the continued operation and maintenance of recreation sites. DATES: Pending additional public comment and BLM Resource Advisory Committee review and recommendation regarding charging new fees at these proposed sites, the campgrounds could become available as early as August 12, 2009. Additionally, fee pricing may be adjusted per the proposed Region One Regional Recreation Fee schedule, per public and BLM RAC comments on the framework and fee pricing schedule, which will also go through Federal Register notice, regional and local public comment, and BLM RAC review and recommendation. ADDRESSES: Comments regarding these new proposed fee sites may be sent directly to the respective Forest: Forest Supervisor, Clearwater National Forest, 12730Highway 12, Orofino, ID 83544; Forest Supervisor, Idaho Panhandle National Forest, 3815 Schreiber Way, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815; Forest Supervisor, Lewis and Clark National Forest, 1101 15th Street North, Great Falls, MT 59403; Forest Supervisor, Lolo National Forest, Building 24—Fort Missoula, Missoula, MT 59804. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joni Packard, Northern Region Recreation Fee Program Coordinator, 406–329– 3586. 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 intent of this notice is to give the public an opportunity to comment if they have VerDate Nov<24>2008 19:45 Feb 13, 2009 Jkt 217001 concerns or questions about new fees. The Northern Region currently offers over 150 other cabin rentals, including guard stations and fire lookouts, 208 fee campgrounds and 268 non-fee (free) campgrounds. Many sites are often fully booked throughout their rental season. Local public comments have shown that people desire having these sorts of recreation experiences on these National Forests and Grasslands. The fees proposed are based on amenities offered and local comparable markets and are both reasonable and acceptable for these sorts of unique recreation experience. People wanting to rent these campground sites may do so on a firstcome, first-served basis, and for locations with a portion of reservable sites, through the National Recreation Reservation Service (NRRS), at www.recreation.gov or by calling 1–877– 444–6777. The National RecreationReservation Service charges a $9 fee for reservations made on-line and a $10 fee for reservations made by phone. Dated: January 23, 2009. Thomas Tidwell, Regional Forester, Northern Region. [FR Doc. E9–3127 Filed 2–13–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board [Docket 5–2009] Foreign–Trade Zone 49 -- Newark, New Jersey Area, Application for Expansion An application has been submitted to the Foreign–Trade Zones (FTZ) Board (the Board) by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, grantee of FTZ 49, requesting authority to expand its zone to include an additional site located in Edison, New Jersey, within the Newark/New York Customs and Border Protection port of entry. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign–Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a– 81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on February 6, 2009. FTZ 49 was approved on April 6, 1979 (Board Order 146, 44 FR 22502, 4/ 16/79) and expanded as follows: on May 26, 1983 (Board Order 211, 48 FR 24958, 6/3/83); on October 23, 1987 (Board Order 365, 52 FR 41599, 10/29/87); on April 19, 1990 (Board Order 470, 55 FR 17478, 4/25/90); on December 15, 1999 (Board Order 1067, 64 FR 72642, 12/28/ 99); on April 14, 2006 (Board Order 1446, 71 FR 23895, 4/25/06); and, on PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 February 28, 2007 (Board Order 1504, 72 FR 10642, 3/9/07). The general–purpose zone project currently consists of ten sites (3,588 acres total): Site 1 (2,075 acres) -- Port Newark/Elizabeth Port Authority Marine Terminal and three parcels located at 888 Doremus Avenue in Newark, at 50 Division Street in Elizabeth and at 251–259 Kapowski Road in Elizabeth; Site 2 (64 acres) -Global Terminal and Container Services and adjacent Jersey Distribution Services facility in Jersey City and Bayonne; Site 3 (124 acres) -- Port Authority Industrial Park, adjacent to the Port Newark/Elizabeth Port Authority Marine terminal; Site 4 (198 acres) -- Port Authority Auto Marine Terminal and adjacent Greenville Industrial Park in Bayonne and Jersey City; Site 5 (40 acres) -- the jet fuel storage and distribution system at Newark International Airport in Newark and Elizabeth; Site 6 (407 acres) -within the 441–acre South Kearny Industrial Park located at 100 Central Avenue in Kearny; Site 7 (114 acres) -I–Port 12 industrial park located at exit 12 of the New Jersey Turnpike in Carteret (sunset 3/31/2014); Site 8 (176 acres) -- within the 183–acre I–Port 440 industrial park located east of State Street and north of the Outer Bridge Crossing in Perth Amboy (sunset 3/31/ 2014); Site 9 (317 acres) -- Port Reading Business Park located on Port Reading Avenue in Woodbridge (sunset 3/31/ 2014); and, Site 10 (73 acres) -- Port Elizabeth Business Park located at 10 North Avenue East in Elizabeth (sunset 3/31/2014). The applicant is now requesting authority to expand the general–purpose zone to include a site at the Heller Industrial Park located at 205 Mill Road in Edison (Proposed Site 11 - 401.753 acres). The park consists of 33 existing buildings (7.8 million square feet of space) with 69 companies currently occupying the park. The park can accommodate various activities, including warehousing, distribution, light manufacturing and third–party logistics operations. No specific manufacturing requests are being made at this time. Such requests would be made to the Board on a case–by-case basis. In accordance with the Board’s regulations, Camille Evans of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the Board. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the address listed below. The closing period E:\FR\FM\17FEN1.SGM 17FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7391-7392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3127]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Notice of New Fee Sites; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement 
Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108-447)

AGENCY: Northern Region, USDA Forest Service.

ACTION: Notice of New Fee Sites.

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SUMMARY: Pending public comments and feedback received through the 
BLMResource Advisory Council (BLM RAC) review and recommendation 
process, the following National Forests in the Northern Region propose 
to begin charging new fees at the following recreation sites: The 
Clearwater National Forest will begin charging new fees for two 
overnight group camping sites at Aquarius Campground ($15/night). The 
Idaho Panhandle National Forest will begin charging new fees for 
overnight camping at Conrad Crossing Campground ($8/night) with an 
extra

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vehicle fee of $2/night; Fly Flat Campground ($8/night) with an extra 
vehicle fee of $2/night; Spruce Tree Campground ($8/night) with an 
extra vehicle fee of $2/night; Line Creek Stock Camp Campground ($8/
night) with an extra vehicle fee of $2/night; and Big Creek Campground 
($8/night) with an extra vehicle fee of $2/night. The Lewis and Clark 
National Forest will begin charging new fees for overnight camping at 
Indian Hill Campground ($5/night); Hay Canyon Campground ($5/night); 
andVandeReit Memorial Pilots Campground ($10/night). The Lolo National 
Forest will begin charging new fees for overnight camping at Fishtrap 
Campground ($10/night).
    Rentals of other cabins and lookouts throughout the Northern Region 
have shown that the public appreciates and enjoys the availability of 
historic rental cabins and lookouts as well as campgrounds and group 
camping sites. Funds from the campgrounds will be used for the 
continued operation and maintenance of recreation sites.

DATES: Pending additional public comment and BLM Resource Advisory 
Committee review and recommendation regarding charging new fees at 
these proposed sites, the campgrounds could become available as early 
as August 12, 2009. Additionally, fee pricing may be adjusted per the 
proposed Region One Regional Recreation Fee schedule, per public and 
BLM RAC comments on the framework and fee pricing schedule, which will 
also go through Federal Register notice, regional and local public 
comment, and BLM RAC review and recommendation.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding these new proposed fee sites may be sent 
directly to the respective Forest: Forest Supervisor, Clearwater 
National Forest, 12730Highway 12, Orofino, ID 83544; Forest Supervisor, 
Idaho Panhandle National Forest, 3815 Schreiber Way, Coeur d'Alene, ID 
83815; Forest Supervisor, Lewis and Clark National Forest, 1101 15th 
Street North, Great Falls, MT 59403; Forest Supervisor, Lolo National 
Forest, Building 24--Fort Missoula, Missoula, MT 59804.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joni Packard, Northern Region 
Recreation Fee Program Coordinator, 406-329-3586.

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 intent of this notice is to 
give the public an opportunity to comment if they have concerns or 
questions about new fees. The Northern Region currently offers over 150 
other cabin rentals, including guard stations and fire lookouts, 208 
fee campgrounds and 268 non-fee (free) campgrounds. Many sites are 
often fully booked throughout their rental season. Local public 
comments have shown that people desire having these sorts of recreation 
experiences on these National Forests and Grasslands. The fees proposed 
are based on amenities offered and local comparable markets and are 
both reasonable and acceptable for these sorts of unique recreation 
experience.
    People wanting to rent these campground sites may do so on a first-
come, first-served basis, and for locations with a portion of 
reservable sites, through the National Recreation Reservation Service 
(NRRS), at www.recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777. The 
National RecreationReservation Service charges a $9 fee for 
reservations made on-line and a $10 fee for reservations made by phone.

    Dated: January 23, 2009.
Thomas Tidwell,
Regional Forester, Northern Region.
 [FR Doc. E9-3127 Filed 2-13-09; 8:45 am]
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