Fee Collection at Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, OR, 7471-7472 [E9-3258]

Download as PDF 7471 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 17, 2009 / Notices 1508), other applicable Federal laws and regulations, and applicable policies and procedures of the Services. This notice is being furnished in accordance with 40 CFR 1501.7 of the NEPA regulations to obtain suggestions and information from other agencies and the public on the scope of issues and alternatives to be addressed in the EIS. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Reasonable Accommodation Persons needing reasonable accommodation to attend and participate in one of the public meetings should contact Ken Troyer (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). To allow sufficient time to process requests, please call no later than five days prior to the meeting you plan to attend. Information regarding the applicant’s proposed action is available in alternative formats upon request. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent to implement fee collection. Dated: February 9, 2009. David Wesley, Deputy Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1, Portland, Oregon Dated: February 10, 2009. Angela Somma, Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E9–3294 Filed 2–13–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODES 4310–55–S, 3510–22–S Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R1–R–2008–N0318; 1265–0000– 10137–S3] Fee Collection at Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, OR SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce our intent to collect an entrance fee at Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge), located in Oregon, as authorized by Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (REA). Under REA provisions, the Refuge will identify and post specific visitor fees. The Refuge’s proposed fees include a $2.00 per day per person fee or a $4.00 per day per vehicle fee (see proposed Fee Schedule under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). DATES: Submit your comments on this action by March 19, 2009. Unless we publish a notice in the Federal Register withdrawing this action, we will begin collecting fees on August 17, 2009 at the Refuge. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments by one of the following methods: • By U.S. mail to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attn: Branch of Visitor Services and Communications, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232. • By fax to: (503) 231–6187. • By e-mail to: Mike_Marxen@fws.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Strassburg or Ralph Webber at (503) 625–5944. In an effort to meet increasing demands for services, and to maintain developed facilities, we announce our intent to implement an entrance fee at the Refuge under 16 U.S.C. 6802(e) of the REA. The Refuge plans to use collected fees to repair, maintain, and enhance visitor facilities. Here is the proposed entrance fee structure: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Tualatin River Refuge visitors Entrance fee sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES 1. Youth Ages 15 and Under ....................................................................................................................................................... 2. Daily Individual Entrance Fee (Fee is per person/per day, when arriving on foot, bicycle, as part of a tour group, or on a bus.). 3. Daily Noncommercial Vehicle Entrance Fee (Fee is per single, private noncommercial vehicle.) ......................................... 4. Family Group Entrance Fee (Fee is the maximum per day, per family, when arriving on foot, bicycle, as part of a tour group, or on a bus) A family group is defined as up to four adults (16 years and older) and any number of children (15 years and under). 5. Annual Tualatin River Refuge Pass (per single private noncommercial vehicle) valid for 1 year .......................................... Special Provisions and Exceptions to the Entrance Fee Structure National Public Lands Day (NPLD) is a ‘‘fee-free’’ day for all visitors to the Refuge. The National Environmental Education Foundation determines the date of NPLD. The Refuge may establish other ‘‘fee-free’’ days in conjunction with special events such as International Migratory Bird Day and National Wildlife Refuge Week. The Refuge will not collect entrance fees from volunteers who are actively working on or for the Refuge during their scheduled duty times. Volunteers who contribute and record 80 hours of volunteer service or more during a fiscal year will receive an Annual Refuge Pass at no charge. VerDate Nov<24>2008 19:45 Feb 13, 2009 Jkt 217001 The Refuge will waive entrance fees for school groups participating in the Refuge’s environmental education field trip program. However, all educators interested in bringing students to the Refuge in grades K–8 must first complete the Refuge’s teacher workshop. The Refuge will also waive fees for secondary level and collegiate student field trips that support a larger unit of study. The Refuge will waive site-specific entrance fees for enrolled members of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde with proper identification. Passes in Lieu of Entrance Fees Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 $4.00 $4.00 $15.00 annually. and the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass programs. The Refuge will honor and offer for purchase passes associated with these programs. Information on the programs is available on the Service’s Internet site at https://www.fws.gov/ duckstamps/ and https://www.fws.gov/ refuges/visitors/passes.html. The Refuge will also honor Golden Eagle, Golden Age, and Golden Access passes. A list of passes the Refuge will honor and/or sell follows. If your pass is not listed, we encourage you to contact the Refuge and inquire about pass acceptance prior to your visit. The Refuge will participate in two pass programs, the Federal Duck Stamp PO 00000 Free. $2.00 E:\FR\FM\17FEN1.SGM 17FEN1 7472 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 17, 2009 / Notices Passes honored by and/or available for purchase at the Refuge Charge for pass 1. Federal Duck Stamp (valid for 1 year beginning July 1) .......................................................................................... 2. America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands. • Annual Pass ........................................................................................................................................................ • Senior Pass (lifetime pass for those who qualify) .............................................................................................. • Access Pass (lifetime pass for those who qualify) ............................................................................................. 3. Golden Eagle, Golden Age, and Golden Access Pass. The Refuge will honor these passes according to the provisions of each. 4. Annual Tualatin River Refuge Pass .......................................................................................................................... Entrance Fees Support Refuge Visitor Facilities The Refuge plans to use collected fees to repair and maintain the following visitor facilities: trails, wildlife overlooks, a photography blind, environmental education study sites, interpretive signs, the Wildlife Center, public access roads, and parking lots. The Refuge will also use collected fees to purchase environmental education curriculum and equipment, interpretive publications, and exhibit materials. It is our policy to allow only activities that are appropriate and compatible with the specific site’s purposes. In order to charge fees, the site must have the staff and resources to manage a fee activity as well as to collect and deposit money. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Public Availability of Comments Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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. Authorities and Requirements of the REA In December 2004, the REA became law (16 U.S.C. 6801–6814). The REA provides authority through December 2014 for the Secretaries of the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture (Secretaries) to establish, modify, charge, and collect recreation fees at some Federal recreation lands and waters, and contains specific provisions addressing public involvement in establishing recreation fees. The REA also directed the Secretaries to publish advance notice in the Federal Register whenever bureaus establish new recreation fee areas under their respective jurisdictions. Should public comments provide substantive reasons why we should not collect fees at the Refuge, we may reevaluate our plan and publish a subsequent notice in the Federal VerDate Nov<24>2008 19:45 Feb 13, 2009 Jkt 217001 Register withdrawing this action. Otherwise, fee collection at the Tualatin River Refuge for visitor facilities and programs will begin on the date specified in the DATES section of this document, and the Refuge will post fee amounts and expenditures onsite. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6801–6814. Dated: January 6, 2009. David J. Wesley, Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon. [FR Doc. E9–3258 Filed 2–13–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLMT926000–L19100000–BJ0000– LRCM08RS4053] Montana: Filing of Plat of Survey AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Montana State Office, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plat of Survey. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of survey of the lands described below in the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, Montana, (30) days from the date of publication in the Federal Register . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martin Bonorden, Cadastral Surveyor, Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land Management, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 59101–4669, telephone (701) 227–7730 or (406) 896– 5009. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This survey was executed at the request of the Fort Peck Agency, through the Rocky Mountain Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and was necessary to determine Trust and Tribal lands. The lands we surveyed are: $15.00 annually. $80.00 annually. One time fee of $10.00. Free. Honored, but not available for purchase. $15.00 annually. Township 27 North, and a portion of the west and north boundaries, the corrective dependent resurvey of the lines between sections 1 and 2, sections 2 and 3, and sections 9 and 10, the dependent resurvey of a portion of the subdivisional lines, a portion of the subdivision of sections 1, 2, 3, and 6, and the adjusted original meanders of the left bank of the Missouri River, downstream through sections 1, 2, 3, 6, and 12, the subdivision of sections 1, 2, and 3, and the survey of the meanders of the present left bank of the Missouri River, downstream through sections 1, 2, 3, and 6, the meanders of the left bank of a relicted channel of the Missouri River, downstream through section 1, the medial lines of two relicted channels of the Missouri River, certain partition lines, and Tract 41, Township 27 North, Range 54 East, Principal Meridian, Montana, was accepted February 6, 2009. We will place a copy of the plat, in 4 sheets, and related field notes we described in the open files. They will be available to the public as a matter of information. If BLM receives a protest against this survey, as shown on this plat, in 4 sheets, prior to the date of the official filing, we will stay the filing pending our consideration of the protest. We will not officially file this plat, in 4 sheets, until the day after we have accepted or dismissed all protests and they have become final, including decisions or appeals. Dated: February 10, 2009. Michael T. Birtles, Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of Resources. [FR Doc. E9–3255 Filed 2–13–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–$$–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Principal Meridian, Montana T. 27 N., R. 54 E. The plat, in 4 sheets, representing the dependent resurvey of a portion of the 13th Guide Meridian East, through National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions Nominations for the following properties being considered for listing PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17FEN1.SGM 17FEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R1-R-2008-N0318; 1265-0000-10137-S3]


Fee Collection at Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, OR

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to implement fee collection.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce our 
intent to collect an entrance fee at Tualatin River National Wildlife 
Refuge (Refuge), located in Oregon, as authorized by Federal Lands 
Recreation Enhancement Act (REA). Under REA provisions, the Refuge will 
identify and post specific visitor fees. The Refuge's proposed fees 
include a $2.00 per day per person fee or a $4.00 per day per vehicle 
fee (see proposed Fee Schedule under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

DATES: Submit your comments on this action by March 19, 2009. Unless we 
publish a notice in the Federal Register withdrawing this action, we 
will begin collecting fees on August 17, 2009 at the Refuge.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments by one of the following methods:
     By U.S. mail to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attn: 
Branch of Visitor Services and Communications, 911 NE 11th Avenue, 
Portland, OR 97232.
     By fax to: (503) 231-6187.
     By e-mail to: Mike_Marxen@fws.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Strassburg or Ralph Webber at 
(503) 625-5944.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In an effort to meet increasing demands for 
services, and to maintain developed facilities, we announce our intent 
to implement an entrance fee at the Refuge under 16 U.S.C. 6802(e) of 
the REA. The Refuge plans to use collected fees to repair, maintain, 
and enhance visitor facilities. Here is the proposed entrance fee 
structure:

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      Tualatin River Refuge visitors                Entrance fee
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1. Youth Ages 15 and Under...............  Free.
2. Daily Individual Entrance Fee (Fee is   $2.00
 per person/per day, when arriving on
 foot, bicycle, as part of a tour group,
 or on a bus.).
3. Daily Noncommercial Vehicle Entrance    $4.00
 Fee (Fee is per single, private
 noncommercial vehicle.).
4. Family Group Entrance Fee (Fee is the   $4.00
 maximum per day, per family, when
 arriving on foot, bicycle, as part of a
 tour group, or on a bus) A family group
 is defined as up to four adults (16
 years and older) and any number of
 children (15 years and under).
5. Annual Tualatin River Refuge Pass (per  $15.00 annually.
 single private noncommercial vehicle)
 valid for 1 year.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Special Provisions and Exceptions to the Entrance Fee Structure

    National Public Lands Day (NPLD) is a ``fee-free'' day for all 
visitors to the Refuge. The National Environmental Education Foundation 
determines the date of NPLD. The Refuge may establish other ``fee-
free'' days in conjunction with special events such as International 
Migratory Bird Day and National Wildlife Refuge Week.
    The Refuge will not collect entrance fees from volunteers who are 
actively working on or for the Refuge during their scheduled duty 
times. Volunteers who contribute and record 80 hours of volunteer 
service or more during a fiscal year will receive an Annual Refuge Pass 
at no charge.
    The Refuge will waive entrance fees for school groups participating 
in the Refuge's environmental education field trip program. However, 
all educators interested in bringing students to the Refuge in grades 
K-8 must first complete the Refuge's teacher workshop. The Refuge will 
also waive fees for secondary level and collegiate student field trips 
that support a larger unit of study.
    The Refuge will waive site-specific entrance fees for enrolled 
members of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde with proper 
identification.

Passes in Lieu of Entrance Fees

    The Refuge will participate in two pass programs, the Federal Duck 
Stamp and the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal 
Recreational Lands Pass programs. The Refuge will honor and offer for 
purchase passes associated with these programs. Information on the 
programs is available on the Service's Internet site at https://
www.fws.gov/duckstamps/ and https://www.fws.gov/refuges/visitors/
passes.html. The Refuge will also honor Golden Eagle, Golden Age, and 
Golden Access passes. A list of passes the Refuge will honor and/or 
sell follows. If your pass is not listed, we encourage you to contact 
the Refuge and inquire about pass acceptance prior to your visit.

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 Passes honored by and/or available for purchase
                  at the Refuge                       Charge for pass
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1. Federal Duck Stamp (valid for 1 year           $15.00 annually.
 beginning July 1).
2. America the Beautiful National Parks and
 Federal Recreational Lands.
     Annual Pass........................  $80.00 annually.
     Senior Pass (lifetime pass for       One time fee of
     those who qualify).                           $10.00.
     Access Pass (lifetime pass for       Free.
     those who qualify).
3. Golden Eagle, Golden Age, and Golden Access    Honored, but not
 Pass. The Refuge will honor these passes          available for
 according to the provisions of each.              purchase.
4. Annual Tualatin River Refuge Pass............  $15.00 annually.
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Entrance Fees Support Refuge Visitor Facilities

    The Refuge plans to use collected fees to repair and maintain the 
following visitor facilities: trails, wildlife overlooks, a photography 
blind, environmental education study sites, interpretive signs, the 
Wildlife Center, public access roads, and parking lots. The Refuge will 
also use collected fees to purchase environmental education curriculum 
and equipment, interpretive publications, and exhibit materials. It is 
our policy to allow only activities that are appropriate and compatible 
with the specific site's purposes. In order to charge fees, the site 
must have the staff and resources to manage a fee activity as well as 
to collect and deposit money.

Public Availability of Comments

    Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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.

Authorities and Requirements of the REA

    In December 2004, the REA became law (16 U.S.C. 6801-6814). The REA 
provides authority through December 2014 for the Secretaries of the 
Departments of the Interior and Agriculture (Secretaries) to establish, 
modify, charge, and collect recreation fees at some Federal recreation 
lands and waters, and contains specific provisions addressing public 
involvement in establishing recreation fees. The REA also directed the 
Secretaries to publish advance notice in the Federal Register whenever 
bureaus establish new recreation fee areas under their respective 
jurisdictions.
    Should public comments provide substantive reasons why we should 
not collect fees at the Refuge, we may reevaluate our plan and publish 
a subsequent notice in the Federal Register withdrawing this action. 
Otherwise, fee collection at the Tualatin River Refuge for visitor 
facilities and programs will begin on the date specified in the DATES 
section of this document, and the Refuge will post fee amounts and 
expenditures onsite.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6801-6814.

    Dated: January 6, 2009.
David J. Wesley,
Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. E9-3258 Filed 2-13-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-55-P
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