Notice of Proposed New Fee; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108-447), 45165 [E9-20853]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of Proposed New Fee; Federal
Lands Recreation Enhancement Act,
(Title VIII, Pub. L. 108–447)
AGENCY: Dixie National Forest, USDA
Forest Service.
ACTION: Notice of proposed new fee.
public comment. The fee is proposed
and will be determined upon further
analysis and public comment. Funds
from fees would be used for the
continued operation and maintenance
and improvements of this guard station.
DATES: Comments will be accepted
through October 15, 2009. New fees
would begin May 2010.
ADDRESSES: Pine Valley Ranger District,
Attn: Recreation Fee Program, 196 E.
Tabernacle, Suite 38, St. George, Utah
84770 or https://www.fs.fed.us/r4/dixie/
contact/feedback.shtml (include
‘‘Recreation Fee Program’’ in the subject
line).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gretchen Merrill, Public Service Staff
Officer, 435–865–3741. Information
about proposed fee changes can also be
found on the Intermountain Region Web
site: https://www.fs.fed.us/r4/recreation/
rac/index.shtml.
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.
Once public involvement is complete,
these new fees will be reviewed by a
Recreation Resource Advisory
Committee prior to a final decision and
implementation.
Dated: August 19, 2009.
Robert G. MacWhorter,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. E9–20853 Filed 8–31–09; 8:45 am]
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The Dixie National Forest is
proposing to charge a fee for overnight
rental of the Pine Valley Guard Station
of $75 in the summer and $40 in the
winter. This guard station has not been
available for recreation use prior to this
date. Rentals of other guard stations on
the Dixie National Forest have been very
popular, illustrating that people
appreciate and enjoy the availability of
these historic buildings.
The Pine Valley Guard Station is
located at the edge of the Pine Valley
Wilderness Area and within the Pine
Valley Recreation Area, and will sleep
up to six people. The site is located in
Washington County, Utah. The guard
station will have hot and cold running
water in the summer, flush toilet,
shower, electricity, refrigerator, and
wood stove. Bunks and all cooking and
eating utensils will be provided for
renters.
Determination of the fee price is based
on the level of amenities and services
provided, cost of operations and
maintenance, market assessment, and
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Announcement of Value-Added
Producer Grant Application Deadlines
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of withdrawal of
Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) and
republication of Notice of Funds
Available (NOFA) Announcement of
Value-Added Producer Grant
Application Deadlines.
SUMMARY: Rural Development (RD)
previously withdrew the May 6, 2009
Federal Register notice (74 FR 20900),
which was published in error,
announcing the availability of
approximately $18 million in
competitive grants for fiscal year (FY)
2009 to help independent agricultural
producers enter into value-added
activities. This notice announces the
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availability of approximately $18
million in competitive grants for fiscal
year (FY) 2009 to help independent
agricultural producers enter into or
expand value-added activities, with the
following clarifications and alterations:
(1) Highlights the inclusion of
Beginning and Socially Disadvantaged
farmers and ranchers, as well as
operators of Small and Medium-sized
farms or ranches that are structured as
a Family Farm, and provides more
weight in the scoring process, (2) deletes
contradictory language related to the
eligibility of applicants under the newly
allowable mid-tier value chain
provision by clarifying that the
applicant entity must be eligible under
the legislatively-stated categories (but
the network they are part of can include
virtually any type of organization), (3)
establishes the upper limit of ‘‘mediumsized farm’’ at between $250,001 and
$700,000 in annual gross sales of
agricultural product, (4) revises the list
of renewable energy technologies that
are eligible for funding, (5) clarifies that
different documentation standards
apply for Planning Grants versus
Working Capital Grants, (6) deletes
‘‘Innovation’’ as a specific scoring
criteria, (7) allows branding, packaging
and other means of product
differentiation as a component of a
value added strategy in all product
eligibility categories, and (8) provides a
90-day application period.
USDA Rural Development welcomes
projects that highlight innovative uses
of agricultural products. This may
include using existing agricultural
products in non-traditional ways and/or
merging agricultural products with
technology in creative ways. As with all
value-added efforts, generating new
products, creating expanded marketing
opportunities and increasing producer
income are the end goal. Applications
proposing to develop innovative,
sustainable products, businesses, or
marketing opportunities that accelerate
creation of new economic opportunities
and commercialization in the agri-food,
agri-science, or agriculture products
integrated or merged with other sciences
or technologies are invited. This may
include alternative uses of agricultural
products as well as, value-added
processing of agricultural commodities
to produce bio-materials (e.g. plastics,
fiberboard), green chemicals, functional
foods (e.g. lutin enhanced ‘‘power bar’’
snacks, soy enhanced products),
nutraceuticals, on-farm renewable
energy, and biofuels (e.g. ethanol, biodiesel).
Awards may be made for planning
activities or for working capital
expenses, but not for both. The
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of Proposed New Fee; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement
Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108-447)
AGENCY: Dixie National Forest, USDA Forest Service.
ACTION: Notice of proposed new fee.
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SUMMARY: The Dixie National Forest is proposing to charge a fee for
overnight rental of the Pine Valley Guard Station of $75 in the summer
and $40 in the winter. This guard station has not been available for
recreation use prior to this date. Rentals of other guard stations on
the Dixie National Forest have been very popular, illustrating that
people appreciate and enjoy the availability of these historic
buildings.
The Pine Valley Guard Station is located at the edge of the Pine
Valley Wilderness Area and within the Pine Valley Recreation Area, and
will sleep up to six people. The site is located in Washington County,
Utah. The guard station will have hot and cold running water in the
summer, flush toilet, shower, electricity, refrigerator, and wood
stove. Bunks and all cooking and eating utensils will be provided for
renters.
Determination of the fee price is based on the level of amenities
and services provided, cost of operations and maintenance, market
assessment, and public comment. The fee is proposed and will be
determined upon further analysis and public comment. Funds from fees
would be used for the continued operation and maintenance and
improvements of this guard station.
DATES: Comments will be accepted through October 15, 2009. New fees
would begin May 2010.
ADDRESSES: Pine Valley Ranger District, Attn: Recreation Fee Program,
196 E. Tabernacle, Suite 38, St. George, Utah 84770 or https://www.fs.fed.us/r4/dixie/contact/feedback.shtml (include ``Recreation Fee
Program'' in the subject line).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gretchen Merrill, Public Service Staff
Officer, 435-865-3741. Information about proposed fee changes can also
be found on the Intermountain Region Web site: https://www.fs.fed.us/r4/recreation/rac/index.shtml.
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. Once public involvement is
complete, these new fees will be reviewed by a Recreation Resource
Advisory Committee prior to a final decision and implementation.
Dated: August 19, 2009.
Robert G. MacWhorter,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. E9-20853 Filed 8-31-09; 8:45 am]
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