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in accordance with the Administration
Act.
Each unit of the NWRS was
established for specific purposes. We
use these purposes as the foundation for
developing and prioritizing the
management goals and objectives for
each refuge within the NWRS mission,
and to determine how the public can
use each refuge. The planning process is
a way for us and the public to evaluate
management goals and objectives that
will ensure the best possible approach
to wildlife, plant, and habitat
conservation, while providing for
wildlife-dependent recreation
opportunities that are compatible with
each refuge’s establishing purposes and
the mission of the NWRS.
Our CCP process provides
participation opportunities for Tribal,
State, and local governments, agencies,
organizations, and the public. At this
time, we encourage input in the form of
issues, concerns, ideas, and suggestions
for the future management of Stewart B.
McKinney NWR.
We will conduct the environmental
review of this project and develop an
EA in accordance with the requirements
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA) (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); NEPA regulations
(40 CFR parts 1500–1508); other
appropriate Federal laws and
regulations; and our policies and
procedures for compliance with those
laws and regulations.
Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife
Refuge
Stewart B. McKinney NWR
encompasses over 900 acres of forest,
barrier beach, tidal wetland, and island
habitats. The refuge consists of 10
separate units along the Connecticut
coast from Westbrook to Greenwich.
Lands include eight islands and three
coastline locations. Located in the
Atlantic Flyway, the refuge provides
important resting, feeding, and nesting
habitat for many species of wading
birds, shorebirds, songbirds, and terns,
including the endangered roseate tern.
Adjacent waters serve as wintering
habitat for brant, scoters, American
black duck, and other waterfowl.
The refuge was established in 1972
under the name Salt Meadow NWR. It
was re-designated by Congress as the
Connecticut Coastal NWR in 1984. The
refuge was then renamed again in 1987
to honor the late U.S. Congressman
Stewart B. McKinney, who was
instrumental in the establishment of the
refuge. Under the Migratory Bird
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 715–715d,
715e, 715f–715r) of 1929, (45 Stat.
1222), the original unit was established,
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‘‘for use as an inviolate sanctuary, or
any other management purposes, for
migratory birds.’’ The purposes of the
refuge include: enhancing the
populations of herons, egrets, terns, and
other shore and wading birds within the
refuge; encouraging natural diversity of
fish and wildlife within the refuge; and
providing opportunities for scientific
research, environmental education, and
fish and wildlife-dependent recreation.
The 347-acre Salt Meadow Unit
includes salt marsh and forested upland
habitat in the Town of Westbrook. It
provides roosting and courtship grounds
for early successional birds such as
American woodcock, breeding grounds
for sharp-tailed sparrows, and migration
and nesting areas for other passerines.
The Faulkner Island Unit is a 5-acre
maritime island located off the coast of
Guilford in Long Island Sound. It
provides breeding habitat for over 100
pairs of the Federally endangered
roseate tern, and is home to more than
3,500 pairs of common terns, a State
species of concern. The Milford Point
Unit is a 22-acre barrier beach peninsula
located at the mouth of the Housatonic
River in the Town of Milford. It is a
breeding site for the Federally
threatened piping plover. The 525-acre
tidal marsh complex of the Great
Meadows Unit is located on the
Connecticut shoreline in the Town of
Stratford. It provides foraging habitat for
the Federally and State-threatened
piping plover, and for the Statethreatened least tern. Other Federally
listed threatened and State-endangered
or special concern species have been
seen at Great Meadows, including the
sharp-tailed sparrow, least bittern, piedbilled grebe, and bald eagle. Other
island units include the 70-acre Chimon
Island Unit, 57-acre Sheffield Island
Unit, 11⁄2-acre Goose Island Unit, 3-acre
Peach Island Unit, 31-acre Calf Island
Unit, and 5-acre Outer Island Unit.
These islands provide foraging habitat
for large numbers of wading birds such
as herons, egrets, and ibises, as well as
migratory shorebirds and passerines.
The small blocks of undeveloped salt
marsh, grassland, and coastal forest on
these islands provide thousands of birds
with essential migratory and nesting
habitat along the highly developed New
England coast.
The predominant public uses on
refuge lands are wildlife observation
and photography. There are walking
trails and boardwalks, observation
blinds and decks, and special use
permits for island tours on remote
island sites.
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Scoping: Preliminary Issues, Concerns,
and Opportunities
We have identified preliminary
issues, concerns, and opportunities that
we may address in the CCP. We have
briefly summarized these issues below.
During public scoping, we may identify
additional issues. These include
invasive species management, public
use management consistent with
protecting habitats, and sea level rise
due to climate change.
Public Meetings
We will give the public an
opportunity to provide input at public
meetings. Public meetings will be
announced on our Web site at https://
www.fws.gov/northeast/planning/
Mckinney/ccphome.html. You can
obtain the schedule from the planning
team leader or project leader (see
ADDRESSES). You may also send
comments anytime during the planning
process by mail, e-mail, or fax (see
ADDRESSES). There will be additional
opportunities to provide public input
once we have prepared the draft CCP.
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.
Dated: April 18, 2011.
Donna T. Stovall,
Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–14325 Filed 6–8–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management,
[CA0600–
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Notice of Intent To Collect Fees on
Public Land in the San Joaquin River
Gorge Special Recreation Management
Area, in Eastern Fresno and Madera
Counties, CA
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to applicable
provisions of the Federal Lands
SUMMARY:
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Recreation Enhancement Act (REA), the
Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM)
Bakersfield Field Office proposes to
begin collecting fees in fiscal year 2011
at the San Joaquin River Gorge (SJRG)
Special Recreation Management Area
(SRMA) in eastern Fresno and Madera
Counties, California, and by this notice
is announcing the opening of the
comment period. The fee proposal
results from analysis and planning
direction provided by the SJRG Business
Plan, which outlines operational goals
of the area and the purpose of the fee
program.
DATES: To ensure that comments will be
considered, the BLM must receive
written comments on the BLM’s
proposal to collect fees in the SJRG
SRMA by July 11, 2011. Effective 6
months after the publication of this
notice, the BLM’s Bakersfield Field
Office would initiate fee collection in
the San Joaquin River Gorge Special
Recreation Management Area, unless
the BLM publishes a Federal Register
notice to the contrary.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this fee collection proposal by any of
the following methods:
• E-mail: Tim_Smith@blm.gov.
• Fax: (661) 391–6041.
• Mail: Field Manager, Bureau of
Land Management, Bakersfield Field
Office, 3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield,
California 93308.
Copies of the fee proposal are available
in the Bakersfield Field Office at the
above address and online at https://
www.ca.blm.gov/bakersfield.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Timothy Z. Smith, Field Manager,
telephone (661) 391–6000 or at the
address above. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
to contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FIRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question with the
above individual. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The San
Joaquin River Gorge Management Area
is a popular recreation area offering
significant opportunities for outdoor
recreation and has received substantial
Federal investment. The BLM’s
commitment is to find the proper
balance between public use and the
protection of resources. The BLM’s
policy is to collect fees at all specialized
recreation sites, or where the BLM at
Federal expense provides facilities,
equipment or services in connection
with outdoor use. In an effort to meet
increasing demands for services and
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maintenance of existing facilities, routes
and trails, and provide enhanced
recreation services and opportunities,
the BLM proposes to implement a fee
program for the SJRG SRMA which
qualifies as a site wherein visitors can
be charged a ‘‘Standard Amenity Fee’’
authorized under Section 803(f) of REA,
16 U.S.C. 6801 et seq. In accordance
with REA and implementing regulations
at 43 CFR 2930, visitors would purchase
a Recreation Use Permit (RUP) to cover
the standard amenity day use fee to
recreate within the SRMA. The driver of
each vehicle operating within the
recreation area would be required to
purchase and display the permit.
Permits would expire at the end of the
calendar day. Annual passes could also
be purchased from the SJRG or
Bakersfield Field Office, or at 3-Forests
Interpretive Association sales outlets on
the Sierra National Forest. Holders of
the America the Beautiful Federal Lands
Recreation Pass do not have to pay the
standard amenity fee and are also
entitled to discounts on expanded
amenity fees such as camping. Valid
Golden Age or Golden Access or
Volunteer passes would also be
accepted. Campers would be exempt
from the standard amenity fee as long as
the camping fee has been paid and a
permit is displayed on the primary
vehicle. Additional vehicles per site
would pay the standard amenity (day
use) fee, but would not have to pay the
campsite fee unless the capacity of the
campsite is exceeded. If site capacity is
exceeded, the party would be required
to purchase an additional campsite and
they would be exempt from the standard
amenity fee. Recreationists who are
traveling into or through the area via
foot, horse, or bicycle without using the
facilities or services would be exempt
from the standard amenity fee.
Suggested fees for use of a walk-in
campsite at the campground are $10
single and $15 for double and triple
sites. Fees for the use of the group
campground would be $175 and $25 for
non-exclusive use of the horse camp.
Interpretive and educational programs
would cost $15 per person for up to a
half day (4 hours) and $20 per person
for a full day (6+ hours). The proposal
would also charge a $5 per vehicle day
use fee. An annual pass would be
available for $40.
The BLM’s goal for the SJRG SRMA
fee program is to ensure that funding is
available to maintain and enhance
existing facilities and recreational
opportunities, to provide for increased
law enforcement presence, to develop
additional services such as expanding
interpretive/educational programming,
and to protect resources. All fees
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collected would be used for expenses
within the SJRG SRMA.
In April 2010, the BLM published the
SJRG Business Plan which outlines
operational goals of the area and the
purpose of the fee program. This
Business Plan provides management
direction for public access to a variety
of recreational opportunities and
landscapes while minimizing the
potential for resource damage from
authorized uses. The Plan also provides
a market analysis of local recreation
sites and sets the basis for the fee
proposal. The plan is available on line
at: https://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/
bakersfield/Programs/
Recreation_opportunities/SJRG_SRMA.
The SJRG Business Plan addresses
recreation opportunities, the issuance of
use permits, and the charging of fees for
each primary vehicle for use of the
Management Area. This Plan, prepared
pursuant to REA and BLM recreation fee
program policy, also addresses the
establishment of a permit process and
the collection of user fees. This Business
Plan establishes the rationale for
charging recreation fees. In accordance
with the BLM recreation fee program
policy, the Business Plan explains the
fee collection process and outlines how
the fees would be used at the SJRG
SRMA. The BLM has notified and
involved the public at each stage of the
planning process, including the
proposal to collect fees, through
notifications on-site and several public
meetings to present and gather ideas
concerning fees within the SRMA. The
Pacific Southwest Region Recreation
Resource Advisory Committee (RRAC)
recommended approval of the fee
proposal at its June 24, 2010, meeting in
Mammoth Lakes, California. Future
adjustments in the fee amount would be
modified in accordance with the SJRG
Business Plan, and through consultation
with the Pacific Southwest Region
RRAC and the public prior to a fee
increase. Fee amounts will be posted
on-site and online at the Bakersfield
Field Office Web site at: https://
www.ca.blm.gov/bakersfield. Copies of
the Business Plan will be available at
the Bakersfield Field Office, at the San
Joaquin River Gorge office, the BLM
California State Office and online at
Bakersfield Field Office Web site.
The BLM welcomes public comments
on this proposal. 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
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withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6803(b) and 43 CFR
2932.13.
[Docket No. ONRR–2011–0003]
Kathryn D. Hardy,
Central California District Manager.
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Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[FR Doc. 2011–14276 Filed 6–8–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P
Assessments for Mismatched
Payments or Inadequate Payment
Information for Geothermal, Solid
Minerals, and Indian Oil and Gas
Leases
Office of Natural Resources
Revenue, Interior.
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
ACTION:
National Park Service
Extension of Time for Inventory
AGENCY:
ACTION:
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
The Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA) requires museums and
Federal agencies that receive Federal
funds to complete item-by-item
inventories of Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
in their possession or control. Recent
regulations (43 CFR 10.13) provide
deadlines for completing inventories of
human remains and associated funerary
objects received after the initial 1995
deadline, as well as for situations in
which human remains and associated
funerary objects are culturally affiliated
with a newly Federally recognized
Indian Tribe or an institution receives
Federal funds for the first time.
Section 5 of the statute (25 U.S.C.
3003(c)) authorizes the Secretary of the
Interior to extend the inventory time
requirements for museums that have
made a good faith effort to complete
their inventories by the regulatory
deadline. The deadline for inventory
completion has been extended for The
Colorado Historical Society. The
requested extension is granted to
November 2, 2011.
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Dated: April 19, 2011.
Will Shafroth,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish and
Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 2011–13396 Filed 6–8–11; 8:45 am]
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Regulations for geothermal,
solid minerals, and Indian oil and gas
leases authorize the Office of Natural
Resources Revenue (ONRR) to assess
payors for failure to submit payments of
the same amount as the royalty or bill
document, or to provide adequate
information. The amount assessed for
each mismatched or inadequately
identified payment will be $214.00,
effective on the date stated below.
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DATES:
Effective Date: July 11, 2011.
Paul
Knueven, Financial Management (FM),
ONRR; telephone (303) 231–3316; email paul.knueven@onrr.gov; or Joseph
Muniz, FM, ONRR, telephone (303)
231–3103; e-mail
joseph.muniz@onrr.gov. Fax: (303) 231–
3711. Mailing address: Department of
the Interior, Office of Natural Resources
Revenue, P.O. Box 25165, MS 61211B,
Denver, Colorado 80225–0165.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
On March
26, 2008, ONRR (formerly Minerals
Management Service’s Minerals
Revenue Management) published a final
rule titled ‘‘Reporting Amendments’’ (73
FR 15885), with effective date April 25,
2008. This rule revised 30 CFR 1218.41
to comply with the Federal Oil and Gas
Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act
of 1996. The regulations authorize
ONRR to assess payors for failure to
submit payments of the same amount as
the royalty or bill document, or to
provide adequate information. Section
1218.41(f) requires ONRR to publish the
assessment amount and the effective
date in the Federal Register.
The ONRR bases the amount of the
assessment on ONRR’s cost experience
with improper payment and
identification. The assessment allows
ONRR to recover the associated costs
and provides industry with incentives
to improve the efficiency of payment
processing.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
Notice of Receipt of Complaint;
Solicitation of Comments Relating to
the Public Interest
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
[2253–665]
Dated: May 31, 2011.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director for Office of Natural Resources
Revenue.
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Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has received a complaint
entitled In Re Certain Light-Emitting
Diodes and Products Containing the
Same, DN 2812; the Commission is
soliciting comments on any public
interest issues raised by the complaint.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James R. Holbein, Secretary to the
Commission, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
205–2000. The public version of the
complaint can be accessed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov, and will be
available for inspection during official
business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.)
in the Office of the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436,
telephone (202) 205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its Internet server (https://
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
this investigation may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov. Hearingimpaired persons are advised that
information on this matter can be
obtained by contacting the
Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)
205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission has received a complaint
filed on behalf of OSRAM GmbH on
June 3, 2011. The complaint alleges
violations of section 337 of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the
importation into the United States, the
sale for importation, and the sale within
the United States after importation of
certain light-emitting diodes and
products containing the same. The
complaint names as respondents LG
Electronics Inc. of Seoul, South Korea;
LG Innotek Co., Ltd of Seoul, South
Korea; LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. of
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management,
[CA0600-L12200000.AL0000.LXSS026B0000]
Notice of Intent To Collect Fees on Public Land in the San
Joaquin River Gorge Special Recreation Management Area, in Eastern
Fresno and Madera Counties, CA
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to applicable provisions of the Federal Lands
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Recreation Enhancement Act (REA), the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM)
Bakersfield Field Office proposes to begin collecting fees in fiscal
year 2011 at the San Joaquin River Gorge (SJRG) Special Recreation
Management Area (SRMA) in eastern Fresno and Madera Counties,
California, and by this notice is announcing the opening of the comment
period. The fee proposal results from analysis and planning direction
provided by the SJRG Business Plan, which outlines operational goals of
the area and the purpose of the fee program.
DATES: To ensure that comments will be considered, the BLM must receive
written comments on the BLM's proposal to collect fees in the SJRG SRMA
by July 11, 2011. Effective 6 months after the publication of this
notice, the BLM's Bakersfield Field Office would initiate fee
collection in the San Joaquin River Gorge Special Recreation Management
Area, unless the BLM publishes a Federal Register notice to the
contrary.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this fee collection proposal by
any of the following methods:
E-mail: Tim_Smith@blm.gov.
Fax: (661) 391-6041.
Mail: Field Manager, Bureau of Land Management,
Bakersfield Field Office, 3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, California
93308.
Copies of the fee proposal are available in the Bakersfield Field
Office at the above address and online at https://www.ca.blm.gov/bakersfield.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Z. Smith, Field Manager,
telephone (661) 391-6000 or at the address above. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above
individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The San Joaquin River Gorge Management Area
is a popular recreation area offering significant opportunities for
outdoor recreation and has received substantial Federal investment. The
BLM's commitment is to find the proper balance between public use and
the protection of resources. The BLM's policy is to collect fees at all
specialized recreation sites, or where the BLM at Federal expense
provides facilities, equipment or services in connection with outdoor
use. In an effort to meet increasing demands for services and
maintenance of existing facilities, routes and trails, and provide
enhanced recreation services and opportunities, the BLM proposes to
implement a fee program for the SJRG SRMA which qualifies as a site
wherein visitors can be charged a ``Standard Amenity Fee'' authorized
under Section 803(f) of REA, 16 U.S.C. 6801 et seq. In accordance with
REA and implementing regulations at 43 CFR 2930, visitors would
purchase a Recreation Use Permit (RUP) to cover the standard amenity
day use fee to recreate within the SRMA. The driver of each vehicle
operating within the recreation area would be required to purchase and
display the permit. Permits would expire at the end of the calendar
day. Annual passes could also be purchased from the SJRG or Bakersfield
Field Office, or at 3-Forests Interpretive Association sales outlets on
the Sierra National Forest. Holders of the America the Beautiful
Federal Lands Recreation Pass do not have to pay the standard amenity
fee and are also entitled to discounts on expanded amenity fees such as
camping. Valid Golden Age or Golden Access or Volunteer passes would
also be accepted. Campers would be exempt from the standard amenity fee
as long as the camping fee has been paid and a permit is displayed on
the primary vehicle. Additional vehicles per site would pay the
standard amenity (day use) fee, but would not have to pay the campsite
fee unless the capacity of the campsite is exceeded. If site capacity
is exceeded, the party would be required to purchase an additional
campsite and they would be exempt from the standard amenity fee.
Recreationists who are traveling into or through the area via foot,
horse, or bicycle without using the facilities or services would be
exempt from the standard amenity fee.
Suggested fees for use of a walk-in campsite at the campground are
$10 single and $15 for double and triple sites. Fees for the use of the
group campground would be $175 and $25 for non-exclusive use of the
horse camp. Interpretive and educational programs would cost $15 per
person for up to a half day (4 hours) and $20 per person for a full day
(6+ hours). The proposal would also charge a $5 per vehicle day use
fee. An annual pass would be available for $40.
The BLM's goal for the SJRG SRMA fee program is to ensure that
funding is available to maintain and enhance existing facilities and
recreational opportunities, to provide for increased law enforcement
presence, to develop additional services such as expanding
interpretive/educational programming, and to protect resources. All
fees collected would be used for expenses within the SJRG SRMA.
In April 2010, the BLM published the SJRG Business Plan which
outlines operational goals of the area and the purpose of the fee
program. This Business Plan provides management direction for public
access to a variety of recreational opportunities and landscapes while
minimizing the potential for resource damage from authorized uses. The
Plan also provides a market analysis of local recreation sites and sets
the basis for the fee proposal. The plan is available on line at:
https://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/bakersfield/Programs/Recreation_opportunities/SJRG_SRMA.
The SJRG Business Plan addresses recreation opportunities, the
issuance of use permits, and the charging of fees for each primary
vehicle for use of the Management Area. This Plan, prepared pursuant to
REA and BLM recreation fee program policy, also addresses the
establishment of a permit process and the collection of user fees. This
Business Plan establishes the rationale for charging recreation fees.
In accordance with the BLM recreation fee program policy, the Business
Plan explains the fee collection process and outlines how the fees
would be used at the SJRG SRMA. The BLM has notified and involved the
public at each stage of the planning process, including the proposal to
collect fees, through notifications on-site and several public meetings
to present and gather ideas concerning fees within the SRMA. The
Pacific Southwest Region Recreation Resource Advisory Committee (RRAC)
recommended approval of the fee proposal at its June 24, 2010, meeting
in Mammoth Lakes, California. Future adjustments in the fee amount
would be modified in accordance with the SJRG Business Plan, and
through consultation with the Pacific Southwest Region RRAC and the
public prior to a fee increase. Fee amounts will be posted on-site and
online at the Bakersfield Field Office Web site at: https://www.ca.blm.gov/bakersfield. Copies of the Business Plan will be
available at the Bakersfield Field Office, at the San Joaquin River
Gorge office, the BLM California State Office and online at Bakersfield
Field Office Web site.
The BLM welcomes public comments on this proposal. 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
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withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6803(b) and 43 CFR 2932.13.
Kathryn D. Hardy,
Central California District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2011-14088 Filed 6-8-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-40-P
