Notice of Intent To Establish Recreation Fees on Public Lands in the Anchorage District Office, Alaska, 24827 [2023-08528]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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[BLM_AK_FRN_MO4500170070]
Notice of Intent To Establish
Recreation Fees on Public Lands in the
Anchorage District Office, Alaska
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to applicable
provisions of the Federal Lands
Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA),
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
Anchorage District Office, intends to
establish recreation fees for expanded
amenities at the Campbell Creek Science
Center located in the Campbell Tract
Facility in Anchorage, Alaska.
DATES: All new fees will take effect on
October 23, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The business plan and
information concerning the proposed
fees may be reviewed at the Campbell
Creek Science Center, 5600 Science
Center Drive, Anchorage, AK 99507; or
online at www.blm.gov/programs/
recreation/permits-and-fees/businessplans.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy Patterson, manager, Campbell
Creek Science Center, telephone: (907)
267–1255, email: npatterson@blm.gov.
Individuals in the United States who
are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or
have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services for
contacting Ms. Patterson. Individuals
outside the United States should use the
relay services offered within their
country to make international calls to
the point-of-contact in the United
States.
The
FLREA directs the Secretary of the
Interior to publish a six-month advance
notice in the Federal Register whenever
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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new recreation fee areas are established.
The BLM is proposing to establish
recreation fees for expanded amenities
at the Campbell Creek Science Center.
The Center serves as the primary
education, interpretation, and outreach
entity for the BLM in Alaska. Since the
Center was established in November
1996, it has provided environmental
education and interpretive programs to
the public and local schools. Its
programming has expanded statewide to
include increased interpretive
experiences for the public, both
virtually and in person. The Center
provides outdoor education experiences
for more than 41,000 annual visitors.
These facilities qualify as sites where
visitors can be charged an ‘‘Expanded
Amenity Recreation Fee’’ under 16
U.S.C. 6802(g) of FLREA. Section 6802
also authorizes the BLM to collect
standard amenity and special recreation
permit fees for specialized recreation
uses of public lands. Pursuant to FLREA
and implementing regulations at 43 CFR
2933, fees may be charged for day use
of highly developed recreation sites,
enhanced interpretive programs, and
rental of audio tour devices, portable
sanitation devices, binoculars, or other
equipment.
Effective October 23, 2023, the
Campbell Creek Science Center will
initiate new fee collection at the facility
unless the BLM publishes a Federal
Register notice to the contrary. The
BLM will begin collecting fees for
distance learning (per individual per
hour: $5; per group of maximum 30
persons per hour: $140) and the electric
day-use site ($50 per day, for use by
groups who exceed size limits for inside
the science center. This site allows large
groups to operate while continuing to
offer the science center for the public).
In accordance with BLM recreation
fee program policy, the Anchorage
District Office has developed a
recreational fee business plan that is
available as listed in the ADDRESSES
section. The business plan explains the
fee collection process and outlines how
fees will be used at the fee site. Any
future adjustments in the fee amounts
would be handled in accordance with
the business plan, with public notice
before any fee increase.
The BLM notified and involved the
public at each stage of the planning
process for the new fees. The BLM
posted written notices of proposed fees
at the fee site on January 13, 2022. It
announced a 30-day public comment
period on the draft business plan on
January 13, 2022, through a BLM news
release and the BLM website. The draft
business plan was publicly available for
review and comment at the BLM
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Campbell Creek Science Center and on
the BLM Alaska business plan website
from January 13, 2022, to February 12,
2022.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6803(b) and 43 CFR
2933.)
Steven M. Cohn,
BLM Alaska State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_AK_FRN_MO4500170070]
Notice of Intent To Establish Recreation Fees on Public Lands in
the Anchorage District Office, Alaska
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to applicable provisions of the Federal Lands
Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA), the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), Anchorage District Office, intends to establish recreation fees
for expanded amenities at the Campbell Creek Science Center located in
the Campbell Tract Facility in Anchorage, Alaska.
DATES: All new fees will take effect on October 23, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The business plan and information concerning the proposed
fees may be reviewed at the Campbell Creek Science Center, 5600 Science
Center Drive, Anchorage, AK 99507; or online at www.blm.gov/programs/recreation/permits-and-fees/business-plans.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Patterson, manager, Campbell
Creek Science Center, telephone: (907) 267-1255, email:
[email protected].
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services for contacting
Ms. Patterson. Individuals outside the United States should use the
relay services offered within their country to make international calls
to the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FLREA directs the Secretary of the
Interior to publish a six-month advance notice in the Federal Register
whenever new recreation fee areas are established. The BLM is proposing
to establish recreation fees for expanded amenities at the Campbell
Creek Science Center. The Center serves as the primary education,
interpretation, and outreach entity for the BLM in Alaska. Since the
Center was established in November 1996, it has provided environmental
education and interpretive programs to the public and local schools.
Its programming has expanded statewide to include increased
interpretive experiences for the public, both virtually and in person.
The Center provides outdoor education experiences for more than 41,000
annual visitors.
These facilities qualify as sites where visitors can be charged an
``Expanded Amenity Recreation Fee'' under 16 U.S.C. 6802(g) of FLREA.
Section 6802 also authorizes the BLM to collect standard amenity and
special recreation permit fees for specialized recreation uses of
public lands. Pursuant to FLREA and implementing regulations at 43 CFR
2933, fees may be charged for day use of highly developed recreation
sites, enhanced interpretive programs, and rental of audio tour
devices, portable sanitation devices, binoculars, or other equipment.
Effective October 23, 2023, the Campbell Creek Science Center will
initiate new fee collection at the facility unless the BLM publishes a
Federal Register notice to the contrary. The BLM will begin collecting
fees for distance learning (per individual per hour: $5; per group of
maximum 30 persons per hour: $140) and the electric day-use site ($50
per day, for use by groups who exceed size limits for inside the
science center. This site allows large groups to operate while
continuing to offer the science center for the public).
In accordance with BLM recreation fee program policy, the Anchorage
District Office has developed a recreational fee business plan that is
available as listed in the ADDRESSES section. The business plan
explains the fee collection process and outlines how fees will be used
at the fee site. Any future adjustments in the fee amounts would be
handled in accordance with the business plan, with public notice before
any fee increase.
The BLM notified and involved the public at each stage of the
planning process for the new fees. The BLM posted written notices of
proposed fees at the fee site on January 13, 2022. It announced a 30-
day public comment period on the draft business plan on January 13,
2022, through a BLM news release and the BLM website. The draft
business plan was publicly available for review and comment at the BLM
Campbell Creek Science Center and on the BLM Alaska business plan
website from January 13, 2022, to February 12, 2022.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6803(b) and 43 CFR 2933.)
Steven M. Cohn,
BLM Alaska State Director.
[FR Doc. 2023-08528 Filed 4-21-23; 8:45 am]
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