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Federal Register/Vol. 72, No. 198/Monday, October 15 58284 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 198 / Monday, October 15, 2007 / Notices Done in Washington, DC, this 9th day of Picnic Site. At Buttermilk Hill an $5.00 to $12.00 per night and would October 2007. occupant of each boat would be include use of the Pounds Hollow Kevin Shea, expected to self-pay using a fee Picnic and Beach day-use sites. Fees at Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant envelope provided at the site. Fees Pine Hills Campground would increase Health Inspection Service. collected at these areas would be used from $5.00 to $10.00 per night. Fees at [FR Doc. E7–20224 Filed 10–12–07; 8:45 am] for the maintenance and upkeep of the the Johnson Creek Group Campground BILLING CODE 3410–34–P facilities. would increase from $5.00 to $12.00 for Proposed Trail Use Permits for a single site, $9.00 to $15.00 for a Equestrians double site and $15.00 to $20.00 for a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE triple site. The fees at the Johnson Creek The Shawnee National Forest also Group Campground would also include Forest Service proposes to establish a trail permit fee the use of the Johnson Creek boat of $5.00 per day ($50.00 per year) for launch, picnic and beach day-use sites. Notice of Proposed New Recreation equestrians to use designated national Fee Sites; Federal Lands Recreation forest trails. In areas where cross Proposed Modification of Shawnee Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. country riding is authorized, and on National Forest Recreation Facilities 108–447) national forest roads, riding would The Shawnee National Forest AGENCY: Shawnee National Forest, remain free. Permits would be available proposes to increase the cost USDA Forest Service. from Shawnee National Forest Offices effectiveness of developed recreation ACTION: Notice of Proposed New Fee and from cooperating vendors. Permits facilities management by reducing Sites and Recreation Facilities would be issued to individuals and services at some locations where use Modifications. would not be transferable. No permit continues to be light. The following would be required for persons under 16 actions are being considered: Removal SUMMARY: The Shawnee National Forest years of age. Fees collected for of the tables, fire rings and toilets from is proposing to begin charging fees at equestrian use of trails would be used the Johnson Creek Single Family eight day-use recreation sites, as well as for the maintenance, construction or Campground (the Group Campground for equestrian use of the designated trail enhancement of equestrian trails and will remain open), removal of one system. Additionally, the Forest trailhead facilities. picnic shelter from the Johnson Creek proposes to increase fees at five Annual Passes for Day Use Facilities Picnic Area, removal of tables, fire rings campgrounds. The proposed fees are and Equestrian Trails and toilets from two of four loops of based on the level of amenities and Pine Ridge Campground at the Pounds An Annual Pass will be available for services provided, cost of operation and Hollow Recreation Area, removal of the frequent visitors or those who wish to maintenance and market assessment. At water system at Tower Rock recreate for longer periods of time on this time, the fees described below are Campground and removal of the tables only proposed and may be modified the Shawnee. A Shawnee National and grills at the Tower Rock Picnic Site, upon further analysis and public Forest Annual Pass will be available at and removal of tables, fire rings, toilets comment. Funds from fees would be Shawnee National Forest offices for and water tanks from the Buck Ridge used for the continued operation and $50.00 and will admit one vehicle into Campground at Lake of Egypt. Fees will maintenance of recreation sites and the day-use fee areas at the Pounds Hollow no longer be required for the use of the Forest’s designated equestrian trail Recreation Area, Garden of the Gods Tower Rock Campground. The boat system. The establishment of fees at Recreation Area, Bell Smith Springs, launches at Tower Rock and at Hickory certain types of recreation sites on Johnson Creek Recreation Area, Lincoln Point on Lake of Egypt would remain national forests is authorized by the Memorial and the Little Grand Canyon open and free to the public. Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Trailhead for an unlimited number of Additionally, the boardwalk and other Act which was signed into law by visits for one year from the date of facilities at the Oakwood Bottoms President Bush in December 2004. purchase. A Shawnee National Forest Green-Tree Reservoir site, and the In addition to the new fees and the fee Annual Equestrian Trail Permit will be picnic and interpretive shelters at increases, the Shawnee National Forest available for $50.00 at Shawnee Illinois Iron Furnace picnic site would is proposing to increase the cost National Forest offices or at not be replaced when they have reached effectiveness of some recreation participating vendors and would the end of their serviceability. The toilet facilities by removing amenities at these authorize use of one horse or mule on at Teal Pond would be removed without sites. designated trails that are open to replacement. equestrian use for one year from the Proposed Day-Use Fees date of purchase. DATES: New fees may begin as early as Day-use fees of $5.00 per car are being April 2008. Modifications to facilities considered for the Garden of the Gods Proposed Fee Increases for Shawnee may begin as soon as June of 2008. interpretive and picnic sites, Pounds National Forest Campgrounds The Shawnee National Forest will Hollow picnic and beach area, Bell The Shawnee National Forest host open-house meetings to explain the Smith Springs interpretive and picnic proposes to increase fees at five fee and facility proposals or to discuss areas, Lincoln Memorial at Jonesboro, campgrounds. A campsite at Pharaoh other items of interest related to the Johnson Creek picnic and beach area, Campground at Garden of the Gods fees Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement the Johnson Creek Boat Launch and the would increase from $5.00 to $12.00 per Act of 2004. The meetings will be open Little Grand Canyon Trailhead. An night with the fee also covering day-use to the public. Meetings will be held on occupant of each car entering the of Pharaoh Picnic Area and the Garden Tuesday, November 6, 2007 from 4 to 7 parking areas of these sites would be of the Gods Interpretive Site. Fees at p.m. at the Vienna High School, 601 N. expected to self-pay using a fee Camp Cadiz would be raised from $5.00 1st Street, Vienna, Illinois; on envelope provided at the site. Day-use to $10.00 per night. Fees at Pine Ridge Wednesday, November 7, 2007 from 4 to fees of $5.00 per boat are being Campground at the Pounds Hollow 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, proposed for use of the Buttermilk Hill Recreation Area would increase from 100 Columbus Drive, Marion, Illinois; VerDate Aug<31>2005 21:55 Oct 12, 2007 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM 15OCN1 sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 198 / Monday, October 15, 2007 / Notices 58285 and on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 Act of 1969; the Council on Dated: October 4, 2007. from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Davis-McCann Environmental Quality Regulations (40 M. Ron Davidson, Center, 15 North 14th Street, CFR part 1500); and the Natural Acting State Conservationist, Natural Murphysboro, Illinois. Resources Conservation Service Resources Conservation Service, Utah. ADDRESSES: Comments and Guidelines (7 CFR part 650); the Natural [FR Doc. E7–20198 Filed 10–12–07; 8:45 am] recommendations regarding the Resources Conservation Service, U.S. BILLING CODE 3410–16–P Shawnee National Forest’s recreation Department of Agriculture, gives notice fee and/or facilities proposals can be that an environmental impact statement sent to Hurston A. Nicholas, Forest is not being prepared for Sandy Urban DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Supervisor, Shawnee National Forest, Fish Pond/Park Project, Salt Lake 50 Highway 145 South, Harrisburg, IL County, UT. Bureau of Industry and Security 62946. Comments or recommendations FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M. Sensors and Instrumentation concerning these recreation fee Ron Davidson, Acting State Technical Advisory Committee; Notice proposals should be submitted prior to Conservationist, Natural Resources of Partially Closed Meeting mid April 2008 in order to be Conservation Service, Wallace F. considered. You can e-mail your Bennett Federal Building, 125 South The Sensors and Instrumentation comments using the ‘‘Contact Us’’ link State Street, Room 4402, Salt Lake City, Technical Advisory Committee (SITAC) on the Shawnee National Forest Web Utah 84138–1100; telephone number will meet on October 30, 2007, 9:30 site at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/ (801) 524–4550. a.m., in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, shawnee/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Room 3884, 14th Street between FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim environmental assessment of this Constitution and Pennsylvania Pohlman, Recreation Program Manager, federally assisted action indicates that Avenues, NW., Washington, DC. The 618–253–7114. Information about the project will not cause significant Committee advises the Office of the proposed fee changes can also be found local, regional, or national impacts on Assistant Secretary for Export on the Shawnee National Forest Web the environment. As a result of these Administration on technical questions site at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/ findings, M. Ron Davidson, Acting State that affect the level of export controls shawnee/passes/. Conservationist, has determined that the applicable to sensors and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The preparation and review of an instrumentation equipment and Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement environmental impact statement is not technology.
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