Notice of Intent To Establish Recreation Fees on Public Lands in the Central Yukon Field Office, Alaska

Citation87 FR 13307
Record Number2022-05006
Published date09 March 2022
SectionNotices
CourtInterior Department,Land Management Bureau
Federal Register, Volume 87 Issue 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2022)
[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2022)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 13307-13308]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2022-05006]
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                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                Bureau of Land Management
                [LLAKF03000.L12320000.FU0000.LVRDAK010000.21xL5413AR.HAG 15-0234]
                Notice of Intent To Establish Recreation Fees on Public Lands in
                the Central Yukon Field 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), Central Yukon Field Office, intends to establish expanded
                (overnight/specialized use) amenity fees at the Five Mile, Arctic
                Circle, and Galbraith Lake campgrounds along the Dalton Highway,
                Alaska.
                DATES: Comments on the proposed fees must be received or postmarked by
                April 8, 2022 and include a full name and address.
                ADDRESSES: The business plan and information concerning the proposed
                fees may be reviewed at the Central Yukon Field Office, 222 University
                Ave., Fairbanks, AK 99709; the Alaska State Office, 222 West 7th Ave.,
                #13, Anchorage, AK 99513; or online at www.blm.gov/programs/recreation/permits-and-fees/business-plans. Written comments may be mailed or
                delivered to the Central Yukon Field Office or emailed to:
                [email protected] with ``Attn: Field Manager, Notice of Intent to
                Establish Recreation Fees'' referenced in the subject line.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim La Marr, Field Manager, Central
                Yukon Field Office, 222 University Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99709, by
                phone at (907) 474-2356, or by email at [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. 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 Five Mile (milepost 60), Artic Circle (milepost 115),
                and Galbraith Lake (milepost 275) campgrounds along the Dalton Highway.
                This highway provides the only road connection between Interior Alaska
                and the North Slope.
                 The BLM partially reconstructed Five Mile and Galbraith Lake
                campgrounds in 2013 and added additional amenities in 2017. The agency
                completed construction of Arctic Circle Campground in August 2021. The
                improvements provided at each of these campgrounds include designated
                campsites (with picnic tables, tent or trailer space, and fire rings),
                picnic areas, parking, roadways and trails, and two new concrete
                restroom buildings. The campgrounds currently maintain accessible
                toilet facilities, fire rings, and bear-proof refuse containers.
                 These facilities qualify as sites where visitors can be charged an
                ``Expanded Amenity Recreation Fee'' under section 3(g) of the FLREA, 16
                U.S.C. 6801 et seq. Pursuant to FLREA and implementing regulations at
                43 CFR 2933, fees may be charged for overnight camping where specific
                amenities and services are provided. The BLM will post specific visitor
                fees at each campground. Fees must be paid at the self-service pay
                station located at the camping areas. Visitors holding the America the
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                Beautiful--The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands--Senior
                Pass and/or Access Pass will be entitled to a 50 percent fee reduction
                on individual overnight fees.
                 Effective September 6, 2022, the Central Yukon Field Office will
                initiate new fee collection at the Arctic Circle, Five Mile, and
                Galbraith Lake campgrounds unless the BLM publishes a Federal Register
                notice to the contrary. The BLM will begin collecting fees of $10 per
                campsite per night at Arctic Circle Campground in summer 2022. At Five
                Mile and Galbraith Lake Campgrounds, the BLM will begin collecting fees
                of $10 per campsite per night as early as summer 2023, as well as a
                recreational vehicle sanitary dump station fee of $5 per use at Five
                Mile Campground. These fees are consistent with other established fee
                sites in the region, including other BLM-administered sites. In
                accordance with BLM recreation fee program policy, the Central Yukon
                Field Office has developed a recreational fee business plan that is
                available at the addresses in the ADDRESSES section. The business plan
                explains the fee collection process and outlines how fees will be used
                at the fee sites. 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 each fee site in June 2019. It announced a 30-day
                public comment period on the draft business plan on February 5, 2021,
                through a BLM news release and the BLM website. The draft business plan
                was publicly available for review and comment on the BLM Alaska
                business plan website from February 5, 2021, to March 22, 2021.
                 Before including your address, phone number, email 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.
                 Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6803(b) and 43 CFR 2933.
                Kevin Pendergast,
                Deputy State Director, Resources.
                [FR Doc. 2022-05006 Filed 3-8-22; 8:45 am]
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