[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 109 (Thursday, June 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 31961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12306]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Notice of Meeting; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, 
(Title VIII, Pub. L. 108-447)

AGENCY: Pacific Northwest Region, USDA Forest Service.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Northwest Recreation Resource Advisory Committee 
(RAC) will meet in Portland, Oregon. The purpose of the meeting is to 
review and provide recommendations concerning recreation fee proposals 
for facilities and services offered on lands managed by the Forest 
Service and Bureau of Land Management in Oregon and Washington. 
Proposals for this meeting include the jurisdictions of the Bureau of 
Land Management Salem, Vail, and Spokane Districts, the Okanogan-
Wenatchee, Olympic, Rogue River-Siskiyou, Umatilla, Wallowa-Whitman, 
and Willamette National Forests. Other items of interest related to the 
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act of 2004 may be discussed.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 26, 2008, from 8:15 a.m. to 5 
p.m. and June 27, 2008, from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A public input time 
is provided at 9 a.m. on both days. Comments will be limited to three 
minutes per person. The Designated Federal Official has the discretion 
to adjourn the meeting early if business is completed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be at the Red Lion Hotel, located at 1021 
NE Grand Ave., Portland, Oregon, 97232. Send written comments to Dan 
Harkenrider, Designated Federal Official for the Pacific Northwest 
Recreation RAC, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, 902 Wasco 
Ave, Suite 200, Hood River, Oregon 97031, or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Harkenrider, Designated Federal 
Official, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, 902 Wasco Ave, 
Suite 200, Hood River, Oregon 97031, 541-308-1700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public. The 
agenda for June 26, 2008, includes fee proposals from the Rogue River-
Siskiyou, Wallowa Whitman, and Umatilla Forests and the Salem, Vail, 
and Spokane Districts of the Bureau of Land Management. The agenda for 
June 27, 2008, includes fee proposals from the Okanogan-Wenatchee, 
Olympic, and Willamette Forests. Individuals from the public will have 
the opportunity to address the Committee at 9 a.m. both days. Committee 
discussion is limited to Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management 
staff and Recreation Resource Advisory Committee members. However; 
persons who wish to bring recreation fee matters to the attention of 
the Committee may address the committee at 9 a.m. both days. The agenda 
and proposals can be found at http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/passespermits/rrac.shtml on the internet.
    The Recreation RAC is authorized by the Federal Land Recreation 
Enhancement Act, which was signed into law by President Bush in 
December 2004.

    Dated: May 28, 2008.
Liz Agpaoa,
Acting Regional Forester, Pacific Northwest Region, USDA Forest 
Service.
 [FR Doc. E8-12306 Filed 6-4-08; 8:45 am]
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