E9-6578. Notice of Meeting; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108-447)

AGENCY:

Rocky Mountain Region, USDA Forest Service.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Colorado Recreation Resource Advisory Committee will tentatively meet in Denver, CO. The purpose of the meeting is to continue to provide the new committee members with the information they need to be effective committee members and review several fee proposals. These fee proposals will tentatively include fee increases for Christmas Tree cutting permits for the Grand Mesa/Uncompahgre/Gunnison National Forests and the Mud Springs Campground located in the Grand Junction Field Office Area of the BLM. A new fee for the North Fruita Desert Campground also located in the Grand Junction Field Office Area of the BLM will also be reviewed.

DATES:

The meeting will be held April 21 from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. This meeting will only be held if a quorum is present.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be at the REI Denver Flagship Store at 1416 Platte Street in Denver in their small conference room on the 3rd floor. Access prior to store opening is through Starbucks. Send written comments to Steve Sherwood, Designated Federal Official, 740 Simms Street, Golden, CO 80401 or [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Pam DeVore, Colorado Recreation Resource Advisory Committee Coordinator, at 303-275-5043 or [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The meeting is open to the public. Committee discussion is limited to Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management staff and Committee members. Persons who wish to bring recreation fee matters to the attention of the Committee may file written statements with the Committee staff. Written comments received at least a week before the meeting will be available for committee review. Written comments received less than a week before the meeting may not be available for committee referral. There will be time on the agenda for verbal comments and the Chairperson may ask for comments from the public at any time during the meeting. All persons wishing to address the committee must sign in at the door.

Check for the status of the meeting, the final agenda and a final list of the fee proposals to be reviewed at: http://www.fs.fed.us/​r2/​recreation.

The Recreation RAC is authorized by the Federal Land Recreation Enhancement Act, which was signed into law by President Bush in December 2004.

Dated: March 4, 2009.

Maribeth Gustafson,

Deputy Regional Forester, Operations, Rocky Mountain Region.