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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, May 24, 2000 - Page 3 BLM permits proposes rule to recover costs relating to recreation to make have the The Bureau of Land Management today published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would update requirements and make other changes in the BLMs existing recreation regulations. The proposed rule would take into account new developments in recrecost-recove- ry ation technology, emphasize resource protection and udpate cost recovery requirements. The BLM is proposing these revisions to meet current public demands and expectations from the public lands, said BLM Acting Di rector Tom Fry, who noted that the current regulations have not changed in 15 years. The new regulations will help us operate more effectively and efficiently by instituting cost recovery standards. While BLMs appropriated recreation budget has had a slight increase over the past decade, the cost of providing visitor amenities, administration, and other services to the expanding recreation public has escalated dramatically. lb recover costs, the BLM is proposing requirements for issuing recreation permits by seeking reimbursement for ap up-to-da- te plications that take more than 50 hours of administrative time (instead of the current threshold of $5, 000). This proposal is consistent with other BLM and Forest Service land use programs designed to achieve cost recovery. The revenues collected from the proposal will go back to the BLM to help protect the public lands and benefit the recreation public and special user groups. There will be no waivers for cost recovery fees unless authorized by the Director of the flexibility decisions concerning permits and permit conditions, based on the local land and resource conditions. This would eliminate the need for setting arbitrary national numerical thresholds for numbers of vehicles triggering a permit requirement. The activities that will be affected by this progroup posal are any large-scal- e activities, such as district scouting events, fraternity or sorority events, weddings and various competitive events, including endurance races, BLM. Under the proposed, rule, BLM field managers would races and Off High- d dog-sle- The BLM will consider comments received or postmarked on or before July 17, 2000 in preparation of the final rule. Comments may be to the BLM, Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620 L. St., N.W., Washington, DC, or mailed to the Bureau of Land Management, Adminishand-deliver- trative Record, Room 1849 C Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240. Comments may also be transmitted electronically via the Internet to WoCommentblm.gQv; Comments will be available dDMUMI Opportunities for (ilUiOS GQOiKK? 00T GJr W Add money any COW I K I HI IK- - sub-surfa- mill Th.it' wliv iu- I ml. wc I ivimviiti-(K ii J iIk- - I In' tuiiHKi r.iu- i about 9,000 employees, also administers more than 560 million acres of mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM preserves open space by managing the public lands for multiple uses, including outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, and mining Willi sti u I. wiiK'timiK i iiihIk'imimk- - including Alaska. The Bureau, which has a budget of $1.2 billion and a workforce of time 'h .JI. ( L Street ad- - penalty-fre- e withdrawls . l at the dress during regular business hours from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. The BLM, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior, manages more land 264 million surface acres than any other Federal agency. Most of this public land is located in 12 Western states, D THE CD THAT LETS YOU BREAK A FEW RULES Hfi a commenter should include his or her name and return address, as well as the regulation for review ayfi mi&a Qfi goghs 00 (JKV GROW "(ill LS-40- 1, identifier number AD25. way Vehicle race3. periodic, ed - o ce and by conserving natural, historical, cultural and other resources found on the public lands. Grazing workshop is June 28, 29 The local soil conservation liii.niii.il w i.iu pul milt. ill bliiwi iii iiiiHiiA I nur in wink iiiinirili A lil till.lIK. Mill i .ill lil.ikr I WltllllllW.il'. ti ill I IIIIK'X I In- - Iviriiiiii Inn jini'i uni lu tti'i .in iii l Managed. Rotational Grazing pill. .1 Si-- . Workshop on June 28 & 29. It will be a two-da- y workshop, II with half day classroom instruction and half day field Ultini.iii-(!- r.iti'v .mil iiu-.iii-- r work each day. 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