Revised Cost Recovery Fee Schedule for the Public

IM-AZ-2007-034
Instruction Memorandum
United States Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Arizona State Office
One North Central Avenue, Suite 800
Phoenix, Arizona  85004-4427
 
April 12, 2007
In Reply Refer To:
1270-2/1271 (AZ-954.56) P
Supersedes IM AZ-2006-019 and
AZ-2006-019, Change 1
 
EMS TRANSMISSION 4/13/07
Instruction Memorandum No. AZ-2007-034
Expires:  When Superseded or Canceled     Superseded by IMAZ-2008-001
 
To:
District Managers and Field Managers; Chief Information Officer (AZ-954)
 
Attention:  Public Rooms
 
 
From:
Deputy State Director, Division of Business and Support Services
 
 
Subject:
Revised Cost Recovery Fee Schedule for the Public
 
Purpose:  This Instruction Memorandum (IM) revises the Arizona Cost Recovery Fee Schedule to include two new cost recovery items for sale through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Public Rooms.
 
The first item is the “America the Beautiful - The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass” program.  The new interagency recreation passes replace the Golden Eagle, Golden Age, and Golden Access Passports, which are now obsolete.  (Note:  Existing passports issued prior to January 2007 remain valid and in effect until expired, lost, or stolen.)
 
The second new cost recovery item is a Digital Versatile Disk (DVD) produced by the Cadastral Survey Office.  This DVD contains current Geographic Coordinate Data Base (GCDB) data that covers the entire State.  The DVD contains shape files, flat files, and documentation.
 
Policy/Action:  All Arizona offices are to adopt the attached revised cost recovery fees in the Arizona Cost Recovery Fee Schedule (Attachment 1) and the sample lists for posting (Attachment 2).  The fee schedule has been revised to include both the interagency recreation passes, as listed below, and the Cadastral Survey DVD.  All other Arizona rates for the sale of products or services to the public remain unchanged.
  • Interagency Annual Pass:  Replaces the Golden Eagle Passport, National Parks Pass, and National Parks Pass with Golden Eagle Hologram.
  • Senior Pass:  Replaces the Golden Age Passport.
  • Access Pass:  Replaces the Golden Access Passport.
  • Volunteer Pass:  New annual pass issued to a volunteer in exchange for performance of significant volunteer services.
Timeframe:  Effective immediately.
 
Background:  In December 2004, Congress passed the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (REA), Public Law 108-447, which authorized a new interagency recreation pass program to replace the Golden Eagle, Golden Age, and Golden Access Passports, and the National Parks Passes.  The new “America the Beautiful – the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass” program became effective in January 2007.
 
Guidance on issuing the Volunteer Pass can be found in Washington Office IM 2007-077, “America the Beautiful” Volunteer Pass.
 
The new DVD was produced by the Cadastral Survey Office as an alternative method to provide current GCDB data to the public.
 
Manual/Handbook Sections Affected:  BLM Handbook 1270-2, Cost Recovery; BLM Manual 1271, BLM Information Access Center.
 
Contact:  Lynn Peterson, State Records Officer, at 602-417-9347; or Toni Klimek, State Records Administrator, at 602-417-9364.
 
Signed:
Bonnie Hogan
DSD, Business & Support Services
Authenticated:
Margaret Walker
Management Assistant
 
2 Attachments:
1 - BLM Arizona Cost Recovery Fee Schedule (7 pp)
2 – List of Products to Post in Public Room (2 pp)