Community Off Road Vehicle (Oversand)
Permit Applications and Fees

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As directed by Congress, the National Park Service collects a fee to recover the cost of administering permits. Recoverable fees are charged for permits as described in 16 U.S.C. 3a, 31 U.S.C. 9701, and National Park Service Guidelines for Special Park Uses. The following charges are established for vehicle permits and applications for Fire Island National Seashore

• An Application Charge must accompany the application for a permit. This charge covers the costs involved in analyzing and processing the request for an application including secretarial, printing, and mailing costs. This is a non-refundable fee that must be remitted with the completed application. This fee is $50.00 This is a non-refundable fee that will not be returned even if your permit is not approved.
  

• An Administrative Charge reflects the actual costs incurred by the National Park Service in processing the permit, from its inception to final approval. It also includes all our costs associated with Natural and/or Cultural compliance. This cost is reflected in the permit cost noted below.
  

• Management Costs cover the actual costs incurred by the park accomplishing the required monitoring or management of the permit. This cost is reflected in the permit cost noted below. Permit costs will increase in increments over the next two years. Current and new fees are:

  
  

  PERMIT	1999	2000	2002	APPLICATION FEE
  Resident Year-round / Part-time	$45	$95	$95	$50 (Initial)* $10 (Renewal)
  Contractor	$450 /year $200 /month	$750 /year $300 /month	$750 /year $300 /month (no longer than 30 days) $75/week	$50
  Essential Service	$450 /vehicle	$750/vehicle	$750 /vehicle	$50 per company
  Public Utility	$450 /vehicle	$750/vehicle	$750 /vehicle	$50 per company
  Municipal Employees	$45	$95	$95	$50 (Initial) $10 (Renewal)
  Recreational Driving	$40	$40	$40	Included in Permit Cost

  Note: First time approval of resident permits will also be charged $100 one-time charge for gate key, stickers, computer set-up, etc.)
  

  
  
  
  

• Permit Conditions
  No alternate/substitute vehicles may be used in place of your primary vehicle. The checkpoint or headquarters must verify any changes. Failure to comply with the conditions of any permit issued may result in a fine and the loss of your permit.

  
  Checks should be made out to National Park Service.

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Last Updated: 09/16/02
http://www.nps.gov/fiis/permits/oversand/oversand.htm