[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4632-4633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1729]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR-094-6334-04: GP5-059]
Establishment of Supplementary Rules; Lane County, OR
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of establishment of supplementary rules.
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SUMMARY: The Eugene District, Bureau of Land Management, hereby
establishes supplementary rules for use of those public lands included
in the West Eugene Wetlands Project in the Coast Range Resource Area,
Eugene District, Lane County, Oregon. These supplementary rules are
intended to provide for public safety, to protect the natural resources
of the project area and to be consistent with the City of Eugene
regulations covering those project lands within the City of Eugene. A
``Notice of proposed establishment of supplementary rules'' was
published in the Federal Register on November 28, 1994 (59 FR 60826)
and provided for a thirty day comment period that ended December 28,
1994. No comments were received.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Wayne Elliott, Coast Range Area
Manager, Eugene District Office, P.O. Box 10226, Eugene, Oregon 97440-
2226.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jock Beall, 503-683-6993.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority for the establishment of these
supplemental rules is contained in 43 CFR 8365.1-6. A map showing the
location of the lands subject to the supplementary rules is available
in the Eugene District Office. The supplementary rules apply to those
lands already acquired and to lands that will be acquired as part of
the West Eugene Wetlands Project. These supplementary rules are subject
to review and will be revised, if appropriate, to further the goals of
providing for public safety and protecting natural resources.
DATES: These supplementary rules will become effective on January 24,
1995.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Eugene District,
Bureau of Land Management, establishes the following supplementary
rules for the West Eugene Wetlands Project:
1. Use or operation of motor vehicles is prohibited except on those
roads and parking areas specifically designated for motor vehicle use.
Non-street legal motor vehicles are prohibited at all times. Motor
vehicles being used by duly authorized emergency response personnel,
including police, ambulance and fire suppression, as well as BLM
vehicles engaged in official duties and other vehicles authorized by
BLM, are excepted.
2. Possession, use and/or discharge of any weapons is prohibited,
except that hunting on the Project lands outside the city limits of
Eugene is permissible in accordance with federal and state laws.
3. Use and/or occupancy (including leaving personal property
unattended) is prohibited between one-half hour after sunset to one-
half hour before sunrise without the written permission of the
authorized officer.
4. The collection, disturbance or possession of any natural
resource is prohibited without the written permission of the authorized
officer.
5. The possession or discharge of fireworks is prohibited.
6. Campfires or other open flame fires are prohibited without the
written permission of the authorized officer.
7. No person shall, unless otherwise authorized, bring any animal
onto the public lands unless such animal is on a leash not longer than
six feet and secured to a fixed object or under control of a person, or
is otherwise physically restricted at all times. This restriction does
not apply to legal hunting activities with dogs outside the City of
Eugene.
8. Bicycle travel and equestrian travel is limited to designated
routes and areas, except as otherwise permitted in writing by the
authorized officer.
9. The possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages is
prohibited.
10. Hiking and foot traffic may be limited or closed by the
authorized officer in designated areas to protect natural resources.
11. Littering and the disposal of any commercial, industrial or
household waste is prohibited.
12. Audio devices creating unreasonable noise and disturbance are
prohibited without the written permission of the authorized officer.
13. Smoking may be prohibited by the authorized officer when
necessary to protect natural resources and adjacent landowners.
Date of Issue: January 10, 1995.
Barbara Hughes,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 95-1729 Filed 1-23-95; 8:45 am]
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