[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 197 (Thursday, October 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53194-53195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25208]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[AZ-050-05-1210-00; 8365]
Arizona: Establishment of Supplementary Rules for the Parker
Strip Recreation Area, Swansea Townsite, Aubrey Hills, and Desert
Bighorn Sheep Lambing Grounds
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Publication of supplementary rules for the Parker Strip
Recreation Area, Swansea Townsite, Aubrey Hills, and Desert Bighorn
Sheep Lambing Grounds.
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SUMMARY: To implement decisions of the Yuma Resource Management Plan
and the Parker Strip Recreation Management Plan, to protect valuable
and fragile natural and cultural resources, and to provide for public
safety and enjoyment, the following supplementary rules are established
for the lands described.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 12, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie Allert, Outdoor Recreation
Planner or Mark Harris, Ranger, Havasu Resource Area, 3189 Sweetwater
Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86406, telephone (520) 855-8017.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To protect valuable and fragile natural and
cultural resources and to provide for public enjoyment the following
supplementary rules are established for the areas described.
Parker Strip Recreation Area
The following rules apply within the Parker Strip Recreation Area
which is described as the public land contained within the following
described lands.
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 11 N., R. 18 W.,
Sec 15, 16, 22, 28, & 34.
T. 10 N., R. 18 W.,
Sec 5, W\1/2\ NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\;
Sec 6, all;
Sec 7, Lots 1-4, NE\1/4\, N\1/2\ SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\;
Sec 18, Lot 1, NW\1/4\ NE\1/4\.
T. 10 N., R. 19 W.,
Sec 12;
Sec 13 N\1/2\ N\1/2\, N\1/2\ SW\1/4\ NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\ SE\1/4\
NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec 14, 22, & 23;
Sec 24 W\1/2\ NW\1/4\.
San Bernardino Meridian, California
T. 2 N., R. 27 E., all.
T. 2 N., R. 26 E.,
Sec 1, 11-15, 21-27, & 34-36.
T. 1 N., R. 26 E.,
Sec 2, 3, 10, & 11.
Vehicles
Vehicles shall not be parked in violation of posted restrictions,
or in such a manner as to obstruct or impede normal or emergency
traffic movement or the parking of other vehicles, create a safety
hazard, or endanger any person, property or feature. Vehicles so parked
are subject to removal and impoundment at the owner's expense.
Taking any vehicle through, around, or beyond a restrictive sign,
recognizable barricade, fence, or traffic control barrier is
prohibited.
Vehicles may only be operated within concessions, on paved roads,
or on routes which are signed as open, unless in a designated OHV open
area.
Use of off-highway vehicles is prohibited within all developed
recreation facilities on public lands except the off-highway vehicle
areas. Golf carts and similar vehicles may be operated within
concessions at the discretion of the concession management.
Camping
Camping within \1/2\ (one-half) mile of Parker Dam Road is
restricted to designated camping facilities.
Sanitation
Public land users shall maintain their sites free of trash and
litter during the period of occupancy and shall remove all personal
equipment, trash, and litter upon departure.
Animals
Allowing animals to be physically uncontrolled or unattended is
prohibited. Such animals are subject to immediate impoundment and
removal at the owner's expense.
Persons bringing or allowing pets in designated developed
recreation areas shall be responsible for proper removal and disposal,
in sanitary facilities, of any waste produced by these animals.
Pets are not permitted in Empire Landing Campground on the
following holiday weekends: Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor
Day. The weekend is defined as the Saturday and Sunday closest to the
actual holiday and the day on which the holiday is celebrated.
Restrictions
Quiet shall be maintained in all developed recreation sites between
the hours of 10 pm and 6 am.
Any act or conduct by any person which interferes with, impedes, or
disrupts the use of public lands or impairs the safety of another
person is prohibited. Individuals who are boisterous, rowdy,
disorderly, or otherwise disturb the peace, are considered to interfere
with the use of public land by others. In addition to any criminal
penalties all persons in violation of this rule may be required to
leave.
The Area Manager may establish further local emergency restrictions
on the use of these public lands. Using public lands in a manner which
is contrary to a posted restriction is prohibited.
Weapon Use
Discharge or use of firearms, other weapons, or fireworks is
prohibited in California within one mile of Parker Dam Road, and in
Arizona within the Parker Strip Recreation Area unless otherwise
posted.
Wood Collection
Wood Collection is prohibited within the Parker Strip Recreation
Area.
Swansea Townsite
The following rules apply within the Swansea Townsite area which is
described as:
Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona
T. 10 N., R. 15 W.,
Sec. 28, W\1/2\ SW\1/4\;
Sec. 29, S\1/2\;
Sec. 32, N\1/2\;
Sec. 33, W\1/2\ NW\1/4\.
Vehicles
Taking any vehicle through, around, or beyond a restrictive sign,
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recognizable barricade, fence, or traffic control barrier is
prohibited.
Operation of a vehicle in a wash, off a roadway, or on an unsigned
historic roadway is prohibited.
Camping
Camping is permitted only at designated sites. Camping stay is
limited to 3 days in any 30-day period.
Wood Collection
No wood collection is permitted within the Townsite, including but
not limited to dead and down wood, live plants, and lumber from
historic structures.
Collection of Artifacts
No item may be collected or removed from the Townsite without the
written permission of the Havasu Resource Area Manager. This includes
but is not limited to old cans, nails, lumber, bricks, or glassware,
whole or broken.
Safety
Climbing, leaning, sitting, or walking on the remains of the walled
structures at Swansea inherently damages the structures, is unsafe, and
is therefore prohibited.
No person shall enter into any fenced area, shaft, tunnel, or
structure.
Fires
Fires are allowed only at the designated sites and must be located
in the fire ring provided. Construction of new fire rings is
prohibited.
Aubrey Hills Area
The Aubrey Hills Area is defined as that public land south of the
Lake Havasu City limits, west of Highway 95, east of the Colorado
River, and north of the Bill Williams River, not including the area of
SARA Park.
No motorized vehicles are allowed off paved roads. This does not
include authorized agency service vehicles for authorized rights-of-way
or for ownership access to private land.
Desert Bighorn Sheep Lambing Grounds and Year Long Use Areas
The following rules apply to public lands during the period of
January 1 through June 30 in any year in all bighorn sheep lambing
grounds and year-long use areas whose boundaries are defined as
follows.
Gila & Salt River Meridian, Arizona
North Mohave Mountains
T. 15 N., R. 20 W.,
Sec 4, 5, 8-10, 15, 16, 20-22, 28, & 29;
Sec 27 NW\1/4\.
Crossman Peak
T. 14 N., R. 18 W.,
Sec 7 W\1/2\ W\1/2\;
Sec 17 SW\1/4\;
Sec 18-20.
T. 15 N., R. 18 W.,
Sec 31 SW\1/4\.
T. 14 N., R. 19 W.,
Sec 1 W\1/2\ W\1/2\;
Sec 2-4;
Sec 5 E\1/2\;
Sec 9-16.
T. 15 N., R. 19 W.,
Sec 28, 30, & 32-36.
T. 15 N., R. 20 W.,
Sec 25 NE\1/4\.
Paloma Wash
T. 12 N., R. 17 W.,
Sec 17 S\1/2\ S\1/2\;
Sec 19 NE\1/4\;
Sec 21 SW\1/4\;
Sec 27 SW\1/4\ SW\1/4\;
Sec 33 N\1/2\ N\1/2\;
Sec 34 NW\1/4\ NW\1/4\.
Little Black Mountains
T. 11 N., R. 17 W.,
Sec 3, 10, 11, 14, 15, 22, 23, & 26;
Sec 12 W\1/2\, W\1/2\ SE\1/4\;
Sec 13 W\1/2\, W\1/2\ E\1/2\;
Sec 21 E\1/2\;
Sec 25 W\1/2\;
Sec 27 NE\1/4\.
T. 12 N., R. 17 W.,
Sec 34 SE\1/4\;
Sec 35 SW\1/4\ SW\1/4\.
The North Mesa
T. 11 N., R. 17 W.,
Sec 19 SW\1/4\;
Sec 28 SW\1/4\;
Sec 29 S\1/2\;
Sec 30 all,
Sec 31 N\1/2\;
Sec 32 N\1/2\;
Sec 33 N\1/2\.
T. 11 N., R. 18 W.,
Sec 22 NE\1/4\;
Sec 23-26;
Sec 27 E\1/2\ E\1/2\;
Sec 35 N\1/2\ N\1/2\;
Sec 36 N\1/2\, N\1/2\ SE\1/4\.
No motorized vehicles are allowed off paved roads. This does not
include authorized agency service vehicles for authorized rights-of-way
or for ownership access to private land.
Authority: The authority for establishing supplementary rules is
contained in Title 43 Subpart 8365, Section 1-6. These rules will be
available in the Havasu Resource Area Office, which manages these
lands. A violation of a supplementary rule is punishable as class A
misdemeanor.
Dated: October 2, 1995.
Judith I. Reed,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 95-25208 Filed 10-11-95; 8:45 am]
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