94-30765. Prohibited Acts in Owyhee National Wild and Scenic River Area

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[OR-030-03-1220-04: G5-042]

 

Prohibited Acts in Owyhee National Wild and Scenic River Area

AGENCY: Vale District, Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of closures and restrictions within the boundaries of 
the Main Owyhee River as established in the Main, West Little and North 
Fork Owyhee National Wild and Scenic Rivers Management Plan.

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SUMMARY: The Vale District is initiating certain closures and 
restrictions as part of the implementation of the 1993 Main, West 
Little and North Fork Owyhee National Wild and Scenic Rivers Management 
Plan, and in order to protect and enhance the outstandingly remarkable 
values (ORVs) for which the river was designated. The closures and 
restrictions are the minimum necessary to protect and enhance ORVs. 
Personnel that are exempt from the closures and restrictions include 
any Federal, State, or local officers, or any member of an organized 
rescue or fire-fighting unit in performance of official duties, or any 
person authorized by the Bureau of Land Management.
    Pursuant to 43 CFR 8351.2-1, the following acts are prohibited on 
all public lands within the boundaries of the Main Owyhee River 
component of the National Wild and Scenic River System administered by 
the Bureau of Land Management:
1. Fire
    a. Building or maintaining any open campfires except those 
contained in a firepan or similar metal container.
    b. Failure to remove campfire debris from the river corridor and 
disposing of it in a refuse container.
2. Sanitation or Refuse
    a. Failure to carry and use a portable, containerized toilet during 
float trips.
    b. Disposal of solid human body waste except at designated 
locations or fixtures provided for that purpose.
3. Firearms
    a. Discharging a firearm at any time into or from within any area 
posted no shooting or safety zone.
    b. Discharging a firearm at any time in violation of State law.
4. Boating
    a. Operation of any motor-driver (including electric motor-driven) 
watercraft.
    b. Violation of any State Marine Board regulation.
5. Camping
    a. Camping on any area posted as ``Closed'' to that use.
6. Vehicle
    a. Operating a motor vehicle on the lower portion of the Bogus 
Creek Road from near the point where it crosses Bogus Creek (T.28S., 
R.41E., Section 34) to the river.
    b. Operating a motor vehicle on the road on the west side of the 
river north of the Morrison site from the river ford to the Griffith 
Ranch (T.27S., R.43E., section 6).
    c. Operating a motor vehicle to ford the river anywhere within the 
wild river corridor other than The Hole-In-The-Ground Ranch.
7. Archaeology
    a. Defacing, disturbing or removing any historic or prehistoric 
feature or artifact.
8. Other Acts
    a. Failure to register any boat trip prior to launching.
    b. Exceeding float boat part or group sizes of:

15 on the Upper (Idaho state line to Three Forks).
15 on the Middle (Three Forks to Rome).
20 on the Lower (Rome to Leslie Gulch).

    c. Aircraft landing without authorization.
    d. Failure to observe posted regulations at launch sites.
    Violation of these prohibitions is punishable by a fine of not more 
than $500 or imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or both. 
(Title 16 U.S.C. Section 1281 and Title 16 U.S.C. Section 3)
    The lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management to which 
this order applies are within the Administrative boundary of the Owyhee 
National Wild and Scenic River. Legal description of the administrative 
boundary can be viewed at the Vale District office and is available in 
the above mentioned management plan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry L. Taylor, Jordan Resource Area 
Manager, Bureau of Land Management, Vale District, 100 Oregon Street, 
Vale, OR 97918 (Telephone [phone]).
James E. May,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-30765 Filed 12-14-94; 8:45 am]
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