[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 51 (Thursday, March 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14298-14300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6445]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Supplementary Rules for Certain Public Lands Managed by the
Bureau of Land Management Within the Yuba Reservoir Recreation
Management Area (RMA), Richfield District, Utah
SUMMARY: These supplementary rules are necessary for the management of
actions, activities, and public use on certain public lands which may
have or are having adverse impacts on persons using public lands, on
property, and on resources located on public lands
[[Page 14299]] located in, or acquired for inclusion within, the Yuba
Reservoir RMA.
The affected lands are located in the following areas:
Salt Lake Base Meridian
T.16 S., R.1 W.,
Sec. 19--All public lands south of the Old Botham Road;
Sec. 30--All public lands;
Sec. 31--All public lands.
T.16 S., R.2 W.,
Sec. 13--W\1/2\ SW\1/4\;
Sec. 14--SW\1/4\ NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\, E\1/2\ SW\1/4\;
Sec. 23--E\1/2\ NW\1/4\, E\1/2\, E\1/2\ SW\1/4\;
Sec. 24--W\1/2\, W\1/2\ NW\1/4\, W\1/2\ SE\1/4\;
Sec. 25--All
Sec. 26--NE\1/4\, E\1/2\ SE\1/4\, S\1/2\ SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\
NW\1/4\, S\1/2\ NW\1/4\;
Sec. 35--E\1/2\ NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\ SE\1/4\.
T.17 S., R.1 W.,
Sec. 4--All public lands west of S.R. 28;
Sec. 5--All public lands;
Sec. 6--All public lands;
Sec. 7--All public lands;
Sec. 8--All public lands;
Sec. 9--All public lands west of S.R. 28.
T. 17 S., R.2 W.,
Sec. 1--SE\1/4\ NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\;
Sec. 12--E\1/2\.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynn Fergus, Bureau of Land
Management, House Range Resource Area Office, P.O. Box 778 Fillmore,
Utah 84631. Telephone: 801-743-6811.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Utah State Director of the Bureau of
Land Management is establishing these supplementary rules which are
necessary for the protection of persons, property and public lands and
resources within the Yuba Reservoir RMA, lands acquired for inclusion
in the Yuba Reservoir RMA, and all lands that may be incorporated into
Yuba Reservoir RMA, in the Richfield District, as provided for in 43
CFR 8365.1-6. Violations of these rules are punishable by a fine not to
exceed $100,000.00 or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months, or both, as
provided for under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (Pub. L.
94-579) as amended by 18 U.S.C. 3571(b)(5). These rules are in addition
to and supplement the rules found in 43 CFR 8300.
Supplementary Rules, Yuba Reservoir Recreation Management Area
Section 1.0 Administrative provisions
1.1 Permits
(a) An authorized officer may issue a permit to authorize an
otherwise prohibited or restricted activity. Such permits may contain
reasonable restrictions necessary to preserve and protect public lands
and their resources, and to minimize interference with and
inconvenience to other visitors.
(b) Violation of the terms and conditions of a permit is
prohibited.
Section 2.0 Vehicle Operations and Traffic Safety
2.1 Unsafe Operation
The following are prohibited:
(a) Failing to maintain that degree of control of a vehicle
necessary to avoid danger to persons, property or wildlife.
(b) Operating a motor vehicle in a manner which unnecessarily
causes its tires to squeal, skid, or break free of the road surface.
(c) Operating a vehicle without due care or at a speed greater than
that which is reasonable and prudent considering wildlife, pedestrians,
traffic, weather, road and light conditions and road character.
2.2 Obstructing Traffic
The following are prohibited:
(a) Stopping, parking, or leaving any vehicle, whether attended or
unattended, upon the paved, graded, or maintained surface of a road, so
as to leave less than ten (10) feet of the width of the same traffic
lane for the free or unobstructed movement of other vehicles is
prohibited, except in the event of accident or other conditions beyond
the embedded control of the operator, or as otherwise directed by an
authorized person.
(b) Causing or permitting a vehicle under one's control to obstruct
traffic by driving so slowly as to interfere with the normal flow of
traffic, or in any other manner, is prohibited.
2.3 Traffic Control Device
Failure to comply with the directions of a traffic control device
is prohibited unless directed otherwise by an authorized person.
Section 3.0 Public Use and Recreation
3.1 Weapons
(a) The following are prohibited within Yuba Reservoir RMA:
(1) Possession of a loaded weapon, except as authorized under
subsection (b), following.
(2) Intentional discharge of any weapon, except as authorized under
subsection (b), following.
(b) The possession of loaded weapons, and their use, is allowed
when the possessor is at the time involved in hunting within the Yuba
Reservoir RMA in accordance with state law.
3.2 Glass Containers
The possession of glass containers, except within vehicles, is
prohibited.
3.3 Preservation of Natural and Cultural Resources
(a) The following are prohibited:
(1) Possessing, destroying, taking, injuring, defacing, removing,
harassing, or disturbing from its natural state; living or dead
wildlife, or the parts or products thereof, such as antlers or nests,
except when incident to hunting conducted in accordance with state law.
(2) Introducing wildlife, fish, or plants, including their
reproductive bodies, into Yuba Reservoir RMA, except when authorized by
the District Manager for administrative activities, or pursuant to the
terms and conditions of a permit.
(3) Collecting live wood or other living plant material for use in
a campfire or for any other purpose.
(4) Possessing, destroying, defacing, digging, or removing rocks or
cave formations or parts thereof, or fossilized or non-fossilized
paleontological specimens.
(5) Digging for, removing, destroying, damaging, disturbing, or
possessing artifacts, rock art, or other cultural resources.
(6) Applying chalk to, making a rubbing of, making a casting of,
painting upon, or making a latex or other mold of, any rock art.
3.4 Pets
(a) The following are prohibited:
(1) Allowing a pet to make noise that is unreasonable considering
location, time of day or night, and impact on public land users.
(2) Failing to remove waste deposited by a pet at beaches and
developed sites including, campgrounds, picnic areas, parking areas,
and visitor centers.
(3) Allowing a pet, other than a seeing-eye dog, hearing-ear dog,
or other animal specifically trained to assist a disabled person, to
enter buildings operated by the Bureau of Land Management or the Utah
Division of Parks and Recreation.
(4) Leaving a pet unattended and tied to an object.
(b) Pets or feral animals that are running-at-large and observed in
the act of killing, injuring, or molesting humans, livestock, or
wildlife may he destroyed by an authorized person, if necessary, for
public safely or the protection of livestock or wildlife.
(c) Pets running-at-large may be impounded, and may be turned over
to Juab County Animal Control or to another appropriate organization
which will accept, care for, and dispose of such pets. The owner of
such pets may be charged reasonable fees for kennel or boarding costs,
feed, veterinary care, and transportation. [[Page 14300]]
(d) This section does not apply to dogs used by authorized Federal,
State, and local law enforcement officers in the performance of their
official duties.
3.5 Alcoholic Beverages
(a) The use and possession of alcoholic beverages within the Yuba
Reservoir RMA allowed in accordance with the provisions of this
section:
(1) The following are prohibited:
(i) The sale or gift of an alcoholic beverage to a person under 21
years of age.
(ii) The possession of an alcoholic beverage by a person under 21
years of age.
(b) The District Manager may close all or a portion of public
buildings, or structures, parking lots, picnic areas, overlooks,
walkways, historic areas, or archeological sites within Yuba Reservoir
RMA to the consumption of alcoholic beverages when it is determined
that:
(1) The consumption of alcohol would be inappropriate considering
other uses of the location and the purpose for which it is maintained
or established.
(2) Incidents of aberrant behavior related to the consumption of
alcohol are of such magnitude that diligent attempts to enforce
applicable regulations do not alleviate the problem.
(3) Such closures maybe either by publication of the closure in the
Federal Register, by the posting of appropriate signs, or both.
3.6 Disorderly Conduct
A person commits disorderly conduct when, with intent to cause
public alarm, nuisance, jeopardy or violence, or knowingly or
recklessly creating a risk thereof, such person commits any of the
following prohibited acts:
(a) Engages in fighting or threatening, or violent behavior.
(b) Uses language, an utterance or gesture, or engages in a display
or act that is obscene, physically threatening or menacing, or done in
a manner that is likely to inflict injury or incite an immediate breach
of the peace.
3.7 Property
(a) The following are prohibited:
(1) Abandoning property.
(2) Leaving property unattended for more than 24 hours in a day use
area, or 72 hours in other areas, unless the owner of the property by
permit or registration is specifically authorized a longer period of
time.
(3) Failing to turn in found property to an authorized person as
soon as practical.
(b) Impoundment of property:
(1) Property left unattended in excess of the time limits in
subsection (a)(2). above, may be impounded by an authorized person.
(2) Unattended property that interferes with visitor safety,
orderly management of the Yuba Reservoir RMA, or presents a threat to
public land resources may be impounded by an authorized person at any
time.
(3) The owner of record is responsible and liable for charges to
the person who has removed, stored, or otherwise disposed of property
impounded relevant to this section.
(c) Disposition of property:
Unattended property impounded pursuant to this section shall be
deemed to be abandoned unless claimed by the owner or an authorized
representative thereof within 60 days, and shall be disposed of in
accordance with applicable regulations.
3.8 Camping
(a) By the posting of appropriate signs at the entrance to any
campground or use area, the District Manager may establish special
conditions or rules for use of any use area. Violation or such
conditions or rules is prohibited.
(b) The following are prohibited:
(1) Failing to obtain a permit when required.
(2) Violation of the terms and conditions of any permit.
3.9 Tampering and Vandalism
The following are prohibited:
(a) Tampering or attempting to tamper with property or real
property, or moving, manipulating, or setting in motion any of the
parts thereof, except when such property is under one's lawful control
or possession.
(b) Destroying, injuring, defacing, or damaging property or real
property.
3.10 Closures
(a) The existing OHV closures of the Yuba Reservoir RMA will remain
in effect and become permanent. Only that area west of old U.S. Highway
91 will remain open to use of existing roads and trails, and only
between the hours of 6am and 10pm.
3.11 Public Assemblies or Meetings
(a) Public assemblies, meetings, gatherings, demonstrations,
parades and other public expressions of views are allowed within the
Yuba Reservoir RMA, provided a permit therefor has been issued by the
manager of the Yuba Reservoir RMA and a mass gathering permit, if over
25 participants, has been obtained from the Juab County Sheriff.
3.12 Spray Paint
The following are prohibited:
(a) The use of spray paint or paint-ball guns within Yuba Reservoir
RMA, except for:
(1) The official business of any federal, state, county, or local
governmental entity, or
(2) The necessary performance of work related to the maintenance or
construction of any authorized improvements or facilities on public
lands.
(b) The possession of spray paint within the Yuba Reservoir RMA,
except when such containers of spray paint are:
(1) Located in the trunk of a motor vehicle, or
(2) If a motor vehicle is not equipped with a trunk, in some other
portion of the motor vehicle designed for the storage of luggage and
not normally occupied by or readily accessible to the operator or
passengers.
3.13 Fees
With the publication of these rules, a daily use fee of $5.00 per
vehicle is established. An additional fee is not required for towed
vehicles or trailers.
(a) Self serve pay stations will be established for the periods
when the entrances are not manned.
(b) Use of the area without a use permit will subject the user to
an additional $10 field collection fee.
(c) Falsifying or otherwise intentionally misusing a permit is
prohibited.
March 7, 1995.
Jerry Goodman,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 95-6445 Filed 3-15-95; 8:45 am]
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