99-11776. Rescinding of the Emergency Closure of Public Lands: Lane County, Oregon  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 12, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 25514]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-11776]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
    
    Bureau of Land Management
    [OR-094-03-6332-00: 4310-33]
    
    
    Rescinding of the Emergency Closure of Public Lands: Lane County, 
    Oregon
    
    AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
    
    ACTION: Rescind the 1993 Emergency Closure of public lands in Lane 
    County, Oregon.
    
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    SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that certain public lands in Lane 
    County, Oregon are now rescinded from the temporary closure of water 
    activities in Lake Creek. The closure was made under the authority of 
    43 CFR 8364.1.
        The public lands affected by this closure are specifically 
    identified as the Lake Creek Slide, a natural bedrock feature in the 
    bed of Lake Creek, within public lands located as follows:
    
    Willamette Meridian, Oregon
    
    T. 16 S., R. 7 W., Sec. 19: Metes and Bounds within the SE\1/4\SE\1/
    4\
    
        Containing approximately 2 acres.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The original closure was published 58 FR 
    39222, July 22, 1993. The rationale to rescind this temporary closure 
    follows: The ``temporary closure'' is now 6 years old, BLM realizes it 
    needs to either make this a permanent closure or resend it. During the 
    6 years of temporary closure, visitors have continued to ignore 2 
    visibly posted Danger signs and slide down the rock slab, especially 
    when BLM personnel are not around to enforce it. This behavior 
    demonstrates that a permanent closure would be just as ineffective 
    without full time BLM personnel on site to enforce it. BLM does not 
    have the manpower or funding to provide for this presence. Most 
    visitors are aware of the hazards. The Danger signs have been revised 
    with new verbiage to increase visitor's awareness of the many hazards 
    present on site. The revised signs read:
    
    DANGER UNSUPERVISED AREA
    
    HAZARDOUS TO SLIDE ON ROCKS, SWIM IN THIS AREA, OR DIVE INTO THE WATER
    
    BEWARE OF SLIPPERY SURFACES, SUBMERGED ROCKS, AND SHIFTING TOPOGRAPHY
    
    PARTICIPATING IN THESE OR SIMILAR ACTIVITIES CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS 
    INJURY OR DEATH
    
    DATES: This rescind is effective on May12, 1999.
    
    ADDRESSES: Copies of this action and maps showing the location of this 
    area are available from the Eugene District Office, P.O. Box 10226 
    (2890 Chad Drive), Eugene, Oregon 97440.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Chung, Coast Range Field 
    Manager, Eugene District Office, at (541) 683-6600 or 1-888-442-3061.
    
        Dated: May 4, 1999.
    Dan Howells,
    Acting Coast Range Field Manager.
    [FR Doc. 99-11776 Filed 5-11-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Effective Date:
5/12/1999
Published:
05/12/1999
Department:
Land Management Bureau
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Rescind the 1993 Emergency Closure of public lands in Lane County, Oregon.
Document Number:
99-11776
Dates:
This rescind is effective on May12, 1999.
Pages:
25514-25514 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
OR-094-03-6332-00: 4310-33
PDF File:
99-11776.pdf