[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 104 (Monday, June 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29747-29748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14324]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[OR-080-081-0777-33; GP8-0179]
Prohibited Acts on Public Lands Within the Boundaries of National
Wild and Scenic Rivers in the Salem District; Oregon
agency: Bureau of Land Management, Interior, Salem District.
action: Notice and request for comments.
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summary: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to establish
a set of special rules which apply to public use of land and water
surfaces administered by the BLM within the boundaries of any National
Wild and Scenic River in the Salem District. These special rules
include acts which are prohibited. The five National Wild and Scenic
Rivers in the Salem District include segments of the Sandy River,
Salmon River, Clackamas River, Quartzville Creek, and Elkhorn Creek.
supplementary information: A copy of the prohibited acts and maps
showing BLM-administered lands and the designated boundaries of each
National Wild and Scenic River segment in the Salem District are
available at the Salem District Office. Legal descriptions of the
boundaries are also available at the Salem District Office.
comment period: Interested parties many submit comments within 30 days
of the publication of this notice. Please send comments to the Salem
District Manager, Attention: Law Enforcement, 1717 Fabry Road SE,
Salem, Oregon, 97306. Any adverse comments will be evaluated by the
District Manager, who may vacate or modify these actions and issue a
final determination.
effective date: In the absence of any further action by the District
Manager, these special rules will become the final determination of the
Department of the Interior, on or before July 1, 1998.
for further information contact: Greg Tyler at (503) 375-5623.
Special Rules
Pursuant to 43 CFR 8351.2-1, the following acts are prohibited on
the land and water surfaces administered by the BLM, Salem District,
within the designated boundaries of a National Wild and Scenic River.
The acts are prohibited to help protect natural resources and to
provide for public safety and enjoyment. Authorization for exemption
from a prohibited act must be obtained from a BLM authorized officer,
as defined in 43 CFR 8360.0-5(a), prior to the use of BLM-administered
land and water surfaces in the Salem District.
1. Overnight Camping
a. Unless otherwise authorized, camping in dispersed or developed
recreation sites longer than 14 days, either through separate visits or
continuous occupation, during any consecutive 28 day period is
prohibited. Upon reaching the 14 day limit, occupants and all their
possessions must leave BLM-administered lands in the Salem District for
a minimum of 14 consecutive days.
b. Unless otherwise authorized, failing to have at least one person
occupy a camping area at a designated or developed recreation site
during each night after camping equipment has been set up for occupancy
and use.
c. Unless otherwise authorized, failure to pay applicable fees
within 30 minutes of occupying a designated fee site.
d. Unless otherwise authorized, leaving camping equipment or other
personal property unattended for more than 48 hours.
e. Unless otherwise authorized, overnight occupancy of an
administrative site or any area posted as closed to camping.
f. Installation of permanent camping facilities.
g. Unless otherwise authorized, leaving camping equipment, site
alterations, refuse, or animal waste after departing any camping area.
h. Digging or leveling the ground at any campsite where such
disturbance is prohibited.
2. Fires
a. Where prohibited, a campfire outside of a fire pan, metal fire
ring, or similar metal container ring.
b. using or possessing fireworks, firecrackers, or other explosive
devices in violation of State law.
c. Failure to observe any State fire orders or closure regulations.
d. Leaving fire unattended or without completely extinguishing.
e. Burning non-combustible items in a campfire.
f. Throwing or discarding lighted or smoldering material, or
lighting, tending, or using a stove or lantern in such a manner, as to
cause or threaten the burning of property or resources, or to create a
public safety hazard.
3. Sanitation and Refuse
a. Disposal of human body waste except at designated locations in
developed recreation sites.
b. Burying human body waste less than 6-8 inches deep and less than
100 feet from any natural water source.
c. Washing dishes or using soap in a natural water source or less
than 100 feet from any natural water source.
d. Draining any waste water from recreational vehicles or trailers
except at a designated location.
e. Possessing or leaving refuse, debris or litter in an exposed,
unsightly or unsanitary condition.
f. Dumping household, commercial, or industrial refuse, or animal
body parts.
4. Firearms
a. Possessing or discharging a firearm or other weapon in violation
of State or Federal law.
b. Discharging a firearm or other weapon within \1/4\-mile of a
residence, building, developed recreation site, environmental education
site, or occupied area.
c. Discharging a firearm or other projectile weapons such as bows
and arrows, crossbows, air rifles, or paint ball guns into or from
within any area posted as a ``no shooting,'' or ``safety zone.''
5. Recreational Mining
a. Use of motorized mining equipment in violation of State law.
b. Use of a dredge equipped with a suction hose having an inside
diameter greater than four inches, regardless of nozzle size, in a
designated recreational mining area.
c. Digging in river banks or disturbing vegetation in river banks
above the
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ordinary high water mark in a designated recreational mining area.
6. Other Acts
a. Taking, attempting to take, or possession of any fish or
wildlife in violation of State or Federal law.
b. Entering an area posted as closed to public entry.
c. Failure to restrain pets on a leash or in a cage at all times in
developed recreation sites or other areas where required.
d. Using or riding horses in areas where prohibited.
e. Being nude where a person may be seen by the general public.
f. Firewood gathering (including driftwood, dead and down wood) in
areas where prohibited.
g. Selling or offering for sale any services or merchandise, or
conducting any kind of business enterprise without a BLM permit.
h. Aircraft landing without authorization.
i. Violations by permittee of any stipulations outlined in a
Special Recreation Use Permit.
j. Defacing, disturbing, or removing any natural or cultural
feature or property of the U.S. Government.
7. Disorderly Conduct
a. A person commits disorderly conduct when, with the intent to
cause public alarm, nuisance, jeopardy or violence, or knowingly or
recklessly committing a risk thereof, such a person commits any of the
following prohibited acts:
1. Engage in fighting, threatening or violent behavior.
2. Language, gesture, display or act that is obscene (as defined in
State law), physically threatening, menacing, or likely to inflict
injury or incite a breach of peace.
3. Making noise that is unreasonable (based on location, time of
day, or other factors that would govern the conduct of a reasonably
prudent person).
4. Display of a firearm or other weapon in a threatening or
menacing manner.
b. Operating generator, amplified music and other excessive or loud
noise from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
c. Threatening, resisting, intimidating or interfering with any BLM
official, employee or volunteer in, or on account of, the performance
of official duties.
8. Vehicles
a. Operating a vehicle in violation of State law.
b. Parking in a way that impedes or obstructs traffic or creates a
traffic safety hazard.
c. Parking in an area posted as closed to parking.
d. Using a motorized or mechanical transportation device (i.e,
bicycles) in areas where prohibited.
e. Exceeding posted speed limits.
f. Disregarding traffic control devices.
9. Boating
a. Violation of any State Marine Board regulation.
10. Alcoholic Beverages and Controlled Substances
a. Consuming, possessing, or furnishing alcohol or a controlled
substance in violation of State law.
b. Operating a vehicle or watercraft when under the influence of
alcohol or a controlled substance in violation of State law.
Penalties: Any person convicted of violating any prohibition
established by this notice, may be subject to the penalties provided in
43 CFR 8351.2-1 (f), which include a fine not to exceed $500, and/or
imprisonment not to exceed 6 months, and costs the proceedings, as well
as, penalties provided under State Law.
Van Manning,
District Manager, Salem District Office.
[FR Doc. 98-14324 Filed 5-29-98; 8:45 am]
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