[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35677-35678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16711]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR-010-2810-00; GP9-0214]
Recreation Management Restrictions, etc: Lakeview District, OR:
Fire Prevention Order
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Lakeview District, Interior.
ACTION: Fire prevention order.
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SUMMARY: During periods of very high and extreme fire danger, human-
caused fires cause considerable resource damage. Pursuant to Title 43
CFR 9212.1(h) and 9212.2(a), the following acts are prohibited on lands
administered by the Lakeview District, Bureau of Land Management to
prevent human caused fires and reduce wildfire potential:
1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or
stove fire, including charcoal briquettes except at the following
designated campgrounds (portable cooking stoves using liquified or
bottled fuels are allowed):
Lakeview Resource Area
Duncan Reservoir, Green Mountain, Buck Creek, West Fork Silver
Lake, The Junipers (The Sand Dunes).
Klamath Falls Resource Area
North and South Gerber Reservoir, Stan H. Spring, Potholes, Miller
Creek, Wildhorse.
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2. Smoking while traveling in timber, brush, or grass areas, except
in vehicles on roads, or while stopped in an area at least three (3)
feet in diameter, that is barren or cleared of all flammable material.
3. Operating any type of motorized vehicle except on roadways clear
of flammable vegetation. Parking of vehicles off roadways must be done
in an area barren of flammable materials.
4. Operating any type of motorized vehicle without the following:
a. One shovel not less than twenty-six (26) inches in overall
length, with a blade not less than eight (8) inches wide.
b. One water container of at least one gallon filled to capacity,
or a 2.5-pound fire extinguisher, 4BC, fully-charged.
c. One axe, with a handle 26 inches in length and a head weight of
not less than two (2) pounds.
Note: These items are not required while traveling on state and
county roads.
5. Operating a chain saw.
6. Welding, or operating an acetylene or other torch with open
flame.
Exemptions
Pursuant to Title 43 CFR 9212.3(a) the following persons are exempt
from this order:
1. Persons with a permit specifically authorizing the otherwise
prohibited act or omission.
2. Any Federal, State or local officer, or member of an organized
rescue or fire fighting force while in the performance of an official
duty.
Penalties
Violation of these prohibitions are punishable under Title 43 CFR
by a fine of not more than $1000 or imprisonment of not more than 12
months, or both. Violations may also be subject to the enhanced fines
provided for by Title 18 U.S.C. 3571 ($100,000 and up to 12 months).
DATES: These prohibitions will become effective whenever the fire
danger indices reach ``very high''. Notices of the effective dates of
these prohibited acts will be posted in prominent locations and
publicized through the media prior to their enactment. They will be
rescinded as soon as the fire danger decreases to a safe level. Fire
prevention orders are normally enacted on an emergency basis for a
short period of time (during the very high and extreme fire danger
levels), but this can happen several times a year as the weather
changes.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Bowman, BLM, Lakeview District,
HC 10 Box 337, Lakeview, OR 97630, ph: (541) 947-6264.
Dated: June 18, 1999.
Steven A. Ellis,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 99-16711 Filed 6-30-99; 8:45 am]
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