[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 135 (Friday, July 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36753-36754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17765]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[OR-035-00-1050-00; G6-00188]
Notice of Emergency Closure and Restrictions on Public Land in
the Grande Ronde Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC), Asotin
County, WA
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Baker Resource Area, Vale District.
ACTION: Emergency Closure and Use Restrictions on Public Land in the
Lime Hill and Rogersburg areas of the Grande Ronde ACEC, Asotin County,
Washington.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Vale District is implementing
emergency closures and restrictions to protect the values of the Grande
Ronde Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) on public lands
near the mouth of the Grande Ronde River and on the west bank of the
Snake River in Asotin County, Washington. The purpose of the closure
and restrictions are to protect wildlife habitat, native vegetation,
fragile soils, and scenic, cultural, and natural values on public land
in this part of the Grande Ronde ACEC. These closure and restriction
orders will be in effect on 2070 acres of public land.
The authority for this emergency closure and restriction is 43 CFR
8364.1: Closure and restriction orders. This emergency order will be
evaluated in a management plan and environmental assessment for the
Lime Hill vicinity of the Grande Ronde ACEC
The public lands in Asotin County, Washington, affected by this
emergency order are located at:
Willamette Meridian, Oregon:
T. 7N., R. 46E., Section 13
T. 7N., R. 47E., Sections 18, 19, 20, 29, 33
T. 7N., R. 47E., Section 32: E\1/2\
T. 6N., R. 47E., Sections 4, 9
The following acts are prohibited on all public lands administered
by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) within the affected area of the
Grande Ronde Area of Environmental Concern at the locations identified
in this order:
1. Motorized Vehicles
A. Operating any motorized vehicle within the affected ACEC area,
except on the existing improved Rogersburg Access Road on BLM public
land. The Rogersburg Access Road is located on the east bank of the
Grande Ronde River, from the BLM and Washington State public land
boundary to the west boundary of the BLM public land and Rogersburg
community, at the following location:
T.7N, R.46 E, Section 13: All that portion of the road beginning at
the boundary of the BLM administered public land in the SE\1/4\ of the
SW\1/4\ of Section 13 to the boundary between the public land and
private land located in the SE\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\ of Section 13.
B. Aircraft landing without authorization.
2. Fire
A. Building or maintaining any open campfires except those
contained in a fireblanket, firepan or similar metal container with
sides measuring at least 2 inches in height.
B. Failure to remove campfire debris and disposing of it in a
refuse container.
3. Sanitation and Refuse
A. Disposal of solid human waste except at designated locations or
facilities provided for that purpose.
4. Camping
A. Installation of permanent camping facilities.
B. Overnight camping on the public lands located in Township 7N,
Range 46E, Section 13, including on and in the vicinity of the
Rogersburg Access Road.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This emergency closure and use restriction
order is the minimum required to mitigate the impacts of unregulated
off-highway vehicle use; to protect wildlife habitat, cultural
resources, scenic values, native vegetation and fragile soils in the
area; and to respond to concerns of public health and safety, wildfire,
weed control and resource degradation. Actions to implement the closure
and restrictions will be undertaken.
Private Lands
This order is in no way intended to affect the legal rights, or
existing right-of-way, of adjacent private land owners, or their
interests within private lands within the closure area. Further, this
order does not infer any Bureau of Land Management jurisdiction over
private lands located within the closure area.
State Lands
This order is in no way intended to affect uses or restrictions on
Washington state owned lands adjacent to the closure area. Further,
this order does not infer any Bureau of Land Management jurisdiction
over state lands.
Copies of the closure and restriction order and maps showing the
location of the closed lands and roads are available from the Baker
Resource Area office, 1550 Dewey Avenue, Baker City, Oregon 97814.
Personnel that are exempt from the area closures and restrictions
include any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of any
organized rescue or fire-fighting force in the performance of an
official duty, or any person authorized or permitted in writing by the
Bureau of Land Management. BLM personnel conducting official duties,
cooperating agency personnel, and contractors authorized by the Bureau
of Land Management are included in the exemption from this order.
EFFECTIVE DATES: The closure and use restrictions shall be effective
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immediately and shall remain in effect until rescinded or modified by
the Authorized Officer.
PENALTIES: Violations of this closure and restriction order are
punishable by fines not to exceed $100,000 and imprisonment not to
exceed 1 year.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gloria Brown, Area Manager, Baker Resource Area, 1550 Dewey Avenue,
P.O. Box 987, Baker City, Oregon 97814; (541) 523-1256 or Vale District
Manager, Vale District, 100 Oregon Street, Vale, Oregon 97918; (541)
473-3144.
Gloria D. Brown,
Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-17765 Filed 7-11-96; 8:45 am]
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