[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 176 (Friday, September 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48756-48757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24440]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA-160-1220-00]
Recreation Regulations Temporarily in Effect on Public Land
Adjacent to the North Fork of the Kaweah River
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
ACTION: Regulations addressing recreational use of BLM land along the
North Fork of the Kaweah River under the management of the BLM are
established.
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SUMMARY: To protect natural resources, prevent wildfires, maintain
public health and sanitation, and address occupancy and recreational
use of BLM land along the North Fork of the Kaweah River the below
regulations are established. These regulations are applicable to BLM
land in Township 16 South, Range 28 East, Section 13, 23, 24 and 26,
MDM under the management of the BLM, Bakersfield Field Office,
California.
RULE: Effective September 1, 1998 and pursuant to 43 CFR 8365.1-6
(Supplementary Rules) the following regulations are in effect on BLM
land within Township 16 South, Range 28 East, Sections 13, 23, 24, 26
and 34, MDM under the management of the BLM, Bakersfield Field Office.
1. Camping, parking of vehicles, occupancy or placing private
property on BLM land within 500 feet of the North Fork of the Kaweah
River or within 200 feet of the North Fork Drive is prohibited between
the hours of 10:00 PM to 5:00 AM. However, the Authorized Officer and
authorized representatives of the BLM may grant organized groups use of
the area consistent with the regulations listed below.
2. Only portable stoves using gas, jellied petroleum or pressurized
liquid fuel or charcoal grills may be used for cooking. Used charcoal
may not be dumped or discarded onto the ground or into the river.
Campfires, warming or cooking fires using wood, vegetation or any other
substance, except as described above, are prohibited. Building,
maintaining, attending or using any fire other than the above described
stove or grill is prohibited. Any emergency fire restriction
established by the authorized officer or any government agency of
proper jurisdiction will supersede the above upon appropriate signature
or required publication.
3. All papers, plastic and paper bags or wrappers must be
controlled to prevent their being blown away from the immediate control
of their owner. All garbage or food residue such as egg shells,
peelings, pits or other waste must be placed in an appropriate
container pending proper disposal. Picnic sites must be kept free of
refuse. All refuse must be placed into an appropriate container or
litter bag pending proper disposal. Refuse means trash, garbage,
rubbish, waste papers, empty bottles or cans, debris, litter, oil,
solvents, liquid waste, diapers or other items of personal hygiene, or
any other discarded materials.
4. The spilling, placing, pumping or other discharge of
contaminants, pollutants or other wastes, including human waste, on the
ground or into the Kaweah River is prohibited. Used diapers must be
placed into an appropriate receptacle as soon as practical and may not
be stored or placed within 40 feet of the North Fork of the Kaweah
River.
5. The consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages is
prohibited on the above defined BLM land. This does not apply to
unopened containers in vehicles traveling through BLM land on roads
maintained by Tulare County or the State of California.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These regulations have been effected to
curtail the considerable accumulation of refuse and waste on public
land adjacent to the North Fork of the Kaweah River. The area receives
considerable recreational use in limited accessible locations. Public
health and safety, sanitation and the pollution of water resources are
of concern.
Nothing herein is intended to in any way restrict or prevent access
to or use of private property within the designated area. Public
officers or
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employees in the performance of their official duties are exempt from
these regulations. These regulations do not apply to roads maintained
by Tulare County or the State of California. These regulations are not
intended to and will not be enforced to hinder or curtail any valid
existing right, permit, or authorization. Access and use by owners or
legitimate occupants of adjacent private property is permitted at all
times.
Authority to create this supplementary rule is contained in 43 CFR
8365.1-6. These regulations affect only public lands within Township 16
South, Range 28 East, Sections 13, 23, 24, 26 and 34, Mount Diablo Base
and Meridian. This is in conformance with the May 1997 Caliente
Resource Management Plan.
Any violations of the prohibitions of this supplementary rule shall
be punished by a fine or not more than $1,000 or imprisonment of not
more than 12 months as noted in 43 CFR 8365.0-7.
DATES: This rule will be in effect September 1, 1998 and will expire
upon completion of a special recreation management plan applicable to
the Kaweah River area.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John Hervey at (805) 391-6121 or at the BLM, Bakersfield field Office,
3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93308.
Dated: August 31, 1998.
Ron Fellows,
Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-24440 Filed 9-10-98; 8:45 am]
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