[Federal Register: April 20, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 75)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[CA-018-1220-00]

 
Recreation Management Restrictions, etc.: California, South Yuba 
River, Hoyt's Crossing; Supplementary Rules

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed supplementary rules.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to adopt 
supplementary rules for the management of recreational uses on public 
lands adjacent to the South Yuba River around Hoyt's Crossing. This 
action is necessary to limit adverse impacts to public lands while 
long-term planning for the South Yuba River is underway. These 
supplementary rules will protect the resources and the recreational 
experience until planning is completed.

DATES: Send your comments to reach BLM on or before June 4, 1998. BLM 
will not necessarily consider any comments received after the above 
date during its decision on the proposed supplementary rule.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to Deane Swickard, Field Manager, 
Folsom Resource Area, Bureau of Land Management, 63 Natoma Street, 
Folsom, CA 95630. For information about filing comments electronically, 
see ``Electronic access and filing address'' under the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Don Sasseville, (916) 985-4474. Individuals who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Station at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. 
Eastern time, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Comment Procedures

Electronic Access and Filing Address

    You may submit comments via the Internet to: dswickar@ca.blm.gov. 
Please also include your name and return address in your Internet 
message.

Written Comments

    Written comments on the proposed supplementary rules should be 
specific, should be confined to issues pertinent to the proposed rule, 
and should explain the reason for any recommended change. Where 
possible, comments should reference the specific section or paragraph 
of the proposal which the commeter is addressing. BLM may not 
necessarily consider or include in the Administrative Record for the 
final rule comments which BLM receives after the close of the comment 
period (See DATES) or comments delivered to an address other than those 
listed above (See ADDRESSES).
    Comments, including names, street addresses, and other contact 
information of respondents, will be

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available for public review at this address during regular business 
hours (7:30 AM to 4 PM), Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you 
wish to request BLM consider withholding your name, street address, and 
other contact information (such as: Internet address, FAX or phone 
number) from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of 
Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of 
your comment. BLM will honor requests for confidentiality on a case-by-
case basis to the extent allowed by law. BLM will make available for 
public inspection in their entirety all submissions from organizations 
or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as 
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses.

II. Proposed Supplementary Rules

    The South Yuba River receives a high number of visitors and users, 
especially in the summer period. The area available for camping and 
picnicking is limited to the terrain. The concentration of visitors to 
a small area of public land is causing unacceptable impacts to the 
resources and degrading the recreation experience. The Bureau of Land 
Management and the California State Parks are currently working on 
long-term planning for the South Yuba River. These supplementary rules 
are necessary to protect the resource and the recreational experience 
until the planning is finalized. After completing the planning efforts, 
these supplementary rules may be continued, discontinued, or amended. 
BLM's authority for issuing supplementary rules is contained in 43 CFR 
8365.1-6. BLM proposes to adopt the following supplementary rules which 
would be applicable to all public lands within sections 28 and 34, 
Township 17 North, Range 8 East of the Mt. Diablo Meridian:
    1. No person shall camp overnight. The term camp overnight is 
defined as the use, construction, or taking possession of public lands 
using tents, shacks, lean-tos, tarps, vehicles, huts, blankets, or 
sleeping bags.
    2. No person shall build, attend, maintain, or use a campfire. The 
term ``campfire'' is defined as a controlled fire occurring out of 
doors, used for cooking, branding, personal warmth, lighting, 
ceremonial, or esthetic purposes.
    3. No person shall possess or consume alcoholic beverages. The term 
``alcoholic beverages'' is defined as beer, wine, distilled spirits, or 
any other beverage defined as such by California law.
    4. No person shall possess any bottle or container made of glass.
    5. Any person who fails to comply with these supplementary rules 
may be subject to a fine of up to $100,000 and/or imprisoned not to 
exceed 12 months. These penalties are specified by 43 U.S.C. 303 and 18 
U.S.C. 3623. Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers and 
emergency service personnel, while performing official duties, are 
exempt from these supplementary rules.

    Dated: April 9, 1998.
Deane Swickard,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-10267 Filed 4-17-98; 8:45 am]
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