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[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 245 (Monday, December 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 66880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33258]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[OR-020-03-1220-00: G8-0063]

Oregon: Camping Stay Limits

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), DOI.

ACTION: Establish an overnight camping restriction order for areas on 
BLM land within the BLM, Burns District, Hines, OR.

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SUMMARY: Person(s) may camp within designated campgrounds, developed 
recreation sites or on public land not closed or otherwise restricted 
to camping within the Burns District for a period of not more than 14 
days within any period of 28 consecutive days. The 14-day limit may be 
reached either through a number of separate visits or through a period 
of continuous occupation on public land. After the 14th day of camping, 
person(s) must move outside of a 25-mile radius of the previous 
location. When the camping limit has been reached, use of a site shall 
not occur again until at least 14 days have elapsed from the last day 
of use.
    Under special circumstances and upon written request, the 
authorized officer may give written permission for extensions to the 
14-day camping limit. Persons exempt from this restriction order 
include agency and emergency personnel in the performance of official 
duties.

Definitions

    As used in this restriction order, the term:
    a. Camping is defined as preparing a sleeping bag or other bedding 
material for use, or the erecting of a tent or shelter of natural or 
synthetic material, or parking a motor vehicle, motor home, or trailer 
for overnight occupancy.
    b. Occupation means the taking or holding possession of a camp or 
residence on public land.
    c. Public land means any land or interest in land owned by the 
United States and administered by the BLM.
    d. Authorized Officer means any employee of the BLM who has been 
delegated the authority to perform under Title 43 Code of Federal 
Regulations.
    e. Developed Site means sites that contain structures or capital 
improvements primarily used by the public for recreation purposes.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This restriction order will go into effect January 1, 
1998, and shall remain in effect unless revised, revoked or amended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: District Law Enforcement Ranger, Burns 
District, Bureau of Land Management, HC 74-12533 Hwy 20 West, Hines, 
Oregon 97738, Telephone (541) 573-4400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This restriction order is necessary to:
    a. Preclude any individual or group from camping for an excessively 
long period, thereby denying others recreation opportunities;
    b. Prevent or reduce the incidence of unauthorized, long-term 
occupancy of areas from occurring under the guise of recreational use;
    c. Prevent unacceptable sanitary and solid waste disposal 
conditions;
    d. Preserve and protect the natural, cultural, and scenic values of 
areas that are typically being used for camping purposes; and
    e. Provide consistency to visitors moving from one BLM district to 
another.
    Authority for this restriction order is contained in 43 CFR 8364.1. 
Violations of this restriction order may be punishable as listed in 43 
CFR 8360.0-7.

    Dated: December 12, 1997.
Michael T. Green,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 97-33258 Filed 12-19-97; 8:45 am]
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