[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 104 (Monday, June 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29747-29748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14324]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[OR-080-081-0777-33; GP8-0179]


Prohibited Acts on Public Lands Within the Boundaries of National 
Wild and Scenic Rivers in the Salem District; Oregon

agency: Bureau of Land Management, Interior, Salem District.

action: Notice and request for comments.

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summary: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to establish 
a set of special rules which apply to public use of land and water 
surfaces administered by the BLM within the boundaries of any National 
Wild and Scenic River in the Salem District. These special rules 
include acts which are prohibited. The five National Wild and Scenic 
Rivers in the Salem District include segments of the Sandy River, 
Salmon River, Clackamas River, Quartzville Creek, and Elkhorn Creek.

supplementary information: A copy of the prohibited acts and maps 
showing BLM-administered lands and the designated boundaries of each 
National Wild and Scenic River segment in the Salem District are 
available at the Salem District Office. Legal descriptions of the 
boundaries are also available at the Salem District Office.

comment period: Interested parties many submit comments within 30 days 
of the publication of this notice. Please send comments to the Salem 
District Manager, Attention: Law Enforcement, 1717 Fabry Road SE, 
Salem, Oregon, 97306. Any adverse comments will be evaluated by the 
District Manager, who may vacate or modify these actions and issue a 
final determination.

effective date: In the absence of any further action by the District 
Manager, these special rules will become the final determination of the 
Department of the Interior, on or before July 1, 1998.

for further information contact: Greg Tyler at (503) 375-5623.

Special Rules

    Pursuant to 43 CFR 8351.2-1, the following acts are prohibited on 
the land and water surfaces administered by the BLM, Salem District, 
within the designated boundaries of a National Wild and Scenic River. 
The acts are prohibited to help protect natural resources and to 
provide for public safety and enjoyment. Authorization for exemption 
from a prohibited act must be obtained from a BLM authorized officer, 
as defined in 43 CFR 8360.0-5(a), prior to the use of BLM-administered 
land and water surfaces in the Salem District.

1. Overnight Camping

    a. Unless otherwise authorized, camping in dispersed or developed 
recreation sites longer than 14 days, either through separate visits or 
continuous occupation, during any consecutive 28 day period is 
prohibited. Upon reaching the 14 day limit, occupants and all their 
possessions must leave BLM-administered lands in the Salem District for 
a minimum of 14 consecutive days.
    b. Unless otherwise authorized, failing to have at least one person 
occupy a camping area at a designated or developed recreation site 
during each night after camping equipment has been set up for occupancy 
and use.
    c. Unless otherwise authorized, failure to pay applicable fees 
within 30 minutes of occupying a designated fee site.
    d. Unless otherwise authorized, leaving camping equipment or other 
personal property unattended for more than 48 hours.
    e. Unless otherwise authorized, overnight occupancy of an 
administrative site or any area posted as closed to camping.
    f. Installation of permanent camping facilities.
    g. Unless otherwise authorized, leaving camping equipment, site 
alterations, refuse, or animal waste after departing any camping area.
    h. Digging or leveling the ground at any campsite where such 
disturbance is prohibited.

2. Fires

    a. Where prohibited, a campfire outside of a fire pan, metal fire 
ring, or similar metal container ring.
    b. using or possessing fireworks, firecrackers, or other explosive 
devices in violation of State law.
    c. Failure to observe any State fire orders or closure regulations.
    d. Leaving fire unattended or without completely extinguishing.
    e. Burning non-combustible items in a campfire.
    f. Throwing or discarding lighted or smoldering material, or 
lighting, tending, or using a stove or lantern in such a manner, as to 
cause or threaten the burning of property or resources, or to create a 
public safety hazard.

3. Sanitation and Refuse

    a. Disposal of human body waste except at designated locations in 
developed recreation sites.
    b. Burying human body waste less than 6-8 inches deep and less than 
100 feet from any natural water source.
    c. Washing dishes or using soap in a natural water source or less 
than 100 feet from any natural water source.
    d. Draining any waste water from recreational vehicles or trailers 
except at a designated location.
    e. Possessing or leaving refuse, debris or litter in an exposed, 
unsightly or unsanitary condition.
    f. Dumping household, commercial, or industrial refuse, or animal 
body parts.

4. Firearms

    a. Possessing or discharging a firearm or other weapon in violation 
of State or Federal law.
    b. Discharging a firearm or other weapon within \1/4\-mile of a 
residence, building, developed recreation site, environmental education 
site, or occupied area.
    c. Discharging a firearm or other projectile weapons such as bows 
and arrows, crossbows, air rifles, or paint ball guns into or from 
within any area posted as a ``no shooting,'' or ``safety zone.''

5. Recreational Mining

    a. Use of motorized mining equipment in violation of State law.
    b. Use of a dredge equipped with a suction hose having an inside 
diameter greater than four inches, regardless of nozzle size, in a 
designated recreational mining area.
    c. Digging in river banks or disturbing vegetation in river banks 
above the

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ordinary high water mark in a designated recreational mining area.

6. Other Acts

    a. Taking, attempting to take, or possession of any fish or 
wildlife in violation of State or Federal law.
    b. Entering an area posted as closed to public entry.
    c. Failure to restrain pets on a leash or in a cage at all times in 
developed recreation sites or other areas where required.
    d. Using or riding horses in areas where prohibited.
    e. Being nude where a person may be seen by the general public.
    f. Firewood gathering (including driftwood, dead and down wood) in 
areas where prohibited.
    g. Selling or offering for sale any services or merchandise, or 
conducting any kind of business enterprise without a BLM permit.
    h. Aircraft landing without authorization.
    i. Violations by permittee of any stipulations outlined in a 
Special Recreation Use Permit.
    j. Defacing, disturbing, or removing any natural or cultural 
feature or property of the U.S. Government.

7. Disorderly Conduct

    a. A person commits disorderly conduct when, with the intent to 
cause public alarm, nuisance, jeopardy or violence, or knowingly or 
recklessly committing a risk thereof, such a person commits any of the 
following prohibited acts:
    1. Engage in fighting, threatening or violent behavior.
    2. Language, gesture, display or act that is obscene (as defined in 
State law), physically threatening, menacing, or likely to inflict 
injury or incite a breach of peace.
    3. Making noise that is unreasonable (based on location, time of 
day, or other factors that would govern the conduct of a reasonably 
prudent person).
    4. Display of a firearm or other weapon in a threatening or 
menacing manner.
    b. Operating generator, amplified music and other excessive or loud 
noise from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
    c. Threatening, resisting, intimidating or interfering with any BLM 
official, employee or volunteer in, or on account of, the performance 
of official duties.

8. Vehicles

    a. Operating a vehicle in violation of State law.
    b. Parking in a way that impedes or obstructs traffic or creates a 
traffic safety hazard.
    c. Parking in an area posted as closed to parking.
    d. Using a motorized or mechanical transportation device (i.e, 
bicycles) in areas where prohibited.
    e. Exceeding posted speed limits.
    f. Disregarding traffic control devices.

9. Boating

    a. Violation of any State Marine Board regulation.

10. Alcoholic Beverages and Controlled Substances

    a. Consuming, possessing, or furnishing alcohol or a controlled 
substance in violation of State law.
    b. Operating a vehicle or watercraft when under the influence of 
alcohol or a controlled substance in violation of State law.
    Penalties: Any person convicted of violating any prohibition 
established by this notice, may be subject to the penalties provided in 
43 CFR 8351.2-1 (f), which include a fine not to exceed $500, and/or 
imprisonment not to exceed 6 months, and costs the proceedings, as well 
as, penalties provided under State Law.
Van Manning,
District Manager, Salem District Office.
[FR Doc. 98-14324 Filed 5-29-98; 8:45 am]
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