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EXEMPTIONS: Persons who are exempt

from these restrictions include any

federal, State or local officers engaged in

fire, emergency and law enforcement

activities; BLM employees engaged in

official duties, and other persons

specifically authorized through a permit

to conduct or engage in the otherwise

prohibited activity or use.

PENALTIES: Violations of these

limitations are punishable by a fine not

to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment

not to exceed 12 months.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael S. Mottice, Area Manager,

Glenwood Springs Resource Area,

50629 Highway 6 & 24, P.O. Box 1009,

Glenwood Springs, CO 81602.

Mark Morse,

Grand Junction District Manager.

[FR Doc. 98–19573 Filed 7–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–78–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ–050–08–1230–00; 8371]

Arizona: Long-Term Visitor Area

Program for 1998–1999 and

Subsequent Use Seasons; Revision to

Existing Supplementary Rules, Yuma

Field Office, Arizona, and California

Desert District, California

AGENCY: Bureai of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Publication of supplementary

rules for Long-Term Visitor Areas

within the California Desert District, El

Centro Resource Area.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) Yuma Field Office

and California Desert District announce

revisions to the Long-Term Visitor Area

(LTVA) Program. The program, which

was instituted in 1983, established

designated LTVAs and identified an

annual long-term use season from

September 15 to April 15. During the

long-term season, visitors who wish to

camp on public lands in one location for

extended periods must stay in the

designated LTVAs and purchase an

LTVA permit.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 15, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Lowans, Outdoor Recreation

Planner, Yuma Field Office, 2555 East

Gila Ridge Road, Yuma, Arizona 85365,

telephone (520) 317–3210; or Anna

Atkinson, Outdoor Recreation Planner,

Palm Springs-South Coast Resource

Area, 690 West Garnet Avenue, North

Palm Springs, California 92258,

telephone (760) 251–4800; or Kelly

Bubolz, Outdoor Recreation Planner, El

Centro Resource Area, 1661 South

Fourth Street, El Centro, California

92243, telephone (760) 337-4400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the LTVA program is to

provide areas for long-term winter

camping use. The sites designated as

LTVAs are, in most cases, the traditional

use areas of long-term visitors.

Designated sites were selected using

criteria developed during the land

management planning process, and

environmental assessments were

completed for each site location.

The program was established to safely

and properly accommodate the

increasing demand for long-term winter

visitation and to provide natural

resource protection through improved

management of this use. The

designation of LTVAs assures that

specific locations are available for longterm use year after year, and that

inappropriate areas are not used for

extended periods.

Visitors may camp without an LTVA

permit outside of LTVAs, on public

lands not otherwise posted or closed to

camping, for up to 14 days in any 28-

day period.

Authority for the designation of

LTVAs is contained in Title 43, Code of

Federal Regulations, Subpart 8372,

Sections 0–3 and 0–5(g). Authority for

the establishment of an LTVA program

is contained in Title 43, Code of Federal

Regulations, Subpart 8372, Section 1,

and for the payment of fees in Title 36,

Code of Federal Regulations, Subpart

71. The authority for establishing

supplementary rules is contained in

Title 43, Subpart 8365, Section 1–6. The

LTVA supplementary rules have been

developed to meet the goals of

individuals resource management plans.

These rules will be available in each

local office having jurisdiction over the

lands, sites, or facilities affected, and

will be posted near and/or within the

lands, sites, or facilities affected.

Violations of supplementary rules are

punished by a fine not to exceed

$100,000 and/or imprisonment not to

exceed 12 months.

The following are the supplemental

rules for the designated LTVAs and are

in addition to rules of conduct set forth

in Title 43, Code of Federal Regulations,

Subpart 8365. 0–1 through 1–7.

The following supplemental rules

apply year-long to all public land users

who enter the LTVAS.

1. The permit. A permit is required to

camp in a designated LTVA between

September 15 and April 15. The permit

authorizes the permittee to camp within

any designated LTVA using the camping

or dwelling unit(s) indicated on the

permit between the period from

September 15 to April 15. There are two

types of permits: Long-term and shortvisit. The long-term permit fee is

$100.00, U.S. funds only, for the entire

season and any part of the season. The

short-term permit is $20.00 for seven (7)

consecutive days. The short-visit permit

may be renewed an unlimited number

of times for the cost of $20.00 for seven

consecutive days. No refunds are made

on permit fees.

2. The Permit. To be valid, the shortvisit permit decal or long-term permit

decal must be affixed at the time of

purchase, with the adhesive backing, to

the bottom right-hand corner of the

windshield of all transportation vehicles

and in a clearly visible location on all

camping units. A maximum of two (2)

secondary vehicles is permitted.

3. Permit Transfers. The permit may

not be reassigned or transferred by the

permittee.

4. Permit Revocation. An authorized

BLM officer may revoke, without

reimbursement, any LTVA permit

issued to any person when the permittee

violates any BLM rule or regulation, or

when the permittee, permittee’s family,

or guest’s conduct is inconsistent with

the goal of BLM’s LTVA Program.

Failure to return any LTVA permit to an

authorized BLM officer upon demand is

a violation of this supplemental rule.

Any permittee whose permit is revoked

must remove all property and leave the

LTVA system within 12 hours of notice.

The revoked permittee will not be

allowed into any other LTVA in Arizona

or California for the remainder of the

LTVA season.

5. Unoccupied Camping Units.

Camping units or campsites must not be

left unoccupied within any LTVA for

periods of greater than 5 days unless

approved in advance by an authorized

BLM officer.

6. Parking. For your safety and

privacy, you must maintain a minimum

of 15 feet of space between dwelling

units.

7. Removal of Wheels and Campers.

Campers, trailers, and other dwelling

units must remain mobile. Wheels must

remain on all wheeled vehicles. Pickup

campers may be set on jacks

manufactured for that purpose.

8. Quiet Hours. Quiet hours are from

10 p.m. to 6 a.m. in accordance with

applicable state time zone standards, or

as otherwise posted.

9. Noise. Operation of audio devices

or motorized equipment, including

generators, in a manner that makes

unreasonable noise as determined by

the authorized BLM officer is

prohibited. Amplified music is allowed
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only within La Posa and Imperial Dam

LTVAs and only in locations designated

by BLM or when approved in advance

by an authorized BLM officer.

10. Access. Do not block roads or

trails commonly in public use with your

parked vehicles, stones, wooden

barricades, or by any other means.

11. Structures and Landscaping.

Fixed structures of any type are

prohibited and temporary structures

must conform to posted policies. This

includes, but is not limited to fences,

dog runs, storage units, and windbreaks.

Alterations to the natural landscape are

not allowed. Painting rocks or defacing

or damaging any natural or

archaeological feature is prohibited.

12. Livestock. Boarding of livestock

(horses, cattle, sheep, goats, etc.) within

LTVA boundaries is permitted only

when approved in advance by an

authorized BLM officer.

13. Pets. Pets must be kept on a leash

at all times. Keep an eye on your pets.

Unattended and unwatched pets may

fall prey to coyotes or other desert

predators. Pet owners are responsible

for clean-up and sanitary disposal of pet

waste.

14. Cultural Resources. Do not disturb

any archaeological or historical values

including, but not limited to,

petroglyphs, ruins, historic buildings,

and artifacts that may occur on public

lands.

15. Trash. Place all trash in

designated receptacles. Public trash

facilities are shown in the LTVA

brochure. Depositing trash or holdingtank sewage in vault toilets is

prohibited. An LTVA permit is required

for trash disposal within all LTVA

campgrounds except for the Mule

Mountain LTVA. The changing of motor

oil, vehicular fluids, or disposal and

possession of these used substances

within an LTVA is strictly prohibited.

16. Dumping. Absolutely no dumping

of sewage, gray water, or garbage on the

ground. This includes motor oil and any

other waste products: Federal, state, and

county sanitation laws and county

ordinances specifically prohibit these

practices. Sanitary dump station

locations are shown in the LTVA

brochure. LTVA permits are required for

dumping within all LTVA campgrounds

except for the Midland LTVA.

17. Self-Contained Vehicles. In Pilot

Knob, Midland, Tamarisk, and Hot

Springs LTVAs, camping is restricted to

self-contained camping units only. Selfcontained units must have a permanent

affixed waste water holding tank of 10-

gallon minimum capacity. Port-a-potty

systems, or systems which utilize

portable holding tanks, or permanent

holding tanks of less than 10-gallon

capacity are not considered to be selfcontained. The La Posa, Imperial Dam,

and Mule Mountain LTVAs are

restricted to self-contained camping

units, except within 500 feet of a vault

or rest room.

18. Campfires. Campfires are

permitted in LTVAs subject to all local,

state, and Federal regulations. Comply

with posted rules.

19. Wood Collection. No wood

collection is permitted within the

LTVAs. A maximum of 1 cubic yard

(3′×3′×3′) of firewood will be allowed

per individual or group campfire at any

one time. Please contact the nearest

BLM office for current regulations

concerning wood collection.

20. Speed Limit. The speed limit in

LTVAs is 15 mph or as otherwise

posted.

21. Off-Highway Vehicle Use.

Motorized vehicles must remain on

existing roads, trails, and washes.

22. Vehicle Use. It is prohibited to

operate any vehicle in violation of state

or local laws and regulations relating to

use, standards, registration, operation,

and inspection.

23. Firearms. The discharge or use of

firearms or weapons is prohibited inside

or within 1⁄2 mile of the LTVAs.

24. Vending Permits. Any commercial

activity requires a vending permit.

Please contact the nearest BLM office for

information on vending or concession

permits.

25. Aircraft Use. Landing or taking off

of aircraft, including ultralights and hot

air balloons, is prohibited in LTVAs.

26. Perimeter Camping. No camping is

allowed within 1 mile of Hot Spring,

Tamarisk, Pilot Knob LTVAs and within

2 miles of Midland LTVA.

27. Hot Spring Spa and Day Use Area.

Food, beverages, glass containers, soap,

and pets are prohibited within the

fenced-in area at the Hot Springs Spa.

Day use hours are 5 a.m. to midnight.

28. Mule Mountain LTVA. All

camping within Wiley’s Well and Coon

Hollow campgrounds is restricted to

designated sites only and is limited to

one (1) camping or dwelling unit per

site.

29. Imperial Dam and La Posa

LTVAS. Overnight occupancy is

prohibited in desert washes in Imperial

Dam and La Posa LTVAs.

30. La Posa LTVA. Access to La Posa

LTVA is restricted to legal access roads

along U.S. Highway 95. Construction

and use of other access points are

prohibited. This includes removal or

modification of barricades, such as

fences, ditches, and berms.

31. Posted Rules. Observe all posted

rules. Individual LTVAs may have

additional specific rules. If posted rules

differ from these supplemental rules,

the posted rules take precedence.

32. Other Laws. LTVA permit holders

are required to observe all Federal, state,

and local laws and regulations

applicable to the LTVA and shall keep

the LTVA and, specifically, their

campsite, in a neat, orderly, and

sanitary condition.

33. Length of Stay. Length of stay in

an LTVA between April 16 and

September 14 is limited to 14 days in a

28-day period. After the 14th day of

occupation campers must move outside

of a 25-mile radius of the previous

location.

Violation of these supplementary

rules may result in revocation of the

LTVA permit, issuance of a citation,

and/or arrest which may require

appearance before a U.S. Magistrate or

penalties up to $100,000 and/or oneyear imprisonment.

This notice is published under the

authority of Title 43, Code of Federal

Regulations, Subpart 8365, Section 1–6.

Dated: July 9, 1998.

Gail Acheson,

Field Manager, Yuma Field Office.

Julia Dougan,

Area Manager, Palm Springs-South Coast

Resource Area.

Terry A. Reed,

Area Manager, El Centro Resource Area.

[FR Doc. 98–19209 Filed 7–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–32–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Request OMB Emergency

Approval; Notice of Information

Collection Under Review; New

Collection; National Instant Criminal

Background Check System (NICS)

Federal Firearms Licensee Enrollment

Form.

The Department of Justice (DOJ),

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

has submitted the following information

collection request (ICR) utilizing

emergency review procedures, to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and clearance in

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.13

(1)(i)(ii)(2)(iii) Emergency Processing of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The proposed information collection

is published to obtain comments from

the public and affected agencies. OMB

approval has been requested by July 27,

1998. If granted, the emergency