39592 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 141 /Thursday, July 23, 1998 / Notices

3. Operating any type of motorized

vehicle off developed roadways. Parking

of vehicles off roadways must be done

in an area barren of flammable materials

(43 CFR 9212.2(b)(1).

Note: Developed roadways are those which

are clear of flammable debris, berm to berm.

Juniper Dunes Recreation Area is exempt.

Pursuant to 43 CFR 9212.3(a) the

following persons are exempt from this

order:

1. Persons with a permit specifically

authorized the otherwise prohibited act

or omission.

2. Any Federal, State, or local officer

or a member of an organized rescue or

firefighting Violation of these

prohibitions is punishable by a fine of

not more than $1000 or to imprisonment

of not more than 12 months, or both.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Scott Boyd, BLM, Spokane District

Office, 1103 N. Fancher, Spokane,

Washington, 99212–1275; or call 509–

536–1200.

Dated July 17, 1998.

Joseph K. Buesing,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 98–19619 Filed 7–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

Lower Snake River District Resource

Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Meeting notice.

SUMMARY: The Lower Snake River

District Resource Advisory Council will

conduct a field tour of the Payette River

Corridor, which is joint BLM and Forest

Service Recreation Fee Demonstration

Project located about 40 miles northwest

of Boise.

DATES: August 5, 1998. The tour will

begin at 8:00 a.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barry Rose, Lower Snake River District

Office (208–384–3393).

Dated: July 14, 1998.

Katherine Kitchell,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 98–19578 Filed 7–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–921–41–5700; WYW135408]

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

Pursuant to the provisions of 30

U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR

3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), a petition for

reinstatement of oil and gas lease

WYW135408 for lands in Sweetwater

County, Wyoming, was timely filed and

was accompanied by all the required

rentals accruing from the date of

termination. The lessee has agreed to

the amended lease terms for rentals and

royalties at rates of $5.00 per acre, or

fraction thereof, per year and 162⁄3

percent, respectively.

The lessee has paid the required $500

administrative fee and $125 to

reimburse the Department for the cost of

this Federal Register notice. The lessee

has met all the requirements for

reinstatement of the lease as set out in

Section 31 (d) and (e) of the Mineral

Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C.

188), and the Bureau of Land

Management is proposing to reinstate

lease WYW135408 effective April 1,

1998, subject to the original terms and

conditions of the lease and the

increased rental and royalty rates cited

above.

Pamela J. Lewis.

Chief, Leasable Minerals Section.

[FR Doc. 98–19576 Filed 7–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–070–1230–00]

Glenwood Springs Resource Area

Occupancy and Recreational Use

Restrictions

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of use restrictions.

SUMMARY: This order restricts occupancy

and use of Public Lands administered

by the Bureau of Land Management

(BLM) in the Glenwood Springs

Resource Area, Grand Junction District.

It establishes rules of conduct for use of

Public Lands generally and for

developed recreation sites and areas

pursuant 43 CFR 8364.1. Except as

modified by these restrictions, all

regulations currently in effect for Public

Lands will remain in effect.

The affected Public Lands are located

in Garfield, Eagle and Pitkin counties,

Colorado.

EFFECTIVE DATE: These limitations shall

be effective immediately and remain in

effect until rescinded or modified by the

Authorized Officer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

affected Public Lands will be posted

with appropriate regulatory signs. Maps

showing the restricted areas are

available at the local BLM offices

Unless otherwise authorized, or

otherwise closed, no person shall:

(1) Camp or otherwise occupy any

location or site for longer than seven (7)

consecutive days between April 1 and

August 31.

(2) Camp or otherwise occupy any

location or site for longer than fourteen

(14) days between September 1 and

March 31.

(3) Relocate a camp or occupancy to

another location or site on Public Lands

within 30 miles of a previously

occupied location or site.

(4) Return to camp or occupy a

location or site within thirty (30) days

after leaving or vacating that previously

occupied location, site or area.

(5) Use a campsite or otherwise

occupy Public Lands for other than

recreational purposes.

(6) Camp or occupy Public Lands for

residential camping, or otherwise

establish temporary living quarters for

use while employed or seeking

employment in the area.

(7) Leave personal property

unattended for longer than twenty-four

(24) hours.

As used herein,

( 1) ‘‘Camping’’ means overnight stays

or lodging in a tent, bivouac, sleeping

bag, motor vehicle, motor home, travel

trailer, or other temporary means of

shelter; or overnight occupancy by any

equipment or vehicles used for such

purpose.

(2) ‘‘Recreational Camping’’ means

camping in connection with or during

an outing or vacation by persons

engaged in or pursuing recreational,

tourism and leisure activities such as

hunting, fishing, boating, hiking,

bicycling, sightseeing and the like.

(3) ‘‘Residential Camping’’ means

camping or setting up temporary living

quarters in connection with or during

employment, or while seeking

employment in the area or vicinity.

These restrictions will help ensure the

continued availability of public lands

and sites for outdoor recreational

opportunities, reduce the impacts of

public use on the resources of the Public

Lands, promote public health and

safety, and minimize conflicts among

the various uses of the Public Lands.
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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