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Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 

1996 (codified at 5 U.S.C. 801–808), also 

known as the Congressional Review Act 

or CRA, generally provides that before a 

rule may take effect, the agency 

promulgating the rule must submit a 

rule report, which includes a copy of 

the rule, to each House of the Congress 

and to the Comptroller General of the 

United States. GSA will submit a report 

containing this rule and other required 

information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. 

House of Representatives, and the 

Comptroller General of the United 

States. 

VII. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

requires an agency to prepare a 

regulatory flexibility analysis for rules 

unless the agency certifies that the rule 

will not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. The RFA applies only to rules 

for which an agency is required to first 

publish a proposed rule. See 5 U.S.C. 

603(a) and 604(a). As explained above, 

GSA is not required to first publish a 

proposed rule here. Thus, the RFA does 

not apply to this final rule. 

VIII. Paperwork Reduction Act 

This final rule imposes no new 

reporting or recordkeeping requirements 

necessitating clearance by OMB. 

List of Subjects in 41 CFR Part 105–70 

Administrative hearing, Claims, 

Program fraud. 

Robin Carnahan, 

Administrator. 

Accordingly, 41 CFR part 105–70 is 

amended as set forth below: 

PART 105–70—IMPLEMENTATION OF 

THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL 

REMEDIES ACT OF 1986 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 105– 

70 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 31 U.S.C. 

3809. 

■ 2. Amend § 105–70.003 by— 

■ a. Removing from paragraph (a)(1)(iv) 

the amount ‘‘13,400’’ and adding 

‘‘13,700’’ in its place; 

■ b. Removing from paragraph (b)(1)(ii) 

the amount ‘‘13,400’’ and adding 

‘‘13,700’’ in its place; and 

■ c. Adding paragraphs (f) and (g). 

The additions read as follows: 

§ 105–70.003 Basis for civil penalties and 

assessments. 

* * * * * 

(f) For violations occurring on or after 

January 1, 2025, the maximum penalty, 

which may be assessed under 

paragraphs (a)(1)(iv) or (b)(1)(ii) of this 

section, is the larger of: 

(1) The amount for the previous 

calendar year, or 

(2) An amount adjusted for inflation, 

calculated by multiplying the amount 

for the previous calendar year by the 

percentage by which the CPI–U for the 

month of October preceding the current 

calendar year exceeds the CPI–U for the 

month of October of the calendar year 

two years prior to the current calendar 

year, adding that amount to the amount 

for the previous calendar year, and 

rounding the total to the nearest 

hundred dollar increment. 

(g) Notice of the maximum penalty 

which may be assessed under 

paragraphs (a)(1)(iv) and (b)(1)(ii) of this 

section for calendar year 2026 and 

thereafter will be published by GSA in 

the Federal Register on an annual basis 

on or before January 15 of each calendar 

year. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30242 Filed 12–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

43 CFR Part 8360 

[PO #4820000251] 

Final Supplementary Rule for Public 

Lands in the Colorado River Valley, 

Grand Junction and Kremmling Field 

Offices, and the Dominguez-Escalante 

National Conservation Area, CO 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Final supplementary rule. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is finalizing a 

supplementary rule to protect natural 

resources and public health and safety. 

The final supplementary rule applies to 

public lands and BLM facilities 

managed by the Colorado River Valley, 

Grand Junction, and Kremmling Field 

Offices, and the Dominguez-Escalante 

National Conservation Area (NCA) in 

Colorado managed by the Grand 

Junction and Uncompahgre Field 

Offices. 

DATES: This final supplementary rule is 

effective January 18, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be directed to 

the Colorado River Valley Field Office at 

(970) 876–9000 or 2300 River Frontage 

Road, Silt, CO 81652; the Grand 

Junction Field Office at (970) 244–3000 

or 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, CO 

81506; or the Kremmling Field Office at 

(970) 724–3000 or 2103 E. Park Avenue, 

Kremmling, CO 81459. 

The final rule and accompanying 

documentation are available for 

inspection on the ePlanning website at: 

https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/ 

project/90071/510. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

Jones, Upper Colorado River District 

Associate District Manager, 2815 H 

Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506; 

telephone (970) 244–3008; email: 

erjones@blm.gov. Individuals in the 

United States who are deaf, deafblind, 

hard of hearing, or have a speech 

disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 

TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The BLM is establishing this 

supplementary rule under the authority 

of 43 CFR 8365.1–6, which authorizes 

BLM State Directors to establish 

supplementary rules for the protection 

of persons, property, and public lands 

and resources. 

The BLM approved resource 

management plans (RMPs) for the 

Colorado River Valley, Grand Junction, 

and Kremmling Field Offices in 2015, 

and for the Dominguez-Escalante NCA 

in 2017. The RMPs identify 

management actions that restrict certain 

activities and define allowable uses to 

protect natural resources and public 

health and safety. This final 

supplementary rule is necessary to 

implement those management decisions 

and make them enforceable. 

The field offices completed their RMP 

processes and issued Records of 

Decision (RODs) after inviting the 

public to comment during scoping and 

public-comment periods. The field 

offices reviewed each public comment 

received during each step of the process 

and responded to all comments received 

during the public comment periods. 

(See the individual RMPs for responses 

to public comments.) 

II. Discussion of Public Comments 

The BLM published a proposed 

supplementary rule on January 25, 2024 

(89 FR 4872). The BLM received 432 

comment letters during the 60-day 

public comment period, 344 of which 

were identical form letters and 88 of 

which were unique comments. Of those 

88 unique comment letters, 17 

contained substantive comments. Many 

comment letters expressed support for 

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other letters said the proposed rules 

were too restrictive. Many of the form 

letters expressed the need for 

clarification and justification of some of 

the rules. 

The proposed rule’s restrictions on 

dispersed camping received the most 

comments. Commenters were concerned 

that the rule would diminish their 

ability to camp in dispersed areas. 

However, even with these restrictions, 

the vast majority of each of the field 

offices and the NCA would still be open 

to dispersed camping. Over 500,000 

acres in the Colorado River Valley Field 

Office, over 300,000 acres in the 

Kremmling Field Office, and over 1 

million acres in the Grand Junction 

Field Office (including the DominguezEscalante NCA) would still be available 

for dispersed camping. These comments 

did not result in changes to the final 

rule. 

Some commenters said the public 

would not know about the new rule 

once it is finalized and that the BLM 

would have trouble enforcing it. The 

BLM plans to begin a public education 

campaign to help inform the public of 

the new rule, including through 

personal contacts in the field, signs, and 

other methods. These comments did not 

result in changes to the final rule. 

In its comment, Eagle County 

requested that the BLM add a rule 

prohibiting public land users from 

leaving unsecured trash at campsites 

and requiring that unattended food and 

trash be stored in a sealed container or 

in locked vehicles. However, the BLM 

did not consider or analyze this 

requirement when preparing the 

Colorado River Valley Field Office RMP 

and the proposed supplementary rule, 

which precludes us from including this 

requirement in this final rule. The BLM 

will work with the county and the 

public to address trash concerns. The 

BLM did not change the final rule to 

address this comment. 

The Kremmling Board of Trustees 

commented that the proposed rule 

would greatly reduce the number of 

areas within the Kremmling Field 

Office’s jurisdiction that are available 

for recreational shooting. The BLM 

included this reduction in the final 2015 

Kremmling RMP, and the public had the 

opportunity to comment on it at that 

time. Implementation of the restrictions 

in this final rule will result in over 

300,000 acres still being available for 

recreational target shooting in areas 

managed by the Kremmling Field Office. 

This comment did not result in a change 

to the rule. 

The BLM changed the definition of 

‘‘target backstop’’ in the final rule based 

on comments received from Shooting 

Sports Round-table members that the 

proposed definition was too specific 

and that there are other backstop 

designs that will accomplish the same 

goal. The BLM also added language that 

states ‘‘you must not engage in target 

shooting without a target backstop’’ to 

each of the field offices’ final rules. In 

the proposed rule, the BLM listed this 

requirement under the Colorado River 

Valley Field Office’s rules only, which 

was an error. 

In its comment on the proposed rule, 

Mesa County pointed out that the BLM 

made an error in including ‘‘Coal 

Gulch’’ in the Grand Junction Field 

Office mechanized travel winter closure 

areas in Table 6—Areas Closed to 

Mechanized Travel During Winter/ 

Spring. The BLM agrees that this is an 

error and has removed Coal Gulch from 

this list (see Rule 8 below). 

III. Discussion of the Final 

Supplementary Rule 

This final supplementary rule will 

apply to public lands and BLM facilities 

managed by the Colorado River Valley 

Field Office, Grand Junction Field 

Office, Kremmling Field Office, and 

Dominguez-Escalante NCA. 

This final supplementary rule will 

address resource damage, public safety, 

wildland fire, and wildlife disruption 

concerns. The BLM consulted with the 

Shooting Sports Roundtable while 

preparing each RMP to coordinate on 

the shooting closures described in this 

final rule. 

The final supplementary rule 

conforms with management decisions 

contained in the following RMPs: 

• Colorado River Valley RMP (2015) 

as amended by the Sutey Ranch and 

Haines Parcel Approved RMP 

Amendment (2019); 

• Grand Junction RMP (2015); 

• Kremmling RMP (2015); and 

• Dominguez-Escalante NCA RMP 

(2017). 

IV. Procedural Matters 

Regulatory Planning and Review 

(Executive Orders (E.O.) 12866, 13563, 

and 14094) 

This final supplementary rule is not 

subject to review by the Office of 

Management and Budget under E.O. 

12866 as amended by E.O. 14094. This 

final supplementary rule will not have 

an effect of $200 million or more on the 

economy and will not adversely affect 

in a material way productivity; 

competition; jobs; the environment; 

public health or safety; or State, local, 

or Tribal governments or communities. 

This final supplementary rule will not 

create a serious inconsistency or 

otherwise interfere with an action taken 

or planned by another agency. This final 

supplementary rule will not materially 

alter the budgetary effects of 

entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan 

programs, or the rights or obligations of 

their recipients, nor does it raise novel 

legal or policy issues. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Congress enacted the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA), as 

amended, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, to ensure 

that government regulations do not 

unnecessarily or disproportionately 

burden small entities. The RFA requires 

a regulatory flexibility analysis if a rule 

will have a significant economic impact, 

either detrimental or beneficial, on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The BLM considered economic impacts 

at the time it developed the land use 

plans that underpin this final 

supplementary rule and it deemed these 

impacts to be minimal. The BLM 

expects that impacts from this final rule 

will affect a small number of outfitters 

and will have only a minor 

socioeconomic impact relative to the 

area’s overall economy. For more 

economic information and analyses, 

please refer to the four RMPs listed 

earlier in this preamble and their 

supporting documents (see ADDRESSES). 

The BLM has determined under the 

RFA that this final supplementary rule 

will not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

Congressional Review Act 

This final supplementary rule is not a 

‘‘major rule’’ as defined at 5 U.S.C. 

804(2). This final supplementary rule 

will not: 

(1) Have an annual effect on the 

economy of $100 million or more. 

(2) Cause a major increase in costs or 

prices for consumers; individual 

industries; Federal, State, or local 

agencies; or geographic regions; or 

(3) Have significant adverse effects on 

competition, employment, investment, 

productivity, innovation, or on the 

ability of United States-based 

enterprises to compete with foreignbased enterprises in domestic and 

export markets. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The final supplementary rule will not 

impose an unfunded mandate on State, 

local, or Tribal governments or the 

private sector of more than $100 million 

per year; nor will it have a significant 

or unique effect on State, local, or Tribal 

governments or the private sector. 

Therefore, the BLM is not required to 

prepare a statement containing the 


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information required by the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.). 

Governmental Actions and Interference 

With Constitutionally Protected Property 

Rights—Takings (E.O. 12630) 

The final supplementary rule does not 

constitute a government action capable 

of interfering with constitutionally 

protected property rights. The final 

supplementary rule does not address 

property rights in any form and will not 

cause the impairment of constitutionally 

protected property rights. Therefore, the 

BLM has determined that this final 

supplementary rule will not cause a 

‘‘taking’’ of private property or require 

further discussion of takings 

implications under this Executive order. 

Federalism (E.O. 13132) 

This final supplementary rule will not 

have a substantial direct effect on the 

States, on the relationship between the 

national government and the States, or 

on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. Therefore, in 

accordance with E.O.13132, the BLM 

has determined that this final 

supplementary rule does not have 

sufficient Federalism implications to 

warrant preparation of a Federalism 

Assessment. 

Civil Justice Reform (E.O. 12988) 

Under E.O. 12988, the BLM has 

determined that this final 

supplementary rule will not unduly 

burden the judicial system and that it 

meets the requirements of Sections 3(a) 

and 3(b)(2). 

Consultation and Coordination With 

Indian Tribal Governments (E.O. 13175 

and Departmental Policy) 

In accordance with E.O. 13175, the 

BLM has found that this final 

supplementary rule does not include 

policies that have Tribal implications 

and will have no bearing on trust lands 

or on lands for which title is held in fee 

status by Indian Tribes or U.S. 

Government-owned lands managed by 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This final supplementary rule does 

not contain information collection 

requirements that the Office of 

Management and Budget must approve 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

This final supplementary rule 

implements key decisions in the 

following RMPs: Colorado River Valley 

Field Office, Grand Junction Field 

Office, Kremmling Field Office, and 

Dominguez-Escalante NCA. The BLM’s 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) reviews for these management 

plans analyzed the effects of 

implementing the RMP decisions 

through a supplementary rule. The BLM 

prepared a Determination of NEPA 

Adequacy to confirm that the prior 

analyses and public comment processes 

were sufficient to inform the decision to 

establish this supplementary rule. 

Therefore, additional NEPA analysis is 

not required. Copies of the 

Environmental Impact Statements and 

RODs for each RMP and the 

Determination of NEPA Adequacy for 

this final supplementary rule are on file 

at the BLM offices (see ADDRESSES) and 

electronic copies are available online at 

https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/ 

project/90071/510. 

Actions Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution or Use (E.O. 13211) 

This final supplementary rule does 

not comprise a significant energy action. 

This final supplementary rule will not 

have an adverse effect on energy supply, 

production, or consumption and has no 

connection with energy policy. 

Information Quality Act 

In developing this final 

supplementary rule, the BLM did not 

conduct or use a study, experiment, or 

survey requiring peer review under the 

Information Quality Act (Section 515 of 

Pub. L. 106–554). 

Facilitation of Cooperative Conservation 

(E.O. 13352) 

In accordance with E.O. 13352, the 

BLM has determined that the final 

supplementary rule will not impede 

facilitating cooperative conservation; 

will take appropriate account of and 

consider the interests of persons with 

ownership or other legally recognized 

interests in land or other natural 

resources; will properly accommodate 

local participation in the Federal 

decision-making process; and will 

provide that the associated programs, 

projects, and activities are consistent 

with protecting public health and safety. 

V. Final Rule 

Author 

The principal author of this final 

supplementary rule is Erin Jones, 

Deputy District Manager BLM Upper 

Colorado River District Office. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, and under the authority of 43 

U.S.C. 1733(a) and 1740, and 43 CFR 

8365.1–6, the State Director establishes 

the following supplementary rule for 

public lands and facilities managed by 

the Colorado River Valley Field Office, 

Grand Junction Field Office, Kremmling 

Field Office, and Dominguez-Escalante 

National Conservation Area (NCA). 

Supplementary Rule for the Colorado 

River Valley Field Office, Grand 

Junction Field Office, Kremmling Field 

Office, and Dominguez–Escalante 

National Conservation Area 

Definitions and Acronyms 

(1) As used in this Supplementary 

Rule, the term: 

Approved portable toilet means any 

non-biodegradable, durable container 

designated to receive and hold human 

waste, in any container position without 

leaking, and equipped with a dumping 

system that allows the container to be 

emptied into a standard receiving or 

dump system designed for that purpose 

(such as a SCAT machine or recreational 

vehicle dump station), in a sanitary 

manner, without spills, seepage, or 

human exposure to human waste, or any 

approved biodegradable landfillapproved bag system designed for 

landfill or garbage can disposal (such as 

a ‘‘WAG’’ bag, a human waste disposal 

bag). 

ATV (all terrain vehicle) means a 

motorized off-highway vehicle 50 

inches (11⁄4 m) or less in width, 

traveling on four or more low-pressure 

tires, having a single seat to be straddled 

by the operator and a handlebar for 

steering control. 

Camp means erecting a tent or shelter 

of natural or synthetic material; 

preparing a sleeping bag or other 

bedding material; parking a motor 

vehicle, motor home, or trailer; or 

mooring a vessel for the apparent 

purpose of overnight occupancy. 

Campfire means a controlled fire 

occurring out of doors, used for cooking, 

branding, personal warmth, lighting, 

ceremonial, or aesthetic purposes. 

Designated campsite means a BLMdesignated campsite, marked with a 

visible number or identification 

mounted on a post or placard. 

Designated sites may be undeveloped or 

developed with basic amenities. 

Developed recreation site. See 

definition at 43 CFR 8360.0–5(c). 

Developed toilet facility means a 

vault-type, pit, or portable toilet 

provided by the BLM or its partners. 

Dispersed campsite means an 

undesignated campsite not located in a 

campground that is traditionally used 

for camping. 

Firearm means a weapon, by whatever 

name known, that is designed to expel 

a projectile by the action of powder; and 

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Fire pan means a durable metal pan 

at least 12 inches in diameter with at 

least a 1.5-inch lip around its outer edge 

and sufficient to contain fire and fire 

remains containing fire, charcoal, and 

ash, while preventing ashes or burning 

material from spilling onto the ground, 

and that is elevated above the ground. 

Fire ring means a ring designed to 

contain a fire on the ground, 

constructed of non-flammable, natural 

or manmade materials, that is not 

considered a designated trash 

receptacle. 

Intent to camp means any off-loading 

or preparing for use of common 

overnight equipment, such as tents, 

sleeping bags or bedding, food, cooking 

or dining equipment, or lighting 

equipment, or preparing common 

camping equipment for use in or on any 

boat. 

Mechanized travel means moving by 

means of a mechanical device, such as 

a bicycle or game retrieval cart, not 

powered by a motor. 

Motorized travel means moving in 

vehicles propelled by motors or engines, 

such as cars, trucks, off-highway 

vehicles, motorcycles, snowmobiles, 

and boats. 

OHV (off highway vehicle) means allterrain vehicles (ATVs), utility terrain 

vehicles (UTVs), and snowmobiles. 

Over-snow vehicle means a motor 

vehicle that is designed for use over 

snow and that runs on a track or tracks 

and/or a ski or skis, while in use over 

snow. 

Public lands means any lands and 

interests in lands owned by the United 

States and administered by the 

Secretary of the Interior through the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

without regard to how the United States 

acquired ownership, except for: 

(a) lands located on the Outer 

Continental Shelf and 

(b) lands held for the benefit of 

Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos. 

Recreational target shooting means 

target shooting that uses any devices to 

propel a projectile, including but not 

limited to firearms, bow and arrow, 

sling shots, paint ball guns, and air 

guns. Target shooting is not considered 

hunting. Hunting with a valid hunting 

license is allowed in areas that are 

closed to target shooting. 

Resource damage means impacts to 

natural resources or public lands due to 

injury, destruction, or loss of natural 

resources, resulting in the necessary 

restoration or replacement of such 

natural resources. 

Sport rock climbing means a style of 

climbing that relies on fixed protection 

against falls, usually bolts and/or top 

anchors. 

Target means an object constructed of 

wood, paper, or biodegradable 

materials, or commercially 

manufactured and designed for target 

shooting, and that may be supported by 

a target frame (e.g., metal or PVC frame). 

Target backstop means an 

unobstructed earthen mound, bank, or 

other feature that must stop the progress 

of and contain all projectiles, fragments, 

and ricochets in a safe manner. 

UTV (utility terrain vehicle) means a 

motorized vehicle designed for offhighway use and capable of 

manuevering over uneven terrain, 

designed with side-by-side seats, 

seatbelts, steering wheel, four or more 

low pressure tires, and a rollover 

protection system. 

Vehicle means any motorized 

transportation conveyance designed and 

licensed for use on roadways, such as an 

automobile, bus, motorcycle, or truck, 

and any motorized conveyance 

originally equipped with safety belts. 

WAG bag means any approved, 

commercially engineered, 

biodegradable, landfill-approved bag 

system containing enzymes, polymers, 

or waste-alleviating gelling compounds 

that is designed for landfill or garbage 

can disposal (such as a ‘‘Waste 

Alleviation and Gelling’’ bag, a human 

waste disposal bag). The bag system 

must be made of puncture resistant 

material, must be spill proof, hygienic, 

and approved for disposal in any 

garbage can. 

(2) As used in this final 

supplementary rule, the following 

additional acronyms apply: 

ACEC means Area of Critical 

Environmental Concern. 

ERMA means Extensive Recreation 

Management Area. 

NCA means National Conservation Area. 

OHV means off-highway vehicle. 

RMA means Recreation Management Area. 

RMZ means Recreation Management Zone. 

SRMA means Special Recreation 

Management Area. 

USFS means United States Forest Service. 

WSA means Wilderness Study Area. 

Prohibited Acts 

Unless otherwise authorized, the 

following acts are prohibited on all 

public lands, roads, trails, and 

waterways administered by the 

Colorado River Valley Field Office, 

Grand Junction Field Office, Kremmling 

Field Office, and Dominguez-Escalante 

NCA. 

(1) You must not abandon animal 

carcasses, or any part of an animal 

carcass, within 100 feet of the outer 

perimeter of any campsite (designated 

or dispersed) or 100 feet from the edge 

of any roadway or any water source. 

(2) You must not operate mechanical 

transport (e.g., bicycles, mountain bikes) 

other than on designated roads and 

trails allowing such use or in 

designated-open areas and within 

designated-open timeframes. 

(3) You must not have a campfire 

outside of a designated campsite in the 

following areas: 

TABLE 1—NO CAMPFIRES OUTSIDE OF DESIGNATED CAMPSITES

[Accompanying maps in Appendix A] 

Grand Junction Field Office Dominguez-Escalante NCA 

D Pyramid Rock Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) .................................

D Unaweep Seep ACEC 

D In the Gunnison River SRMA Corridor and other riparian and wetland areas. 

D Dolores River Riparian ACEC 

D Bangs SRMA Recreation Management Zone (RMZ) 1 

D Bangs SRMA RMZ 3 

D Bangs SRMA RMZ 2 in the portion of the RMZ north of the drainage at the bottom 

of Rough Canyon 

D Palisade Rim SRMA 

D Grand Valley Shooting Ranges ERMA 

D Gunnison River Bluffs ERMA 

D Horse Mountain ERMA RMZ 1 

D Horse Mountain ERMA RMZ 2 

D Horse Mountain ERMA RMZ 3 

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TABLE 1—NO CAMPFIRES OUTSIDE OF DESIGNATED CAMPSITES—Continued 

[Accompanying maps in Appendix A] 

Grand Junction Field Office Dominguez-Escalante NCA 

D Within 100 meters (or approximately 328 feet) of standing historic structures to include, but not limited to, Calamity Camp and New Verde Mine, unless administratively permitted 

(4) You must not camp outside of 

designated campsites and developed 

campgrounds in the following areas: 

TABLE 2—CAMPING RESTRICTED TO DESIGNATED CAMPSITES AND DEVELOPED CAMPGROUNDS ONLY

[Accompanying maps in Appendix A] 

Colorado River Valley Field Office Grand Junction Field Office Kremmling Field Office Dominguez-Escalante NCA 

D Within 0.25-mile of the Fisher 

Creek Cemetery Road 

D Within 300 feet from the centerline of North Hardscrabble Access Road (Spring Creek) 

D Glenwood Canyon in the Horseshoe Canyon (Bend) area 

D Within 0.25-mile of Prince Creek 

Road (Pitkin County Road 7), including the Haines Parcel 

D Eagle River ERMA 

D Garfield Creek Colorado River 

Access Site and on surrounding 

BLM lands 

D Pyramid Rock ACEC 

D Unaweep Seep ACEC 

D Dolores River Riparian ACEC 

D Bangs SRMA RMZ 1 

D Bangs SRMA RMZ 2 in the portion of the RMZ north of the 

drainage at the bottom of 

Rough Canyon 

D Bangs SRMA RMZ 3 

D Dolores River SRMA 

D North Fruita Desert SRMA 

D Palisade Rim SRMA 

D Grand Valley Shooting Ranges 

ERMA 

D Within 0.25-mile of the Colorado River of the Upper Colorado River SRMA 

D The open OHV area south and 

east of Wolford Mountain 

D Wolford SRMA Recreation Management Zone 3—Lands west 

of Grand County Road 224, 

south of Wolford Mountain, 

west of Wolford Reservoir, and 

east of U.S. Hwy 40 

D Confluence Recreation Site, 

and adjacent BLM-managed 

public lands 

D Cactus Park SRMA. 

D Gunnison River SRMA. 

D Escalante Canyon SRMA, including the Escalante Potholes 

Recreation Site. 

D RMZ 2 Sawmill Mesa/Wagon 

Park ERMA. 

D Silt Mesa ERMA (BLM lands 

south of the crest of the Grand 

Hogback mountain) 

D Gunnison River Bluffs ERMA 

D Horse Mountain ERMA (all 

RMZs) 

D Reeder Creek Fishing Access, 

and adjacent BLM-managed 

public lands 

D Thompson Creek area within 

0.25-mile of USFS Road 305 

D Red Hill SRMA (north of 

Carbondale, Colorado) 

D East Glenwood Canyon Trailhead area north of the Colorado 

River 

D South Canyon Recreation Site 

and surrounding area 

D Ute Trailhead (near Dotsero) 

west and north of the Colorado 

River 

D Sutey Ranch 

D 18 Road Open OHV Area within 

the North Desert ERMA 

D Miracle Rock Recreation Site 

D Mud Springs Campground 

D Within 100 meters (or approximately 328 feet) of standing 

historic structures to include, 

but not limited to, Calamity 

Camp and New Verde Mine, 

unless administratively permitted 

D Sunset Fishing Access, and adjacent BLM managed public 

lands 

D Windy Gap Fishing Access 

Parking Area 

D Fraser River Fishing Access 

Parking Area 

D Sidewinder Jeep Trail Parking 

Area 

D Kremmling Cretaceous Ammonite Site 

D Barger Gulch Paleo-Indian Site 

D Yarmony Pit House Site 

D Upper CO River SRMA 

Yarmony Jeep Trail Recreation 

Management Zone 4 

D Independence Mountain Tipi 

Site 

D Junction Butte Wetlands 

D Upper CO River SRMA Gore 

Canyon Ranch Recreation 

Management Zone 5 

D Hurd Peak and Tab Rock staging areas 

D Headwaters RMA Jacques 

staging area, and adjacent 

BLM-managed public lands 

D North Sand Hills Instant Study 

Area 

(5) Equestrian travel is prohibited on 

or in the following trails and areas: 


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TABLE 3—AREAS CLOSED TO EQUESTRIAN TRAVEL

[Accompanying maps in Appendix A] 

Colorado River Valley Field Office Grand Junction Field Office Kremmling Field Office 

D Storm King Trail 

D Sutey Ranch from December 1 through April 

15 

D Pyramid Rock ACEC 

D Mica Mine Trail 

D Rough Canyon Trail 

D Kremmling Cretaceous Ammonite ACEC/ 

Resource Natural Area. 

D Fraser River Canyon Access Trail. 

D Free Lunch Trail D Gore Canyon Trail. 

D Pucker Up Trail D Argentine Trail. 

(6) Recreational target shooting is 

prohibited on the following BLMmanaged lands to protect visitor safety 

(discharge of firearms, other weapons, 

and fireworks on developed recreation 

sites and areas is prohibited under 43 

CFR 8365.2–5(a)): 

TABLE 4—AREAS WHERE RECREATIONAL TARGET SHOOTING IS PROHIBITED

[Accompanying maps in Appendix A] 

Colorado River Valley Field Office Grand Junction Field Office Kremmling Field Office Dominguez-Escalante NCA 

D Within 300 feet from the centerline of North Hardscrabble Access Road (Spring Creek) 

D Silt Mesa ERMA (BLM lands 

south of the crest of the Grand 

Hogback Mountain) 

D Bangs SRMA RMZs 1, 2, and 3 

D Coal Canyon and Main Canyon 

areas 

D Grand Valley OHV SRMA 

D Gunnison River Bluffs ERMA 

D Horse Mountain ERMA, including RMZ 1 west of Sink Creek, 

RMZ 2, and areas adjacent to 

residences at the end of C 

Road 

D Upper Colorado River SRMA 

D Barger Gulch fishing access 

D Highway 9 fishing access 

D Reeder Creek fishing area 

D Reeder Creek parking/access 

Sunset fishing access 

D Upper Colorado River corridor 

and Scenic Byway 

D Hebron Watchable Wildlife Area 

D Wolford SRMA, south portion 

D Dominguez Canyon Wilderness 

Zone 1. 

D Gunnison River SRMA. 

D Escalante Canyon SRMA. 

D East Creek ERMA. 

D Mt. Garfield ACEC 

D North Desert ERMA18 Road 

Open OHV area 

D North Fruita Desert SRMA 

D Palisade Rim SRMA 

D Pyramid Rock ACEC 

D Strawberry SRMA, Strawberry/ 

Hurd Peak Area 

D North Sand Hills SRMA and 

Cooperative Management Area 

D Headwaters ERMA 

Kinney Creek trailhead 

Jacques parking area 

(7) Overnight use is prohibited in the 

following areas (day-use allowed only): 

TABLE 5—DAY USE ONLY—OVERNIGHT USE PROHIBITED

[Accompanying maps in Appendix A] 

Colorado River Valley Field Office 

(Use prohibited from 10:00 p.m.– 

6:00 a.m.) 

Grand Junction Field Office 

(Use prohibited from 

Sunset–Sunrise) 

Kremmling Field Office 

(Use prohibited from 

Sunset–Sunrise) 

Dominguez-Escalante NCA 

(Use prohibited from 

Sunset–Sunrise) 

D BLM recreation sites where 

camping facilities are not provided 

D Deep Creek Canyon—within 

0.25-miles of Deep Creek accessible from the Coffee Pot Road 

D Sutey Ranch 

D 34 and C Roads (areas adjacent to the Horse Mountain 

ERMA) 

D Grand Valley Shooting Ranges 

ERMA (with an exception for 

authorized training exercises) 

D Horse Mountain ERMA (RMZ 1 

(portion of the RMZ west of 

Sink Creek), RMZ 2 and RMZ 

3) 

D BLM recreation sites where 

camping facilities are not provided 

D Rambo/Little Dominguez Canyon Heritage Area. 

D The Wilderness portion of Big 

Dominguez Heritage Area. 

D The Wilderness portion of 

Leonard’s Basin Heritage Area. 

D Wilderness Zone 1. 

D Wilderness portion of the 

Leonards Basin Heritage Area. 

D East Creek ERMA. 

D Redlands Dam area along the 

Gunnison River 

D The Potholes on the Little Dolores River off of 9.8 Road in the 

Glade Park area 

(8) The following areas are closed to 

mechanized travel during the specified 

timeframes to protect wintering big 

game species: 


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TABLE 6—AREAS CLOSED TO MECHANIZED TRAVEL DURING WINTER/SPRING

[Accompanying maps in Appendix A] 

Colorado River Valley Field Office 

(December 1 through April 15) 

Grand Junction Field Office 

(December 1 through May 1) 

Kremmling Field Office 

(December 15 through April 15) 

Dominguez-Escalante NCA 

(December 1 through April 30) 

D Basalt Mountain (south portion— 

1,300 acres) 

D Boiler-East Elk Creek-New Castle (4,400 acres) 

D Cottonwood Creek (13,800 

acres) 

D Dry Rifle Creek (2,200 acres) 

D Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse 

Range 

D Beehive Wildlife Emphasis Area 

(WEA) 

D Blue Mesa WEA 

D East Salt Creek WEA 

D Rapid Creek WEA 

D Strawberry SRMA Wolford 

Mountain Travel Management 

Area and SRMA 

D North Sand Hills SRMA 

D Gibbler Gulch. 

D Wagon Park. 

D Sowbelly. 

D Upper Sawmill Mesa. 

D Dry Mesa. 

D East Eagle except for the following bike trails: (a) Boneyard 

Trail; (b) Redneck Ridge Trail; 

and (c) Western portion of Pool 

and Ice Trail (6,000 acres) 

D Chalk Mountain 

D Coal Canyon 

D Demaree Canyon outside of the 

Wilderness Study Area (WSA) 

D Garvey Canyon 

D Fisher Creek-Cattle Creek 

(2,800 acres) 

D Flatiron Mesa (800 acres) 

D Grand Mesa Slopes 

D Howard Canyon Flats 

D Indian Point 

D Hardscrabble (24,600 acres) 

D Light Hill (3,800 acres) 

D Red Canyon-Hells Pocket-Bocco 

Mountain-East Castle Peak 

(14,500 acres) 

D Post Canyon 

D Lapham Canyon 

D Fruita Slopes 

D Rapid Creek 

D Red Hill SRMA (north side) 

(2,600 acres) 

D The Crown, except for the bike 

trail system paralleling Prince 

Creek Road (9,200 acres) 

D Thompson Creek/Holgate Mesa 

(9,500 acres) 

D West Rifle Creek (1,100 acres) 

D Williams Hill (1,500 acres) 

D Winter Ridge, Black Mountain, 

Pisgah Mountain,Windy Point, 

Boore Flat, and Domantle 

(33,500 acres) 

Restrictions on Activities on Public 

Lands Managed by the Colorado River 

Valley Field Office 

(1) You must not engage in target 

shooting without a target backstop. 

(2) You must not build or maintain a 

fire more than 3 feet in diameter, unless 

otherwise authorized. 

(3) Unless the campsite is marked and 

designated by the BLM, you must not 

camp within 100 feet from any spring, 

pond, lake, or perennial stream. 

(4) You must keep dogs and other 

domesticated animals on a leash or 

other similar constraint (e.g., voice 

control, shock collar) where indicated 

by a BLM sign, brochure, or map. This 

regulation does not apply to livestockworking or hunting dogs engaged in 

those activities. You must remove and 

properly dispose of all pet waste from 

developed recreation sites and areas. 

(5) You must not cut live or dead 

standing trees unless otherwise 

permitted. You may collect only dead 

and down wood for campfires. 

(6) You must not camp or otherwise 

occupy any location or site for more 

than 7 consecutive days from April 1 to 

August 31, unless otherwise authorized 

in writing by the BLM. 

(7) You must not camp or otherwise 

occupy any location or site for more 

than 14 consecutive days between 

September 1 and March 31, unless 

otherwise authorized in writing by the 

BLM. 

(8) In areas with limited travel 

designations, mechanized travel is 

limited to designated routes. 

(9) In areas with limited travel 

designations, mechanized and 

motorized travel up to 300 feet from 

designated motorized or mechanized 

routes is permitted for direct access to 

dispersed campsites provided that: 

(a) No resource damage occurs; 

(b) No new routes beyond the 

campsite are created; and 

(c) Such access is not otherwise 

prohibited (such as in WSAs). 

(10) In areas open for over-snow 

travel, travel off designated routes is 

prohibited unless a minimum of 12 

inches of snow cover exists and no 

resource damage will occur from oversnow travel. 

(11) In the Thompson Creek ERMA: 

(a) You may reestablish old rockclimbing routes and permanent fixed 

climbing anchors (bolts and pitons) only 

at the BLM-recognized sport rock 

climbing area (rock fins, narrow walls of 

hard sedimentary rock). 

(b) You must not develop additional 

bolted routes outside of the BLMrecognized sport rock climbing area. 

(c) You may use mechanical devices 

(e.g., power drills) only at the BLMrecognized sport rock climbing area. 

(d) You must not exceed a climbing 

group size (per route) of four people per 

day, including staff, at the BLMrecognized sport rock climbing area. 

(12) In the Upper Colorado SRMA: 

(a) You must not exceed a group size 

of 25 people per group (including 

guides) for commercial and private river 

groups. 

(b) You must not camp or display an 

intent to camp during an overnight river 

trip without an approved fire pan. 

(c) You must not camp, or display an 

intent to camp, overnight without an 

approved portable toilet. 

(d) You must carry and use an 

approved portable toilet on an overnight 

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the size of the group and length of the 

trip. All solid human bodily waste, 

including WAG bags, must be contained 

in a leak-proof, hard-sided container 

with a screw-on or ratchet-locking lid. 

(e) You must not fail to set up an 

approved portable toilet, ready for use, 

as soon as practical upon arriving at the 

campsite to be occupied on an overnight 

trip if a toilet facility (porta-potty or 

vault toilet) is not provided by the BLM. 

(f) You must not empty an approved 

portable toilet into a developed toilet 

facility, or any other facility not 

developed and identified especially for 

that purpose. Leaving solid human 

waste on public lands or dumping it 

into vault toilets is prohibited. Only 

WAG-bag systems (see definition) may 

be disposed of in trash receptacles at 

BLM-managed facilities. 

(g) You must remove and properly 

dispose of all pet waste from developed 

recreation sites and areas. 

(13) On the Sutey Ranch: 

(a) You must not enter from December 

1 through April 15 when closure orders 

are in effect to protect wintering big 

game, except when allowed under other 

applicable laws. 

(b) You must not harvest timber, 

firewood, or special forest products. 

(c) You must not travel by 

mechanized vehicle from October 1 

through May 31. 

Restrictions on Activities on Public 

Lands Managed by the Grand Junction 

Field Office 

(1) You must not engage in target 

shooting without a target backstop. 

(2) You must use an approved 

portable toilet at designated 

undeveloped sites in the following 

areas: North Fruita Desert SRMA, Bangs 

SRMA RMZ 2, and Dolores River 

SRMA. 

(3) You must not enter the Pyramid 

Rock ACEC. 

(4) You must not travel via any mode 

of transport (including foot and horse 

travel) off designated routes in the 

following areas: Bangs SRMA RMZ 1 

north of Little Park Road and Andy’s 

Loop, and Gunnison River Bluffs ERMA. 

(5) You must not collect dead and 

down wood in the following areas, 

except for campfire use: Unaweep lands 

with wilderness characteristics area; 

riparian areas; Pyramid Rock ACEC; 

Unaweep Seep ACEC; Bangs SRMA 

RMZ 2. 

(6) You must collect only dead and 

down wood for campfires in the North 

Desert ERMA. 

(7) You must not harvest timber or cut 

firewood in the following areas: Bangs 

SRMA RMZ 1; RMZ 3; RMZ 4; North 

Fruita Desert SRMA; Palisade Rim 

SRMA. 

(8) You must not exceed the following 

group-size limits, including guides and 

dogs, without written authorization 

from the BLM: 12 in WSAs and areas 

managed to protect wilderness 

characteristics; and 25 for more than 2 

hours in the remaining lands managed 

by the Grand Junction Field Office. For 

groups that exceed these limits, you 

must contact the BLM prior to the 

outing so that the BLM can determine 

whether an organized group Special 

Recreation Permit is required. 

(9) You must have campfires within 

agency-provided fire rings or approved 

fire pans at designated undeveloped 

sites in the following areas: Dolores 

River SRMA, Bangs SRMA RMZ 2, 

North Fruita Desert SRMA. 

(10) You must not install permanent 

climbing anchors that do not match the 

color of the rock surface (fixtures, 

hardware, and webbing, etc.). 

Restrictions on Activities on Public 

Lands Managed by the Kremmling Field 

Office 

(1) You must not engage in target 

shooting without a target backstop. 

(2) You must not empty or dispose of 

sewage and/or gray water held in a 

containment tank on public lands or at 

any facility not specifically identified 

for such disposal. 

(3) You must not build or maintain a 

fire more than 3 feet in diameter, unless 

otherwise authorized in writing by the 

BLM. 

(4) You must not leave, deposit, or 

scatter human waste, toilet paper, or 

items used as toilet paper, when an 

approved portable toilet or developed 

toilet facility is available. Where a 

developed toilet facility is not provided, 

and an approved portable toilet is not 

required, all human waste and toilet 

paper, or material used as toilet paper, 

must be buried at least 6 inches below 

the surface of the ground in natural soil, 

and at least 100 feet from the edge of a 

river or any other water source. 

(5) You must not dig in or level the 

ground at any campsite. 

(6) In areas open to dispersed 

camping, you must not camp outside of 

designated sites within 50 feet of any 

spring, pond, lake, or perennial stream. 

(7) You must keep dogs and other 

domesticated animals on a leash or 

other similar constraint (e.g., voice 

control, shock collar). This regulation 

does not apply to livestock-working or 

hunting dogs engaged in those activities. 

You must remove and properly dispose 

of all pet waste from developed 

recreation sites and areas. 

(8) Fuel wood collection is prohibited 

in developed recreation areas. Fuel 

wood for recreational campfires outside 

of developed recreation areas is limited 

to dead and downed vegetation, unless 

otherwise prohibited. 

(9) You must not camp or otherwise 

occupy any location or site for more 

than 7 consecutive days from April 1 to 

August 31, unless otherwise authorized 

in writing by the BLM. 

(10) You must not camp or otherwise 

occupy any location or site for more 

than 14 consecutive days between 

September 1 and March 31, unless 

otherwise authorized in writing by the 

BLM. 

(11) In areas open for over-snow travel 

in the field office, travel off designated 

routes is prohibited unless a minimum 

of 12 inches of snow cover exists and no 

resource damage will occur from oversnow travel. 

(12) In areas with limited travel 

designations, mechanized travel is 

limited to designated routes. 

(13) In areas with limited travel 

designations, motorized and 

mechanized travel (bicycles) are 

allowed up to 300 feet from designated 

motorized or mechanized transport 

routes for direct access to dispersed 

campsites or parking provided that: 

(a) No resource damage occurs; 

(b) No new routes are created; and 

(c) Such access is not otherwise 

prohibited. 

(14) In the Wolford Mountain Travel 

Management Area, motorized and 

mechanized travel (bicycles) is allowed 

up to 50 feet from designated motorized 

or mechanized routes for direct access 

to dispersed campsites or parking 

provided that: 

(a) No resource damage occurs; 

(b) No new routes are created; and 

(c) Such access is not otherwise 

prohibited. 

(15) In the North Sand Hills SRMA: 

(a) You must not park a vehicle in 

such a manner as to impede or obstruct 

the normal flow of traffic or create a 

hazardous condition. 

(b) You must obey posted parking 

closures or restrictions. 

(c) You must not operate a motor 

vehicle or OHV in excess of the posted 

speed limit, or in excess of 15 mph 

around camping areas, 50 feet from any 

campsite, parked vehicle(s), person(s), 

or animal(s). 

(d) You must not possess or use any 

glass container on the open sand dunes 

or trails. Persons may possess glass 

containers within the confines of their 

camping area. 

(e) You must not cut, collect, or use 

live, dead, or down wood. 

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(a) You must possess and use a 

hazardous materials spill kit, if 

necessary, during travel on the 

Sidewinder Extreme 4x4 trail. 

(b) Travel is allowed on the 

Sidewinder Extreme 4x4 trail only when 

the top 1 inch of soil is dry and there 

is no rutting. 

(17) In the Upper Colorado River 

SRMA: 

(a) You must not camp, or display 

intent to camp overnight, without an 

approved portable toilet. 

(b) You must carry and use an 

approved portable toilet when on an 

overnight trip. The system must be 

adequate for the size of the group and 

length of the trip. The toilet system 

must be a reusable, washable, leak-proof 

toilet system that allows for the carryout and disposal of solid human body 

waste in a responsible and lawful 

manner and must be accessible during 

the trip. 

(c) All solid human waste, including 

WAG bags, must be contained in a leakproof, animal-proof, hard-sided 

container with a screw-on or ratchetlocking lid. 

(d) You must set up an approved 

portable toilet, ready for use, as soon as 

practical upon arriving at the campsite 

to be occupied on an overnight trip. You 

must not empty an approved portable 

toilet into a developed toilet facility, or 

any other facility not developed and 

identified especially for that purpose. 

Leaving solid human waste on public 

lands or dumping it into vault toilets or 

trash receptacles at BLM-managed 

facilities is prohibited. 

(e) You must not camp or display 

intent to camp during an overnight river 

trip without an approved fire pan. 

(f) You must not build, ignite, 

maintain, or use a campfire not 

contained in an approved fire pan. 

(g) You must not leave fresh fire ash 

produced from a campfire in a fire pan 

or in a constructed, permanently 

installed metal fire pit provided by the 

BLM except at the Pumphouse, Radium, 

and State Bridge Recreation Sites. Fire 

blankets under fire pans to facilitate 

total ash removal are recommended but 

are not required. 

(h) You must remove and properly 

dispose of all pet waste from developed 

recreation sites and areas. 

(i) You must not launch or take out a 

vessel in areas signed as prohibiting 

those activities. 

(j) You must not cut, collect, or use 

live, dead, or down wood except 

driftwood. 

Restrictions on Activities on Public 

Lands in the Dominguez-Escalante NCA 

(1) You must not engage in target 

shooting without a target backstop. 

(2) You must not install permanent 

climbing anchors in outstanding 

geologic features identified on a BLM 

sign or map. 

(3) You must not place or maintain 

permanent climbing anchors inside the 

Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area 

without a permit from the BLM. 

(4) You must not install permanent 

climbing anchors that do not match the 

color of the rock surface (fixtures, 

hardware, and webbing, etc.). 

(5) You must not collect or harvest 

firewood or native species in riparian 

and wetland areas, except for driftwood. 

(6) You must not possess domestic 

goats. 

(7) You must keep all domestic dogs 

on leashes, except those actively 

working on a livestock operation in 

Wilderness Zone 1 and in the Escalante 

Triangle RMZ in the Sawmill Mesa 

ERMA (after the loop trail system is 

constructed). 

(8) You must not exceed group-size 

limit of 25 people in Wilderness Zone 

1. 

(9) You must not exceed a group-size 

limit of 12 people in Wilderness Zones 

2 and 3. 

(10) You must pack out all solid 

human waste in Wilderness Zone 2. 

(11) You must pack out solid human 

waste or bury solid human waste in a 

cathole of at least 6 inches deep and 

more than 100 meters (approximately 

383 feet) from natural water sources 

(rivers, creeks, springs, and seeps) in 

Wilderness Zone 3. 

(12) You must not place recreational 

geocaches without BLM authorization 

prior to placement. 

(13) You must not use a metal 

detector. 

(14) You must not use a paintball gun. 

(15) You must not use glass containers 

in the Potholes Recreation Site 

(Escalante Canyon) and Gunnison River 

SRMA. 

(16) Consistent with Public Law 111– 

11, you must not remove minerals from 

the NCA. 

(17) You must pack out solid human 

waste and fire ash. You must use 

portable toilet systems and fire pans for 

all overnight camping in undeveloped 

camp sites in the following RMAs: 

Gunnison River, Cactus Park, Escalante 

Canyon. 

(18) You must not rock climb (e.g. 

bouldering, scrambling, trad climbing, 

or sport climbing) in the East Creek 

RMA or Escalante Canyon RMA in areas 

or on routes marked as closed by the 

BLM. 

(19) You must not ride a horse, 

donkey, mule, or burro in Wilderness 

Zone 1 except on existing routes 

identified on a BLM sign or map. 

(20) In the Gunnison River RMA: 

(a) Motorized boat use is prohibited at 

BLM boat ramps and at campsites from 

May 1 through Labor Day Weekend. 

(b) You must not have your dog off 

leash at boat ramps or the mouth of 

Dominguez Canyon. 

(c) Exceeding a group size of 25 on the 

river (including guides and dogs) is 

prohibited. 

(d) You must not camp outside of 

designated campsites. 

(e) Non-boating overnight camping is 

prohibited at the mouth of Dominguez 

Canyon from May 1 through Labor Day 

Weekend. 

(f) You must not camp more than 7 

consecutive nights, unless otherwise 

authorized in writing by the BLM. 

(21) In the Ninemile Hill Recreation 

Management Area (RMA): 

(a) You must not camp outside of 

designated campsites. Dispersed 

camping is allowed outside of 

designated campsites, so long as such 

camping takes place at least a 1⁄4 mile 

(approximately 1320 feet) away from 

designated motorized routes. 

(b) You must not camp for more than 

7 consecutive days, unless otherwise 

authorized in writing by the BLM. 

(22) In the Cactus Park RMA: 

(a) You must not camp outside of 

designated campsites. 

(b) You must not camp for more than 

7 consecutive days from April 1 through 

Labor Day Weekend unless otherwise 

authorized by the BLM. 

(23) In the Hunting Ground RMA, you 

must not camp for more than 7 

consecutive days, unless otherwise 

authorized in writing by the BLM. 

Exemptions 

The following persons are exempt 

from this supplementary rule: Federal, 

State, or local officers or employees 

acting within the scope of their official 

duties; members of any organized law 

enforcement, military, rescue or fire 

fighting force performing an official 

duty; and persons whose activities are 

authorized in writing by the BLM. 

Enforcement 

Any person who violates any part of 

this supplementary rule may be tried 

before a United States Magistrate and 

fined in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 

3571, imprisoned no more than 12 

months under 43 U.S.C. 1733(a) and 43 

CFR 8360.0–7, or both. In accordance 

with 43 CFR 8365.1–7, State or local 

officials may also impose penalties for 

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(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1733, 43 U.S.C. 1740; 

43 CFR 8365.1–6). 

Douglas J. Vilsack, 

BLM Colorado State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30218 Filed 12–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4331–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

43 CFR Part 8360 

[BLM_CO_FRN_MO4500180623] 

Notice of Final Supplementary Rule for 

Public Lands Administered by the Tres 

Rios Field Office in Archuleta, La Plata, 

Montezuma, Dolores, San Miguel, and 

Montrose Counties, and by the 

Gunnison Field Office in Gunnison, 

Ouray, San Juan, and Hinsdale 

Counties, Colorado 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Final supplementary rule. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is finalizing a 

supplementary rule for BLMadministered public lands in the Tres 

Rios Field Office (TRFO) and Gunnison 

Field Office (GFO). The final 

supplementary rule will allow the BLM 

to implement and enforce decisions 

related to motorized and non-motorized 

vehicles, day-use areas, seasonal 

wildlife habitat protection, camping, 

and campfires. 

DATES: The final supplementary rule is 

effective on January 18, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be directed to 

the BLM TRFO, 29211 Highway 184, 

Dolores, CO 81323, or at (970) 882– 

1120; or to the BLM GFO, 2500 E. New 

York Ave, Gunnison, CO 81230 or at 

(970) 642–4940. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tyler Fouss, Field Staff Ranger, BLM 

TRFO, 29211 Highway 184, Dolores, CO 

81323; telephone 970–882–1131; email: 

tfouss@blm.gov. Individuals in the 

United States who are deaf, deafblind, 

hard of hearing, or have a speech 

disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 

TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

II. Discussion of Public Comments 

III. Discussion of Final Supplementary Rule 

IV. Procedural Matters 

V. Final Supplementary Rule 

I. Background 

The BLM is establishing this 

supplementary rule under the authority 

of 43 CFR 8365.1–6, which authorizes 

BLM State Directors to establish 

supplementary rules for the protection 

of persons, property, and public lands 

and resources. 

In 2015, the TRFO approved a 

Resource Management Plan (RMP) to 

replace portions of the San Juan/San 

Miguel RMP that are within the 

jurisdiction of the TRFO (previously 

known as the San Juan Resource Area). 

The two approved RMPs and Records of 

Decision provide direction on how the 

BLM will manage public lands in 

Archuleta, La Plata, Montezuma, 

Dolores, San Miguel, Montrose, 

Gunnison, San Juan, Ouray, and 

Hinsdale counties, Colorado, except for 

public lands that are within the Canyon 

of the Ancients National Monument, 

which is managed under a separate RMP 

approved in 2010. During the public 

planning and analysis processes for the 

TRFO RMP, the BLM identified the 

need to establish a supplementary rule 

to provide for visitor health and safety 

and to protect cultural, wildlife, and 

natural resources on public lands 

managed by the BLM. 

The TRFO RMP carries forward 

decisions in the Dolores River Corridor 

Management Plan (CMP) and the Alpine 

Triangle Recreation Area Management 

Plan (RAMP), which were approved in 

1990 and 2010, respectively. The 

Silverton Travel Management Plan 

(TMP) and the TRFO Transportation 

and Access Plan for Travel Area 1 

(TAP1) were both approved in 2020. 

Over the past 10 years, the BLM has 

recorded increases in visitation numbers 

and subsequent pressures to Special 

Recreation Management Areas (SRMAs), 

critical winter wildlife habitat areas, 

and archaeological sites throughout the 

TRFO and GFO. To address the growing 

concerns, the BLM is establishing this 

supplementary rule to implement 

decisions in the five management plans 

to protect visitor health and safety and 

prevent natural and cultural resource 

degradation. 

When the BLM adopted the TRFO 

RMP, the plan included BLM-managed 

lands that are now under the 

jurisdiction of the GFO due to changes 

in the TRFO and GFO boundaries. 

Neither the TRFO RMP nor the GFO 

RMP have been updated to reflect these 

changes; thus, the rule will also apply 

to BLM-managed lands now 

administered by the GFO in parts of 

Hinsdale, San Juan, and Ouray counties. 

Several sections of the rule will 

implement decisions spanning all 

public lands managed by the BLM in the 

TRFO and GFO. Other sections will 

apply only to specific types of BLMmanaged lands, such as SRMAs or 

critical winter wildlife habitat areas 

experiencing the most visitation. The 

rule will only address land use 

limitations and restrictions previously 

proposed, analyzed, and approved as 

part of the public planning processes for 

the TRFO RMP, Dolores River CMP, 

Alpine Triangle RAMP, Silverton TMP, 

and TRFO TAP1, and their associated 

environmental impact statements (EIS) 

or environmental assessments (EA). The 

BLM developed the five management 

plans with extensive input from the 

public, Tribes, and elected officials 

through scoping, opportunities for 

public comment, and resource advisory 

committee meetings. The BLM took the 

following steps to involve the public in 

developing the plans that are the basis 

for this final supplementary rule: 

1. The TRFO RMP was initially a joint 

agency planning effort by the BLM and 

U.S. Forest Service, which included 

extensive public participation in 

determining appropriate uses in the 

planning area. Public comments and 

input received during all planning 

stages resulted in the BLM fine-tuning 

the TRFO RMP, which applies only to 

public lands managed by the BLM. 

2. Public participation for the Dolores 

River CMP was a coordinated effort 

consisting of a task force of people 

representing diverse interests, including 

local governments, private landowners, 

wildlife and fishing enthusiasts, 

resource conservationists, and private 

and commercial boaters. In addition, the 

BLM hosted several public meetings in 

local communities surrounding the 

planning area to consider options for 

managing the river canyon. 

3. Public participation was vital to 

developing the Alpine Triangle RAMP. 

The BLM developed and implemented a 

public involvement strategy to obtain 

input from a diverse group of 

stakeholders and set the stage for 

community support. 

4. The public involvement effort for 

the Silverton TMP included 

opportunities for the public to provide 

feedback during scoping and review of 

the EA and a BLM open house public 

meeting at Kendall Mountain in 

Silverton, Colorado. 

5. To develop the TRFO TAP1, the 

BLM met with various individuals, 

organizations, and interest groups 

representing motorized, equestrian, and 

mechanized users as well as 

conservation organizations. The BLM 


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