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PBs 37 to 50, inclusive, Secs. 7 to 10,

inclusive, and Secs. 14, 15, 16, 23, 26

and 35;

Secs. 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 27, and 34,

excluding wilderness.

T. 18 N., R. 9 W.,

PB 37;

PB 38 and Secs. 3, 11, 12, and 13,

excluding wilderness.

T. 19 N., R. 9 W.,

Secs. 25 and 36;

PBs 37 to 44, inclusive, Secs. 4 to 11,

inclusive, Secs. 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, and

27, unsurveyed;

Secs. 17, 18, 20, 21, 28, 33, and 34,

unsurveyed, excluding wilderness.

T. 20 N., R. 9 W., partly unsurveyed

T. 21 N., R. 9 W., partly unsurveyed

T. 22 N., R. 9 W., unsurveyed

PBs 37 to 52, inclusive, Secs. 2 to 5,

inclusive, Secs. 8 to 11, inclusive, Secs.

14 to 18, inclusive, Secs. 20 to 23,

inclusive, and Secs. 26 to 29, inclusive;

Secs. 6 and 7, excluding wilderness.

T. 23 N., R. 9 W., unsurveyed

PBs 37 to 42, inclusive, Secs. 2, 3, 10, 11,

14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, and

35;

Secs. 4, 5, 8, and 9, Secs. 16 to 20,

inclusive, and Secs. 29 to 32, inclusive,

excluding wilderness.

T. 24 N., R. 9 W., unsurveyed

PBs 37 to 42, inclusive, Secs. 2 to 11,

inclusive, Secs. 14 to 17, inclusive, and

Secs. 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 34 and 35;

Secs. 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30, and 33,

excluding wilderness.

T. 25 N., T. 9 W., unsurveyed

T. 26 N., R. 9 W., unsurveyed

PBs 37, 38, and 39, PBs 44 to 48, inclusive,

Secs. 11, 14, 23, 26, 33, 34, and 35;

PBs 40 and 41, Secs. 10, 15, and 22, Secs.

27 to 32, inclusive, excluding

wilderness.

T. 27 N., R. 9 W.,

Secs. 9, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 34 and 35;

Secs. 28 and 33, excluding wilderness.

T. 19 N., R. 10 W.,

Secs. 1, 2, 12, and 13, excluding

wilderness.

T. 20 N., R. 10 W., unsurveyed

Secs. 1 to 5, inclusive, Secs. 8 to 17,

inclusive, Secs. 21 to 28, inclusive, and

Sec. 36;

Secs. 6, 7, 18, 19, 20, and 29, Secs. 32 to

35, inclusive, excluding wilderness.

T. 21 N., R. 10 W., unsurveyed

PBs 37 and 38, Secs. 12 and 13, Secs. 24

to 28, inclusive, and Secs. 33 to 36,

inclusive;

PB 39, Secs. 11, 14, and 15, Secs. 20 to 23,

inclusive, and Secs. 29 to 32, inclusive,

excluding wilderness.

T. 22 N., R. 10 W., partly unsurveyed

PBs 37, 38, 40, and 41, Secs. 1, 2, 11, 14,

and 35, excluding wilderness;

PB 39 and Secs. 12, 13, 25, 26, and 36;

T. 24 N., R. 10 W., unsurveyed

Secs. 1, 12, and 13, excluding wilderness.

T. 25 N., R. 10 W., unsurveyed

Secs. 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, and 13;

Sec. 4, excluding wilderness and Flathead

National Forest System lands;

Secs. 9, 10, 14, 15, 23, 24, 25, and 36,

excluding wilderness.

T. 26 N., R. 10 W.,

Secs. 25 and 26, excluding wilderness;

Secs. 27, 28, and 33, excluding wilderness

and Flathead National Forest System

lands;

Secs. 34, 35, and 36.

T. 28 N., R. 10 W.,

PBs 38, 39, and 40, and Secs. 6, 7, and 18,

unsurveyed;

PB 41, and Secs. 19 and 30, excluding

wilderness, unsurveyed.

T. 29 N., R. 10 W.,

PBs 37, 38, and 39, and Secs. 30 and 31,

unsurveyed.

T. 20 N., R. 11 W., unsurveyed

Secs. 12 and 13, excluding wilderness.

T. 27 N., R. 11 W., unsurveyed

Secs. 3, 4, and 5, excluding wilderness.

T. 28 N., R. 11 W.,

Secs. 1 to 24, inclusive, and Sec. 28;

Secs. 25, 26, and 27, and Secs. 29 to 34,

inclusive, excluding wilderness.

T. 29 N., R. 11 W.,

PBs 37 to 44, inclusive, Secs. 5 to 9,

inclusive, Secs. 15 to 23, inclusive, and

Secs. 25 to 36, inclusive, unsurveyed.

T. 30 N., R. 11 W.,

PBs 37, 38, and 39, unsurveyed.

T. 28 N., R. 12 W., unsurveyed

Secs. 1 to 18, inclusive, and Secs. 22 to 26,

inclusive;

Secs. 19, 20, 21, 27, 28, and 34, excluding

wilderness and Flathead National Forest

System lands;

Secs. 35 and 36, excluding wilderness.

T. 29 N., R. 12 W., unsurveyed

Secs. 1 to 30, inclusive, and Secs. 32 to 36,

inclusive; Sec. 31, excluding Flathead

National Forest System lands.

T. 30 N., R. 12 W.,

PBs 37 to 46, inclusive, Tract 47, PBs 48,

49, and 50, sec. 7, Secs. 17 to 21,

inclusive, and Secs. 26 to 36, inclusive.

T. 31 N., R. 12 W.,

Sec. 31, excluding Blackfeet Indian

Reservation.

T. 28 N., R. 13 W.,

Secs. 1 and 2, Secs. 11 to 14, inclusive, and

Sec. 23, excluding Flathead National

Forest System lands;

Sec. 24, excluding wilderness and Flathead

National Forest System lands.

T. 29 N., R. 13 W.,

Secs. 1 to 4, inclusive, and Secs. 10 to 14,

inclusive;

Secs. 5, 6, 8, 9, 15, and 16, Secs. 22 to 25,

inclusive, and sec. 36, excluding

Flathead National Forest System lands.

T. 30 N., R. 13 W., unsurveyed

PBs 37, 38, 40, and 40A, PBs 43 to 51,

inclusive, PBs 54, 55, 56, and 59, PBs 61

to 66, inclusive, PB 68, Secs. 23 to 27,

inclusive, and Secs. 32 to 36, inclusive,

and all unpatented tracts;

PB 71, excluding Flathead National Forest

System lands.

T. 31 N., R. 13 W.,

PBs 42, 46, 48, 49, and 50, unsurveyed.

The areas described contain approximately

405,000 acres in Lewis and Clark, Teton,

Pondera, and Glacier Counties.

2. This withdrawal will expire 20

years from the effective date of this

order unless, as a result of a review

conducted before the expiration date

pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal

Land Policy and Management Act of

1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f) (1994), the

Secretary determines that the

withdrawal shall be extended.

Dated: January 16, 2001.

Sylvia V. Baca,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 01–1816 Filed 1–19–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT–062–01–1220–AA]

Notice of Camping and Wood Cutting

and Gathering Restrictions, Moab Field

Office

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), DOI.

ACTION: Notice of camping and wood

cutting and gathering restrictions—

Moab Field Office, Utah.

SUMMARY: This notice, applicable to

specified public lands administered by

the BLM Moab Field Office, limits

camping to developed campgrounds and

designated sites, allows BLM to limit

the size of designated camping areas,

and requires the use of portable toilets

at these designated sites where toilets

are not provided. The notice also

prohibits wood cutting and gathering,

including Christmas tree cutting, for

these intensively used areas and the

Sand Flats Recreation Area. These

actions are implemented on an interim

basis to protect natural resources

pending revision of the Resource

Management Plan (RMP) for the area

administered by the Moab Field Office.

DATES: This notice is effective January

22, 2001, and shall remain in effect until

modified or the RMP is amended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Russell von Koch, Resource Advisor,

BLM Moab Field Office, 82 East

Dogwood Avenue, Moab, Utah 84532 or

telephone 435–259–2100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Frequent

use of public lands near Moab, Utah for

camping at undeveloped sites and

associated wood cutting and gathering is

damaging soils, vegetation, and scenic

values at local destination areas and

along popular trails and roads. The

following actions are necessary to limit

impacts to natural resource values and

maintain the quality of recreation

opportunities.

Camping Restrictions Along Highway

and Road Corridors

Camping with vehicles on BLM

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half mile of the following highways and

roads is limited to developed

campgrounds and designated sites on a

year-round basis to protect scenic

values, reduce damage to soils and

vegetation, and provide for public

safety:

(1) Utah Highway 313;

(2) The Island in the Sky entrance

road between Utah Highway 313 and

Canyonlands National Park;

(3) The Gemini Bridges route

(primarily Grand Co. No. 118) and the

spur route from it into ‘‘The Bride

Canyon;’’

(4) The Kane Creek Canyon Rim route

from U.S. Highway 191 to where it

crosses the eastern boundary of section

20, T. 27 S., R. 22 E. exclusive of the

state and private land west of Blue Hill;

and

(5) Lands within Long Canyon north

of the Colorado Riverway Recreation

Area and south of the State land at the

head of the canyon within one-half mile

of the Long Canyon Road (Grand Co. No.

135).

Other Camping Restrictions

Camping with vehicles on BLM

administered public lands is also

limited for the above reasons to

developed campgrounds and designated

sites on a year-round basis in the

following areas:

(1) The lands along both sides of U.S.

191 bounded by Arches National Park

on the east, private lands in Moab

Valley on the south, the Potash Rail

Spur on the west, and private and State

land near the lower Gemini Bridges

Trailhead on the north;

(2) Lands located between the road to

Nefertiti Rapid (Grand Co. No. 154) and

the shoreline of the Green River along

the east side of the river from the public

land boundary near Swaseys Take-out

upstream to the upper end of the

Nefertiti Rapid parking area;

(3) Lands including the Pace Hill,

Castle Rock, Ida Gulch, Professor Valley,

Mary Jane Canyon, and the upper Onion

Creek areas that are south of the

Colorado Riverway Recreation Area as

established in 1992, below the rims of

Adobe and Fisher Mesas, and west of

the private land in Fisher Valley;

(4) Lands along the Potash Trail

(Grand Co. No. 134, the road between

the western end of Utah Highway 279

and Canyonlands National Park) that are

east of Canyonlands National Park;

south of Dead Horse Point State Park,

and other state and private lands, north

of the Colorado River, and west of the

Colorado Riverway Recreation Area as

established in 1992, excluding riverside

campsites accessible by water craft from

the Colorado River; and

(5) Lands within the Mill Creek

Canyon Planning Area.

Backpack type camping within the

Mill Creek Planning Area is allowed at

sites one-quarter mile or farther from

designated roads and greater than 100

feet from Mill Creek and from

archaeological sites. All camping

continues to be prohibited in the

Powerdam and Flat Pass areas under a

previously published notice.

For all of the above locations, at

developed campgrounds and designated

sites where camping is authorized,

camping and vehicle travel may be

limited to posted site boundaries and

parking areas.

Possession and use of portable toilets

for solid human body waste is required

for overnight use at all designated

campsites in the areas described above,

except at sites where constructed toilets

are provided. Disposal of portable toilet

waste off public land is required.

Wood Cutting and Gathering

Restrictions

Wood cutting and gathering,

including Christmas tree cutting, on

BLM administered public land, within

all of the areas described above under

Camping Restrictions, is prohibited at

all times to protect scenic values and

vegetation. In addition, wood cutting

and gathering, including Christmas tree

cutting, is prohibited within the Sand

Flats Recreation Area.

Exceptions

Camping and wood cutting and

gathering restrictions do not apply to

activities permitted by the BLM

(including traditional and historic uses

by Native Americans); BLM official

uses; or military, fire, emergency, or law

enforcement actions.

Implementation

Maps showing these and all current

Moab Field Office camping and wood

cutting and gathering restrictions are

available for public review at the Moab

Field Office. These restrictions are also

shown on a map on the Moab Field

Office’s website at http://www.blm.gov/

utah/moab. BLM will provide public

land users with information about these

camping and wood cutting and

gathering restrictions using brochures,

signs, and bulletin boards with maps at

major entry areas. Enforcement actions

will be taken as necessary.

Authority: Pub. L. 94–579, 43 CFR 8364.1.

Dated: January 12, 2001.

Sally Wisely,

State Director.

[FR Doc. 01–1594 Filed 1–19–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT–062–01–1220–AA]

Notice of Travel Restrictions

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), DOI.

ACTION: Notice of Travel Restrictions,

Moab Field Office, Utah.

SUMMARY: This notice places restrictions

on travel by off-road vehicles (ORV’s)

and mountain bikes on specific public

land administered by the BLM Moab

Field Office. These actions are necessary

to halt ongoing impacts and prevent

future degradation of resource values.

They are being implemented on an

interim basis to protect resource values

and public safety, pending revision of

the Resource Management Plan (RMP)

for the area administered by the BLM

Moab Field Office. This notice also

affirms and describes previous travel

restrictions that remain in effect.

DATES: This notice is effective January

22, 2001, and shall remain in effect until

modified or the RMP is amended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Russell von Koch, Resource Advisor,

BLM Moab Field Office, 82 East

Dogwood Avenue, Moab, Utah 84532 or

telephone 435–259–2100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1985,

the Grand Resource Area RMP left the

majority of the public land currently

administered by the Moab Field Office

as ‘‘Open to Off-road Vehicle Use.’’

Since publication of the plan, specific

public land areas administered by the

Moab Field Office have become

destinations for travel by off-road

vehicles users and mountain bikers.

Cross-country travel off established

roads and trails by motorized vehicles

and mountain bikes is causing damage

to scenic, cultural, soil, vegetation, and

wildlife habitat resources in the high

use areas identified below and, in some

cases, is causing or threatens to cause

considerable adverse effects to those

resource values. Short-cutting, making

parallel routes, detouring around

challenging segments, and widening

routes threaten the integrity of existing

routes, reduce their value for

commercial recreation and special

events, and make them less attractive for

recreation use. The proliferation of

multiple routes off long established

roads and trails also contributes to

confusion among users as to their

location on the ground and has led to

more frequent search and rescue

activity.

On several historic, interpretive, or

recreational single-track trails, certain