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control. As under Alternative B, we 

would establish a Piedmont savanna 

focus area, but would replace summer 

quail call counts with fall covey counts. 

Resident wildlife monitoring and 

management would be the same as 

under Alternative A unless stated 

otherwise. We would expand habitat 

management, but would also identify 

areas to focus on cane habitat 

management and increase structural 

diversity of bottomland hardwood areas. 

The fire management program would be 

maintained, but would increase the 

acreage of the Piedmont savanna focus 

area to greater than 5,000 acres and 

change the fire intervals to maximize 

the benefits to migratory birds outside of 

the focus area. We would expand 

invasive plant species control from 

uplands to include other habitat types to 

reduce adverse impacts to migratory 

birds. We would continue to manage the 

impoundments, implement a water 

management program, and manage 

unique and rare habitats as under 

Alternative B, but the emphasis would 

be on migratory birds. We would target 

management in open lands for priority 

migratory bird species. 

We would revise the visitor services 

plan and would expand current 

opportunities for wildlife observation, 

wildlife photography, and 

environmental education and 

interpretation, but with the emphasis on 

migratory birds. Facilities to enhance 

these visitor services would be added, 

but observation constraints would be 

implemented to avoid disturbance to 

migratory birds. We would host one 

annual festival focusing on migratory 

birds. We would continue to maintain, 

and where possible, expand hunting 

programs, but would evaluate limiting 

or closing fishing on ponds to reduce 

impacts to wintering and nesting 

waterfowl. 

We would implement a law 

enforcement program as stated under 

Alternative B, but focus on migratory 

birds. We would seek partnerships to 

evaluate and adapt to the impacts of 

climate change and work with private 

landowners to promote migratory bird 

resources. The volunteer program would 

focus on migratory bird projects. 

Alternative D—Rare, Threatened, and 

Endangered Species 

The focus of Alternative D would be 

on management of rare, threatened, and 

endangered species. We would 

intensively manage for red-cockaded 

woodpeckers on the maximum potential 

acres in upland forest by removing 

hardwoods, promoting pine, increasing 

prescribed burning, and initiating an 

intra-population translocation program. 

As under Alternative B, we would 

continue to conduct current wildlife 

surveys, establish but intensively 

manage a Piedmont savanna focus area, 

and initiate surveys for wetlanddependent birds and raptors. We would 

conduct comprehensive surveys focused 

on rare, threatened, and endangered 

species of invertebrates, reptiles, 

amphibians, and bats. The invasive 

species control program would 

emphasize reducing adverse impacts to 

rare, threatened, and endangered 

species and their habitats. We would 

increase acres in impoundments and 

manage them to benefit wood stork 

foraging habitat and other species of 

concern. Open lands would be managed 

for rare, threatened, and endangered 

species. 

We would revise the visitor services 

plan and expand current opportunities 

for wildlife observation, wildlife 

photography, and environmental 

education. We would implement 

observation constraints to avoid 

disturbance to rare, threatened, and 

endangered species. One annual festival 

focusing on rare, threatened, and 

endangered species would be held 

annually on the refuge. We would 

continue to maintain, and where 

possible, expand existing hunting 

programs, but would evaluate limiting 

or closing fishing on ponds to reduce 

impacts to rare, threatened, and 

endangered species. 

We would continue to maintain an 

active law enforcement program, protect 

cultural resources, pursue land 

acquisition, establish partnerships, and 

manage volunteers as under Alternative 

B, and where applicable, focus on rare, 

threatened, and endangered species. 

Next Step 

After the comment period ends, we 

will analyze the comments and address 

them. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available. While you 

can ask us in your comment to withhold 

your personal identifying information 

from public review, we cannot 

guarantee that we will be able to do so. 

Authority 

This notice is published under the 

authority of the National Wildlife 

Refuge System Improvement Act of 

1997, Public Law 105–57. 

Dated: March 19, 2010. 

Mark J. Musaus, 

Acting Regional Director. 

[FR Doc. 2010–11417 Filed 5–12–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLCACO8000 L16100000 DX0000] 

Notice of Establishment of Interim 

Final Supplementary Rules for Public 

Lands Managed by the Mother Lode 

Field Office, California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Establishment of 

Interim Final Supplementary Rules. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Record of Decision for the Sierra 

Resource Management Plan (RMP), the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 

Mother Lode Field Office, is issuing 

interim final supplementary rules and 

requesting comments. These interim 

final supplementary rules will apply to 

public lands managed by the Mother 

Lode Field Office and will be effective 

upon publication and remain in effect 

until the publication of final 

supplementary rules. The BLM has 

determined that these interim final 

supplementary rules are necessary to 

enhance the safety of visitors, protect 

natural and cultural resources, improve 

recreational opportunities, and protect 

public health. All of these interim final 

supplementary rules implement 

management decisions contained in the 

Sierra RMP. These rules do not propose 

or implement any land use limitations 

or restrictions other than those included 

within the BLM’s decisions in the RMP 

or allowed under existing law or 

regulation. 

DATES: The interim final supplementary 

rules are effective on May 13, 2010. We 

invite comments until July 12, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver all 

comments concerning the interim final 

supplementary rules to the BLM, 

Mother Lode Field Office, 5152 

Hillsdale Circle, El Dorado Hills, 

California 95762. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Barnes, Bureau of Land 

Management, Mother Lode Field Office, 

5152 Hillsdale Circle, El Dorado Hills, 

California 95762 or e-mail 

jjbarnes@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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I. Public Comment Procedures 

Written comments on the interim 

final supplementary rules should be 

specific, confined to issues pertinent to 

the interim final supplementary rules, 

and should explain the reason for any 

recommended change. The Record of 

Decision (ROD) for the Sierra RMP was 

signed in February 2008 and represents 

the final decision of the BLM California 

State Director regarding management of 

lands within the approximately 

231,000-acre planning area to which 

these rules apply. Therefore, comments 

requesting changes to the RMP 

decisions which will be implemented 

by these interim final supplementary 

rules are outside the scope of this 

comment period. Where possible, 

comments should reference the specific 

section or paragraph of the rule that the 

comment is addressing. The BLM need 

not consider or include in the 

Administrative Record for the final rule: 

(a) Comments that the BLM receives 

after the close of the comment period 

(see DATES), unless they are postmarked 

or electronically dated before the 

deadline, or (b) comments delivered to 

an address other than those listed above 

(see ADDRESSES). 

Comments, including names, street 

addresses, and other contact 

information of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the 

Mother Lode Field Office, 5152 

Hillsdale Circle, El Dorado Hills, 

California 95762 during regular business 

hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Individual respondents may request 

confidentiality. Before including your 

address, telephone number, e-mail 

address, or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask us in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

II. Background 

The BLM is establishing these interim 

final supplementary rules under the 

authority of 43 CFR 8365.1–6, which 

allows BLM State Directors to establish 

supplementary rules for the protection 

of persons, property, and public lands 

and resources. 

The supplementary rules are available 

for inspection in the Mother Lode Field 

Office and at the following Web site: 

http://www.ca.blm.gov/motherlode. The 

overall program authority for the 

operation of this area is found in the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1732, 1740). The 

planning area for the Sierra RMP 

includes portions of Yuba, Nevada, 

Placer, El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, 

Tuolumne, Mariposa, Sacramento, and 

Stanislaus counties, California. 

The BLM finds good cause to publish 

these supplementary rules on an interim 

final basis, effective on the date of 

publication because of public health 

and safety concerns and resource 

protection needs within the 

management area. 

All of the interim final supplementary 

rules implement management decisions 

contained in the Sierra RMP. The 

Mother Lode Field Office has taken the 

following steps to involve the public in 

developing the planning decisions that 

provide a basis for the interim final 

supplementary rules: 

Public Scoping: The BLM conducted 

nine public scoping meetings between 

January 12 and August 15, 2002. Nearly 

200 members of the public attended the 

meetings held in Colfax, Grass Valley, 

Placerville, Jackson, San Andreas, 

Sonora, Mariposa, and Galt, California. 

Announcement of these meetings and 

notification of the scoping period were 

made through the Mother Lode Field 

Office’s Web site, news releases in local 

publications, and mailings to Native 

American Tribes, Federal, State and 

local agencies, interested groups/ 

individuals, and other members of the 

public. Presentations were made to 

county supervisors and State agencies. 

Public Review of the Draft RMP: The 

Sierra Draft RMP/Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) was released to 

the public for a 90-day comment period, 

ending on December 13, 2006. During 

this review period, four public meetings 

were held to explain the Draft RMP/EIS 

and to encourage the public to 

comment. Approximately 40 members 

of the public attended the meetings held 

in Grass Valley, Mariposa, Sonora, and 

Placerville, California. The public was 

notified about the comment period via 

mailings, news releases, and Web sites. 

The Draft RMP/EIS was available in 

electronic and hard copy formats. 

The BLM received approximately 

2,000 comments on the Draft RMP/EIS 

from the public, government agencies, 

and Tribes. A summary of the issues 

identified in the public comment letters 

and the BLM’s response to these issues 

is included in Appendix F of the 

proposed RMP/Final EIS. All decisions 

related to the interim final 

supplementary rules were analyzed in 

the Final EIS. 

The BLM submitted the Draft and 

Proposed Sierra RMP to the Governor’s 

Office of Planning and Research. No 

State agencies commented on the RMP 

and the BLM received a letter of 

confirmation that the RMP complied 

with State review requirements on 

August 17, 2007. The State Historic 

Preservation Office and the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service also reviewed the 

draft and proposed RMP. 

Based on public safety and resource 

protection concerns and due to the 

multiple opportunities for public 

involvement during development of the 

RMP decisions that provide a basis for 

these rules, the BLM finds good cause 

to issue these rules as interim final 

supplementary rules. The rules related 

to hunting and target shooting will help 

prevent accidental shooting-related 

injuries and fatalities in areas with high 

recreational use or in areas in close 

proximity to private residences. The 

rules related to camping and campfire 

use will help prevent wildfire ignition. 

The rules related to trail use will help 

prevent resource damage. The public is 

now invited to provide additional 

comments on the interim final 

supplementary rules. 

III. Procedural Matters 

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory 

Planning and Review 

These interim final supplementary 

rules are not a significant regulatory 

action and are not subject to review by 

the Office of Management and Budget 

under Executive Order 12866. These 

interim final supplementary rules will 

not have an annual effect of $100 

million or more on the economy or 

adversely affect, in a material way, the 

economy, productivity, competition, 

jobs, the environment, public health or 

safety, or State, local, or Tribal 

governments or communities. These 

interim final supplementary rules will 

not create a serious inconsistency or 

otherwise interfere with an action taken 

or planned by another agency. The 

interim final supplementary rules do 

not materially alter the budgetary effects 

of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan 

programs or the right or obligations of 

their recipients; nor do they raise novel 

legal or policy issues. They merely 

impose certain rules on recreational 

activities on a limited portion of the 

public lands in California in order to 

protect human health, safety, and the 

environment. 

Clarity of the Interim Final 

Supplementary Rules 

Executive Order 12866 requires each 

agency to write regulations that are 

simple and easy to understand. We 

invite your comments on how to make 


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these interim final supplementary rules 

easier to understand, including answers 

to questions such as the following: 

(1) Are the requirements in the 

interim final supplementary rules 

clearly stated? 

(2) Do the interim final 

supplementary rules contain technical 

language or jargon that interferes with 

their clarity? 

(3) Does the format of the interim final 

supplementary rules (grouping and 

order of sections, use of headings, 

paragraphing, etc.) aid or reduce their 

clarity? 

(4) Would the interim final 

supplementary rules be easier to 

understand if they were divided into 

more (but shorter) sections? 

(5) Is the description of the interim 

final supplementary rules in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this preamble helpful in understanding 

the interim final supplementary rules? 

How could this description be more 

helpful in making the interim final 

supplementary rules easier to 

understand? 

Please send any comments you have on 

the clarity of the interim final 

supplementary rules to the address 

specified in the ADDRESSES section. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

These interim final supplementary 

rules themselves do not constitute a 

major Federal action significantly 

affecting the quality of the human 

environment under Section 102(2)(C) of 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C). 

However, they are a component of a 

larger plan (the Sierra RMP) that 

constitutes a major Federal action. The 

BLM prepared Draft and Final EISs as 

part of the development of the Sierra 

RMP. During that NEPA process, the 

proposed decisions, including the 

substance of these interim final 

supplementary rules, were fully 

analyzed. The pertinent analysis can be 

found in Chapter 2, Alternatives, of the 

Sierra Proposed Resource Management 

Plan and Final EIS (May 2007). The 

ROD for the RMP was signed by the 

BLM California State Director in 

February 2008. 

All of the interim final supplementary 

rules were addressed in the Sierra RMP. 

Some were fully analyzed in the RMP/ 

EIS and some were analyzed in earlier 

NEPA analyses and were adopted in the 

RMP. Some of these earlier analyses 

include activity plans for various 

special management areas, such as the 

South Yuba River, Round Mountain/ 

Rock Creek Forest, South Fork 

American River (including the Cronan 

Ranch), Pine Hill Preserve, and 

Cosumnes River Preserve. 

The activity plan decisions, including 

rules of conduct for recreational use, 

were analyzed in environmental 

assessments (EA) prepared as part of the 

NEPA process for each planning effort. 

Pertinent analysis can be found in the 

2005 South Yuba River Comprehensive 

Management Plan (Chapter 3); 2003 

Round Mountain/Rock Creek Forest 

Management Plan (pp. 22–25); 2004 

South Fork American River 

Management Plan (Section 2); 2007 

Cronan Ranch Management Plan 

(Sections 2.3–25); 2008 Pine Hill 

Preserve Management Plan (pp. 39–44); 

and the 2008 Cosumnes River Preserve 

Management Plan. 

These interim final supplementary 

rules provide for implementation of 

plan decisions. The rationale for the 

decisions is fully covered in the Final 

EIS for the Sierra RMP as well as the 

EAs and decision records for the 

associated activity plans outlined above. 

The Sierra RMP and other relevant landuse plans are available for review at the 

address specified in the ADDRESSES

section. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Congress enacted the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (RFA) of 1980, 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 

would have a significant economic 

impact, either detrimental or beneficial, 

on a substantial number of small 

entities. The interim final 

supplementary rules do not pertain 

specifically to commercial or 

governmental entities of any size, but to 

public recreational use of specific 

public lands. Therefore, the BLM has 

determined under the RFA that these 

interim final supplementary rules 

would not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act (SBREFA) 

These interim final supplementary 

rules do not constitute a ‘‘major rule’’ as 

defined at 5 U.S.C. 804(2). The interim 

final supplementary rules merely 

contain rules of conduct for recreational 

use of certain public lands. The interim 

final supplementary rules have no effect 

on business, commercial, or industrial 

use of the public lands. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

These interim final supplementary 

rules do not impose an unfunded 

mandate on State, local, or Tribal 

governments in the aggregate, or the 

private sector, of more than $100 

million per year; nor do they have a 

significant or unique effect on State, 

local, or Tribal governments. These 

interim final supplementary rules do 

not require anything of State, local, or 

Tribal governments. Therefore, the BLM 

is not required to prepare a statement 

containing the information required by 

the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Executive Order 12630, Governmental 

Actions and Interference With 

Constitutionally Protected Property 

Rights (Takings) 

The interim final supplementary rules 

are not a government action capable of 

interfering with constitutionally 

protected property rights. The interim 

final supplementary rules do not 

address property rights in any form, and 

do not cause the impairment of 

anybody’s property rights. Therefore, 

the Department of the Interior has 

determined that these interim final 

supplementary rules would not cause a 

taking of private property or require 

further discussion of takings 

implications under this Executive 

Order. 

Executive Order 13132, Federalism 

The interim final supplementary rules 

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. The 

interim final supplementary rules affect 

land in only one State, California. 

Therefore, the BLM has determined that 

these interim final supplementary rules 

do not have sufficient Federalism 

implications to warrant preparation of a 

Federalism Assessment. 

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice 

Reform 

Under Executive Order 12988, the 

Office of the Solicitor has determined 

that these interim final supplementary 

rules will not unduly burden the 

judicial system and that the 

requirements of sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) 

of the Order are met. The 

supplementary rules include rules of 

conduct and prohibited acts, but they 

are straightforward and not confusing, 

and their enforcement should not 

unreasonably burden the United States 

Magistrate who will try any persons 

cited for violating them. 


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Executive Order 13175, Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

These interim final supplementary 

rules provide for enforcement of 

decisions adopted in the ROD for the 

Sierra RMP which concerns all lands 

administered by the Mother Lode Field 

Office. The rules were thoroughly 

analyzed in the Draft and Final EIS 

prepared for the RMP. During 

preparation of the RMP, government-togovernment consultation was conducted 

with 10 Federally recognized Tribal 

governments with interests in the 

affected area. These Tribes were 

provided copies of the Draft and 

Proposed RMP and associated EIS, and 

were contacted directly by the BLM 

requesting comments and assessing the 

need for a Tribal briefing. None of these 

Tribal governments expressed concerns 

regarding the decisions these 

supplementary rules are designed to 

enforce. Therefore, in accordance with 

Executive Order 13175, the BLM has 

found that these supplementary rules do 

not include policies that have Tribal 

implications. 

Information Quality Act 

In developing these supplementary 

rules, 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.). 

Executive Order 13211, Effects on the 

Nation’s Energy Supply 

These supplementary rules do not 

comprise a ‘‘significant energy action,’’ 

as defined in Executive Order 13211, 

since they are not likely to have a 

significant adverse effect on the supply, 

distribution, or use of energy. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

These interim final supplementary 

rules do not directly provide for any 

information collection that the Office of 

Management and Budget must approve 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Any information 

collection that may result from Federal 

criminal investigations or prosecutions 

conducted under these proposed 

supplementary rules are exempt from 

the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

3518(c)(1). 

Author 

The principal author of these interim 

final supplementary rules is James 

Barnes, Archaeologist, Mother Lode 

Field Office. 

For the reasons stated in the preamble 

and under the authority for 

supplementary rules found in 43 CFR 

8365.1–6, the California State Director, 

Bureau of Land Management hereby 

issues supplementary rules, effective on 

an interim final basis upon publication, 

for public lands managed by the Mother 

Lode Field Office to read as follows: 

Supplementary Rules for the Sierra 

Resource Management Plan Planning 

Area 

Section 1 Definitions 

Alcoholic beverage: Any liquid or 

solid containing alcohol, spirits, wine, 

or beer, which contains one-half of one 

percent or more of alcohol by volume 

and which is fit for beverage purposes 

either alone or when diluted, mixed, or 

combined with other substances. 

Camp: Erecting a tent or a shelter of 

natural or synthetic material, preparing 

a sleeping bag or other bedding material, 

or parking of a motor vehicle, motor 

home, or trailer for the purpose or 

apparent purpose of overnight 

occupancy. 

Campfire: A controlled fire occurring 

out of doors, used for cooking, branding, 

personal warmth, lighting, ceremonial 

or aesthetic purposes. 

Designated site and zone: A specific 

location identified by the BLM for 

camping or other purposes. 

Designated trail: A trail developed, 

maintained, and explicitly identified by 

the BLM for public non-motorized use. 

All designated trails will be identified 

by a combination of maps and signing. 

Firearm: A device that expels a 

projectile such as a bullet, dart, or pellet 

by combustion, air pressure, gas 

pressure, or other means. 

Hunt: Taking or attempting to take 

wildlife by any means, except by 

trapping or fishing. 

Motorized vehicle: Any motorized 

transportation conveyance designed and 

licensed for use on roadways, such as an 

automobile, bus, or truck, and any 

motorized conveyance originally 

equipped with safety belts. 

Target shoot: Discharging a firearm for 

any purpose other than hunting or selfdefense. 

South Yuba River Special Recreation 

Management Area 

T. 17 N., R. 7 E., 

Sec. 36; 

T. 16 N., R. 7 E., 

Sec. 2; 

T. 17 N., R. 8 E., 

Secs. 13, 24, 26 (excluding NE 1⁄4 NE 1⁄4), 

28, 30, and 34; 

T. 17 N., R. 9 E., 

Secs. 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16 (excluding lot 

12), 17, 18 (excluding NE 1⁄4 NE 1⁄4), 19, 

20, 22, 29, and 30; 

Mount Diablo Meridian (MDM). 

Edwards Crossing day use area/high use 

zone: From one quarter mile downstream 

from Edwards Crossing Bridge to half a mile 

upstream from Edwards Crossing bridge and 

within one quarter mile of each side of the 

South Yuba River. 

Purdon Crossing day use area/high use 

zone: From one quarter mile downstream 

from Purdon Crossing bridge to 100 yards 

upstream from China Dam and within one 

quarter mile of each side of the South Yuba 

River. 

Hoyt Crossing day use area/high use zone: 

All public lands within T. 17 N., R. 8 E., Sec. 

28 within one quarter mile of each side of the 

South Yuba River. 

Round Mountain/Rock Creek Forest 

Management Area 

T. 17 N., R. 8 E., 

Secs. 24 (all public lands above the 2,400- 

foot contour) and 26 (NE 1⁄4 NE 1⁄4); 

T. 17 N., R. 9 E., 

Secs. 19 (all public lands above the 2,700- 

foot contour), 20 (all public lands above 

the 2,900-foot contour), 22 (all public 

lands above the 2,600-foot contour), 28 

(S 1⁄2 SE 1⁄4 NE 1⁄4), 29, and 30; MDM. 

North Fork American River Special 

Recreation Management Area 

T. 15 N., R. 9 E., 

Secs. 26, 35, and 36; 

T. 15 N., R. 10 E., 

Secs. 1 (except Lot 2 in the E 1⁄2 of Sec. 

1, the E 1⁄2 of Lot 1 in the W 1⁄2 of Sec. 

1 and the E 1⁄2 of Lot 2 in the W 1⁄2 of 

Sec. 1), 2, 9, 10, 11 (except lands in the 

NW 1⁄4 and in the SE 1⁄4 that are more 

than a quarter mile from the river), 15 

(except lands in the E 1⁄2 and in the SW 1⁄4 of Sec. 15 that are more than a quarter 

mile from the river), 16 (except in the W 

1⁄2), 20, 21, 22, 27 (only in lots 1, 2, 19, 

29, 30 and 33), 28, 29, 30, 32 and 33 

(only in lots 16, 53, 76 and 77 and in the 

N 1⁄2 N 1⁄2 NW 1⁄4 of Sec. 33); MDM. 

South Fork American River Special 

Recreation Management Area 

T. 11 N., R. 10 E., 

Secs. 22, 26 (SW 1⁄4), 27, and 34 (Miner’s 

Cabin parcel); 

T. 11 N., R. 10 E., 

Sec. 21; 

T. 11 N., R. 10 E., 

Sec. 18 Lots 5 and 6 (Parcel C); 

T. 11 N., R. 10 E., 

Sec. 18 NW 1⁄4 NE 1⁄4 NW 1⁄4 (Ponderosa 

parcel); 

T. 11 N., R. 9 E., 

Sec. 12, Lots 1 to 9 (Dave Moore Nature 

Area); 

T. 11 N., R. 9 E., 

Secs. 3, 10, and 11 (Greenwood Creek 

parcel); 

T. 11 N., R. 9 E., 

Secs. 4, 8, 9, 15, 16, and 17 (Cronan 

Ranch); 

T. 11 N., R. 9 E., 29, 28, 21, and 20 (Norton 

Ravine parcel); 

T. 11 N., R. 9 E., 

Secs. 30, 31, 32; 

T. 10 N., R. 9 E., 

Secs. 4 and 6; 

T. 11 N., R. 8 E., 

Sec. 36 (Pine Hill Preserve); MDM. 


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Pine Hill Preserve Area of Critical 

Environmental Concern (ACEC) 

T. 11 N., R. 9 E., 

Secs. 30, 31, and 32; 

T. 11 N., R. 8 E., 

Sec. 36; 

T. 10 N., R. 9 E., 

Secs. 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 18, and 34; 

T. 9 N., R. 9 E., 

Secs. 2 and 3; MDM. 

Cosumnes River Preserve ACEC 

T. 5 N., R. 5 E., 

Secs. 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25 and 26; 

T. 5 N., R. 6 E., 

Sec. 30; MDM; tracts 19 and 20, Rancho 

San Jon De Los Mokelumnes, 

Sacramento County, CA. 

Ione Manzanita ACEC 

T. 5 N., R. 10 E., 

Secs. 16, 17, 32, and 33; 

T. 7 N., R. 9 E., 

Sec. 18, 28, and 33; MDM. 

Red Hills ACEC 

T. 1 S., R. 13 E., 

Secs. 1, 2 (SE 1⁄4, and SE 1⁄4 SW 1⁄4, and 

lot 7), 11, 12, 13; 

T. 1 S., R. 14 E., 

Secs. 6, 7, 8, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 

24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 34, 35; 

T. 1 S., R. 15 E., 

Secs. 18 (east half of lot 19, and 21), 19, 

30, and 31; 

T. 2 S., R. 15 E., 

Sec. 6 (except lot 10); 

T. 2 S., R. 14 E., 

Sec. 1; MDM. 

Merced River Special Recreation 

Management Area 

T. 3 S., R. 16 E., 

Sec. 36 (east of Highway 49); 

T. 3 S., R. 17 E., 

Secs. 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36; 

T. 3 S., R. 18 E., 

Secs. 25, 26, 27 (E 1⁄2 SE 1⁄4), 31, 32, 33, 

34, 35, 36; 

T. 4 S., R. 17 E., 

Secs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (east of Highway 49), 

8 (north of the Merced River), 9, 10, 11, 

12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, 24 (N 1⁄2); 

T. 4 S., R. 18 E., 

Secs. 2 (west of Highway 140), 3, 4, 5, 6, 

7, 8, 9, 10, 11 (west of Highway 140), 15, 

16, 17, and 18; MDM. 

Section 2 Supplementary Rules of 

Conduct 

The following rules apply year-round 

to all visitors unless explicitly stated 

otherwise in a particular rule. 

The following rules apply to all lands 

managed by the Mother Lode Field 

Office: 

Target shooting and hunting (in 

accordance with State law) is allowed 

on public lands unless the area is signed 

closed by the BLM or the area is closed 

by another rule. 

All public lands in MDM, T. 4 N., R. 

10 E., Sec. 3 NE 1⁄4 and MDM, T. 5 N., 

R. 10 E., Sec. 34 SE 1⁄4, near Campo 

Seco, are closed to target shooting. 

All public lands in MDM, T. 7 N., R. 

13 E., Sec. 27, Sec. 34 (north of the 

Mokelumne River), Sec. 26 (north of the 

Mokelumne River) and Sec. 23 (north of 

the Mokelumne River) are closed to 

target shooting. 

The following rules apply to the South 

Yuba River Special Recreation 

Management Area: 

Within one quarter mile of each side 

of the South Yuba River, campfires are 

allowed only in BLM-provided fire rings 

and pedestal grills in designated sites. 

Only hands and pans may be used to 

recover gold within one quarter mile of 

each side of the South Yuba River, 

unless a special recreation use permit 

has been issued by the BLM or mining 

claim operations are being conducted 

pursuant to 43 CFR 3809. 

Glass containers, empty or not, are not 

allowed within one quarter mile of each 

side of the South Yuba River; however, 

glass containers left or discarded by 

others may be picked up for recycling or 

put in a trash receptacle. 

The following rules apply to the Hoyt 

Crossing, Purdon Crossing, and Edwards 

Crossing day use areas/high use zones 

within the South Yuba River Special 

Recreation Management Area: 

Hunting is not allowed. 

Alcoholic beverages are not allowed 

unless they are being transported 

through these day use areas/high use 

zones. 

Dogs must be kept on leashes and 

under direct control from May 1 to 

September 30 each year. 

The following rules apply to the 

Purdon Crossing day use area/high use 

zone within the South Yuba River 

Special Recreation Management Area: 

Vehicles may only be parked in 

designated parking spaces at night for 

the purposes of camping in designated 

sites and zones. 

The following rules apply to the 

Round Mountain Forest Management 

Area: 

Camping is not allowed. 

Campfires are not allowed. 

Target shooting is not allowed. 

Riding horses, mountain bikes, and 

other non-motorized conveyances is 

allowed only on designated trails. 

The following rules apply to the North 

Fork American River Special Recreation 

Management Area: 

Target shooting is allowed, in 

accordance with State law, unless a 

specific area is signed closed by the 

BLM. All public lands located in MDM, 

T. 15 N., R. 9 E., Sec. 26 are closed to 

target shooting. 

The following rules apply to the South 

Fork American River Special Recreation 

Management Area: 

Riding horses, mountain bikes, and 

other non-motorized conveyances is 

allowed only on designated trails. 

Target shooting is not allowed. 

Camping is allowed, for a fee, only in 

designated sites and zones after 

obtaining a special recreation use permit 

issued by the BLM. 

Campfires are allowed only in BLMprovided fire rings and fire pans located 

within designated sites and zones. 

The following rules apply to the 

Cronan Ranch parcel within the South 

Fork American River Special Recreation 

Management Area: 

Hunting is allowed only with the 

following types of firearms: bow and 

arrows, smoothbore shotguns, and 

muzzleloaders. Muzzleloaders are 

allowed only after fire season is 

declared over by the BLM. 

Hunting for bear, squirrels, rabbits, 

jackrabbits, waterfowl, furbearers, or 

non-game species is not allowed. 

Deer hunting is allowed only during 

the summer open season with bows and 

arrows and during the fall open season 

with smoothbore shotguns and slugs. 

Turkey hunting is allowed only 

during the fall open season with 

smoothbore shotguns and shot shells. 

The following rules apply to the 

Greenwood Creek parcel within the 

South Fork American River Special 

Recreation Management Area: 

Only hands and pans may be used to 

recover gold unless a special recreation 

use permit issued by the BLM has been 

obtained or mining claim operations are 

being conducted pursuant to 43 CFR 

3809. 

Gold may not be recovered from 

Greenwood Creek. 

The following rules apply to the 

Ponderosa parcel within the South Fork 

American River Special Recreation 

Management Area: 

Hunting is not allowed. 

Camping is not allowed. 

The following rules apply to Parcel C 

within the South Fork American River 

Special Recreation Management Area: 

Hunting is not allowed. 

The following rules apply to the Dave 

Moore Nature Area within the South 

Fork American River Special Recreation 

Management Area: 

Hunting is not allowed. 

The following rules apply to the Pine 

Hill Preserve ACEC: 

Camping is not allowed. 

Target shooting is not allowed. 

Riding horses, mountain bikes, and 

other non-motorized conveyances is 

allowed only on designated trails. 

The following rules apply to the 

Cosumnes River Preserve ACEC: 

Motorized boats may not be launched 

from the Preserve’s dock. 


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Target shooting is not allowed. 

Hunting is not allowed without a 

special recreation use permit issued by 

the BLM. 

Camping is not allowed. 

Riding horses, mountain bikes, and 

other non-motorized conveyances is 

allowed only on designated trails. 

The following rules apply to the Ione 

Manzanita ACEC: 

The Ione Manzanita ACEC is closed to 

all public entry, unless written 

permission from the BLM has been 

obtained, to prevent the spread of the 

plant disease Phytophthora cinnamomi. 

The following rules apply to the Red 

Hills ACEC: 

Camping is not allowed. 

Target shooting is not allowed. 

Riding horses, mountain bikes, and 

other non-motorized conveyances is 

allowed only on designated trails. 

The following rules apply to the 

Merced River Special Recreation 

Management Area: 

Camping is not allowed on the south 

side of the Merced River (within one 

quarter mile of each side of the river), 

unless written permission from the BLM 

has been obtained. 

Exceptions for Official Use 

Federal, State, and local law 

enforcement officers, government 

employees, and BLM volunteers are 

exempt from these supplementary rules 

in the course of their official duties. 

Limitations on the use of motorized 

vehicles do not apply to emergency 

vehicles, fire suppression and rescue 

vehicles, and other vehicles performing 

official duties, or as approved by an 

authorized officer of the BLM. 

Section 3 Penalties 

Any person who violates any of these 

interim final supplementary rules may 

be tried before a United States 

Magistrate and fined no more than 

$1,000 or imprisoned for no more than 

12 months, or both. 43 U.S.C. 1733(a); 

43 CFR 8360.0–7; 43 CFR 2932.57(b). 

Such violations may also be subject to 

the enhanced fines provided for by 18 

U.S.C. 3571. You may also be subject to 

civil action for unauthorized use of the 

public lands, violations of special 

recreation permit terms, conditions, or 

stipulations, or for uses beyond those 

allowed by the permit. (43 CFR 

2932.57(b)(2)). 

James Wesley Abbott, 

Acting State Director, California State Office. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–40–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLAKF03000.L12200000.DU0000] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Amendment to the Kobuk-Seward 

Peninsula Resource Management Plan 

for the Squirrel River Special 

Recreation Management Area, Alaska 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) Central Yukon Field 

Office intends to amend the KobukSeward Peninsula Resource 

Management Plan (KSP/RMP) to address 

the Squirrel River Special Recreation 

Management Area (SRMA), located 30 

miles northwest of Kotzebue, Alaska. 

The area was identified as an SRMA in 

the KSP/RMP. Some recreation 

decisions that will be addressed in the 

SRMA are land use plan-level decisions 

requiring a land use plan amendment. 

The amendment will include an 

associated environmental assessment 

(EA). This notice announces the 

beginning of the scoping period to 

solicit public comments and identify 

issues. 

DATES: Scoping input may be submitted 

in writing until 30 days after the date of 

publication of this notice, or 15 days 

after the last public meeting, whichever 

is later. Public scoping meetings will be 

held in Kiana, Noorvik, Kotzebue, 

Fairbanks, and Anchorage. Meeting 

dates, times and locations will be 

announced through local news media 

outlets and on the BLM-Alaska Web site 

http://www.blm.gov/ak/ at least 15 days 

prior to the meeting. The BLM will 

provide additional opportunities for 

public comment after preparation of the 

proposed land use plan amendment and 

EA. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of 

the following methods: 

• E-mail: 

AK_CYFO_GeneralDelivery@blm.gov. 

• Fax: (907) 474–2282. 

• Mail: BLM Central Yukon Field 

Office, Attention—KSP/RMP 

Amendment, 1150 University Avenue, 

Fairbanks, Alaska 99709–3844. 

Documents pertinent to this proposal 

may be examined at the BLM Fairbanks 

District Office, 1150 University Avenue, 

Fairbanks, Alaska, or on the Web site 

http://www.blm.gov/ak/st/en/prog/ 

planning.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information and/or to have your name 

added to the mailing list, please use the 

e-mail address: 

AK_CYFO_GeneralDelivery@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLMadministered Squirrel River SRMA is 

located in western Alaska, 

approximately 30 miles northwest of 

Kotzebue, Alaska. The Squirrel River 

SRMA encompasses approximately 

683,000 acres of public land managed 

by the BLM. The Record of Decision for 

the KSP/RMP signed in September 2008 

specified that an activity plan for the 

Squirrel River SRMA would be 

completed by September 2011. To 

complete the activity plan, the BLM will 

establish recreation management zones 

(RMZs) and identify the associated land 

use plan-level decisions. Since the KSP/ 

RMP did not identify the RMZs and the 

associated RMZ decisions, an 

amendment to the RMP is necessary. 

The EA will analyze the impacts of 

land use plan-level and implementation 

plan-level decisions proposed for the 

Squirrel River SRMA. These decisions 

will focus on determining proper use 

levels, visitor numbers, recreation 

administration, and travel management. 

This amendment and associated EA will 

meet the requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), the 

Alaska National Interest Lands 

Conservation Act of 1980 (ANILCA), 

and the BLM policies. The BLM will 

work collaboratively with interested 

parties to identify the issues to be 

addressed by this planning effort. 

The preliminary issues and 

opportunities to be addressed include: 

• What are the effects of the 

recreation and travel management 

decisions on subsistence hunting, 

commercially-guided hunting, and 

general hunting? 

• What are the effects of the 

recreation and travel management 

decisions on moose and caribou 

populations? 

• What are the effects of the 

recreation and travel management 

decisions on access to inholdings? 

• What are the effects of the 

recreation and travel management 

decisions on the local and regional 

economy? 

The following preliminary criteria will 

help guide the amendment/EA process: 

1. Opportunities for public 

participation will be encouraged 

throughout the RMP amendment 

process; 

2. Valid existing rights will be 

recognized and protected; 

3. Subsistence uses will be considered 

and adverse impacts minimized in 

accordance with Title VIII of ANILCA; 


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